So what happened is that I wrote up my review yesterday for my local playgroup and thought, “Hey, James might like this”  But my style is a little different and I’m not as deep into the analysis as his excellent white review is.   We talked and instead of integrating my thoughts into his review, I’d [...]

Welcome to the fourth and final batch of Zendikar preview cards.  We’d like to take a moment to thank the tireless folks at mtgsalvation for their work on the spoilers we’ve all come to know and love. Below you’ll find the first impression, knee-jerk reactions of myself and my teammate James, upon seeing these cards [...]

Welcome to batch 3 of our ongoing Zendikar preview series.  As with the last two batches, I will give each card a knee-jerk reaction within the paradigm of limited play, occasionally speculating on legacy and EDH, while James will primarily comment on Block, Standard, and Extended, with occasional banter on other topics. We love hearing [...]

Court Homunculus – W Artifact Creature – Homunculus (Common) Court homunculus gets +1/+1 if you control another artifact. 1/1 At best, he’s non-legendary Isamaru.  At worst, he’s eager cadet that dies to naturalize.  I’m thinking he’s a bit player in a very narrow archetype.  Not seeing him doing a lot outside of 40-card formats.  Neat creature [...]

Gleam of Resistance – 4W Instant (Common) Creatures you control get +1/+2 until end of turn. Untap those creatures. Basic landcycling {1}{W} I like it.  A scary effect in white which should win you a game or two at the pre-release.  The landcycling cycle is very very good this time around.  There’s a few more [...]