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Like many little bookworms, my first exposure to trolls came from a fairy tale about Three Billy Goats trying to cross a bridge. Then I met another one in a girls’ bathroom. And I met a few more on an adventure in Middle-earth. I got to beat up some trolls in Fable, and now I get to meet some when we visit new planes in Magic.

The post The 31 Best Troll Cards in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

Emrakul is back, so is Gideon and plenty of other known characters.

Thanks to a brand new card from Reality Fracture, we now have a planeswalker combo that lets you win as early as turn three. It's a bit complex, but it's also extremely powerful and definitely worth trying if you think you can handle it.

The post Rulebending Reality Fracture Instant Enables Insane Tutor and Cast Combo appeared first on Draftsim.

How can we best abuse empower Jace? SaffronOlive has some ideas!

How can we best abuse empower Jace? SaffronOlive has some ideas!

Got a friend you want to rope into Magic but want to play side by side? Magic's got its fair share of cooperative gameplay modes.

The post The 5 Most Fun and Inclusive Cooperative Modes in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

Joe Dyer asks the question: Is Tron back? Did it really ever leave?

The new Jund hotness?

Another planeswalker set, another reason to think Ichormoon Gauntlet might be broken. But I swear it might actually be true this time!

The post Reality Fracture Sparks Renewed Interest In Forgotten Planeswalker Artifact appeared first on Draftsim.

The Hobbit has brought us a new Fetchland in Historic, and it just so happens to pair incredibly well with Deathrite Shaman!

The post Deathrite Shaman 🤝 Elven Passage: Fun & Jank Episode 93 appeared first on MTG Arena Zone.

Wait, you want me to exile... ALL of my stuff? Sure! Just give me a Cosmogoyf and let me fling it at my opponents all day long!

The post Building Modern Cosmogoyf in Commander appeared first on EDHREC.

Three recent characters, Kellan, Loot, and Lluwen, each tie a Standard year's sets into flavor-forward Commander decks leading to Reality Fracture.

The post Road to Reality Fracture, By the Cards appeared first on EDHREC.

Dáin of the Ancient Halls leads a Boros Dwarf and Equipment deck, complete with tokens, commander damage, and Aggravated Assault combos.

The post Dáin of the Ancient Halls | A Dwarf Equipment Deck appeared first on EDHREC.

A look back at Lorwyn, Shadowmoor, Shards of Alara, and M10, and the Standard-era cards from 2008–2009 that are still Commander staples today.

The post Lorwyn, Shards, and Magic 2010 | The Block Era appeared first on EDHREC.

Every good spellslinger wants to copy their spells. Replicate skips the extra cards and does it all by itself.

The post Replicate in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards appeared first on Draftsim.

Did you know that we actually already had Jace tokens before Reality Fracture? Those will let you get some weird rules shenanigans going with the new "empower" mechanic

The post New Reality Fracture Planeswalker Mechanic Synergizes With Underplayed Jace Card appeared first on Draftsim.

This busted green mythic is almost garunteed to be a staple in Commander. Reality Fracture is bringing us the next card in line after Phyrexian Obliterator and Phyrexian Vindicator, and it looks like it's gonna be the best of the three.

The post Colorshifted Reality Fracture Mythic Absolutely Breaks Land Strategies appeared first on Draftsim.

Paying for your own spells is one of Magic’s more fundamental responsibilities. But what if another player wants to give you a hand, perhaps to team up against the biggest threat? That's when assist comes in!

The post Assist in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards appeared first on Draftsim.

A planeswalker as a commander fundamentally changes the way you and your opponents have to engage with a typical game of Commander.

The post All 44 Planeswalker Commanders in MTG Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

Joe Dyer talks all about Zeta Set.

Today we're heading to Premodern for one of the most Against the Odds decks I've ever seen: a Distorting Lens deck looking to get people with Dystopia, of all things!

When you take long turns, it's interminable; when I take long turns, it's fun. Where should the line be drawn?

The post Am I the Bolas? - Big Turn for Me, but Not for Thee appeared first on EDHREC.

This week, Arnaud sneaks into Paliano's high society while clad in rags. Can he make a Trimmed Marchesa, the Black Rose deck? Let's find out!

