10 Great Magic Short Stories
Want to appreciate the best worldbuilding and storytelling that Magic has to offer in bite-sized form? Check out this top ten!
Ciel got into Magic as a way to flirt with a girl in college and into Commander at their bachelor party. They’re a Vorthos and Timmy who is still waiting for an official Theros Beyond Death story release. In the meantime, Ciel obsesses over Commander precons, deck biomes, and deckbuilding practices. Naya forever.
Want to appreciate the best worldbuilding and storytelling that Magic has to offer in bite-sized form? Check out this top ten!
What kind of draft archetypes have blue green decks had over the years? Ciel Collins investigates Simic in the final archetype analysis!
Vehicles, equipment, beating face and working as a team - Boros has had everything aggressive in its long history of draft archetypes.
From graveyard synergies to creature death payoffs to midrange strategies of every kind, Golgari has always had distinct draft archetypes. Ciel goes through them all!
Ciel Collins goes over the history of Izzet draft archetypes, from surge to convoke to energy and all things spell slinger!
Gaining life, taking life, draining life, sacrificing creatures, and so much more - Ciel examines the history of Orzhov draft archetypes!
Gaining life, casting enormous creatures, creating tokens and placing counters - Which is your favorite Selesnya draft archetype?
What else does Gruul do other than care about power and go smash? Find out in this history of Gruul draft archetypes over the years.
How have Rakdos draft archetypes changed over the course of Magic's history? Ciel Collins dives in deep with black red Limited decks.
Ciel examines the long history of Dimir draft archetypes throughout Magic.
How have draft archetypes for blue and white decks changed over the years? Ciel Collins dives into a history of Azorius cards.
Sagas are now a frequent feature in Magic set design, but how have they evolved from their first appearance in Dominaria?
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.
Some Magic planes come back every few years and others are seen once and never again. Ever wondered why?
Auras have been a part of Magic since the game first launched in 1993. But how have they changed over the last 31 years?
How did Equipment cards go from useless to broken and back to useless before becoming just another part of Magic?
Looking to Stella Lee for a wild ride? Then check out this deck tech for the new legend from Outlaws of Thunder Junction.
Why were all artifacts colorless to start with and what happened to change that? Ciel Collins investigates!
The characters are boring! The story is contrived! The Magic story was so much better back in my day! So how come it keeps chugging along?
Ciel Collins goes over the history of Magic's most beloved romance: Chandra and Nissa.
Blue is the color of cerebral plays and analysis, and Jace embodies that... most of the time. Is he stupid?
Planeswalkers: once Magic’s most exciting card type and exclusively found in the mythic rare slot, now relegated to a single card per set.
Remember Signature Spellbooks? What were they, and why did they stop making them? Find out in this edition of Retrospective Review.
Let's dig into the story of Garruk. Who is he? Why does he only pop up now and then? Could Wizards have done a better job with his story?
Have you been playing Magic long enough to remember event decks? Ciel sure does, and they're here to reminisce!
Known as theme Decks, then intro decks and finally planeswalker decks, Ciel looks back at a Magic staple many players began their journey with.
Tell the tale of The Sixth Doctor with the help of Ian Chesterson and this Saga heavy Commander deck!
Do you remember Magic's Premium Deck Series? Only three were made, and Ciel Collins is here to review them all!