Set News — spoilers, previews, announcements, bans, upcoming releases

• Marvel Super Heroes spoiler season is officially upon us! Mark Rosewater kicked things off with his article "A Marvel of Magic Design," dropping the juicy detail that every uncommon, rare, and mythic rare creature in the set is Legendary. Time to start brainstorming your historic synergies. Read More
• Mark Rosewater’s 28-year side project, Mood Swings, is finally for sale. The game is designed to be quick enough to play between rounds of Commander, and early reports suggest the deck-building customization is highly flexible. Read More
• Catch up on every single card revealed so far from the Marvel set with the DraftSim spoil gallery. Check the List

Commander Corner — EDH highlights, new commanders, precon reviews, cEDH updates

• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl has been previewed, and MaRo is singing the praises of her monocolor identity. By keeping hybrid mana out of her activated ability, she serves as a much cleaner signpost commander for her deck. Read More
• Looking for a brewing challenge? EDHRec is tackling The Dawning Archaic as a Colorless Spellslinger commander. It is a bizarre restriction, but optimizing colorless mana rocks for storm counts is a puzzle worth solving. Read More
• Was the Partner mechanic a mistake? EDHRec dives deep into the design history of Commander to see if power-crept combo commanders ruined the format or saved it. Read More

Competitive Scene — tournament results, meta shifts, tier list changes, deck techs

• If you are tired of fair Magic in Pioneer, MTGGoldfish has a deck tech for a hilarious and cheesy combo brew utilizing The Dawning Archaic. Sometimes you just need to confuse your opponents to win. Read More
• The "Best Standard Deck Ever" tournament continues with a clash of titans: Broken Jar (1999) versus Fires of Invention (2020). Cast your vote for the most busted meta-boogeyman. Read More

Finance & Market — price spikes, reprint news, buy/sell targets, Reserved List updates

• Brawl players, take note: Wizards is considering banning free counterspells (like Force of Will) in the digital Commander offshoot format. This shakeup could crash the value of certain staples overnight. Read More
• Wondering if the new MTG Arena Pass Bundle is actually worth your gems? DraftSim breaks down the value proposition so you do not get shortchanged. Read More

Design & Lore — Rosewater insights, story beats, worldbuilding, flavor deep dives

• MaRo clarified the construction rules for Mood Swings, noting that the game functions with any number of cards (and even duplicates) as long as you hit the minimum threshold based on player count. Read More
• As a reminder to all aspiring designers: Do not send MaRo unsolicited card designs, even for side projects like Mood Swings. Legal reasons prevent him from even looking at them! Read More
• New to the lore? A helpful Reddit thread breaks down the reading order for the Magic novels so you can finally understand what is going on with the Multiverse. Read More