The post Bow Low to Marchesa of the Black Rose and Her Trimmed Thefts appeared first on EDHREC.

The top ten blue one-drops with only a single printing, from K-9, Mark I to Stubborn Denial — the best blue cards Wizards never reprinted.

The post Blue's Best Single-Printing One-Drops | One Time Only appeared first on EDHREC.

The Kaladesh block was really polarizing. Some loved it, some hated it, and this has to do with the mechanics and the Standard format, which was shaky to say the least. Two new mechanics debuted in this block, energy and vehicles.

The post The 45 Best Energy Cards in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

The Arena Powered Cube is a special draft event in MTG Arena that allows you to play with some of the most powerful cards in Magic’s history, including classics like the Power Nine. It's MTGA's take on the ever-popular MTGO Vintage Cube.

The post The Ultimate Guide to Arena Powered Cube appeared first on Draftsim.

Some threats are unkillable creatures that pose a challenge to spot removal like Doom Blade and sometimes Path to Exile. They’re creatures that survive wraths or are indestructible, or that offer some advantage in case the board gets wrathed.

The post The 54 Best Unkillable Creatures in Magic appeared first on Draftsim.

Basic lands are practically free. You can grab them out of a land box at your local game store or Grand Prix. They’re very cheap in their most basic form. But people love to bling out their decks, so it makes sense that even the simplest thing can be everything but that. Let’s take a look at the most expensive of the most basic.

The post The 10 Most Expensive Basic Lands in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

I can’t think of a more mysterious, deadly, and interesting creature type than the mythical Praetors of Phyrexia.
But the Phyrexian Praetors are more than just cardboard. They have a unique storyline that’s fully fleshed out, have detailed interactions with one another, and are some of the most powerful creatures in all of Magic.

The post All 18 Praetors in Magic Ranked + Lore! appeared first on Draftsim.

Are you tired of swapping between tabs and the MTG Arena client when you’re trying to figure out which card you were supposed to add to your new deck? Trying to manually type your list out by hand? Well look no further. Your friendly neighborhood guide is here to tell you how you can export decks directly to Arena!

The post How to Export a Deck from MTG Arena appeared first on Draftsim.

Magic's existence as a digital game has allowed designers to overcome some paper limitations, like tracking changing card stats or applying random numbers, so tons of digital-only cards have been created with their own array of mechanics.

The post All 14 Digital-Only Mechanics in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

Our next event set is Reality Fracture, which brings the story of the Metronome Arc to a close and finally reveals what Jace wants from Loot, and his plans for the Multiverse. What mechanics capture it? How will the story shake out?

The post Reality Fracture Cards, Mechanics, and Set Information appeared first on Draftsim.

The new main mechanic of Empower Jace creating Jace tokens, all five of the Sphinx founders of Hexhaven, and more.

Reality Fracture is just around the corner, and we just got a peek at a brand new mechanic focused on the most iconic planeswalker in the Magic multiverse.

The post Bizarre Planeswalker Amass Ability Introduced in Reality Fracture Debut Stream appeared first on Draftsim.

As long as there’s a rule, there will be cards that break or bend it, so today we’ll cover cards that bypass the legend rule.

The post All 9 Cards That Bypass The Legend Rule in MTG Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

Reality Fracture is upon us. We've seen some of the set already, but now we're in full spoiler season.

The post Everything Revealed from Reality Fracture’s Spoiler Season Debut appeared first on Draftsim.

Reality Fracture preview season is upon us, and as always, we have some information about the new cards and mechanics you'll see within!

The post Reality Fracture - Everything Revealed in the Debut Stream appeared first on EDHREC.

I thoroughly enjoy looking at Magic both from a more mechanic-oriented outlook as well as from a flavor and lore perspective. I also enjoy being very critical of this game when I have to.

The post The 29 Best Prowess Cards in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

World of Warcraft is a slam dunk for an MTG Universes Beyond set. Let me prove it to you.

The post 10 Reasons World of Warcraft is Perfect for MTG’s Universes Beyond appeared first on Draftsim.

Every single printing of Baleful Strix is making insane leaps on the secondary market thanks to this whole Zeta set debacle.

The post Secret Lair Unbans Make Budget Bird Soar 972% in Price appeared first on Draftsim.

