BELLEVUE, WA — The conclusion of Magic: The Gathering World Championship for 2025 was packed full of drama for all the wrong reasons. The scandal began when eventual champion Seth Manfield, in full view of several judges, attempted to Quench a Deep Cavern Bats that was uncounterable due to opponent…
FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN — For weeks, local game stores have been sold out of Icebreaker Krakens and Lumbering Megasloths. Curse of the Cabal has seen a 500% price increase from demand. Murmurs online of a Eternal Dominion ban have bubbled up. But none of this is driven by the latest…
HARVEY CEDARS, NJ – Leaks from the upcoming Magic set have hit the internet, and the hype is real amongst the player base because a new artifact token does some bullshit. Joining the likes of Food, Clues, and Treasures, et al., in the pantheon of…
RANDOM COFFEE HOUSE - I went to a coffee house to have a talk with Dwight Schrute about his recent Secret Lair and how he thinks Secret Lair is going. He was already there when we got there to talk. We sat with him introduced ourselves and started the interview with him. Commanders Herald: "How do you feel about Secret Lair even though for many people they did not enjoy that yours existed?" Dwight Schrute: "I think it's going well. As you saw mine sold out immediately and that shows that people are actually interested in seeing me on a magic card." CH: "Right but don't you think Wizards of the Coast are starting to not really care about its audience, but caring about money instead?" DS: "Not really. That's how a company makes money is to sell things they know will sell." As the interview went on it seemed like he was all for how low WotC has come along with Secret Lair. While we were talking it seemed like without us noticing he played the UNO reverse card on us and started interviewing us. DS: "How do you feel about the direction WotC is taking Secret Lair? Are you happy with it or is it not going well?"\ CH: "Well I thought it was fine when they stuck with the fantasy theme. Hell even when they did Fallout it was fine because it was just a video game. Spider-Man is a little sketchy because it's based in New York City. But yours is real bad. It's basically the same as going across the hall, pointing at some rando name Joe and beeing like "That's the next face of Magic: the Gathering". It just doesn't fit or work." After that something changed. The air just shifted. We were scared for our lives, but in the end he just got up and left without saying anything. He also left6 us with the bill which was a total douche move. We paid the bill and left not wanting to deal with him ever again. Now we're back at the office kind of scared to publish this because it seems WotC sees a joke and makes it a Secret Lair so we're probably going to see Secret Lair: My Friend Across the Hall next.
Wizards of the Coast has revealed it is partnering up with your favorite thing for its next release. The IP you’ve always wanted is finally coming to Magic, but maybe not in the form you expected. Confirmed during the latest Hasbro earnings call, CEO Chris Cocks described that thing you…
OMAHA, NE – Local father and D&D player Phillip Grossman reportedly fell into a midlife crisis after an incident at his son’s birthday. Suffering a humiliating defeat at the hooves of a pony rented for the birthday, he realized he couldn’t defeat a single creature with a challenge…
Renton, Washington — As the harsh winter approaches, Hasbro’s board of directors huddle around the burning desk of Carmen Klomparens, hoping to stave off a freezing death for another night. “The trek has been long and arduous, and I fear we may not…
RENTON, WASHINGTON–Executives at Wizards of the Coast are scrambling after getting zero new applicants to their creator program last quarter. Sources within the Hasbro subsidiary point to one culprit for the sudden drop in interest: The White House. Often confused with Magic the Gathering card…
Washington, D.C. – As the government begins to return to work following the longest government shutdown on record, many returning politicians are starting up their Magic: The Gathering play groups again. During a recent game Democrat Senator Corbin Leisch gave his opponent a massive advantage by allowing the player to…
CHANNEL 47 – Laziness has reached new heights this week as workers in charge of grabbing Avatar: The Last Airbender screenshots to replace artwork on Magic: The Gathering cards forgot to remove an iCarly promotional splash from the bottom of the screen. Wizards of the Coast admit the original plan…
THE INTERNET — The latest Secret Lair Drop went live this week, and Magic: The Gathering players took to socials to report yet another frustrating experience that left them empty-handed, just as it had many times before. “I can’t believe this happened again,…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Technology Information Consultants CEO John Rogers has revealed that he is preparing an ally typal deck in preparation for next June. The deck is an important part of Rogers’ branding strategy as both a representative of his company and a Magic…
