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gaming22 days ago•19 min saved

Cat-Themed Secret Lair Drops Hint at Infinite Combos and High-Value Reprints

MTG Rocks previews Wizards of the Coast’s Cat-themed Secret Lair Superdrop, Cats Are The Best, highlighting reprint-heavy cards with strong Commander appeal and potential infinite-combat combos. Key spoilers include Aggravated Assault, a costly enchantment capable of infinite combat steps when paired with mana engines like Old Gnawbone, and Dark Ritual, a quintessential Ritual spell with Legacy/Vintage and Commander use. Sovereign Okinec Ahau and Sheltered by Ghosts are also showcased for cat-themed synergies. Despite reprints (including a WoE variant), Aggravated Assault remains around $26, underscoring ongoing demand; the drop is framed as a mix of art-driven novelty and viable deck-building options for Commander, with broader implications for prices and metagame strategies.

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#commander #gaming #legacy

features1 month ago•23 min saved

Strixhaven Spoilers Spotlight: Top Cards Redefining Multiple Formats

MTG Rocks’ Secrets of Strixhaven spoiler roundup highlights standout cards across Standard, Pioneer, and Commander, including Traumatic Critique, The Dawning Archaic, Improvisation Capstone, Planar Engineering, Erode, Witherbloom, Flow State, and others, explaining how they could enable explosive plays, new combos, and price movements as a set that could reshape multiple formats.

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#commander #features #magic-the-gathering

games1 month ago•18 min saved

Strixhaven Spoilers Surface Early: Three Secrets Revealed

Wizards released three early Secrets of Strixhaven spoilers: Together as One looks like the best of the bunch but may only see play in Limited or Commander rather than Standard; Heated Argument and Banishing Betrayal are draft fodder with limited competitive value; more spoilers arrive with tomorrow’s debut livestream, including Emeritus of Ideation, as the set looms large.

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#commander #draft #games

gaming1 month ago•19 min saved

Old Ice Age relic that can exile key cards in any Commander game

An Ice Age artifact called Jester’s Cap can exile cards from an opponent’s library; with recursion or reanimation (e.g., via Toph, the First Metalbender or other artifact-reanimators) it can repeatedly remove threats, potentially crippling a Commander deck. The piece compares it to other exile options (Extract, Sadistic Sacrament, Grinning Totem) and notes that in Commander the payoff is often limited by redundancy in decks. Despite its age and a low price (~$0.39), it’s rarely played (EDHREC shows under 5,000 decks), making it a surprising but risky tactic.

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#artifacts #commander #exile

games2 months ago•19 min saved

Miren Mystery: Secret Lair Bonus Card Emerges in Chaos Vault

Secret Lair x Brain Dead: New Earth Mentality Chaos Vault dropped, featuring 10 cards priced at $29.99–$39.99; in an unusual turn, two missing designs—Miren, the Moaning Well and Master of the Feast—show up as bonus cards on some sheets. Miren’s reprint could carry a high premium, though Secret Lair prints typically maintain value. Additional bonuses include Tidal Barracuda and Invasion Plans, but pull rates and final market prices for these extras are still unknown, and the overall value of the drop remains uncertain.

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#chaos-vault #commander #games

games3 months ago•18 min saved

Donatello’s Technique Poised to Be the TMNT Set’s MVP

A TMNT crossover spoiler centers on Donatello’s Technique, a one-mana common that draws two cards and could enable new infinite combos. While not fitting every deck, it shines in Standard (e.g., Esper Pixie, Dimir Midrange) and looks like an easy upgrade for Commander (Yuriko ninjutsu, Blink decks), making it a strong candidate for the set’s best card.

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#commander #donatellos-technique #games

technology3 months ago•7 min saved

Five-Color Turtle Power: Inside the TMNT Commander Deck

Magic designer Melissa DeTora explains Turtle Power!, a five-color TMNT Commander deck built around +1/+1 counters to emulate leveling up. The team scrapped an initial character-select mechanic in favor of a partner system to give the deck a five-color identity, while incorporating TMNT arcade-game tropes and featuring characters like Irma and Bebop & Rocksteady. The article walks through the design process, thematic choices, and the resulting flavor that goes beyond the main set.

via Magic: The Gathering|

#commander #deck-design #magic-the-gathering

finance3 months ago•20 min saved

Lorwyn Eclipsed Sparks Treefolk Price Surge

Lorwyn Eclipsed has ignited demand for Treebeard, Gracious Host (a Treefolk engine used in Commander), pushing prices up from a budget $0.57 to around $6–$7 for near‑mint copies, with market prices hitting higher highs due to dwindling supply. The surge reflects its rising role in Lorwyn Eclipsed‑themed builds (notably Doran and Food/lifegain shells) and broader Treefolk play, though volatility remains as more sets release and demand shifts.