We're ranking the best Elves in Magic: the Gathering! Which Elves are absolute all-stars, which are solid role-players, and which should ...

This two-drop reads amazing but does it actually play well? Lets find out as we pilot this Gruul Treasures deck.

MagiKids turns donated bulk into free classroom kits. We spoke to the organization and a middle school teacher about how Magic teaches kids.

The post Magic in Schools: Inside the MagiKids Curriculum appeared first on EDHREC.

A tier-ranked look at Commander's best two-creature-type generals, from Kaalia of the Vast to the adorable Olag and Miau, New Friends.

The post The Best Two-Type Commanders in Magic, Ranked appeared first on EDHREC.

Five cEDH staples, like Necro or Gifts, that have hidden rules tricks for clever players to take advantage of in their next close game.

The post The Secret Lessons of Five cEDH Staples appeared first on EDHREC.

Ready for another Bennie deck tech built from the weird new legends from Mystery Booster Commander? X marks the spot with wild Glava nonsense!

The post Deck Tech: Glava, Five-Advents Mage appeared first on EDHREC.

Since 2011, WotC has released about 50 Commander precon sets (many with 2-4 decks each), plus entire sets dedicated to Commander staples and new cards for the format. So, with this huge history of products, there’s one simple question that would plague anyone: Which of these precons is worth buying?

The post Here Are the 22 Best Commander Precon Decks for 2026 appeared first on Draftsim.

MTG Arena’s Festival in a Box event from 2023 created lots of buzz from players excited to compete over real, physical prizes. It adds a juicy level of stakes to the online events with a tangible reward.

The post Everything You Need to Know About MTG Arena Direct, Plus: Is It Worth It? appeared first on Draftsim.

Have you ever found yourself wishing you could access a spell in your graveyard so you could run it back and win the game? Well, if that’s the case, retrace is the mechanic for you.

The post Retrace in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards appeared first on Draftsim.

As weird as it sounds, in Magic sometimes you’d rather have a card in your graveyard than in your hand. The main culprits are [card]Golgari Grave-Troll[/card] for dredge 6, Griselbrand alongside Animate Dead, or Arclight Phoenix in spellslinger decks. So how do we put these cards in the graveyard?

The post The 44 Best Discard Outlets in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

The crew talks the disastrous release of the Zeta Secret Lair set, Mengu's idea for fixing Magic and discusses whether it's even worth tr...

Esper colors naturally lend themselves to value, card advantage, and a control game, and the color trio's mythic rares take this to the extreme.

The post All 36 Esper Mythics in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

In our second losers bracket semi-finals, it's the Power 9-fueled The Deck from 1995 up against the iconic Delver tempo deck from 2012!

New Phyrexia is broadening its commercial horizons with the plane's very first Spirit Halloween, located in The Dross Pits right next to Yankee Candle.

The post First Spirit Halloween Opens Up in New Phyrexia’s Bustling Downtown appeared first on Draftsim.

Ashiok doesn’t mind playing in the shadows, so let’s find out all about their cards and what the character has been up to.

The post All 5 Ashiok Planeswalkers in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

Liliana the Faultless brings discard and reanimation to mono-white via this Bracket 2 graveyard brew built around her Spellshaper-y ability.

The post Liliana the Faultless | A Mono-White Bracket 2 Reanimator appeared first on EDHREC.

Your Commander playgroup shapes how you build and play, and sometimes it's for the worse. Here's how your local meta and ecosystem affect you.

The post Is Your Local Meta Making You a Worse Commander Player? appeared first on EDHREC.

Using EDHREC data to find the 10 most-played Innistrad: Crimson Vow cards in Commander, from End the Festivities to the set's ubiquitous dual lands.

The post The Top 10 Most-Played Innistrad: Crimson Vow Cards appeared first on EDHREC.

A guide to 150+ budget lands for Commander, sorted by color, including pain lands, check lands, cycling lands, and cheap fixing for your 99.

The post The Big List of Budget Lands for Commander | 2026 Updated appeared first on EDHREC.

This guide will contain everything you need to know about the Midweek Magic: Momir event, including rewards.

The post Momir – Midweek Magic Event Guide appeared first on MTG Arena Zone.

