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On Monday (12-04-2023), Wizards of the Coast tackled bans that were telegraphed the week prior during their live stream. There were strong indications Pioneer and Modern would be impacted with a variety of bans. Unbans were hinted at as well.Read the full breakdown hereStandard: No changesPioneer: Karn, the Great Creator is banned.Geological Appraiser is banned.Smuggler's Copter is unbanned.Modern: Fury is banned.Up the Beanstalk is banned.Legacy: No changesVintage: No changesExplorer: Kar …

After a long hiatus due to some personal medical issues that had me on crutches, I am finally back at being able to get to an area to write again. And just in time too. Today I will be letting you all in on the Deck I will be submitting for the Commander Deck Exchange for All Star Sports Cards and Games. This event will be happening on December 15th at their store. The idea is that many people will bring decks with a $25-$50 price range and put them in a box. When the event starts, people will g …

Pinter’s Picks: Lost Caverns of IxalanBy Jeremy Pinter, Team SwishHello and welcome to this set’s installment of cards that caught my eye for Legacy and/or Vintage. Ixalan is not a setting I associate with powerful cards historically… but maybe some surprises were hiding under the surface in the eponymous caverns. I brought up the visual spoiler in color order, so that’s how I’ll tackle things. Dauntless DismantlerIn the vein of Death & Taxes hatebears, this is a 2 mana creature with a one-s …

Rakdos Midrange - Budget Pioneer by Duy Vu, Swish GamingHello Everyone! Welcome to another article here on All Star Sports! This is Duy and today we are getting diving into my current favorite format Pioneer. Starting any new format can be daunting as Magic the Gathering is an expensive game. Luckily, Pioneer isn’t the worst format to dive into. Let’s take a look at the metagame itself and the average cost of the decks. We are going to tackle the most popular decks today and I will keep working …

Moving Up from Local Play:Path to Competitive Magic: the Gathering Part 1by Duy VuHello everyone, my name is Duy Vu from Swish Gaming. I have been playing Magic: The Gathering (MtG) since Tenth Edition in 2007, starting with kitchen table magic. Talking to other people and how they got started, it is not an uncommon start with a very casual approach and group. Eventually, I would move on from there to where many players start their journey with a more structured design playing in Friday Night Ma …