So I was surprised during the Nauctis preview panel that the rare dual land for the set is a tap land & the lack of info about what depletion counters are used for.

It got me to thinking why did we need a new dual land when most of the last few sets have had reprints of older lands (the Slow Lands in the Strixhaven/Hexhaven sets & Shock lands in Star Trek & Lorwyn/Edge of Eternity)

That led me to realize.... alot of the mana base in Standard will be gone soon & we don't know when they are going to get reprinted.

The Marvel Darkhold set is probably going to finish off the new check lands that they started in Marvel Super Heroes. Kamigawa is probably going to have the Triomes.

Come January we are losing most of rare dual lands or lands that can tap for multiple colors

1. Creature lands from Wilds of Eldraine & Lost Caverns (Also Cavern of Souls)

2. Surveil Lands from MKM

3. Fast lands from Outlaws of thunder Junction

4. Fabled Passage & Three Tree City from Bloomburrow

5. Half of the Verge lands from Duskmourn

TLDR: HOLY SHIT "Most" the Staple Dual lands are leaving standard in January.

I casually watch magic pro tour + spotlight tournaments some times, especially draft - so sorry if I’m missing something.

I just learned the world championship is all Star Trek draft. Did Reality fracture really not get a draft in a major tournament that was streamed?

If so, this set was done so dirty

I love playing my Sovereign of the Deep deck and thought it’d be cool to build this one to complement that deck but I’ve never played mono red before and her cost to cast and her mana ability seem pretty steep.

His name is Emjay and he's a Leotau

The new program will be badge based and they are splitting up topics into individual tests so that you can focus on the topics you're interested in. You'll be able to take the tests at your own choice and order.

If you wanna focus on The Stack, you can.
If you wanna focus on Running Events, you can.

I had to post images one at a time in the comments. The art team has made is clear that the badges are EARLY CONCEPTS! But the logos (top post) is final!

No membership fees!

Mostly digital exams in the Companion app (for now) and on the web eventually.

End of Spring 2027!

They said the site should be live soon at one of these? Making a guess cause they said it out loud.

https://magic.gg/judge-program
https://magic.gg/judgeprogram

more info here: https://www.judgefoundry.org/announcements/the-new-wizards-judge-program/

i missed it during preview panel

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Another deck for playing at home on a budget. This time, My Aggro in the style of Bloomburrow. Cards can be from various sets. I'd appreciate it if someone could take a look and tell me if it's possible to build a decent deck from this deck. My main requirement is that the deck not get stuck or topdecked, but rather draw cards for the game. I don't use expensive metacards.

https://moxfield.com/decks/bTgEKMXXQkeGCgpmt01D5Q

Can you show me other Mouse Aggro decks? Maybe I'll see something and add them to this shortlist

Has anyone in Canada ordered singles from this Japanese website called Hareruya? They are very cheap and idk if it's legit or not?

On top of the shipping cost charged, will I get charged again by the customs in Canada, especially British Columbia?

Go watch the panel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/fQLV24Hp4tY?is=UHqVgrugkYKzUr8U

At around 12:47, the host jokes that "I bet one of those sharks is called 'Bruce'" and one of the panelists jokes "Don't tell him!" and another jokes "He knows one of our legends!"

I have a few recent stories to share. A bit of background: I've started playing the game since Tenth Edition. In spite of how widespread and popular Magic: the Gathering has grown since I begun playing, I don't play as consistently as I use to. In terms of what I have: three bracket 5 EDH decks, one Canadian Highlander deck, one JundJund deck, and a Type 4 stack. I can pretty much play anything when given the cards. I am of the mindset that players be open and curious, and anything can manifest (no pun intended) when one puts their mind into it.

The most I've played Magic these days is with folks in my company building (I am in tech). We hang out every Wednesday in the evenings to play; for a given month, we devote the last week to playing something different, and the other weeks playing Commander. Our Magic group has a decent amount of people, but not everyone is available to commit on that day of the week. Most of the games I've played are in bracket 2-3, which I personally don't find interesting and still play (I borrow if I don't have a deck to play, and prefer that approach than building my own). Reflecting on the meetups in October, I feel that the combination of factors, a) games being almost always the same and b) inability for folks to commit, has affected my experience attending those meetups. When we got to Halloween week, and there is the option for folks to play a new and different format, the group decided on Commander instead. If folks wanted to play something different, a time is dedicated for that, and we've had previous instances where the group played something different (Cube and Dandan). We somehow decided on Commander, something that we play on every other week of the month. I cannot help but feel highly disappointed; if I wanted to play something different, I would have to wait on the last Wednesday of the following month. It feels unfair, and I am not getting the gaming experience that I want.

