- Source, MTG Goldfish
Wednesday, 11 March 2020
Much Abrew: Gitrog Golgari, Pioneer
Tuesday, 10 March 2020
Monday, 9 March 2020
Weekly MTG: Introducing Jumpstart
Blake is joined by Mark Heggen to introduce a new Magic product called 'Jumpstart'.
- Source, Wizards of the Coast
Sunday, 8 March 2020
Weekly MTG: Unsanctioned with Mark Rosewater
- Source, Wizards of the Coast
Saturday, 7 March 2020
Much Abrew: Enchantress, Pionner
- Source, MTG Goldfish
Friday, 6 March 2020
Against the Odds: Gallia's Discard Party (Standard, Magic Arena)
- Source, MTG Goldfish
Dissecting White: A Talk With Wizards Of The Coast R&D
Is white falling behind in the color pie? Is it true white is the weakest color? Ari answers all and also gives an insightful behind the scenes look at how your favorite MTG cards are made.
- Source, Tolarian Community College
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Theros Beyond Death Limited Archetypes and Signpost Uncommons
Magic: The Gathering‘s newest set, Theros: Beyond Death (THB), is about to hit Magic Arena. That means it’s a great time to review the set’s Limited archetypes and their top uncommon enablers.
Here’s everything you need to know to come out on top in THB Draft and Sealed.
Mono-colored decks in THB will definitely be a thing with the Devotion mechanic in pay. In Limited, however, there are two considerations you should make.
First, Sealed can’t support mono-colored decks. With only 90 cards, the odds of getting 23 or so playables all in one color are very low. Unless you really know what you’re doing, aim for a dual-color deck.
Second, aim for a mono-colored deck in black, white, or green. Red and blue only have one and two common or uncommon cards associated with them, respectively.
For White, go wide with Reverent Hoplite. Black’s big draw is a game-ending drain with Gray Merchant of Asphodel. Green, on the other hand, gets a faux-Overwhelm with Klothys’s Design.
For those who remember Mono-Blue Tempo from last year, this deck plays out very similarly. You’ll want to cast out some cheap attackers like Hero of the Pride, then disrupt your opponent’s gameplan by bouncing or tapping down their creatures. Finally, generate card advantage with cards like Staggering Insight and you’ll have a clear path to victory.
Dimir decks this go around are all about putting cards from the library directly into the graveyard. Devourer of Memory and the Escape mechanic (on creatures like Underworld Charger) are the main reasons why. Mill yourself with enablers like Venomous Hierophant, then pull off graveyard shenanigans like Pharika’s Spawn, a recursive threat that eats an opponent’s creature every time you bring it back.
The mantra of Rakdos is simple: get the most out of your creatures, even if that means killing them yourself. THB is packed with valuable reasons why, starting with sacrifice fodder like Discordant Piper and Careless Celebrant. Slaughter-Priest of Mogis turns those creatures into a major beating, while Soulreaper of Mogis turns them into card advantage.
Then, set up combos by sacrificing creatures that immediately come back to life thanks to Minion’s Return—or even sacrifice your opponent’s creatures with Portent of Betrayal...
Here’s everything you need to know to come out on top in THB Draft and Sealed.
Mono-colored decks in THB will definitely be a thing with the Devotion mechanic in pay. In Limited, however, there are two considerations you should make.
First, Sealed can’t support mono-colored decks. With only 90 cards, the odds of getting 23 or so playables all in one color are very low. Unless you really know what you’re doing, aim for a dual-color deck.
Second, aim for a mono-colored deck in black, white, or green. Red and blue only have one and two common or uncommon cards associated with them, respectively.
UW Tempo
For those who remember Mono-Blue Tempo from last year, this deck plays out very similarly. You’ll want to cast out some cheap attackers like Hero of the Pride, then disrupt your opponent’s gameplan by bouncing or tapping down their creatures. Finally, generate card advantage with cards like Staggering Insight and you’ll have a clear path to victory.
UB Mill Yourself
Dimir decks this go around are all about putting cards from the library directly into the graveyard. Devourer of Memory and the Escape mechanic (on creatures like Underworld Charger) are the main reasons why. Mill yourself with enablers like Venomous Hierophant, then pull off graveyard shenanigans like Pharika’s Spawn, a recursive threat that eats an opponent’s creature every time you bring it back.
