Lee breaks out some real life examples of identifying your opponent's deck in the early game.

Tags: combat, Constructed, Faeries, M10, Play

We're back with a preview card from the upcoming Magic 2010. We go over a number of cards, give our thoughts, reminisce about what was once a bomb, and discuss some decks which get major help. Discuss this episode

Tags: M10, Magic 2010, Preview, Vampire Aristocrat

"Spoiler" doesn't begin to describe the floodgates that were opened up on Magic the Gathering's newest expansion this weekend.  On Friday, we were looking at a list of about 70 cards spoiled for Magic 2010.  Today I write to you with a stack of 220.  The bulk of these can be attributed to a glitch [...]

Before we begin, let us slap a warning label on this column.  We won't be discussing Magic 2010 in any detail.  There won't be any tournament deck ideas for the monetarily challenged or super-combos you never saw coming.  This is about deck building.  However, this is also about a moment unique to Magic, a moment [...]

Magic: The Gathering is an amazing game that has years of evolution, complex rules, and endless amounts of varying situations.  But, along with all of the confusion, we can all agree there's a lot of effort to find the best unique art on each card.  Could you imagine playing MTG without it? After sifting through [...]

Hidden among the announcement of the new rules changes for Magic2010 were seven card announcements, including four brand new cards for 2010 and the return of a classic.  More than enough fodder for another preview column from GatheringMagic.  As always, please keep visiting our M10 Spoiler for all the latest cards announced or confirmed for [...]

Lee tells us about his trip to Atlanta having played in the SCG 5k and the PT Austin PTQ.

Before Wizards announced the official rules changes coming with Magic 2010, Lee and Trick had sat down to discuss the rumors floating around and some of what was known. Check out Lee and Trick's thoughts on the zone name changes, the removal of Mana burn, new cards in a core set, and the new rotation!

It would be an understatement to say that the recent changes to the rules of Magic the Gathering have been merely controversial.  Forums, blogs and twitters have been ablaze with fervent opinions ranging anywhere from staunch support to apathy to hopelessness.  Indeed, with any evolving, complex game there comes the inevitable tweak from on high [...]

Change has come to Magic the Gathering.  For the first time in more than ten years basic rules of game play are being tweaked more than just a little bit.  The purpose of Magic 2010 from the outset has been to involve and recruit more 'casual' players to the game.  A not un-noble effort.  In [...]