On Channel, Bloodrush, & Combat Trick-Abilities
With Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty – NEO – having breathed new life into the Channel mechanic, it also helped remind me of a dream I had once had about actually being able to put my FMN-foil Skarrg Goliath into a deck. Of course, my meta was too fast and too cutthroat for hard-casting Goliath to…
Top Daily Art of Modern Horizons 2 (Spoiler Season: Tuesday 25th)
Hello again! God, we saw some fun cards on Tuesday, huh? Legendary Oozes with storm, ancient book characters finally getting cards, our first non-humanoid planeswalker… But they’re not why you’re here; you’re here for the art, right? You want me to rant about some of the art that showed up in Tuesday’s spoilers. Well,…
Top Daily Art of Modern Horizons 2 (Spoiler Season: Monday 24th)
Hello again! The first piece in this series looked at the art of the cards shown before the spoiler season officially started on Monday the 24th. However, with those out of the way it’s time to look at Monday’s own cards. As you might have expected from this article’s title, I’m not here to…
Top Daily Art of Modern Horizons 2 (Pre-Season Previews)
Hello again! God, Modern Horizons 2 is off to a fun start. I loved our Monday spoils! And I do like a lot of the cards for their effects – even if I don’t have space for many in current builds – but beyond the tricks its the art I’m losing my mind over.…
Avenger, Lion-Namer, Dragonslayer: The History of Dakkon Blackblade
Hello again! Back when we first started getting details about Modern Horizons 2, you probably saw the armored figure pictured on the art for the draft and bundle boxes. Between that and Mark Rosewater’s hint that we’d be seeing a planeswalker that has only before been depicted as a creature, many fans had a…
Beyond Magic: What ‘Universes Beyond’ Might Mean For Long-Time Fans
Hello again everyone; and apologies for my absence the last month and a half. I should hopefully get my remaining Kaldheim articles written shortly, but I saw the announcement on Thursday and decided the only way to work through my thoughts on the matter were to sit down and write this out. For those…
Freezerburn Fists: Analysis of ‘Aegar, the Freezing Flame’
Hello again! So, apologies for this being up a day late; Gatherer seemed to be down a good chunk of yesterday for updates, and that impacted my ability to get this finished up as timely as I would’ve liked. The article that was actually due today might still get posted before the day ends,…
Start A Riot: Analysis of ‘Kardur, Doomscourge’
Hello again! Wow, we sure got a lot of cards on Monday, as well as quite a few legends. As compared to the weekend, where Vega was my only option for Saturday and Moritte was my only option for Sunday, today I was flush with options to pick from! I had five options to…
The Thing In The Snow: Analysis of ‘Moritte of the Frost’
Hello again! God, for a moment I didn’t think we were going to get a legendary creature Sunday! However, as dusk turned to night, a figure came shambling closer out of the blizzard. Give a chilly round of applause for Moritte! Though 5CMC is a touch higher than I’d like, considering Moritte’s capabilities that…
Three Eyes Blind: Analysis of ‘Vega, the Watcher’
Hello again! Yesterday was something of a slow day for our spoiler season: whereas the last two days had around two dozen or more cards previewed, as of the time I write this we’ve seen just 13 for Saturday. That isn’t bad, but it does indicate that while WOTC isn’t going to entirely pause…
Beam Me Up: Analysis of ‘Esika, God of the Tree’ and ‘The Prismatic Bridge’
Hello again! Day two of Kaldheim’s spoiler season, and we’ve seen a lot more of the set and the plane, including some of the numerous gods that call Kaldheim home. One-such god is our focus today, the second god in as many days. Give a round of applause for Esika, and for The Prismatic…
Black Is Acting Sus: Analysis of ‘Valki, God of Lies’ & ‘Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor’
Hello again! What an opening for Kaldheim’s spoiler season, huh? We learned about the ten realms (such as the fact one of them is Immersturm), learned a bit of lore about the plane, saw the Vorinclex leak confirmed to be real, and saw a few more of Kaldheim’s gods. Speaking of gods, we learned…
Hungry Like The Wolf: Analysis of ‘Sarulf, Realm Eater’
Hello again! While I wasn’t originally planning on covering any of the pre-season legends, I eventually decided I’d set an article for one of said legends if nothing else than to give myself a bit of practice at modifying the way I do these articles before spoiler season itself hits. So, give a big…
Top Art + Flavor Text: Commander Legends
Hello again everyone, and welcome to my second Top Art + Flavor Text article, following the first one for Zendikar Rising. As you might have expected from the name, I’m going to be looking at what I consider some of the best art and flavor text from this most-recent set. I have a deep…
The Desert Wall: Analysis of ‘Hamza, Guardian of Arashin’
At long last, my Analysis Of posts for Commander Legends finally comes to a close. (With Kaldheim’s spoiler season coming out in less than a week you’ll soon have new material to enjoy, but it will be for a set due to come out.) Commander Legends gave us a breadth of new legends to…
A Hero’s Journey: Analysis of ‘Jared Carthalion, True Heir’
