So do we know for sure If Captain is going to officially replace EDH / Commander as Paper Magic's main casual format or is it too soon to be asking that question? Given how there's not as many rule differences between the two formats means that transitioning decks isn't as problematic and If it was ...

What's happening right now with Wizards is ominously familiar, so I won't be surprised if this is the beginning of a downward spiral. But let's be honest, there's probably very little the RC could have done to halt the advance of the ever-hungry corporate beast. They didn't not try, they didn't sel...

What's happening right now with Wizards is ominously familiar, so I won't be surprised if this is the beginning of a downward spiral. But let's be honest, there's probably very little the RC could have done to halt the advance of the ever-hungry corporate beast. They didn't not try, they didn't sel...

Meh. Ultimately, it's just different flavours of the same effect. If there's only one thing my forays into pre-modern building has taught me, it's that I already have all the tools I need to function at any given game. The new cards are just a different flavour of the same effect. Terminate is Term...

I can't help but feel sorry for young children in public education these days where they're being forced to actively miss out on the privileges and luxuries that my generation had growing up in which would've helped enhance their learning experiences. It really makes you very appreciative of the ble...

Really, this all gets fixed if they reprint them as regular magic cards with in universe flavor and errata the TWD ones to be Godzilla'd. And by regular magic cards, I mean released in a regular manner as well. That would retroactively align these with the other Secret Lairs, just limited edition s...

Never thought I'd actually see the day that EDH / Commander would be in an existential crisis yet here we are in 2020 where Wizards of the Coast has managed to take advantage of running Standard to the ground through power creep and by suspending all In-Person Events due to the ongoing pandemic. The...

I don't think players would be complaining as much If these Walking Dead Secret Lair cards were designed and distributed the same way they did Godzilla in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths where they were print on demand (wish I could say the same for Jumpstart) which is also what they should've done with M...

The precedent for Wizards of the Coast to take full control of the EDH / Commander format from the Rules Committee in the near future according to the Magic Historian? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pXidDwNx0M You may have noticed that there is a lot of conversation out there in the world going on...

Does Wizards of the Coast actually collect tournament data results from Arena like they do in Paper Magic? That could be why they've been falling behind since the pandemic has made it impossible to run In-Person events for Standard and other competitive formats at Local Game Stores. I get that EDH /...

Banning just Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath will not weaken Four Color Omnath with Lotus Cobra and Genesis Ultimatum all that much while at the same time make other competitive decks that used to run Uro not viable. All this ban is going to do is increase domination for an already dominating deck in S...

Here's the cards that they should've banned in Standard instead of just banning Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath and pretended that Landfall ramp wasn't a problem when it actually is: Scute Swarm Lotus Cobra Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath Omnath, Locus of Creation Cultivate Azusa, Lost but Seeking Zenith ...

The prize payout for these type of events that ChannelFireball and Star City Games hold is literally what Local Game Stores have to survive on to stay in business. That's why when they used to be able to hold events they give away swag like promo cards, playmats, and perhaps the option of acquiring ...

Pretty much. Wizards of the Coast is taking advantage of popular cards warping the format around themselves in order to sell product at a much higher EV (Expected Value) than normal without even publicly acknowledging the Secondary Market. Not only does it end up pricing potential new players out of...

For me it'd be Humility because having everyone's creatures turned into vanilla isn't any fun. Remember how crappy a lot of the Monster cards from the very first Yu-Gi-Oh! sets were because there were so few with abilities that became staple cards in every deck at the time? I have a whole shoe box f...

ChannelFireball and Star City Games didn't just have a monopoly on running Organized Play events for Paper Magic but also threatened to put Local Game Stores out of business by directly competing against them. These small businesses refused to buy high end Reserve List cards because of how it would ...

Wizards of the Coast is too reliant on metagame data and results to determine what gets banned in Standard as an excuse for not playtesting and designing cards ahead of time. It also doesn't help that Hasbro is constantly pressuring them to meet deadlines which explains the quantity of new MTG produ...

Based on some information I got from one of my LGS owners, it seems as though Wizards of the Coast should announce something about In-Store Play next month so I guess we'll see what happens.

For me art is extremely important as well. I don't run foil cards unless it's mandatory or If it's for a Commander especially since they curl real easily. I don't mind running white border cards If they're really popular from past Core Sets like 6th and 8th Edition. I run perfect fits. I also prefer...

I know it's probably a few months early to be posting this since we're not close to New Years Eve yet but I kinda wanted to talk about what we've learned about 2020 since the COVID-19 pandemic first started in March. Will we come out of this public health crisis better than we were before? What kind...

Thanks. I almost got fired from my job cause I accidentally scrapped a customer's vehicle while doing carts. I didn't even realize he was in the vehicle with his daughter when it happened. Luckily the damage to the vehicle was minor that was a rental which will hopefully be paid for with insurance. ...

DFCs are not an end to paper magic. There is nothing they have done online which was not also done in paper, except for Reserved List reprints. They even test the game on paper.... DFCs in Zendikar Rising could've been fixed to say, "Choose a side once this card enters the battlefield, If it's...

I'm starting to now realize that it's got less to do with cheating and more to do with Wizards of the Coast purposefully designing new rules / cards that are easy to program on Arena but are almost impossible to play on Paper. Their most recent efforts seem to be geared toward Arena, streaming, and...

I'm starting to now realize that it's got less to do with cheating and more to do with Wizards of the Coast purposefully designing new rules / cards that are easy to program on Arena but are almost impossible to play on Paper. Their most recent efforts seem to be geared toward Arena, streaming, and ...

I guess my biggest concern about the Modal DFCs in Zendikar Rising for the Commander format is that it might promote cheating more since there's no coherent cost to flip the cards like there was with Transform in Innistrad, Ixalan, and Magic Origins especially in competitive environments where you c...