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Magic: The Gathering announces Magic Origins

Press Release Wizards of the Coast announced today Magic Origins, a new Magic: The Gathering set releasing this July. This pivotal new set reveals the origin stories of five of Magic’s most beloved Planeswalker characters.

Magic 2015 – Duels of the Planeswalkers now available on Xbox One

Press Release Wizards of the Coast today announced that for the first time, Magic 2015-Duels of the Planeswalkers is available for download on next-gen platform Xbox One. The game’s latest expansion, Garruk’s Reveng...

Paradise Island! Magic: The Gathering Deck #WonderWomanWeek

Here's a Magic: The Gathering deck to celebrate Wonder Woman Week!

The Want List #33: A Girl and Her Gun

Night Mares are going fast, a girl and her gun, magic is all around us, and the big companies are deciding what you want for the holidays, it’s all on this week’s episode of The Want List!

Major Spoilers Podcast #589: Planetary Volume 1

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast – Elijah Snow gives us the cold shoulder, Magic: The Gathering, Cloaks #1, Adam 12 #6, Dark Ages #2, Wayward #1, and the battle of the century between Calvin and Charlie Brown!

New Khans of Tarkir Mechanics, Planeswalker Revealed

Did I hear you ask for Khans of Tarkir spoilers? Well here they are, fresh from PAX!

The Magic Minute #80 – Drafting and Signals

In the last few episodes we’ve talked about picking the right cards and colors while drafting Magic. Today’s episode is an advanced topic, but one that even beginning drafters can utilize. It’s the idea of sending and receiving...

The Magic Minute #79 – Drafting and Color Commitment

Following the BREAD model introduced in the last episode will take you a long way as a beginning drafter, but there are a few more important considerations, and knowing when to commit to your deck’s colors is one of them.

The Magic Minute #78 – Deck Building – Drafting B.R.E.A.D.

As I’ve said in the past two episodes, it’s not always easy to know what cards to pick while drafting. Obviously you want to pick the best cards, but how do you know which are the best? There is no substitute for experience. Sh...

The Magic Minute #77 – Deck Building – Drafting Your Team

The strategy for drafting is similar to picking teams for kickball. The general rule is that you pick the best player you can one at a time, the other captain then gets to pick the next best and so on and so forth.

SDCC’14: Khans of Tarkir Spoiler and Announcements

New information on the next set Khans of Tarkir for Magic: The Gathering. Fresh news and Khans of Tarkir spoilers from San Diego!

The Magic Minute #76 – Deck Building – Picking Teams

Think of each card as a player on a team. If you are picking a team to play against another team, and you really want to win a game, you will pick the very best players you can, right?

The Magic Minute #75 – Deck Building – Good vs Bad Cards

Over the next few episodes, I’m going to break down the basics to deck building, both limited and constructed. And the place I want to start is with individual card evaluation.

The Want List Audio #021: Time of the Doctor Figures Announced

This week on The Want List…it’s time to play Doctor, Hasbro is selling axes, Funko announces another round of ComicCon exclusives and more!

Magic 2015 – Duels of the Planeswalkers now available on iPad

Those who have been waiting to play Magic 2015 on their iPad don’t have to wait any longer as Wizards of the Coast has released the game.

The Magic Minute #74 – Magic Card Frame

The release of the new core set, M15, marks a change that has only occurred one other time in Magic’s 20 plus year history. The card frame is changing.

The Magic Minute #73 – Core Sets

In many ways the new year for Magic: The Gathering begins in July. This is when Wizards of the Coast (also known as WOTC) releases the new Core Set, which, like new models of cars, is named after the year to come.

The Magic Minute #72 – Duels of the Planeswalkers

One of the best ways to learn the basic rules and game play of Magic: The Gathering is through the video game, Duels of the Planeswalkers. Each year since 2011, Wizards of the Coast has published this game for multiple platforms.

The Magic Minute #71 — The Colors of Magic: Green

Green is the fifth and final color in Magic’s color pie. When considering green, most people probably just think of big creatures, and while green is the color that gets the biggest creatures, green is far more than this.

The Magic Minute #70 — The Colors of Magic: Red

Red is the forth color in Magic’s color pie and is generally assumed to be the color of chaos. However, red only appears chaotic if one does not understand Red’s motivations.

E3: Wizards of the Coast releases game play trailer for Magic 2015

Kicking off E3, Wizards of the Coast has just released a brand-new gameplay trailer for Magic 2015 – Duels of the Planeswalkers, along with previously unreleased screenshots. The trailer focuses on the menacing Garruk Wil...

The Want List #015: SDCC ’14 Mattel Marvel Exclusives

This Week on the Want List…pre-orders for everyone, more San Diego Comic Con exclusives, Hot Toys makes it to the top of a list, once again, and Dr Strange needs your help!