At MagicCon Amsterdam, Wizards of the Coast announced the return of its Hall of Fame. Once a mainstay of the competitive scene, the Hall was suspended during the pandemic, and finally making a return for 2026. To help our readers understand the new Hall of Fame and the new…
Amsterdam, Netherlands–We here at The Herald have a powerful drive to cover breaking Magic: the Gathering news as soon as it is released to the public. We also have a corporate expense card we regularly charge to attend events under the guise…
Hi there. My name is Red Pixlh3art, and I write for the Commander’s Herald. I’ve been playing Magic since around 2017, I fell in love with Commander first and have since gotten into limited and cube, and I’ve primarily been a Mardu player. My first “real” commander was…
Boston, Massachusetts — At 6:45 PM on Friday, July 17th, local racist Buck Carson was taken to Beth Israel following what doctors suspect may have been a heart attack. Sources close to Carson say that his potential heart attack was quite possibly caused by viewing Friday’s Magic: The Gathering announcement…
Ship Bottom, NJ — Once dismissed as an irrational and baffling business policy, Ogre’s Hole’s strict “No Vegetables” rule has become an unlikely model of public health preparedness and diarrhea defense, as the local game store emerges as one of the few venues untouched by the ongoing Cyclospora outbreak.
Alejandro tackles a typal pauper EDH deck again, but this time he takes the easy path and builds around elves.
Looking to build an aristocrats deck in Commander for the first time? Let Ciel Collins walk you through all the best aristocrat colors and commanders!
Crush your opponents under foot with this Terrian, World Tyrant deck!
It was a terror in standard, but have you ever wanted to play caw-go in Commander? Kara Blinebry can make it happen with this edition of 60 to 100!
San Francisco, CA — In 2373 on the formerly Cardassian space station Deep Space Nine in orbit around the planet of Bajor, Jake Sisko said the sentence that perfectly sums…
THE INTERNET – Buzz has been expectedly loud around new cards that premiered at MagicCon: Amsterdam over the weekend, including cards from the highly-anticipated in-universe set Reality Fracture. Based around…
On Friday, at MagiCon: Amsterdam, Wizards of the Coast announced the three upcoming in-universe Magic: The Gathering sets for 2027–and one of them is a combination of two planes we’ve…
Chicago, IL — The groundbreaking of former president Barack Obama’s presidential library in Chicago’s South Side has been met with varying responses from both locals and liberals nationwide, ranging from…
Join Tyler 'Savesya' Bucks as he digs through the bulk of Tarkir: Dragonstorm, and showcases the best commons & uncommons from the set!
Today, Tyler 'Savesya' Bucks brings us a list of the best commons & uncommons you can find in Tarkir: Dragonstorm!
Make spells matter on a budget with this Zethi, Arcane Blademaster deck tech from Benjamin Levin.
Tyler 'Savesya' Bucks is here with an interesting take on the new commander Eshki Dragonclaw... Read the article now to find out what it is!
Fishbowl is back and it’s more crowded than ever. A couple extra rows of tables have been crammed into the Al Bahr Shriners Convention Center and the whiffs of crusted…
Looking beyond the clans and dragons for cards that will see play in cEDH? Let Cal Jones run you through the new cEDH cards from Tarkir: Dragonstorm.
What do cEDH and Aetherdrift have in common? They're both about going fast! Join Cal Jones for the Aetherdrift cEDH set review.
Are you playing as much Dress Down in cEDH as you should be? Harvey dives into one of blue's most versatile answers to creatures.
March 8, 2002, MtG Head Designer Mark Rosewater authored an article in his column Making Magic entitled “Timmy, Johnny,…
10 years ago, Magic Head Designer Mark Rosewater formally codified the Storm Scale in a December Edition of his column, Making Magic. In the column, Mark described how he…
Well hello there, gorgeous. We’re trying something a little different today. Now nobody get mad here, but recently someone described one of…
I swear to fucking god, that shitty anime alter elfball deck is bad enough on its own, but I’m going to examine every single card you play looking at the…
Art inspires art, and Brandon Amico has built an EDH deck based on Madeline Miller's "Circe" with a custom-painted commander.
What would compel you to "ruin" cards with artist signatures? The "hobby-within-a-hobby" is growing; explore the niche with a new Nick Wolf miniseries.
Wizards of the Coast put out an open call for artwork portfolios, seeking artists interested in creating for Magic and D&D. Will you submit?
Ever thought a piece of Magic art looks a little too iconic? Nick Wolf looks at the top five Magic artworks that look like classic art.
I stare out the window of the mud-caked pickup truck, my transition lenses blocking as much of the sunlight as they can while the endless plains slowly roll by. We’ve…
Ever noticed just how much personality there is on the flavor text for Goblin Magic cards? Nick Wolf looks at the best of the bunch.
Ajani hasn't always had an easy run of things, and Ciel Collins is here to chronicle the worst five things that ever happened to the big cat.
Modern Horizons has a history of throwbacks and references and immaculate flavor, so Jubilee is here to guide you through the gems of MH3!
What is a Battle card? How do they work? Judge and CAG member Charlotte Sable breaks down Magic’s newest card type.
Enforcing the rules is hard enough for judges at the best of the times, but what happens when they're adjudicating multiplayer games?
What sort of issues do cEDH players and judges run into at tournaments? Kevin Sugihara speaks with the Head Judge of Silicon Dynasty.
Phyrexia: All Will Be One has arrived with a whole host of new combos! Myles Schaller of Commander Spellbook runs us through the best and weirdest.
Eliza Hunton sat down with Magic player and mental health doctoral researcher Sahar Mirhadi at MagicCon Amsterdam.
A conversation with Missouri Candidate for U.S. Senate Lucas Kunce about his stance on how how Magic has changed, and how he has changed with Magic.
A interview Dr. Wendi Sierra, Assistant Professor at TCU and scholar of Bethesda games, about how Magic adapted Fallout.
Ever wondered what Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro are doing about making Magic more sustainable? Veronica Ruggenberg is on it!
