Drawing Live
New Masters Sets, Same as the Old
June 21, 2022
5 min to read
With Double Masters 2022 coming around the bend, there’s discourse in the air.
State of Play 2022
June 14, 2022
7 min to read
With another year of Premier sets in the books, now’s as good a moment as any to take stock of the game.
Design of a Card: Anticipate
June 7, 2022
7 min to read
Anticipate is strictly weaker than Impulse, but still a worthy design in its own right.
Design of a Card: Noble’s Purse
May 31, 2022
6 min to read
Charge counters are almost as old as Magic, yet they still continue to be explored in 2022.
Mechanics in Review: Kamigawa Neon Dynasty
May 24, 2022
7 min to read
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty asked a simple yet shocking question: what if ALL of its new mechanics are workhorse mechanics?
Mind the Gap, It May be a Long One
May 19, 2022
6 min to read
There’s nothing new coming out for a while and we want to play. That doesn’t have to be a problem.
Design of a Card: Inspiring Overseer
May 10, 2022
7 min to read
Inspiring Overseer is the culmination of power creep with cantripping creatures.
Cracking the Streets of New Capenna
May 3, 2022
6 min to read
Streets of New Capenna promises a format of three-color factions, but it may not deliver.
Streets of New Capenna – Limited First Look
April 27, 2022
7 min to read
How is Streets of New Capenna looking to shape up? Get the scoop from prerelease weekend and tear up your next draft!
Cracking Casualty
April 19, 2022
9 min to read
How often will Casualty be worth sacrificing a creature, and just how playable are its spells if you’re not?
Connive: The Remodeling of Explore
April 12, 2022
5 min to read
Connive is in dialogue with Explore, a powerful yet contentious mechanic.