It affects: How a deck feels when you shuffle, cut, and fan it out on the table How long your cards last before edges start to fuzz How easy it is to spot marked or warped cards in a high-stakes game How easy it is for judges and players to trust that a deck of real cards behaves as it should When Wizards chooses stock, coatings, and printers, theyre balancing print quality, manufacturing cost, and how the cards hold up in the real world
MagicCon Vegas has just wrapped up, and while many of us couldnt make it, we were still able to share the experience of some major announcements during Fridays Foundations of a New Era panel, where much detail was revealed about upcoming sets, along with some clarity on how Wizards approaches the game from both a design and philosophical perspective in 2024 and onward
Body horror is a common theme on the scariest of Magic cards and its usage here is especially effective
Rakdos Adventures: An aggro deck with a lot of reach and the potential to grind, but the manabase leaves a little to be desired