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#commander #finance #lorwyn-eclipsed

gaming3 months ago•2 min saved

Magic Pride Returns with New Gilded Lotus Promo and Collectible Pin

Magic Presents: Pride returns June 5–14, 2026, inviting local game stores to host a Pride-themed Commander event where players pair two legal commanders with partner, build a deck that expresses their Pride, and receive a foil Gilded Lotus promo illustrated by Merlin G.G. featuring the Gruulfriends Chandra and Nissa, plus an enamel pin; registration closes March 27 and the event will run in many regions worldwide.

via Magic: The Gathering|

#commander #gaming #gilded-lotus

gaming3 months ago•14 min saved

MTG Feb 9 B&R: Biorhythm Returns, Lutri Unbanned with Limits, Historic Temple Banned

February 9’s MTG Banned and Restricted update unbans Biorhythm (added to Game Changers), unbans Lutri the Spellchaser with a restriction that it cannot be a companion, and upgrades Farewell to a Game Changer. Historic Eldrazi Temple is banned; several other cards (Ajani, Nacatl Pariah; Crop Rotation; Scholar of the Lost Trove) are banned, while Magus of the Moon, Harbinger of the Seas, Force of Vigor, Force of Negation, Endurance, Wilderness Reclamation, and Agent of Treachery are unbanned. Timeless Necropotence is restricted. Arena format sees rebalances, and Commander experiences only modest changes with no sweeping B&R overhauls.

via Draftsim|

#banned-and-restricted #commander #game-changers

gaming3 months ago•13 min saved

Commander 2026 Update: Hybrid Debate Paused, Brackets Stabilize, Farewell Joins Game Changers

The Commander Format Panel outlines 2026 plans: the hybrid mana rule discussion is shelved for now due to divided feedback, bracket tweaks are paused until at least one MagicCon to avoid confusion, and Game Changers updates include Farewell joining at Bracket 3+ and Biorhythm joining the list, with Lutri excluded. A potential additional ban update remains possible later in the year, with updates likely around May/June after events this year.

via Magic: The Gathering|

#bans-and-unbans #brackets #commander

news3 months ago•24 min saved

Wizards Unveils Seven D&D Secret Lair Drops in Roll for Initiative

Wizards of the Coast announced a Roll for Initiative Superdrop featuring seven new Secret Lair drops themed around D&D, set to launch February 9 and fully spoiled in advance. The lineup includes Shadowheart’s Devotion, Gale’s Ambition, Black Lights & Dark Dungeons, Shadows Over Baldur’s Gate, Strahd’s Descent, Whispers in Candlekeep, and Lands of the Forgotten Realms—each offering a mix of new cards and valuable reprints (from Ancient Bronze Dragon and Personal Tutor to Counterspell and Prosper). Total value varies by drop, with several high-value reprints and staples that could appeal to both collectors and Commander players. The rollout follows community backlash to a prior Chaos Vault release, and Wizards appears to be aiming to rebuild goodwill with strong, value-forward drops.

via MTG Rocks|

#commander #dungeons-and-dragons #magic-the-gathering

magic-the-gathering4 months ago•19 min saved

Equilibrium: The One-Mana Enchantment Fueling Infinite Commander Loops

The piece spotlights Equilibrium, a cheap one-mana enchantment that makes each creature you cast bounce back to hand, enabling powerful value plays and near-infinite combos in Commander when paired with cards like Urza, Chulaine, Sen Triplets, and other support. It outlines several combo paths—turning Equilibrium into removal via Warped Devotion or Horobi, Death’s Wail, or using Sen Triplets to play cards from opponents’ hands—along with practical, lower-risk lines that recur creatures for value. Despite its potential, Equilibrium remains underplayed (about 0.21% on EDHREC) and affordable (a Future Sight reprint variant can be found for under $1).

via MTG Rocks|

#commander #equilibrium #infinite-combos

games4 months ago•3 min saved

MTG Players Revisit Artifact-Direct Tutor

The article discusses the resurgence of the Magic: The Gathering card Whir of Invention, a powerful artifact tutor that allows players to put artifacts directly into play, especially effective in artifact-based decks and cEDH strategies, and highlights its applications across various formats.

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#artifact-tutor #cedh #commander

games7 months ago•4 min saved

MTG Commander and Limited Championship Updates for 2027

Wizards of the Coast is considering changing the rules for Hybrid Mana cards in Commander from an 'and' to an 'or', which could significantly expand deckbuilding options and increase the playability of nearly 500 cards, though the proposal is still under feedback and not finalized.

via MTG Rocks|

#commander #games #hybrid-mana