Gates aren’t just budget taplands anymore. With 23 total Gates and modern payoffs, they can form a surprisingly smooth mana base that quietly threatens with Maze’s End without warping your deck. Keep the package lean, prioritize land tutors, and let opponents sweat a second win axis.
Ben summarizes early TMNT previews, letting players assess themes early. He highlights Sneak, a ninjutsu-like ability and maps colors to Turtle themes: counters, artifacts, aristocrats, wheels, cheating, plus team-ups and utility.
Ben Guilfoyle charts white removal’s evolution: from Alpha’s Swords/Disenchant to catch-all O-Ring effects and modern three-mana answers, plus tools like Path and Prismatic Ending. He notes blind spots (selective land kill, stack interaction) and offers picks and a Moxfield package.
Ben Guilfoyle explains how to play Forgetful Fish, a shared-deck, mono-blue mini-format from 1997 where players draw from one 80-card deck and race with ten Dandâns. Islands matter; stack battles and top-deck manipulation define play. He also goes over the Secret Lair version which tweaks lands, counters, and cantrips. Customization, variants, and upgrade tips abound.
Ben shares his journey through the evolving world of Limited Magic, beginning with his first draft experience during Battle for Zendikar. From nostalgic roots to modern innovations, he outlines how Limited formats like Sealed, Draft, and their experimental offshoots offer deep gameplay through constraint, creativity, and adaptation.
Nico Bohny is fantasizing about what a Vintage Horizons set could look like. And even though this is all just a poor man's wet dream, he has some very valid points that could lead to a well deserved meta shake-up!
Free Snapcaster Mages for everyone, questionable marriage material and Spaghetti with Haste? Nico Bohny is digging deep into his story telling repertoire to bring you the best "Eight and a Half Tales" about his MtG adventures!
We all know Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa knows how to draft, and he's going to share his knowledge with us in his latest article. Learn how to draft in deep and shallow formats, or how to draft the hard and the soft way. Simply learn how to draft the correct way!
Zen Miyaji-Thorne is back with a full report of his time during the Magic: The Gathering World Championships 2023 in Las Vegas! Learn everything about his intense preparations, his great team, his tight schedule and tasty dinners.
Do not read on if you are allergic to dust! Today, we go back in time to bring you a Pro Tour tournament report from 1999. This is from 22 years ago and written by our now Marketing guy, Thomas Preyer. Follow him on his adventures at this very first Pro Tour., which was Urza Block Booster Draft.
