August 22, 2026
So You’ve Decided to Build a Big Deck
The full deckbuilding guide: curation over optimization, the Four NOs, and how to build a Big Deck that works for mixed tables.
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Longer pieces from the table. The rules pages are still the fastest way in.
May 4, 2026
How to Actually Get a New Player Into Magic in 2026 (Without Scaring Them Off)
How to get a friend through a first game of Magic without a ten-minute lecture on trample.
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Magic Doesn’t Have to Suck When You Grow Up
A personal history of Magic, the four taxes that keep adults away from the table, and the shared-deck format that cuts them.
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