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Riddle of the Sphinx: Budget Commander Decks for All Five Elder Sphinxes

A great sphinx blocks the mountain path and asks which of the five Reality Fracture Elder Sphinxes is your favorite. To help you answer, here are five budget commander decks: Ingris pings, Uldaros combos out of the graveyard, Denzilore scries for damage, Kwia makes Black Lotuses, and Aerid clones itself for mana.

Reality Fracture: Jace's Multiverse of What-Ifs

Famed fan fiction author (and pirate) Jace Beleren rewrites the Magic multiverse in Reality Fracture, swapping dragons for sphinxes, giving Chandra a mono-blue makeover, and turning Ghalta into a thicc Triceratops. Here is a spoiler-filled tour through planeswalker synergies, evil-twin parallels, wild reimaginings, and the new prepared mechanic.

Mystery Booster Commander Edition is Full of Great New Cards

From a rulebreaker that finally gets the balance right to a sorcery in the command zone and an eminence commander that pings you in the face, Mystery Booster Commander Edition is stacked with clever new designs. Here is a spoiler-fueled tour through the highlights, the oddballs, and the downright evil.

Kykar's Cars

A deck analysis of Kykar's Cars

Marvel Super Heroes Set Preview: The 10 Cards You Need to Know

Marvel Super Heroes drops June 26 with 453 cards, iconic artifacts, and commanders that'll reshape your playgroup. Here are the cards worth getting excited about — and the sleepers nobody's talking about.

The Strongest Character in the Marvel-Magic Universe!

With Magic and Marvel now united, who is the strongest character? The answer might surprise you — it involves squirrels. Lots of squirrels.

Ranking Every Prepared Card in Secrets of Strixhaven: A Tier List

The new "Prepared" mechanic in Secrets of Strixhaven gives you creatures with spells strapped to their backs. But which ones are actually worth running? We rank every single Prepared card from F tier to S tier.

Play Catfight on ManyTCG: A New MTG Player Format

Catfight is a fast, budget-friendly 1v1 MTG format where your Nine-Lives Familiar is your lifeline. Cheap spells, tight games, and a cat that refuses to stay dead. Now playable on ManyTCG.

Forgetful Fish and Battle Box

Forgetful Fish didn't invent the shared library format. Battle Box, Cubelet, and Danger Room were there first. Here's the real history of shared-deck MTG — and why understanding it makes you a better brewer.

Secret Lair Goblin Storm: One Cantrip to Rule Them All

Wizards is dropping a $150 Secret Lair Commander deck helmed by Zada, Hedron Grinder that turns one-mana cantrips into a storm engine. Here's how it works and whether it's worth picking up.

Witherbloom, the Balancer Is Wild

Secrets of Strixhaven's most popular commander is turning bulk rares into gold and Saproling tokens into infinite kill shots. Here are the synergies you need to know about.

Paradigm Is the Glow-Up Epic Deserved: Magic's Worst Mechanic Gets a Second Chance

Twenty-one years ago, Epic locked you out of casting spells for the rest of the game. Secrets of Strixhaven's Paradigm takes the same idea — free spells every turn forever — and strips away everything that made it unplayable. Here's how it works, why it matters, and which Paradigm cards you should be watching.