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Another week, another Dominaria United Set Booster pack! The outside is the same as last week, so I'll start with the standard stuff: an art card, a basic land, and an insert. No token card, just a promo

I know it's not officially Monday anymore according to HIVE time, but it's still Monday evening here! Time to open one of those Set Booster packs that has been teasing me for a few days. These contain

I mentioned in a previous post that I had traded a high-dollar shiny bit of pasteboard for store credit at my friendly local game shop, and used that to buy some packs of Magic: The Gathering cards. I

It's been a while since I last bought a pack of cards for Magic: The Gathering. I wasn't sure what the Streets of New Capenna set would be like, but the theme of underworld crime isn't outside the realm

Today, even though it's almost midnight here in the Pacific Time Zone, I'm still posting a Magic Monday about the new Innistrad: Crimson Vow pack. About a month ago, I opened a pack from Innistrad: Midnight

Midnight Hunt is the latest set for Magic: The Gathering, and it's the third time a block has visited the plane of Innistrad. This is a world of gothic horror, vampires and werewolves, ghosts and other

I picked up this pack at EntertainMart while passing through Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. This store is conveniently located just off I-90 at 4th Avenue and Appleway. Yes, I hope you read that last sentence in

Modern Horizons is a set of cards geared toward collectors and players who favor formats like Commander that do not rely on just the latest releases. There are lots of interesting reprints, including cards

While sorting through some unrelated game stuff, I came across this overlooked Magic: The Gathering Core 2021 booster pack I must have picked up and then forgotten to actually open. Let's rectify that!

Back in March, I opened some packs from the Shadows Over Innistrad and Eldritch Moon sets. It was a return to the gothic horror themed plane I will be exploring today, the original Innistrad block. The

I planned to go over the highlights from last week's Fat Pack, but a stop at my friendly local game store led to an impulse purchase of a Strixhaven: School of Mages pack. You can see the set catalogue

I am taking a break from my series of booster pack reviews to take a look at a pre-constructed deck from a couple years ago. Tag along! The Izzet League is the Ravnica guild blending red and blue card

Here we are at the third pack from the Khans of Tarkir block! Time travel and reality warps have transformed the world from the first set into a world of dragons and other great powers. If you want the

Fate Reforged Let's open my second pack from the Khans of Tarkir block, the Fate Reforged set. If you want the story behind this block, check the MTG Wiki. The three-color wedge theme of the first block

Khans of Tarkir Today, let's open a pack from the first set of this block, both named Khans of Tarkir! If you want the story behind this block, check the MTG Wiki. I have a pack from all three sets to

Last week, we took a look at the pack from Shadows Over Innistrad. This week, it's a double feature as we crack not one, but two packs from Eldritch Moon! The second set from the block adds more to the

To enhance these weekly posts, I'll be embedding a link to Gatherer, the official Wizards of the Coast card catalog with all the info, rulings, and card text errata. I have three packs from the Shadows

Ah, the Ixalan block. Pirates, dinosaurs, and treasure! What's not to like? Let's crack open a pack and take a look-see. Only 9 commons. That means a foil awaits! Frilled Deathspitter costs 2R for a 3/2,

Last week, I took a look at the Amonkhet pack. Today, it's time to open the other from the follow-up set, Hour of Devastation. As usual, I will start with the common-rarity cards. There were 10, so no

New week? Time for a new pack, plus a preview! The Amonkhet block is from 2017, during a brief era when Wizards of the Coast was running only two sets per block, and I have one of each here. Next week,