Drawing Live
Bans Beget More Bans
August 4, 2020
8 min to read
Standard quietly hit a grim milestone: the most cards banned ever.
The Right Magic for Right Now
July 28, 2020
5 min to read
Double Master spoilers aren’t focused on Limited. It’s unfortunate, but for good reason.
Double Rare Drafting with Double Masters
July 21, 2020
5 min to read
Get ready to draft double the rares and play against them every game too.
Design of a Card: Revenge of Ravens
July 14, 2020
4 min to read
Many Core Set 2021 Limited games are defined by Teferi’s Tutelage, but 2019 featured another often unbeatable uncommon enchantment.
Jumpstarting Back to My Roots
July 7, 2020
5 min to read
Jumpstart and quarantine gave Zach something he hadn’t had since childhood: solo Magic.
The Importance of Context in Limited
June 30, 2020
7 min to read
Five common reprints in Core Set 2021 show how a shift in context can drastically affect a card’s performance.
The Removal of Core Set 2021
June 23, 2020
14 min to read
Get the jump on M21 prerelease this weekend with a rundown of all the set’s common interaction.
Core Set 2021 Limited Preview
June 16, 2020
8 min to read
Core Set 2021 comes out on Arena in one week. Explore all ten color pairs’ Limited archetypes to prep for prerelease!
Phasing Back In
June 10, 2020
5 min to read
The return of Phasing teaches us about Magic design and game design in general.
Magic’s New Normal: Four Bans a Year
June 2, 2020
10 min to read
Four Standard bannings a year is somehow the new normal. How did we get here, and what can we expect going forward?
Chasing Goals
May 26, 2020
4 min to read
After hitting an accidental milestone, Zach takes stock of what’s really important.