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Flavor Is Function

Stranger Gates

Jacob Torbeck

@magic_meaning

August 24, 2022

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12 min to read

Jacob builds a Commander deck around the Stranger Things Secret Lair. Warning: plot spoilers for the show inside.

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Drawing Live

The State of Magic in 2022

Zach Barash

@ImproPhilo

August 3, 2022

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8 min to read

State of Design 2022 is out, and the year was defined by communication issues.

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Mirror Gallery

Double Masters 2022 Grand Art Tour

Donny Caltrider

@DonnyCaltrider

July 14, 2022

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8 min to read

Our latest Grand Art Tour highlights double features of outstanding illustrations from regular Magic masters alongside a few artists we haven’t seen for awhile.

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Post-Combat

Doubling Down On Double Masters

Rob Bockman

July 11, 2022

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8 min to read

Double Masters 2022 reprints some popular cards. Here are the ones Rob is excited to pick up.

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Shattered Perceptions

Aminatou, Still Defining Fates In 2022

Ryan Sainio

@ryansainio

July 7, 2022

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12 min to read

No, it isn’t 2018: Aminatou is getting reprinted in Double Masters 2022!

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Manic Vandal

Exploring Elden Ring’s Appeal

Mani Cavalieri

@EyezNTeef

April 20, 2022

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10 min to read

Elden Ring is the Zelda of Dark Souls. No, seriously.

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Hipsters Presents

Notes on Commander as “Camp”

John Dale Beety

@jdbeety

April 20, 2022

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15 min to read

In Commander, winning matters less than the social experience.

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Editorial

Was Gerry Thompson Overpaid by Star City Games?

Rich Stein

@RichStein13

April 4, 2022

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11 min to read

Ask yourself this: how much money do you think Star City Games made off of Gerry’s work?

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Post-Combat

Total Recall

Rob Bockman

March 28, 2022

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6 min to read

What would you do for a draw-three card?

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Sin Collection

SLAY THE SPIRE Defines Deck-Builders — For Better and Worse

Sinistra Black

@Sinistra_Black

March 23, 2022

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2 min to read

Part game review, part retrospective on the genesis of a hybrid genre, part wHY WON’T YOU DIE ALREADY

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Drawing Live

Managing Complexity on Kamigawa

Zach Barash

@ImproPhilo

March 8, 2022

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8 min to read

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty manages to squeeze more text onto its cards than any other set, and yet it works.

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