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Survey Results: The State of Limited Magic in 2023
We polled limited Magic: the Gathering players what they thought of the draft formats of 2023 – here’s what they said!
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The State of Boros in Cube
I wanted to start with Boros because of the significant change the guild has seen this year. More than half of my own red & white cards have been swapped out this year for fresh cardboard, and similarly, 40% of the MODO Cube’s Boros section is updated with cards sporting a 2023 copyright. But why…
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The Biggest Winners from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander Decks
Today, we’ll walk through the biggest impacts that the recent Commander precons for The Lost Caverns of Ixalan have had on individual cards, and hopefully we can use this to better understand what kinds of cards you should pick up early if you’re looking to upgrade a precon paired with future expansions.
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2023’s Most Popular Cube Cards by the Numbers
We don’t have any qualitative awards for new Magic cards. Even with the category becoming much less competitive, Quintorius Kand has no chance of winning the award for “Best New Planeswalker” since no such trophy exists. But we do have numbers at our disposal to help recap the year and quantitatively understand just how impactful…
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The Most-Represented Real-World Countries in Magic: the Gathering
Between Secret Lair drops, promos, Universes Beyond releases, and most notably, the Portal expansion that took place during the semi-fictionalized Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history, Magic: the Gathering has visited our real world on many occasions. But what’s the most-represented modern-day country in the game of Magic?
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Minecraft’s History with Magic
Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time, so it only follows that the team behind Magic: the Gathering would be interested in collaborations, crossovers, and references. The latest Magic expansion features the latter of those, but this is not the first time the two IP have teamed up!
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Belligerent Yearling and the History of 3-Power Red 2-Drops
This weekend’s spoilers for the upcoming Magic: the Gathering expansion The Lost Caverns of Ixalan have been exciting, but one little dinosaur has shown some impressive precedent: Belligerent Yearling. Join us as we go through the history of the game’s 3-power red creatures to show how incredible this dino actually is.
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The Numbers That Killed Draft Boosters
A year ago, each new premiere expansion for Magic: the Gathering hit shelves via roughly a dozen unique products, including four distinct types of booster packs. Starting with Murders at Karlov Manor early next year, that number drops to two. What happened?
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The Basic Lands That Won The Magic World Championship 2023
The 29thMagic: the Gathering World Championship, the game’s most prestigious tournament, recently wrapped in Las Vegas with French pro Jean-Emmanuel Depraz claiming the top prize and the promise of a card bearing his likeness in the future. During the Standard portion of the event, many of the game’s top players displayed their preferences by which…
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The No Good & The Forgotten: Notable Exclusions at CubeCon 2023
CubeCon is almost upon us! This year’s gala has been sold out for quite some time, but as the biggest physical event of the year dedicated to Magic: the Gathering’s greatest format, CubeCon makes for a fascinating punctuation mark on the year’s theory crafting and evolution. The 48 Cube lists included in the main event,…