Fri, 16 Oct 2026
By: Cliff Daigle There’s about to be a whole lot going on in Magic, with the Star Trek preview incoming, but there’s even more on the horizon! The calendar year has about ten weeks left, give or take, and we’ve got a lot of Secret Lair drops/releases happening before we turn the page to 2027. Some of the … Continue reading The Remaining Secret Lair Schedule for 2026
Sat, 10 Oct 2026
By: Cliff Daigle Two weeks ago, in the Mana Math, I broke down the percentages and arrived at a number for how many Collector Boosters there are for Reality Fracture. Six million Collector Boosters out there, nearly double the amount there were for the first Lord of the Rings expansion in 2023. So if there were 3.3 million … Continue reading The Six Million Pack Question (And Some Potential Answers)
Fri, 02 Oct 2026
By: Cliff Daigle We’re a week plus a weekend away from one of the most loaded Superdrops we’ve had in a while, eight set of cards that are almost all amazing. Is some of the IP forty years old? Absolutely, but when it’s done right, it’s done RIGHT. To balance that, we’ve got a great beginning of another … Continue reading Are we buying the Corn Maze Superdrop?
Fri, 25 Sep 2026
By: Cliff Daigle Here we are, for the sixth time this year, figuring out how many packs you need to open in order to get the exact card you want. Lucky for you, I happen to have that information, no matter the card. Want a nonfoil Sculptor’s Stronghold rare? Done. Interested in Fracture Foils? Gotcha covered. Even, dare … Continue reading The Mana Math of Reality Fracture
Sat, 19 Sep 2026
By: Cliff Daigle We’re about done with Reality Fracture previews, and now we’re also getting the full decklists for the single deck from this set, plus the five Foundations-themed single-color decks. I first talked about these decks in May, when the covers were previewed, and in some cases they listened to me! In others, they didn’t want to … Continue reading Needs and Upgrades for the Foundations Commander Decks