3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (459+ words) Wizards of the Coast announced the next Secret Lair Superdrop: Back to School! A total of eight new Secret Lairs were announced, all which go on sale April 27, at Magic Secret Lair. com. I'm breaking down their contents and highlighting…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (314+ words) Transcendent Archaic | Illustration by Chris Rahn This vigilant 2-drop is a foundational piece to all sorts of decks, and white's improvement on Third Path Iconoclast. It goes beautifully with prowess, fliers, and any of the heroic variants. Plus'which kind of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1678+ words) The Dawning Archaic | Illustration by Josu Solano Note that due to the sheer number of reprints across the precons, the Mystical Archive, and the Special Guests, I'll evaluate new cards only, with an eye towards Commander as well as Constructed…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (590+ words) Phage the Untouchable has long been one of Commander's funniest "gotcha" cards thanks to the line, "When Phage enters the battlefield, if you didn't cast it from your hand, you lose the game." If you find a way to give…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1909+ words) Excava, the Risen Past | Illustration by Ilse Gort The problem is that this precon doesn't always stay focused on that plan. There are a lot of cards in the stock list that are fine in a vacuum, but they don't…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1304+ words) Quandrix, the Proof | Illustration by Lucas Graciano The first day of school is always exciting and terrifying. New friends, new teachers, new things to learn and so many possibilities of who you can become. This is true everywhere. But at…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (771+ words) Erode Illustration by Florian Herold Preview season for Secrets of Strixhaven is in full swing, but Erode is already making some Magic players think we've already seen the best card in the set, and wondering if this is basically the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1179+ words) Kuja, Genome Sorcerer | Illustration by Joshua Raphael Kuja, Genome Sorcerer / Trance Kuja, Fate Defied is one of FFIX's main villains and final bosses. In MTG's Final Fantasy, the card has a pretty straight-forward design: Play noncreature spells and deal damage…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (380+ words) Pensive Professor | Illustration by Billy Christian Secrets of Strixhaven keeps delivering excellent cards, with Pensive Professor standing out. Drawing cards when counters get put on it makes Pensive Professor an incredible support piece for +1/+1 counter decks'the archetype has been abusing…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1382+ words) Gorma, the Gullet | Illustration by Brian Valeza Greetings, planeswalkers. Secrets of Strixhaven is just around the corner, and with a new set comes new Commander preconstructed decks. Strixhaven has five schools of magic, including Witherbloom, the green and black school....