How Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch Forever Changes Myr Tribal in Magic the Gathering
In the Phyrexia: All Will Be One set, Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch has risen to become the five-color leader of the Myr tribe.
How Skrelv, Defector Mite is a Sneaky Good Commander in Magic the Gathering
Skrelv, Defector Mite is a one-mana Legendary Creature card from the Phyrexia: All Will Be One set of Magic: The Gathering. This unassuming Phyrexian Mite shouldn’t be underestimated, however. It has Toxic, one of the key mechanics from the All Will Be One set, which delivers poison counters much like Infect from the Scars of […]
Happily Ever After – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Happily Ever After is one of the strangest alternate win condition cards in Magic the Gathering. This Enchantment card from the Throne of Eldraine set exists as a “story spotlight” for the backstory of Eldraine. The conditions which need to exist to win the game are very specific and difficult to attain. But, it has […]
The Top 20 Magic the Gathering Card Reviews on The Phoenix Desertsong
At one time, Magic the Gathering card reviews were my most successful and profitable content niche. It’s funny, as I started them purely for fun when I returned to Magic the Gathering during the New Phyrexia set prerelease. My first ever Magic card review was Urabrask the Hidden, which I plan to revisit thanks to […]
Demanding Dragon – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Demanding Dragon is a rare creature card from Magic the Gathering’s 2019 Core Set. It may surprise you that the five-mana Dragon is former a #1 TCGPlayer bestseller. Besides having five power and toughness, when it enters the battlefield, this Dragon deals five damage to an opponent unless that opponent sacrifices a creature. How good […]
How Good is Cryptolith Rite in Magic the Gathering?
When I first saw Cryptolith Rite, my first thought was that this Magic the Gathering card was too good to be true. When I read the comments that people were leaving about it, my thinking was confirmed. Turning all of your creatures into Birds of Paradise with just a two-mana Enchantment seemed pretty broken to […]
Chandra, Flame’s Fury – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
In most cases, a Planeswalker Deck exclusive like Chandra, Flame’s Fury would be little more than a fun casual curiosity. The planeswalkers in these decks are greatly powered down mirrors of their counterparts in their respective sets. But, with Magic’s Core Set 2020, Chandra planeswalkers are more important than ever. Thanks to a little rare […]
Liliana, Death Wielder and Friends – A Magic the Gathering Planeswalker Deck Review
It’s no secret that Wizards of the Coast’s decision to replace the often-maligned Intro Packs with Planeswalker Decks was a success, even if it was short-lived. Sure, the exclusive planeswalkers featured with the decks are vastly under-powered compared to their expansion set counterparts. But, they are certainly interesting and still sought after by many players […]
Adventurous Impulse – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Adventurous Impulse is a one-mana Sorcery card from Magic the Gathering’s Dominaria set. This card would be reprinted in the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths set, Therefore, it’s been present in multiple Standard formats, and it’s been useful in both of them. Adventurous Impulse would also appear as a Mystical Archive in the Strixhaven set, but […]
Allosaurus Rider – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Allosaurus Rider, a creature from Magic the Gathering’s Coldsnap set, was the victim of one of the most infamous card buyouts seen in Magic finance history. Pretty much every copy of the Elf Warrior, including the Coldsnap Prerelease and Duel Deck: Elves vs Goblins printings, disappeared from the internet. While this is a card that’s […]