Fans of the game that became a pop-culture phenomenon speculate value could be even higher, as rare cards draw steep prices

'Magic' is dizzyingly complicated, extremely technical, and—to the layman—completely incomprehensible. The year is 1998, and I am 9. After weeks of self-conscious indecision, I have at last worked up the courage to tell Mike—my father, a real adult who knows the value of money and games involving exercise and teamwork—what Magic: the Gathering is, and why I want to play it. “Will and Rob and Brian all do,” I explain, a nervous welter of sweatpants and sweat.

A Magic: The Gathering Adaptation of a Classic Tale.

The magicjudges.org network of sites is suspended in protest of recent actions by Wizards of the Coast. For details, read on.

Trick takes a moment to talk about a very important topic. Leaks.

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In light of the recent set Battle For Zendikar, today for the Friday Creature Feature we will highlight the Eldrazi. The Eldrazi are massive beings with no real motive past their hunger for mana. T...

The word "assassin" evokes many visions of a cloaked figure in the back of a tavern, standing watch from the shadows. Without warning the moves quickly, following a sole, half-drunk down an alleywa...

This week, we'll take a look at both the good and bad aspects of Magic: The Gathering for your child.

Rogues. The word describes the shadiest of customers. They are sneaky shysters that only seem to care about themselves. They are very tricky and know how to get themselves out of trouble and not be...

The Card Image Gallery is updated every day with the latest card previews. Battle for Zendikar releases on October 2, 2015.

When most of us think of an Avatar we think of an elemental force of some supernatural power. There are currently 63 Avatars in Magic: The Gathering, each with their own special quality. Most Avata...

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Chas shares his own custom duel decks to retell the story of Magic's first block-spanning narrative.  

Nissa fights with a singular focus: to seek out and destroy the Eldrazi titan responsible for siring the swarms, in order to save Zendikar.

There are many ways to play budget decks and not all of them are cheap. I know, that sounds strange but hear me out. Many months ago, I began collecting cards for a Modern Affinity deck for MTGO. T...

Welcome to Paper Champion's first creature spotlight and deck. Today, I'll be focusing on something that's been bugging me lately. A few of my readers have been a real pest about having a weekly cr...

Serj dug deep into his spell pouch and grasped the warm orb. Energy radiated from between his fingers as he pulled it free. Not thinking, he cast the spell almost as quickly as he drew it. With eas...

Twenty years ago, Magic: The Gathering was played for ante. Speaking with newer players, this is a very foreign concept and I've often gained many strange looks when I tell stories of playing Magic...