Commander 2018, Return of the ‘Walkers Another year, another set of Commander Precons with sweet legends, new powerful spells and players scouring the spoilers for cards to tune their current decks (and sometimes finding new staples for Legacy). This year we’re welcomed by some new Planeswalkers that are played as Commanders, bringing the total up […]... read more

(Almost) Everything You Need to Know About Drafting the MTGO Vintage Cube, A Beginner’s Guide by George Alexander Miles “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” That’s right, the time Vintage Cube comes to Magic Online! For many cube devotees, the Vintage Cube is the pinnacle of drafting fun. But for those who aren’t […]... read more

Wisdom Fae Under the Bridge: Top 4 Tips on Returning to Magic: the Gathering After a Break “My comeback was not about winning or losing; it was about the feeling of being able to compete at top level again.” – Thomas Muster I’ve not played a Magic: the Gathering event since Grand Prix Liverpool in […]... read more

Top 5 MTG Planeswalkers Printed in the Last 2 Years That Have Made it to Modern As Modern gets longer and longer in the tooth, just as it has with Legacy and Vintage, the card quality required to make it into the format rises higher and higher. Eventually, it will reach the point where, like […]... read more

What Should I Play in the New Dominaria Standard? It’s always an exciting time when a new set comes out. Not only is there the thrill of pre-release weekend after seeing the full spoilers, getting to see and touch the cards for the first time, and the experience of opening packs you’ve never seen before, […]... read more

“Can I Spellskite That?”; Or How to Handle Your Magic Judge I have been a judge for nearly three years now, and an L2 for two of those. During that time, I have had the fortune to have taken part in some fantastic events and met some amazing people, and collected some great stories to […]... read more

April MTG Banned & Restricted Announcement: A Disappointment or a Sigh of Relief? After the incredible hype and subsequent debate that came of the February banned and restricted update two months ago, there have been similar stirrings (no pun intended) leading up to today’s announcement. Modern and Legacy are usually the two most closely watched […]... read more

Tips on How to Handle Your Wins, and Your Losses in Magic: the Gathering There has been much debate recently surrounding the behaviour of a pair of players at SCG Cincinatti last weekend. In the finals of the event, with the eyes of the commentators, the coverage team, the spectators and the whole Twitch community […]... read more