What We Learned
Some Ultimate Masters Questions with Blake Rasmussen
November 7, 2018
3 min to read
We catch up with Blake Rasmussen, the Ultimate Master of all things related Ultimate Masters and pry some fun facts out of him about the new set.
Dear Sebastian (It’s About Ethics in Journalism)
October 23, 2018
3 min to read
Some thoughts on ethics, journalism, and anonymous sources.
Analysis, Stats, and the Pro Tour
September 17, 2018
4 min to read
The community continues to make up the gap in analytics of the Pro Tour stats that Wizards of the Coast won’t provide.
Thoughts on the Guilds of Ravnica Mythic Edition Booster Box
September 10, 2018
3 min to read
Wizards announced the Mythic Edition box set for Guilds of Ravnica, and it’s been met with mixed reactions.
2018 Labor Day Special
September 3, 2018
3 min to read
Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Steamflogger Union’s annual celebration of hard work, labor, determination, work, sweat, work, and more work!
My Pro Tour Hall of Fame Ballot
August 27, 2018
5 min to read
Rich goes over his five selections for the 2018 class of the MTG Pro Tour Hall of Fame and talks about his decision-making process
Bertoncini, Hoogland, Chalice of the Void, Counterfeits, and One Weird Weekend on Magic Twitter
August 20, 2018
4 min to read
The Magic community was all over the place this weekend.
Control Decks Steal the Spotlight in Standard, How Good is Essence Scatter Right Now?
August 13, 2018
3 min to read
Rich dives deep on the appearance of one of Magic’s ancient effects as Essence Scatter made a modest impact to the results of both Grand Prix this weekend.
Can Every Pro Tour be a Team Pro Tour?
August 6, 2018
3 min to read
Is the team pro tour superior to the individual pro tour? Yes, let me count the ways…
Pro Tour Practice and the Experience of Grand Prix Minneapolis
July 30, 2018
4 min to read
Not all Grand Prix events are created equally and the Grand Prix held right before a Pro Tour, such as Grand Prix Minneapolis, is usually the least fair.
Foreign Trade, Canadian Tariffs, and an I Told You So
July 16, 2018
3 min to read
New tariffs enacted by the Canadian government to punish American president Donald Trump will result in a 10% increase in the cost of packs in Canada.