While The Hobbit won’t be the biggest set this year, our visit to the Lonely Mountain and the untold treasure cave within is sure to be filled with good finds. At least, that’s what prerelease prices would have you believe.

The post The 25 Most Expensive and Must-Have Cards in The Hobbit appeared first on Draftsim.

This week in MTG news: The Cheating Scandal That Erased a Magic Legend.

Hello, planeswalkers! We as a society are always trying to get the most out of everything. Discounts, special offers, Collector boosters, and of course getting extra anything. MTG is no exception to this, and we’re all looking for the extra interactions or values that can take a deck to another level. Well, today let's get some extra combat!

The post The 44 Best Extra Combat Cards in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

Splicers are the artisans of New Phyrexia, formerly Mirrodin. These Phyrexian artificers have a common characteristic: Their main body is weak, but they bring a stronger 3/3 golem with them, which makes the splicer excellent as a blink and recursion target.

The post All 12 Splicer Cards in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

Tomer explains why he thinks Jeweled Lotus and Griselbrand are fun looking cards that are terrible for the format

Creatures are arguably Magic’s most important card type. Formats are defined by the available creatures and the cards that answer them. Most games end in the combat phase, with creatures getting into the red zone and knocking your opponents to 0.

The post All 33 Power Doublers in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

This "Jeskai" deck has been popping up a lot more and its probably my favorite home for Torpor Orb!

Looking for some super cheap, flavorful decks built around Avatar: the Last Airbender cards for Magic: the Gathering? We've got you covered!

Recursive creatures have a long history in Magic, providing midrange players with the grindy cards they need to win the late-game long after their opponents have emptied their hands and are limping along. Let’s figure out the best recursive creatures and how we can use them!

The post The 53 Best Recursion Creatures in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

With the release of Bloomburrow and dozens of bird cards, birds return to Standard and make a breakthrough in other formats like Pioneer. Every MTG set has a bird or two, so it’s always an excellent time to rank all of Magic's best birds and their playability across Magic formats.

The post The 56 Best Birds in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

Fight Rigging is making a big splash in eternal formats. Join Plum as he explores the brewing process to see if Collector's Cage can make a splash too!

The post Hiding Away in Historic: Fun & Jank Episode 92 appeared first on MTG Arena Zone.

Everyone knows that feeling when you open a pack and see that deep orange symbol instead of a gold one, and Orzhov mythics are some of the best around.

The post The 27 Best Orzhov Mythics in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

Following the disastrous Secret Lair Zeta set drop day, WotC has shockingly reversed their prior decision and has UNBANNED 11 cards from the set in Pauper.

The post Wizards REVERSES Bannings on New Zeta Secret Lair Cards appeared first on Draftsim.

Teferi Akosa is one of MTG's classic characters. He'll be appearing in a new series of Dark Horse comics In advance of next year's Zhalfir set.

The post Headlining Character From 2027 MTG Set Appears a Year Early appeared first on Draftsim.

Two Magic content creators, Savesya and ProblemPrincessMTG, talk budget Commander, favorite decks, and what they'd change about the game.

The post Creator Spotlight: Tyler "Savesya" Bucks and ProblemPrincessMTG appeared first on EDHREC.

The Hobbit is winding down, and we've got some unexpected market movement. Several Fallout cards are rising like mad, and it's not too clear why.

The post MTG Weekly Price Spikes: 8/29 – 9/4 appeared first on Draftsim.

Crabs, lobsters, nautiluses, starfish, and trilobites, eh? Let’s see if life is better down where it’s wetter, and explore the cards Homer, the Hermit can leverage.

The post Homer, the Hermit Commander Deck Guide appeared first on Draftsim.

This week on Commander Clash you can only play cards from a single year!

Joe Dyer takes a look at Pauper in September!

From being one of Magic's biggest and most respected stars to the spectacular cheating scandal that removed him from the game, today we have the story of former Japanese Hall of Famer Yuuya Watanabe.

Chong and Lily, Nomads turn Bards and Sagas into a mono-red aggro concoction in this typal Bracket 2 deck built for the Bard in us all.

The post Chong and Lily, Nomads | A Bard Saga Deck appeared first on EDHREC.

Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury leads a mono-green makeover of Guided by Nature, trading Elves and Lands for a different kind of build.

The post Guided by Nature | Precon Remastered appeared first on EDHREC.

