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 developed the ill-named, unofficial scale after being endlessly pestered by nosy Magic players about how likely it was that…
Surf City, NJ — Neglecting the commander game at hand, three players at a local LGS were instead captivated by the collapse of a 5-year relationship slowly scrolling by, text by text, on their fellow player’s phone. Generously provided by the player as a way to track life totals, the…
Irvine, CA — Following the May 6th announcement from Nintendo that they plan on remaking Star Fox 64 for somewhere between the 3rd and 6th time (depending on who you ask), Wizards of the Coast has released a press release saying, quote: “Wait, we can just do that?” “We noticed…
CUMMING, Iowa — A strange occurrence has rocked a quiet Iowa town. Bimpo “Stinky” Scruggs, a frequent player of planeswalker-centered Commander decks at Cumming Comics and Adult Novelties, has been regretting his choice of deck theme as of late. For reasons he personally has yet to discover, Scruggs’ planeswalkers keep…
Silicon Valley, CA — I, Red of the Commander’s Herald, believe that I speak for the whole world when I come to the various tech and finance CEOs among the billionaire class and say: Please, we’re begging you… find a cooler way to kill us. For those unfamiliar, pretty much…
Mesa, ARIZONA – Though there is already one in town, Mesa City Council has announced that a new data center is being built so that Jeff Bezos and his associates can play a physical version of Momir, the popular Magic: The Gathering format generally only possible to play online. Dwarfing…
RENTON, WA – “Oh, that’s what you’re here about,” says Wizards President John Hight, as The Herald sits down with him to ask about the upcoming release of Mark Rosewater’s opus Mood Swings. “Yeah… we’re all very proud of… Mark? And his new uh… game.” As Mr. Hight sits at…
QUEENS, NY — New Yorkers will soon have just one baseball team to root for, as The New York Mets have announced they will cease baseball operations and pivot their organization to cEDH, in an effort to make their .375 winning percentage acceptable. The New York Metropolitans (friends call them…
Chicago, IL — Seriously, cut it out. I need you to understand that when I say “You’re scaring the hoes,” I mean us. We’re the hoes that you’re scaring. Like, sure. I get it. When you were young, your parents let you watch Alien and Hellraiser for some reason, and…
MAZOMANIE, WI – A group of mercenaries called to adventure were surprised today to find their quest beginning not in a lively tavern, but rather a musty church basement containing an endless sea of folding chairs. “A mysterious old man beckoned us over and we were excited to see if…
THE VILLAGES, FL — Over the weekend, Wizards of the Coast unveiled their latest Secret Lair release, focused around cats from Pop Culture and beyond. And none are more excited for the release than the hearty fandom of Felix the Cat, the 1919 rubberhose-era cartoon feline who entertained children and…
SEATTLE, WA — To coincide with the upcoming Universes Beyond: Marvel Super Heroes, Wizards of the Coast has announced a very special homage to Marvel Comics History. They have chosen to cut the pay of all of their artists in half. It’s only one of several changes the…
In Friday’s announcement regarding the upcoming Reality Fracture standard set, Wizards of the Coast has presumably unintentionally proven the well-known adage that straight men can’t write fanfiction. My name is Red, and I’ve been writing fanfiction for almost a decade. Straight men can’t and shouldn’t do it for one simple,…
Washington, D.C. – After a recent assassination attempt at the same hotel where former President Reagan was shot, current American leader Donald Trump proposed building a safe and secure ballroom to hold future presidential events. However, in preparation for the building of the ballroom, architects hired for the job have…
San Francisco, CA — In yet another of the seemingly-endless funding rounds for software company, self-styled miracle factory, and future Enron-scale market atrocity OpenAI, known moron and CEO Sam Altman claimed that this time the company is not asking for money, but instead for mana. “We just need, like, ten…
Richmond, VA — A series of images of upcoming Magic sets have leaked, and we’ve asked some leading experts in the field of digital forensics to examine and weigh in. Among their various reactions to us trespassing in FBI headquarters? “These are too high quality to be legit.” “Usually when…
WICHITA, KS — A new study from Wichita State University has raised the alarm on recent limited Magic: the Gathering culture shifts. The study, published by the American Climate Advisory Board, has noted an uptick in the amount of Desert Cubes showing up across the nation, leaving experts worried about…
Manasquan, NJ — Poor, poor JD Vance. Surely there must come a breaking point… Rumors are circulating that Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering, could become the latest father figure to reject Vice President JD Vance. An anonymous source intimately familiar with the…
LAS VEGAS, NV — On the eve of the 2026 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders are reportedly doing their due diligence when it comes to their first overall pick. Over the past few months, discussion has focused around Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza, following him leading the Hoosiers to a…
DENVER, Co. — Tragedy struck in the home of local Commander player Bogart “Bong” Waters today as his attempt to prepare for a yearly tradition with his friends went terribly awry. During preparations for his local pod’s annual weed-centered Commander party, the 420 Smokestack Blowout, Waters absentmindedly ground his only…
Tokyo, Japan — Internal Konami documents recently leaked to us from an anonymous whistleblower reveal shocking news about the media company’s inner workings and future plans. They range from video game plot details, planned corporate restructuring, and disturbing new products coming down the line. Former company executive and current arcade…
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 artist credits, and if I see the name of a generative AI site, I’m going to make it everybody in…
New York, NY — Reports from a local game store reveal that players may have located the protagonist. Of… everything, it seems. We followed up to investigate. “She just showed up one day, playing like Boros Dragons,” says Wade Nelson, one regular attendee. “She swept the whole FNM–no sleeves,…
Erie, PA – Norman Gilbert, a well-known Magic: The Gathering player in town, was kicked out of local game store The Goblin’s Den permanently due to the content of his “The Aristocrats”-themed commander deck. The deck, filled with joke and banned cards, was created by Gilbert likely to either elicit…
COPENHAGEN — Novo Nordisk, the pharmaceutical company that produces Ozempic, has been sued by the elder dragon Arcades, the Strategist. The Dragon claims that the company has significantly reduced the base toughness of many creatures, reducing his effectiveness as a commander. He’s suing the company for lost…
SECRET HASBRO BUNKER, Wash. — Commander’s Herald has once again stumbled ass-backwards into a shocking revelation about the potential future of a beloved Magic: The Gathering fan format. In what is bound to be the most existentially nerve-wracking piece of news to emerge this week, we have learned of a…
Following the absolutely stellar debut of GiGi Wellplayed on the Spell Slayers last month, the staff at The Herald has worked tirelessly, day and night and afternoon, to try and come up with a drag name as good as that. We could not. Nevertheless, we needed to…
OUTER SPACE- A phenomenon known as the “overview effect” is known to cause astronauts, such as the crew aboard NASA’s Moon-bound Artemis II, to feel a sense of oneness with the Earth and the humans that inhabit it when they glimpse the “pale blue dot” from space. Traveling alongside the…
