Ranking 362 Marvel Commanders, Pioneer's Decline, and Windmill-Slamming Innistrad Remastered

June 23, 2026 · 36 sources

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MagicCon Amsterdam Preview Panels: With MagicCon Amsterdam on the horizon, players are eagerly asking if the upcoming preview panels will be livestreamed. Mark Rosewater weighed in, noting that while he isn't sure of the broadcast details yet, the local time zone isn't doing the global audience any favors.
Mood Swings Hits Doorsteps: Rosewater's new non-MTG card game, Mood Swings, is arriving in players' hands, prompting plenty of rules clarifications and first impressions. MaRo expressed immense excitement that the game is finally out, noting that the highly praised Duplicity card is "super fun (although quite strong)."
Nostalgia Trip with The Duelist: For the Magic historians out there, MaRo took a trip down memory lane to discuss The Duelist magazine. He confirmed it was an officially licensed WotC publication where he served as editor-in-chief and wrote extensively before the digital era took over.

Ranking Every Precon: It's been 15 years since the very first Commander precons hit the shelves! The EDHRECast is celebrating this milestone by ranking every single preconstructed deck ever released to find out which reigns supreme right out of the box.
Marvel Mania in the Command Zone: The Marvel Super Heroes drop is making massive waves. MTGGoldfish spent six hours ranking all 362 new Marvel Commanders, while EDHREC takes a holistic look at how good the set actually is for the format.
cEDH and Bracket Clarity: If you're trying to navigate the new Bracket system, EDHREC breaks down the exact difference between Bracket 4 and true cEDH. For the competitive brewers, they also dropped a deep dive cEDH set review for Marvel Super Heroes, highlighting staples like Black Widow, Agile Avenger.
Wielding Mjölnir: Marvel's Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor is a flavor home run, and EDHREC has already shortlisted the 5 creatures most worthy of equipping it to start commander damage clocks.

The Decline of Pioneer: Pioneer was once touted as WotC's premier non-rotating format, but MTGZone has published a stark piece on how the format seemingly vanished from the competitive spotlight, alongside potential fixes to revive it.
Best Standard Deck Ever: MTGGoldfish continues their ultimate Standard tournament with a clash of titans: 2015's 4C Rally against 2022's Esper Raffine. It's a battle of the $100 Standard boogeymen, pitting Jace, Vryn's Prodigy against Sheoldred, the Apocalypse.
Modern Eggs Deck Tech: Looking to combo off in Modern? An intrepid Reddit brewer has updated their Modern Eggs list featuring Culling Ritual, complete with a full primer and sideboard guide.

Innistrad Remastered is the Truth: If you missed the original Innistrad draft format back in the day, the remastered version is living up to the hype. Players are raving about the format, calling it an absolute ruleset for how to build a deeply strategic and rewarding Limited environment.
Building a Set Cube: With so many sets releasing, a returning player recently asked the community for the most replayable recent sets to build a dedicated draft cube. If you're looking to convert a booster box into endless limited cycles, the thread is packed with great community recommendations.

Magic's Attention Economy: MTGStocks has a fascinating new piece analyzing how Magic's incredibly crowded release calendar is actively warping MTG finance. With player attention fractured across Universes Beyond, supplemental sets, and mainline releases, cards are spiking and crashing faster than ever.
Budget Marvel Staples: You don't need to break the bank to upgrade your new Marvel decks. EDHREC has compiled the best commons and uncommons from Marvel Super Heroes, highlighting high-synergy role players like Political Triumph and H.E.R.B.I.E. Scout Unit that are flying under the radar.

The Philosophy of Discard: A relatively new player asked Mark Rosewater why targeted discard like Thoughtseize is such an uncontroversial staple in MTG compared to other TCGs where hand disruption is heavily stigmatized. MaRo noted that while it's firmly in Black's slice of the color pie, it works best in small, carefully measured doses.
Will the Original Lorwyn 5 Return? With planeswalker power creep at an all-time high, fans have been wondering if the original Lorwyn 5 (like Garruk Wildspeaker) could ever return to Standard. MaRo believes it's possible one day, though we're more likely to see the characters themselves with fresh designs rather than the exact original cards.
Un-Sets and Worldbuilding: When asked if a future Un-set could parody an existing plane (like "Unnistrad"), Rosewater noted that while funny, he is far more excited to design brand new worlds that still allow for mechanical parody without being chained to an existing plane's lore constraints.