Boldly Going: Star Trek Spoilers, Shock Land Reprints, and Commander Precons Revealed!
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Set News — spoilers, previews, announcements, bans, upcoming releases
We have our first official look at the November Star Trek Universes Beyond set! The WeeklyMTG stream dropped a pile of new cards, treatments, mechanics, and Commander precons. If you missed the stream, you can catch up on all the mythics and mechanical reveals right here. MTGGoldfish | Draftsim
Spoilers are already hitting the Reddit feeds for Star Trek (TRK). Get your first glimpses at legendary cards like Hoshi Sato, Exolinguist, the classic Salt Vampire, and a definite windmill-slam worthy card in In the Pale Moonlight.
Looking ahead to this weekend, MagicCon Amsterdam is going to be a spoiler bonanza. Six upcoming MTG sets are getting new details and previews during the convention. Draftsim
For the Magic historians and Vorthos players out there, legendary early collector Keith Adams shared an incredible piece of MTG history: the original 1993 design guidelines for Magic set designers. Reddit
The Marvel Super Heroes set has made a huge splash, but there are still 16 under-the-radar commanders from the set that absolutely no one is building yet. Find your next spicy brew before the meta catches on. Draftsim
Looking for a new Energy shell? EDHREC's "Am I the Bolas?" column is diving into an aggressive Electrostatic Pummeler deck to smash face and power down the table. EDHREC
Trying to close out games in casual pods can be tough with 120 life to chew through. EDHREC breaks down exactly which combos you should be running, and separates the casual-friendly win conditions from the 10 most expensive combos in the format.
Budget brewers, rejoice: you can build around Loki, God of Lies using literal bulk cards hidden away in the Villains Unleashed Scene Box. EDHREC
Competitive Scene — tournament results, meta shifts, tier list changes, deck techs
Standard is getting shaken up by Captain America, who is proving to be a living legend and a massive bomb rare in aggressive outlast strategies. Check out the deck tech here. MTGGoldfish
Take a trip back to the late 90s and early 2000s with MTGGoldfish's "Best Standard Deck Ever" bracket, pitting the notorious 1996 Black Summer Necropotence deck against Lin Sivvi's 2000 Rebels. MTGGoldfish
If you love deep format dives, one dedicated Redditor curated a massive database of every notable Standard deck in Magic history from 1995 to the fall of 2023. Reddit
Mark Rosefield tackled the ongoing Play Booster debate on Blogatoga this week. He noted that because the majority of purchased boosters are never actually drafted, prioritizing the "fun to open" factor over strict draftability was an inevitable evolution for the product line. Blogatoga
Rosewater also shared some love for budget Limited formats, recommending players try out Minimaster or Pai Gow—both fun, Draft-adjacent formats that only require a single booster pack per player. Blogatoga
For all the Cube enthusiasts out there, the popular open-source drafting platform Cube Cobra just dropped its massive 1.8.0 update. Reddit
The Star Trek first look didn't just give us new cards; it gave us incredibly fetching full-art lands that give off massive Edge of Eternities vibes. More importantly, the set is packing highly sought-after Shock Land reprints! Draftsim | Reddit
In offbeat MTG-adjacent news, a former NFL player recently announced a new "Cali Commander" format, and the community is highly skeptical of the execution and the buy-in. Draftsim
Have you ever wondered about the viability of a sixth color in Magic? Draftsim put together a deep dive into the history of Purple Mana and how it's been teased throughout the game's lifespan. Draftsim
Design & Lore — Rosewater insights, story beats, worldbuilding, flavor deep dives
Despite the heavy emphasis on teams and hero team-ups in the recent Marvel set, Mark Rosewater confirmed that they never explored any mechanics utilizing the Two-Headed Giant or teammate mechanics during exploratory design. Blogatoga
Rosewater also answered a fascinating question regarding split card design. When asked if R&D could print a new split card mixing old halves (like printing a Break/Ice), MaRo called it "unexplored space" that hasn't been fully answered yet. Blogatoga
Ever wonder how MaRo dodges NDAs while hyping up future products? He gave a very meta response about how he frequently uses the phrase "I doubt we've seen the last of..." to hint at things currently in design without officially confirming them. Blogatoga