What We Learned
2018 Labor Day Special
September 3, 2018
3 min to read
Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Steamflogger Union’s annual celebration of hard work, labor, determination, work, sweat, work, and more work!
My Pro Tour Hall of Fame Ballot
August 27, 2018
5 min to read
Rich goes over his five selections for the 2018 class of the MTG Pro Tour Hall of Fame and talks about his decision-making process
Bertoncini, Hoogland, Chalice of the Void, Counterfeits, and One Weird Weekend on Magic Twitter
August 20, 2018
4 min to read
The Magic community was all over the place this weekend.
Control Decks Steal the Spotlight in Standard, How Good is Essence Scatter Right Now?
August 13, 2018
3 min to read
Rich dives deep on the appearance of one of Magic’s ancient effects as Essence Scatter made a modest impact to the results of both Grand Prix this weekend.
Can Every Pro Tour be a Team Pro Tour?
August 6, 2018
3 min to read
Is the team pro tour superior to the individual pro tour? Yes, let me count the ways…
Pro Tour Practice and the Experience of Grand Prix Minneapolis
July 30, 2018
3 min to read
Not all Grand Prix events are created equally and the Grand Prix held right before a Pro Tour, such as Grand Prix Minneapolis, is usually the least fair.
Foreign Trade, Canadian Tariffs, and an I Told You So
July 16, 2018
3 min to read
New tariffs enacted by the Canadian government to punish American president Donald Trump will result in a 10% increase in the cost of packs in Canada.
25 Years Later—The World of MTG in 1993
July 9, 2018
3 min to read
As we creep closer to Magic’s 25th birthday we reminisce about what the world was like for those heading to the Origins Game Fair in July of 1993.
Eight Potential Replacement Players for the Silver Showcase
July 2, 2018
3 min to read
The community is not happy with the full roster of players selected for the Silver Showcase so we pick eight replacements!
Should Goblin Chainwhirler Have Been Banned Before Dominaria Was Released?
June 25, 2018
4 min to read
Goblin Chainwhirler is dominating the Standard meta game. Should it have been stopped sooner?
From Magic 2015 to Magic 2019, A Four-Year Experiment
June 18, 2018
3 min to read
With Magic 2019 the core set returns, so let’s take a look back on its four year absence and see what we learned.