Closed! Congrats to @link82591 for winning the Intro Pack contest! We will be doing more of these in the future. From time to time we get some random Magic products, and we've been sitting on them for a while. So we're going to give away three of our Magic the Gathering intro packs. No strings [...]

Tags: Contest, Twitter

Trick breaks down the latest set of Oracle and Rules changes.

Tags: Comprehensive Rules, Exodus, Mark Gottlieb, Oracle, rules, Zendikar

Dan pulls from his Extended lesson plans to start talking about Zoo deck construction, a dominant Extended creature-based archetype.

Tags: Deck building, Extended, Sligh, Zoo

Update: Wizards has announced 'Magic the Gathering - Tactics' as a video game partnership with Sony Online, read more about Magic the Gathering - Tactics here. Along with the earlier reported 'From the Vault: Relics' was the trademark registration for a product titled 'Magic the Gathering- Tactics.' We know nothing about the product but it [...]

Tags: Future Product

Update: This product is confirmed and the full contents have been spoiled here - From the Vault: Relics - Spoiled! Discovered via a trademark which has been registered by Wizards of the Coast, we now know the third set in the 'From the Vault' series. This title ties closely with the also known future release [...]

Tags: From the Vault

Today on Wizards.com they announced the release of all foil boosters. These boosters will be available beginning January 8th, 2010 and will contain 15 foil cards from Shards of Alara, Conflux, and Alara Reborn. The packs will come with a MSRP of $11.99 in the US. Based on the product image we can expect them [...]

Tags: Alara Block, Alara Reborn, Conflux, Foil, Promo, Shards of Alara

MTGSalvation forum administrator urzassedatives reported receiving a message outlining the following items: Expanded GP system in 2010 Possibly another subsidized event on a large scale in 2011 More local store support Added support for states More "surprise bonuses" for existing players. This could be a sizable shift after seeing the organized competitive play contract with [...]

Tags: 2011, Champs, DCI, Grand Prix, Pro Tour, States

As most of you are very aware, we have had the pleasure of Dan Eckstein being the first writer we have brought on board for ManaNation.com as a regular weekly author. His column "Magic the Classroom" has regularly been among the most popular content on ManaNation.com. He writes with a great voice and a clear [...]

Tags: Articles, ManaNation, Writers

Between pre-releases, game days, grand prix and friday night magic events I'd have to say that pre releases are where I feel most at home.  The balance between the casual sealed format and competitive atmosphere almost perfectly correlates with my connection to the game.  Somewhere between net-decking faerie Spike-fest and casual schoolyard Timmys is where [...]

Trick got back from his pre-release and sat down to talk about the set, and more about his experience rocking Allies in his Zendikar pre-release deck. He also goes on to discuss some thoughts on the set, as well as some exciting ManaNation news. Definitely a great episode.

Tags: Ally, Pre-release, Zendikar