Underground Sea

WotC “reprinted” Reserved List cards. Did the market even notice? Black Lotus. Mox Sapphire. Underground Sea. If you’re an entrenched Magic player, it’s hard to even say those names without feeling a little shiver of awe. Market Price: n/a Market Price: n/a Market Price: n/a These cards are the stuff of legends; the kinds of cards that are … Read more

Lost Legends, Legends Retold, textured foils, and more! Dominaria United will drop on September 9, 2022, with the upcoming Standard expansion hoping to promise plenty for Magic: The Gathering players and lore enthusiasts. With the release of Dominaria United, it will trigger a much-needed Standard rotation with Zendikar Rising, Kaldheim, Strixhaven: School of Mages, and … Read more

These prices jumpstart and never stop. With the seemingly unstoppable deluge of new cards we’re subjected to these days, it’s easy to miss some of the latest offerings while being overwhelmed by sets, supplements, variations and who knows what else. One such set that I more or less completely overlooked was Jumpstart 2022, released in December … Read more

What the future holds for the priciest lands in Magic history. Believe it or not, Revised dual lands used to be relatively easy to acquire. Market Price: $471.12 Market Price: $402.82 Market Price: $347.41 Market Price: $508.39 I’m not even talking about the earliest days of Magic, when most players didn’t think much about their mana base and audibly … Read more

It’s time for everyone’s favorite Blue powerhouse of a planeswalker! Before War of the Spark and the F.I.R.E. Planeswalkers came out, Jace, the Mind Sculptor was universally acknowledged as the GOAT. I remember when it first came out, when Bloodbraid Elf and Blightning were powerhouses in Standard, Legacy events were still something of a novelty, and Modern wasn’t even a format … Read more

Commander Masters, anyone? Magic: The Gathering’s Double Masters 2022 officially releases on July 8th. Double Masters 2022 is a Masters set containing 331 reprints, plus a new card in Cryptic Spires. Interestingly, Double Masters 2022 is designed around all ten of MTG’s three-color pairings, leading to a unique Draft experience. Speaking of Draft, each Double Masters 2022 Draft … Read more

The trick is to spend $300 on Tundra. A week ago a Twitter follower asked me to help them with a Commander deck. They wanted me to design something they could play with that was semi-competitive. It had to be good enough it wouldn’t just get combo’d out, and could stop opposing decks from winning. … Read more

Double Masters 2022 is jam-packed with high-value goodies—especially for Commander fans. Magic: The Gathering’s latest Masters set, Double Masters 2022, was released on July 8th, and contains reprints of highly desirable cards for multiple MTG formats. Anticipation for Double Masters 2022 grew during spoiler season as cards like Smothering Tithe, Allosaurus Shepherd, and Aether Vial got revealed. New artwork … Read more

The long-time Modern staple is coming to a format near you. For those that didn’t catch all the spoilers for Dominaria United that were uncovered during the Wizards Presents show, let’s just say there are going to be some very impressive cards printed in Dominaria United. There is one card though that I would like to highlight, and … Read more

Karsten crunches the numbers! On October 4, Wizards of the Coast announced a new product: 30th Anniversary Edition. It’s described as a “commemorative, collectible, non-tournament-legal product celebrating 30 years of Magic” that “lets fans and collectors experience some of the most iconic elements of Magic’s early years.” Each display of the 30th Anniversary Edition will contain four … Read more