The Hobbit crossover is landing in Magic and it’s dragging a brand-new mechanic into the game — plus we’ve got fresh Star Trek and Mystery Booster Commander spoilers to sort through. Let’s dig in.
Magic: The Gathering
The Hobbit x Magic is bringing a new mechanic called storied, tied to dwarves like Thorin Oakenshield — meet the requirements and you gain an enduring story. If you want the full breakdown of how it works and which cards matter, check out the rules and history of storied. And if you’re a Standard grinder, here’s a look at the 18 cards from The Hobbit most likely to shake up Standard.
Star Trek spoilers keep rolling in. The August 5 batch dropped a ton of new commons and uncommons pulled from the welcome decks, spanning both the main set and the Commander set. Lots of role-players to comb through — see the full Star Trek spoiler dump.
Mystery Booster Commander Edition is packed with some of the weirdest legendary creatures ever printed, many pulling deep-cut lore all the way back to the Alpha rulebook. MTGGoldfish went through and ranked every Mystery Booster commander to figure out which ones are actually good.
The Hatsune Miku Secret Lair Commander deck has been officially revealed after months of leaks, so if you’re picking one up, here are five spicy upgrade cards to slot in.
That’s a lot of new cardboard for one week.