I tried looking elsewhere. There is an LGS located close to my home and I learned one of my good friends started playing there consistently again (he couldn't due to work hours). I am thinking it is a good opportunity to see some old friends and play more Magic. A lot of folks show up for the Commander events that pop up twice a week (Wednesdays and Fridays), and there are enough to start a game of competitive EDH (which I like). Last Friday night, I played at least four games of competitive EDH, which was fun. Some of the games were different, though the rest of the pod got a true buttkicking from Raph & Mikey (not that I took any issue because those decks are always fascinating to me). The store closes in an hour and thirty. I proposed our group play a different format, which was the Type 4 format. What happened to our pod, after I explained the rules and set everything up for the group game, transpired in this order:

• One player dipped after being too Magic-ed out (which I can understand), but another showed up (that person left shortly).

• Another player in our pod requested advice from the third on converting their Urza Lord High Artificer deck into a turbo variant. I was pretty much sitting and watching those two tinker.

• We couldn't get a game going until after the two finished tinkering and a fourth player showed up, and we played another Commander game at bracket 4-5.

I don't think words can describe how frustrated I was, that it feels impossible to get Magic players to play something different without really pulling some teeth. I've started playing Commander when the first wave of WOTC Commander products were released. I've played all sorts of games in the ten+ years I've spent for that particular format and met all kinds of people. I get that playing something that one is familiar with is welcoming and well-received. However, I feel that a more complete experience of playing Magic involves finding different things to play and not solely one that they, their friends and their friend's friends knows. And I felt Type 4 was perfect for players that are interested in Commander and casual-friendly games. However, if everyone is playing the same Magic format each week, chances are that there is no one else available to play for anything else.

I don't know if I have any advice. I am thinking the only solution for my situation is establishing a reliable, permanent playgroup. That will take a lot of work on my end (it is harder if it is for something players are less familiar with, and it has to be in-person) and doesn't address the problem I am seeing with a lot of Magic players these days (I am sorry, but that is what I am seeing). For folks that may suggest I return to the playgroup at my work building, there is a bit of a problem. I don't feel like offering my time on the belief that things would be different next time; I have another event scheduled on the same day and time (Silent Book Club), and playing Magic on that final Wednesday of this month means foregoing that other event. And if I cannot play on that Wednesday, I'll have to wait till December (and who knows if I'll commit). As much as I enjoy Magic, I find and enjoy other things. Perhaps as I look for other opportunities, I am placing more value in my time and presence.

If you made it this far, thank you for listening. Here are links to my Type 4 Stack and JundJund deck. You can find my other decks that I listed on my Moxfield account if you're interested. If you are interested in these formats, I highly recommend reading about and sharing them with Magic players you know.

Related Links:

https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Type_4

https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2025/03/jundjund-a-dandan-variant-for-midrange-players/

https://canadianhighlander.ca/about/

The full video should be live later this week.

I have been a fan of Star Trek for my entire life, so I wanted to make something special for this set. Originally thrown together over a weekend for a draft I ran last weekend, I wanted to publish it and share it with the community.

It does the standard life tracking things, as well as tournament tracking for doing small drafts / tournaments

It is totally free. No ads, data collection, in app purchases whatsoever. It’s available as a web app or on the iOS App Store.

https://lifesigns.arcanecore.gg

On AI usage, I wrote this by hand as a passion project to both keep my skills sharp and to learn the new SDKs around the new iPhone. That’s not to say you won’t encounter bugs, but at least they will be hand-written.

AI was used in the workflow as a code reviewer. It was fully read-only, no AI written code ended up in the final item.

Hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Hi. We're planning to build casual/budget decks at home, based primarily (but not exclusively) on the Bloomburrow set. We started by building a 'Rabbits' deck. We want to build different decks for each animal archetype from that set. However, as I mentioned, we'll also maintain a budget feel. They won't contain expensive cards. I've built a preliminary pool of what could be used to build a Rabbit deck. Would anyone like to take a look, or perhaps add anything else? Or maybe there are completely unnecessary cards? Would anyone like to build a deck with this? I'm a complete novice in the world of MtG, but I have experience with Pokémon, Lorcans, SW, etc. Therefore, it's important to me that our decks always have one specific characteristic: they don't get stuck. I really dislike decks that start top-decking after 3-4 turns. I'd like decks with card draw, search, etc.

Is it possible to put something like this together while sticking to budget options?