TLDR There is a very specific moment in Commander when you realize your deck does not run enough removal. Someone plays a permanent that absolutely has to go. You look at seven cards in your hand. Then you look at…
TLDR Compare MTG proxy bulk pricing using the delivered cost per usable card, not the lowest number in a pricing banner. Include shipping, quantity thresholds, upgrades, and potential reprints. A 35-cent card can be cheaper than a 30-cent card once…
Casual Magic: The Gathering is where many players have the most fun. You can build around favorite cards, unusual themes, creature types, big spells, strange combos, or a commander you simply enjoy. Casual MTG does not have to be optimized…
Building your first Commander deck is one of the most exciting parts of getting into Magic: The Gathering. Commander gives you room to play big spells, favorite creatures, fun combos, and cards that might not fit as easily into faster…
It is easy to think that getting better at Magic: The Gathering means buying stronger cards. Better lands, stronger staples, expensive mythics, and tuned decklists can definitely help, but they are not the only way to improve. In many cases,…
Magic: The Gathering collections can grow quickly. One deck becomes two decks. A few booster packs become a box of extra cards. Before long, you may have lands, rares, tokens, sleeves, deck boxes, trade cards, and half-built decks spread across…
TLDR A Magic turn can feel simple until someone says, “I’ll do that in your upkeep,” or “Before blocks, I have a response.” That is when the game stops being just lands, creatures, and attacks. The Magic the Gathering phase…
TLDR “What MTG cards should I proxy first?” is really a question about value. Not just money value, either. The best first proxies are the cards that help you test more decks, fix more mana bases, and make more games…
TLDR Cute MTG decks are at their best when the table laughs for the first few turns and then realizes the Rabbit army is suddenly lethal. Or the Squirrel player has six sacrifice triggers, two token doublers, and the confidence…
TLDR MTG The Hobbit proxies are a strong way to test Middle-earth cards before rebuilding Commander decks around Bilbo, Gandalf, Dwarves, Smaug or artifact treasure themes. Start with legendary creatures, support cards, lands, artifact payoffs and cards that fit existing…