Magic

Card of the Day Archive

Every card we’ve spotlighted, newest first. 135 picks on record.

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  • Rules

    Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

    Four mana for a 3/3 that runs a symmetrical drain effect on every draw in the game…

  • Bracket watch

    Blood Moon

    Blood Moon turns every greedy manabase into a pile of Mountains…

  • Budget gem

    Gray Merchant of Asphodel

    A one-mana-shy-of-a-dollar uncommon that closes games in mono-black decks.

  • Salt pick

    Voja, Jaws of the Conclave

    Vigilance, trample, ward 3, and a board-wide counter trigger on one five-drop.

  • Format mover

    Magda, Brazen Outlaw

    One mana for a Treasure engine that also tutors up Dragons or artifacts…

  • Combo

    Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger

    Every land tap gives you a bonus mana of that same type…

  • Format mover

    Approach of the Second Sun

    It telegraphs the win from seven cards away and control players still can't stop it.

  • Rules

    Roaming Throne

    Roaming Throne has been kicking around Lost Caverns of Ixalan decks for two years…

  • Bracket watch

    Grave Pact

    Grave Pact keeps landing in bracket 3 complaint threads…

  • Budget gem

    Arcane Lighthouse

    A colorless land that turns off hexproof and shroud on command…

  • New / spoiler

    Gleaming Splendor

    A six-day-old mythic with an activated ability that draws two players cards…

  • Bracket watch

    Lion's Eye Diamond

    Zero mana cost, three mana of any color, and a ban debate that won't die.

  • Salt pick

    Chatterfang, Squirrel General

    Chatterfang gets left alone at the table because it looks like tribal janky fun…

  • Combo

    Food Chain

    Exile a creature, get mana that only casts more creatures.