BR Sacrifice
The mantra of Rakdos is simple: get the most out of your creatures, even if that means killing them yourself. THB is packed with valuable reasons why, starting with sacrifice fodder like Discordant Piper and Careless Celebrant. Slaughter-Priest of Mogis turns those creatures into a major beating, while Soulreaper of Mogis turns them into card advantage.
Then, set up combos by sacrificing creatures that immediately come back to life thanks to Minion’s Return—or even sacrifice your opponent’s creatures with Portent of Betrayal...
- Source, Dotesports, read the full article here
Seven Theros Beyond Death Infinite Combos for Commander
- Source, MTG Goldfish
Dust Off Your Deck, Planeswalker: Magic Legends Comes to Beta This Spring
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will see a beta test this coming spring. The game is set to release on PS4 and Xbox One in 2021.
The shift from the direct card game conversions of recent years shouldn't be much of a surprise; the franchise has seen many iterations over the years. Longtime fans may remember the original isometric single-player game launched on PC in 1997, as well as the ill-fated real-time strategy console game BattleMage. So venturing into the world of MMOs isn't terribly off-brand for the series.
So far Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment have revealed two classes for Magic: Legends.
Players can take up the role of the earth-magic focused Geomancer or the psychic Mind Mage while exploring the worlds of Benalia and Shiv.
Three more planes and additional player class options are still due to be announced ahead of launch.
Those wanting to get into the action as early as possible can sign up for the Magic: Legends Beta over here.
- Source, Game Skinny, read more here
Theros Film Festival: Contest Underway, Magic the Gathering
The top four contestants get a beautiful statue of Ashiok, one of the key Planeswalkers from the newest Magic set, Theros: Beyond Death. The top ten contestants also receive prizes in the form of booster boxes, foil completed sets of Theros: Beyond Death, Collector’s Boosters, and codes for packs on Magic: The Gathering: Arena. How splendid!
DailyMTG, Wizards of the Coast’s official Magic news hub, details the contest in more detail:
"With Prerelease of Theros Beyond Death later this week, what better way to celebrate than another community contest? Which is why we are thrilled to announce the Theros International Film Festival!
Starting today, we will be accepting submissions for 15 second videos with the creative prompt of “escape your fate.” Just as Elspeth escaped her fate from the Underworld of Theros, show us how you escape yours! Whether that be something as mundane as refusing to refill the office coffee pot (sorry Steve!), or something far more serious, share it with us.
We have some incredible prizes lined up for this contest, including these really impressive Ashiok statues made by community artist Miss Monster Mel. The top four winners of this contest will each receive one of the four statues, and a total of ten winners will be named Official Selections for the Theros International Film Festival. Once all ten winners are selected, they will be debuted on our Instagram account as official selections to the world.
The first, second, third, and fourth place winners will receive the custom Ashiok statues. They will also receive a full foil set of Theros Beyond Death, a sealed booster box of Theros Beyond Death, ten Theros Beyond Death Collector Boosters and ten codes that can be redeemed for Theros Beyond Death booster packs on MTG Arena."
DailyMTG, Wizards of the Coast’s official Magic news hub, details the contest in more detail:
"With Prerelease of Theros Beyond Death later this week, what better way to celebrate than another community contest? Which is why we are thrilled to announce the Theros International Film Festival!
Starting today, we will be accepting submissions for 15 second videos with the creative prompt of “escape your fate.” Just as Elspeth escaped her fate from the Underworld of Theros, show us how you escape yours! Whether that be something as mundane as refusing to refill the office coffee pot (sorry Steve!), or something far more serious, share it with us.
We have some incredible prizes lined up for this contest, including these really impressive Ashiok statues made by community artist Miss Monster Mel. The top four winners of this contest will each receive one of the four statues, and a total of ten winners will be named Official Selections for the Theros International Film Festival. Once all ten winners are selected, they will be debuted on our Instagram account as official selections to the world.
The first, second, third, and fourth place winners will receive the custom Ashiok statues. They will also receive a full foil set of Theros Beyond Death, a sealed booster box of Theros Beyond Death, ten Theros Beyond Death Collector Boosters and ten codes that can be redeemed for Theros Beyond Death booster packs on MTG Arena."
- Source, Bleeding Cool, read the full article here
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