Kowabunga! A rules announcement from Wizards of the Coast has clarified that none of the creatures in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set will deal lethal damage in combat. Due to a 1987 FCC rule, the tubular turtles are forbidden from killing their…
SPOOKY MESOTHELIOMA ATTIC – A group of rowdy college students who uncovered a dusty old Ouija board then decided to play Commander have been thrown into turmoil after the player using it as a playmat systematically countered or removed every single card Dave has played. The game started casually enough…
Redmond, WA – In a sponsored post on his popular Tumblr blog, Magic: The Gathering Head Designer Mark Rosewater reversed a long-held belief of his due to an executive order handed down from the White House. While Rosewater, affectionately known as Maro, had said in the past that it was…
Bend, OR – A fan of the Standard format of Magic: The Gathering found himself in hot water this week after police found him destroying a witch’s cauldron decoration in his neighbor’s yard. The vat vandalism went down when local man Tate Grimsbold was walking home after an unsuccessful game…
Magic socials were on fire for the third time this week after Wizards of the Coast announced that they were working with famed comic book writer Robert Kirkman to reboot the Magic: The Gathering® | Marvel’s Spider-Man set. We sat down with company spokesman Bob Rabiah just after the announcement…
Columbus, OH – A tense moment happened at a Halloween event today as a man going to a comic book store while dressed in a Spider-Man costume won a Magic: The Gathering character costume contest by accident. Ted Plensk, the Spider-Man cosplayer and costume contest victor, had not planned to…
THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD – A bizarre questionnaire sent out by Wizards of the Coast last week asked Magic players if any specific influencers affected their views on the Communist Party (and/or the Spider-Man Universes Beyond set). The question in question uses the acronym Reviewer Entertainer Dissenting Streamer (REDS)…
Washington, D.C. – During one of his usual incomprehensible and rambling speeches, 34-time convicted felon and former star of The Apprentice Donald Trump announced that he will be sending the National Guard to yet another city. The deployment was made because Trump has been spending the past few days drafting…
SHITASS GAMES – For their upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Prerelease event, one devoted local game store has delved headfirst into immersion by shrouding their business in the smell of poop water for the past 30 years. The community has lovingly rallied around the event, with some members going so…
Original Painting by vadimdolgovart SEATTLE, WA – Wizards of the Coast is proud to announce its collaboration with one of the biggest richest pop stars of our time: Taylor Swift. Swifties have deep pockets which is exactly the kind of demo WotC is targeting…
In a post on their social media accounts, Wizards of the Coast today announced that, due to the increased volume of intellectual properties being brought into Magic: The Gathering via Universes Beyond, all Commander games going forward should begin with an explanation of your commander’s lore. Universes Beyond has brought…
Chaos erupted on the set of the latest episode of Jubilee’s Surrounded, “1 Magic Pro vs 20 Commander Players” as an argument broke out among the EDH players over whose turn it was to debate the pro next. The controversy began almost immediately after the clock started, when commander player…
Dear Commander’s Herald, How do I convince my doctor that life is just a resource? He insists that I should be exercising, eating healthy, and taking my prescription medications in some sort of life gain strategy. While I’m not opposed to life gain in principle, it’s…
(Photo by Nick Wolf) ATLANTA, GA – Multiple keen eyed viewers of last week’s MagicCon Atlanta preview panel noticed what appeared to be head Magic designer Mark Rosewater sending a hidden plea for salvation between the thirteenth and fourteenth product announcements. Rosewater himself has denied the…
Atlanta, GA – Magic: The Gathering fans descended upon Atlanta this weekend to attend MagicCon, one of the biggest card game events of the year. Fans from around the world got together to play the game they love, see content creators and game developers they enjoy, and spend more money…
Toledo, OH – Local Magic: The Gathering fan Craig Duffy, upset over not having enough funds to travel to Atlanta for this past weekend’s MagicCon, spent the day reorganizing lands in an attempt to quell his wanderlust. Duffy, who was recently laid off from his management position at Jimmy John’s…
