Drawing Live
The Spotlight Shifts Away from Competition
May 18, 2021
5 min to read
Tabletop events are coming back!—at some point, in an uncertain form, for an uncertain audience.
Design of a Card: Fling feat. Atrocity
May 11, 2021
7 min to read
Fling is one of Magic’s older and less impressive mainstays. But make it a lot worse, put it into a different context, and it somehow becomes overpowered.
Design of a Card: Cogwork Archivist
May 4, 2021
6 min to read
Cogwork Archivist quietly fixes serious past play issues, creating something new and nuanced.
Does Magic Still Need Reach?
April 27, 2021
7 min to read
Over the years, Magic has added new mechanics and benched the underperformers. Is it time to drop Reach from the starting lineup?
Learning Lessons
April 20, 2021
5 min to read
Learning is awesome, both in life and in Strixhaven draft.
How to Draft Strixhaven, Part 2—Removal
April 13, 2021
12 min to read
Strixhaven arrives in a few short days! Get ready for prerelease by learning the most important cards: all the common removal spells.
How to Draft Strixhaven, Part 1—Archetypes & Mechanics
April 6, 2021
7 min to read
Strixhaven drafts begin next week! Get ready for prerelease with our archetype and mechanic breakdowns!
Design of a Card: Professor Onyx
March 23, 2021
9 min to read
Strixhaven preview season preempted itself with one of the most unusual Lilianas ever. Dive into the design of Professor Onyx.
Never Failing to Find
March 16, 2021
7 min to read
Magic continues to move away from searching your deck and toward Impulse effects.
The Sky is Still Not Falling
March 9, 2021
6 min to read
Universes Beyond is just another chapter among many that didn’t and won’t kill the game.
How to Learn a Cube (Featuring TeamJbro’s ETB Cube!)
March 2, 2021
14 min to read
Enter Zach’s mind as he prepares to draft Jonathan Brostoff’s wild ETB Cube.