Krenko, Mob Boss gains a fresh crop of Goblins from The Hobbit. See which new cards are heating up for Krenko, and which are cooling off.

The post Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Krenko, Mob Boss? | Fire and Ice appeared first on EDHREC.

Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth was a massively popular set, and one of the earliest draftable Universes Beyond sets (for better or worse, I’ll let you debate that). We returned three years later in 2026 to Middle-earth to follow Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, and the Company of Dwarves as they venture to reclaim their home under the Lonely Mountain from the fearsome, avaricious dragon, Smaug.

The post The Hobbit Cards, Mechanics, and Set Information appeared first on Draftsim.

With Commander being Magic’s most popular format, it’s no surprise that lots of players search far and wide for commander rankings to pull ahead of their opponents. Rather than $40 precons, today I look at the commanders at the helm of EDH decks that can go for upwards of $1,000

The post The Best Commanders in EDH Ranked (September 2026) appeared first on Draftsim.

There are plenty of budget options you can play in Commander, and today I rank budget decks with plenty of power and variety despite not costing more than $100.

The post 20 Great and Cheap Budget Commander Decks to Try Next (September 2026) appeared first on Draftsim.

Lands are among the game’s most vital resources. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could have even more of them? Replay land effects that get lands back from the graveyard can maximize your mana base.

The post The 45 Best Replay Land Effects in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

If you tried to get your hands on the Zeta Set secret lair and failed, chances are it wasn't your fault. Wizards of the Coast has issued an apology for the absolutely disasterous launch of the set. Is this going to keep happening, or is this the wake up call they need to fix things?

The post Failed Secret Lair Zeta Drop Leads to $600 Scalping Crisis appeared first on Draftsim.

We just got a not-so-subtle clue about one of next year's Universes Beyond sets. We'll learn more at New York Comic Con.

The post Huge Universes Beyond Announcement Teased for New York Comic Con appeared first on Draftsim.

I'm sure nothing bad could happen if we get a little generous and give our opponents treasures!

Joe Dyer dives into Vintage in September!

There are plenty of incentives for drawing your second card each turn, but why not go bigger and reward yourself for drawing three cards a turn! What's next, FOUR cards?

The post All 7 Draw Third Card Payoffs in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

Hesit is a digital-only mechanic developed to fit the flavor of Outlaws of Thunder Junction and its namesake outlaws, and to bolster the crime mechanic. It's a somewhat complicated mechanic, but it’s a powerful one.

The post Heist in MTG Arena: Rules, History, and Best Cards appeared first on Draftsim.

After eleven months in beta, is Commander's Bracket system ready to be finalized? What it does well, where it falls short, and what to fix.

The post Should the Bracket System Move Out of Beta? appeared first on EDHREC.

Everything you need to build a Slivers deck in Commander: the hive mind's best commanders, strategies and win conditions.

The post Slivers in Commander appeared first on EDHREC.

In this week's 60 to 100, we're taking a look at the Premodern powerhouse that was Psychatog. How can we port this to EDH? Come and see!

The post Building Premodern Psychatog in Commander appeared first on EDHREC.

Today is all about the Godzilla Magic cards! If you’ve been keeping up with MTG in the last couple years then you’ve probably seen Godzilla roaming around on some cards.

The post How to Get Your Hands on the Godzilla Magic Cards appeared first on Draftsim.

Let me give you a simple, though not all-encompassing, heuristic to improve your Magic play: When faced with multiple options for game actions, take whatever line spends the most of your mana in each turn. In general, the player who spends all their mana each turn wins the game over an opponent that doesn’t use 1 or 2 mana a turn because the first player utilizes their mana more efficiently and gets more bang for their buck.

The post The 39 Best Mana Sinks in Magic Ranked appeared first on Draftsim.

Wizards of the Coast called Tuesday's Secret Lair Zeta sale "a disaster" after queue failures left buyers without packs. Here's what was said.

The post What Happened to the Secret Lair Zeta Sale? appeared first on EDHREC.

The MTG Hero shares his new Mono Green Landfall list and why it is still relevant in the Standard meta game!

The post The Badger Is Gone, But Landfall Isn’t: Mono-Green Landfall After the Ban appeared first on MTG Arena Zone.