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Ranking the Best Marvel SLD MTG Cards

Magic’s partnership with Marvel has brought the excitement of gaming and comics together. The Marvel Secret Lair Drop (SLD) brings iconic heroes like Captain America, Iron Man, Wolverine, Storm and Black Panther into MTG as unique and powerful legendary creatures. But with limited availability and profit to be made, which of these drops is the […]

Why Expensive Cards Don’t Always Mean Better Commander Decks

Commander is full of the most powerful cards ever printed in Magic: The Gathering. It’s common to see players drop a lot of money on flashy, expensive staples thinking these cards will automatically make their decks better. But budget decks continue to thrive and often beat expectations. If top tier cards mean victory, why do […]

The Impact of Modern Horizons 3 on Magic: The Gathering

We’ve had some time with MH3 now, and like prior iterations of the Modern Horizons sets, the cards are super popular for proxying. The set lives up to the reputation of Modern Horizons by introducing powerful, often over-the-top cards that redefine the meta, effectively creating a pseudo-rotation. This forces players to reconsider their classic decks […]

Promo Prices, Presales, and the Reality of Magic: The Gathering Card Value

The 2023 Vegas Festival in a Box had a promo Mox Opal which was around $100 at the time. This year’s bundle had a promo Ponder, a promo Swords to Plowshares and a promo basic land. Cards whose regular non promo versions are only a couple of dollars. When I valued the promo Ponder at […]

Could a Points-Based Power Level System Work for Commander?

Wizards of the Coast is currently polishing their new Commander power level ranking system—a four-tiered structure where certain powerhouse cards determine which bracket your deck falls into. Naturally, we still don’t have all the details, and Gavin has made it clear that community feedback will be important as they finalize the approach. That’s what set […]

Canadian Highlander in MTG: Overview

Canadian Highlander is a Magic: The Gathering (MTG) format that combines the massive card pool and power level of Vintage with unique deck building restrictions. It’s an unsanctioned, 1v1 singleton format that’s known for being creative, deep and has a ton of viable archetypes. Canadian Highlander’s rules, points system and flexibility in deck building has […]

The Future of Magic Text—Simplified, Abbreviated, and Maybe Too Much?

Starting with Bloomburrow, Magic: The Gathering has officially shortened one of its most iconic phrases: “When this creature enters the battlefield” is now simply “When this creature enters.” The battlefield? Implied. This change is part of a broader trend of condensing card text, a move Wizards of the Coast says is necessary to accommodate increasingly […]

Top 25 MTG Foundations Cards Shaking Up Standard

Welcome back, Wizards fans! It’s been a couple of weeks since MTG Foundations dropped, and you know what that means: time to explore the early meta! Thankfully, spoiler season is on pause, giving us a chance to appreciate the set and play with the new cards. Today, we’re focusing on MTG Foundations cards that are […]

Magic: The Gathering’s Universes Beyond Era—And Why It Hurts

During Magic on Vegas, Wizards of the Coast dropped some major announcements that shook the Magic: The Gathering community. No, I’m not just talking about the upcoming SpongeBob SquarePants Secret Lair cards (which are, yes, very real). I’m talking about the seismic shift in Magic’s future, a decision that will redefine what this game looks […]

The Most Expensive Card From Every Magic: The Gathering Set – A Two-Year Update

Two years ago, we cataloged the most expensive cards from every Magic: The Gathering set. Since then, the trading card market has seen notable shifts, and this list has been updated to reflect those changes. Some cards remain steadfast as their set’s most valuable, while others have been replaced by challengers due to changing formats, […]