MTG Rocks

Generally, most creature-based Commander decks in Magic focus on either going wide or going tall. Both are viable approaches to winning games through combat, but the two don’t overlap much in terms of the cards they play. Siona, Captain of the Pyleas, however, challenges this dichotomy by blending the two MTG strategies into one potent, yet underrated, legend.

Despite its unusual origin as an Aftermath set turned bonus sheet, The Big Score is surprisingly packed with powerful cards. While this sounds like good news, the set’s bonus sheet nature means that supply is somewhat limited. This, in turn, makes many cards susceptible to spiking in price, which is exactly what has happened to Ancient Cornucopia.

For better or worse, it’s no secret that Commander games can go on for a long while. Between generally massive board states, counterspells, and board wipes, it’s not uncommon for games to last for hours. At some point, however, games do need to end, and that’s when players will need to bust out their win conditions to finish things properly.

For the most part, all o...

Despite Secrets of Strixhaven’s release date being three weeks ago, spoilers for the set technically aren’t over just yet. As is tradition, MTG Arena has a few more digital-exclusive Secrets of Strixhaven goodies to offer in the set’s Alchemy release. Offering bizarre cards that are extremely powerful when built around, these new cards could inspire players to brew s...

No matter what archetype you’re playing in Commander, at some point, you’ll need some card draw. Realistically, even if you’ve got godly luck when topdecking, one card per turn usually isn’t enough. Thanks to this, pretty much every single Commander deck will have a few spells that draw cards, ideally on the cheap, too.

While Stinging Study isn’t exactly the cheapes...