Magic: The Gathering's Commander format includes a vast carpool dating back to 1993's Alpha set. As such, players have the opportunity to build a multitude of Commander decks focused on one or more strategies. Winning a game of Commander can be achieved through a handful of achievements including milling out your opponents' libraries, dropping their life points to zero, cards that win the game through a special ability, and even lethal commander damage.
To succeed at one of the above win conditions, players often execute infinite combo loops using two or more synergistic cards. While many two-card combos such as Thassa's Oracle and Demonic Consultation or Dualcaster Mage and Twinflame are popular choices for deck inclusion, a number of three-card combos are also worth your consideration. My TCGplayer Infinite article titled 5 Budget Friendly Three-card MTG Combos for Commander explores several potent three-card combos for various Commander decks. Find out which three-card combo is right for you by reading the article. Magic: The Gathering’s first Standard set for 2024 is Murders at Karlov Manor. Releasing on February 9th, Murders at Karlov Manor follows Investigator Kellan, Kaya Cassir, and Alquist Proft's investigation into several murders on the plane of Ravnica. Can the trio solve the murder mystery by following clues and receiving assistance from unlikely allies? Players can dive further into the set's story, mechanics, and new-to-MTG cards by opening Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, Commander Precon Decks, and Ravnica: Clue Edition.
Standard sets with returning mechanics synergize well with certain cards from older sets. Investigate is a returning mechanic in Murders at Karlov Manor, previously seen in Shadows Over Innistrad. Besides returning mechanics, Murders at Karlov Manor contains new cards with interesting abilities and creature types like Detective and Mole. As a result, a handful of Murders at Karlov Manor's new-to-MTG caused older cards to spike in price. My latest article Which MTG Cards Spiked Because of Murders at Karlov Manor? dives into the details of a few notable card price spikes. A fascinating infinite combo and card drawing synergy are merely two reasons that led to card prices rising sharply. Read the article to learn more about the set and see if you own any cards worth more than they were a few months ago. Red is one of the five main colors in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Players often build red Constructed decks full of aggressive creatures and direct damage spells. In Commander, red is commonly associated with Goblins, Artifacts, Burn, and other themes. In recent years, Wizards of the Coast designed red cards with new mechanics and abilities, expanding red's playability.
My latest TCGplayer Infinite article, 5 More Red Commander Cards You Should Be Playing, highlights five red cards from recent set releases worth considering for the 99 of Commander decks. Urabrask's Forge and Unruly Catapult are two notable red cards that synergize with a number of Commander strategies. Have you tried one or more of the recommended cards yet? For the 2023 holiday season, Wizards of the Coast decided to release Magic: The Gathering Special Edition Collector Boosters for The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Special Edition Collectors Boosters offer the chance to pull LOTR cards that are serialized, Surge Foil Realms and Relics, or with a treatment variant. Although most packs will not contain a high-value or serialized card, players can find budget-friendly Scroll Showcase versions of playable cards.
My latest article, The 7 Best Budget Buys from LOTR: Holiday Release, I review seven cards players may want to add to their collection. Each highlighted card has a reprint version found in Special Edition Collectors Boosters for a considerable discount. Now may be an excellent time to grab one or more of these cards while prices are depressed with new copies entering the secondary market. |
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