Card Games… Magic Monday: My Obeka, Splitter of Seconds Deck 13 Jul 20266 Jul 2026 The upkeep phase is, for most decks, just a mechanical formality. It can often be a brief, blink-and-you-miss-it moment where you untap your lands, pay a cost if you absolutely…
Blogging… Magic Monday: Reviewing and Collating My Decks 6 Jul 20267 Jul 2026 Every so often, I realise that my Commander decks have drifted away from what I originally built them to do. A few new cards get slotted in, a few old…
Card Games… Magic Monday: How Not to Be “That Player” 29 Jun 20265 Jul 2026 Every local game store and gaming group is a unique ecosystem. For many of us, it’s a second home; a place to unwind on a Friday night (Thursday for my…
Card Games… Magic Monday: My Hope Estheim Deck 22 Jun 202628 Jun 2026 If you ask any Magic: The Gathering player to describe an Azorius (W/U) deck, you will usually get a collective groan followed by a handful of predictable keywords: stax, counter-spell…
Card Games… Magic Monday: The Clamilton Calculus 15 Jun 202612 Jun 2026 I have a confession to make: I am officially entering the Command Zone where it happens. I am heavily, thoughtfully, and perhaps foolishly considering building an Alexander Clamilton deck. Yes,…
Card Games… Magic Monday: In Defence of Sol Ring (Guest Post) 8 Jun 202629 May 2026 Today, we have a guest post from Rysaer of Rysaer Inc. This is in response to a previous post in which I consider the possiblity of banning Sol Ring... We’ve…
Card Games… Magic Monday: Our Club’s 2026 Typal Challenge Results 1 Jun 202630 May 2026 Our club's Commander typal challenge is finished! We extended the finish date by a month as people were struggling to get their last few games in. That extension is now…
Card Games… Magic Monday: Seeing Double 25 May 20269 May 2026 Jace Beleren has a habit of "fixing" things until they break, and his latest project, the Echoverse, is no exception. While the lore for the October 2026 set, Reality Fracture,…
Card Games… Magic Monday: Mood Swings 18 May 20269 May 2026 For nearly three decades, Magic: The Gathering head designer Mark Rosewater has been carrying a secret in his pocket: a passion project that began in 1998. During MagicCon: Las Vegas…
Card Games… Magic Monday: The “Strictly Better” Rule is Dead 11 May 20269 May 2026 For decades, one of the golden rules of Magic: The Gathering design was a philosophy established by Richard Garfield himself: don't print cards that are "strictly better" than existing ones.…
Card Games… Magic Monday: Why Magic’s Latest Art Scandal Feels Different 4 May 20264 May 2026 Magic: The Gathering is no stranger to art controversy, but the recent firestorm surrounding the new version of The One Ring for The Hobbit expansion has left a particularly sour…
Card Games… Magic Monday: 10 More Cards to Enrage Your Commander Pod 27 Apr 20264 Apr 2026 You’d think a list of the most hated Commander cards would be finite; ten cards, maybe fifteen, and then we all move on with our lives. But Commander has a…