Hello again! This set has brought us quite a few new legends, but it has also provided us with cards for a variety of characters whose names we’ve loved – or hated – but have never been able to see in the game itself. With this article, we cover one-such of those Old Name…
Natural Artifice: Analysis of ‘Glacian, Powerstone Engineer’ and ‘Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood’
Hello again! Though later than these usually come out – by a lot, whoops – I’m glad to say I’m finally finishing what I started. The last day of spoiler season brought us a lot of commons and uncommons; the day before that brought us gems such as a lot of old legends with…
Dead King’s Gambit: Analysis of ‘Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant’
Hello again! Yes, I am still alive! Apologies for the radio silence for the past month and a half: between my imminent move + election stress + the stress from falling a bit behind schedule + other life stuff, I had to tap out of these for a while to get my head screwed…
Fed By Death: Analysis of ‘Slurrk, All-Ingesting’ & ‘Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel’
Hello again! It’s a day late, but even Sunday brought us a variety of spoils to enjoy out of the set. Among the odds and ends were two legends who seemed to have an odd amount of synergy which I figured could be fun to follow up on. Give a round of applause for…
Commander Archetypes 101: Werewolf Tribal
The fifth candle is lit, bringing the circle of light to completion. The glow of the candles shows the forms dancing and swinging around the circle, ghosts swooping and skeletons dancing, zombies doing the Thriller and vampires waltzing and werewolves moshing. A regularly Spooktacular gathering, to salute death and celebrate life, upheld by those…
Random Ruminations: What ‘Sengir, The Dark Baron’ Could Have Been
I was going through pages of the Magic wiki, and when reading up on the werewolf tribe throughout the game’s history, I came across the fact that werewolves came into existence – in the Homeland set and on the plane of Ulgrotha – due to Baron Sengir’s actions. When Eron the Relentless was given…
Smash the Clock: Analysis of ‘Obeka, Brute Chronologist’
Hello again! I wasn’t sure if we’d be having another article today, whether spoils would continue through the weekend or if they would hold off until Monday, but I woke today to find even more spoils waiting for me to peruse. Among their number was a card we’d seen mentioned in the leaks that…
Enchanting Tales: Analysis of ‘Ghen, Arcanum Weaver’
Hello again everyone! We’ve made it to Friday – or early Saturday at this point, but it’s still before I’ve gone to bed therefore I’m still counting it as Friday – and with this day came even more spoils for us to gaggle over. From partners to standalone legends to partners, we’ve swung back…
Gallantry and Soothsayers: Analysis of ‘Livio, Oathsworn Knight’ & ‘Elige, the Crossroads Augur’
Hello again everyone! It was the fourth day of Commander Legends’ spoiler season, and we saw some fun new cards today. Many old faces finally got cards, from Colefenor of Lorewn to Belbe to Toggo, as well as a few reprints such as Zur the Enchanter and Scoll Rack! However, among the old faces…
What Lurks Beneath: Analysis of ‘Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist’
Hello again everyone! I hope everyone had a nice day as the Commander Legends spoils continued to be unveiled. Apologies for the delay on this: I meant to get this up by 1am, but I had an early-morning appointment to make and so that 1am deadline was actually ‘the point I need to be…
Trash to Treasure: Analysis of ‘Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor’ & ‘Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator’
Welcome back, to the second day of Commander Legends’ spoiler season! Yesterday I covered a luck-ensnared goblin and a monk who could deform the clouds. Today, we turn to an artist of many mediums, and an eye in the sky. Give a good round of applause for our rather-mobile friends, Keskit and Malcolm! So,…
All Eyes, No Thumbs: Analysis of ‘Krark, the Thumbless’ & ‘Siani, Eye of the Storm’
Welcome one and all, to the first day of Commander Legends’ spoiler season! As this blog started out with doing daily ‘analysis of’ posts for a legend that was previewed that day, so too will Legends be getting the same treatment. However, due to the inclusion of partners in the set, I’ve modified my…
Nearly Two Months In: A Roadmap for Commander Legend and After
I’m writing this at 2am Sunday morning, knowing that the time I go to sleep after this will wake me up into the start of Commander Legends’ highly-hyped spoiler season. I also know that my lease is due to end on November 10th, that I’m going to be moving several states to return to…
Commander Archetypes 101: Vampire Tribal
The fourth candle is lit, bringing most of the circle into brilliant dancing light. Shapes and forms slither past the light, whitened shapes and glistening forms and faintly-glowing silhouettes dancing away from the circle… Hello everyone, and welcome to the article actually meant to be released today! (I say, as the article that was…
Commander Archetypes 101: Zombie Tribal
The third candle is lit, providing even more light to the circle. Shapes move, just beyond the reach of the light: perhaps if the last two candles are lit… Alas, technically the ritual was broken with this article. Each one in the set was meant to be released on a Saturday, and this is…a…
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