…isn’t nearly as good as one in the graveyard. But what is the quickest way to get him there? This week we’ll be looking at a couple of fun combos to try while M11 and M12 are both in Standard. When the rotation occurs with the arrival of Innistrad (check out spoilers here), these fun…
The dust is just beginning to settle on M12. The visual spoiler is complete, the pre-release and release have come and gone, and our Guide to M12 is currently on sale. Note: For those of you anticipating the release of M12 on MtGO, I highly recommend picking up our guide. It’s time to look to…
If you haven’t already heard the historical interpretation of that children’s rhyme, make your day a little cloudier and read up. We’re really excited about M12 here at The Casual Planeswalker. We’ve been preparing for the release of the Core Set for quite some time and we’ll have a big announcement pertaining to M12 later…
M12 Preview Week continues with our discussion of the “other” mythic rares in the newest Core Set…. We’ve known for quite awhile that M12 was slated to have 15 mythic rares. The first five (we assumed) were revealed when the M12 promo photos first appeared along with the promo video starring Gideon. The image of…
M12 Preview Week: A Look at Intro Pack Foil Rares Intro packs have been a staple of Magic The Gathering since the Tempest block, and a feature of all Core Sets since 7th Edition. These decks are exactly what they claim to be: An excellent introduction to the mechanics and strategies of Magic. I highly…
We finally have pictures of all three of the new Planeswalkers in M12. It’s been a long time coming and we’ve had a fair amount of speculation, especially following our spoiling of the new art for all three, but now we’ve got official confirmation from Wizards on the text for all three upgrades to our…
Throughout this week we’ve been giving you Killer Combos that directly involve the primary commanders of the five new pre-constructed decks which debuted last weekend. We’re continuing that trend today with Zedruu the Greathearted, commander of the “Political Puppets” deck. We’ll finish up tomorrow with “Devour for Power”‘s The Mimeoplasm. If you haven’t already, check…
Last week we brought you what we think/hope will be the new Garruk. Along with that mock-up, we showed you the “confirmed” artwork for the new Jace and Chandra incarnations. Now, we have absolute assurance that the art we showed you was indeed a spoiler of what you’ll get in M12, but we also have…
Commander, for those of you who are new to the game, is a casual format that used to be called by its player-given name: Elder Dragon Highlander. Anyone who isn’t up on the old-school terms should learn that Elder Dragons were a series of tri-color legendary dragons in the creatively titled MTG expansion, Legends. The…
You guys have wowed us with your support on Facebook and Twitter. It’s been great interacting with you there, answering your questions, speculating about what’s coming in M12 and beyond, and sharing our love for playing Magic. That said, without further ado, let me tell you that Random.org has spoken and our latest winner is……