The most exciting things about new sets are always cards that do brand new things in Magic. Artifacts are a great place to find unique abilities that don’t fit into any of the 5 colors of Mana. The artifact that has people thinking up the most new ideas for it would certainly be the Sundial…
The Planechase format brought about a new way to experience the many places of the Magic Multiverse. We had a look at planes both new and old, from Murasa Murasa in Zendikar to Cliffside Market Cliffside Market from the plane in which the set Mercadian Masques originates. The planechase set also gave us a look at…
Black mages are always looking for more power, at any cost. When looking through black cards to use in your deck you can probably find some with very powerful effects but these also come with various drawbacks. These can be things like losing life to draw more cards, seen commonly in cards like Sign in…
…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…
Blinding Angel Blinding Angel was a popular card that can frequently cause opponents to skip combat phases. For those without answers to a simple 2/4 flyer, they may never have the chance to attack again! With the release of M12 today there is now a new creature that causes opponents to skip combat just when it…
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…
Entangling Webs Decklist Creatures: Llanowar Elves Llanowar Elves X3 Runeclaw Bear Runeclaw Bear X1 Crimson Mage Crimson Mage X2 Garruk’s Companion Garruk’s Companion X1 Giant Spider Giant Spider X3 Lightning Elemental Lightning Elemental X1 Stampeding Rhino Stampeding Rhino X2 Stingerfling Spider Stingerfling Spider X2 Acidic Slime Acidic Slime X2 Arachnus Spinner Arachnus Spinner X1 Vastwood…
Blood and Fire Decklist Creatures: Goblin Arsonist Goblin Arsonist X1 Goblin Fireslinger Goblin Fireslinger X2 Tormented Soul Tormented Soul X1 Goblin Tunneler Goblin Tunneler X1 Stormblood Beserker Stormblood Berserker X2 Duskhunter Bat Duskhunter Bat X3 Onyx Mage Onyx Mage X1 Blood Ogre Blood Ogre X3 Manic Vandal Manic Vandal X1 Bloodrage Vampire Bloodrage Vampire X2…
Grab for Power Decklist Creatures: Child of Night Child of Night X2 Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton X2 Azure Mage Azure Mage X2 Merfolk Looter Merfolk Looter X2 Warpath Ghoul Warpath Ghoul X3 Devouring Swamp Devouring Swarm X1 Drifting Shade Drifting Shade X1 Gravedigger Gravedigger X1 Zombie Goliath Zombie Goliath X2 Belltower Sphinx Belltower Sphinx X2…