Drafting to the Third Power: An Introduction to Cube

Lord Tupperware takes a look at some of the archetypes in the MTGO Legacy cube, and drops some science you can apply to just about any cube you draft.

10 Min Read

The Eternalist - Learning to Cope with Failure

In this personal piece from Joe Dyer, he talks about how you can fight off gloom even when you're running cold despite your best preparations.

5 Min Read

The Forgotten Past: 7 Cards I'm Remembering For War of the Spark

Darin Keener tips his hat to five older Standard cards that might get a boost in War of the Spark.

7 Min Read

Mayael, in Memorium

Johnny Slivers has a unique take on a deck tech this month, demonstrating we build our decks for all kinds of reasons. This is Mayael, in Memorium.

7 Min Read

Planning on Rebuying

Cliff Daigle looks at the impact of price memory and other factors on cards expected as specs against the new War of the Spark Standard.

4 Min Read

Community Spotlight: MTGMeta.io

Ted takes a moment to have a discussion with a long-time Cardsphere user about his new service, MTGMeta.io.

3 Min Read

Omnath, Locus of Valakut: The Exotic MTG Community Commander Deck Build

Eric Williamson talks about the community build of Omnath, Locus of Rage for ExoticMTG.

14 Min Read

RNA Limited Tips and Tricks Grab Bag

Lord Tupperware shares a few late season thoughts on the interesting scenarios that RNA limited provides.

7 Min Read

The Search for Spice: Judith, the Scourge Diva

Tier Fun returns with a look at two viable Judith decks in Modern: Caleb's Jund Shamans and his own Blood Artist brew.

7 Min Read

Just A Brick In The (Arena) Wall: 3-Color Walls in BO1

Darin Keener comes to accept BO1 and turns out a 3 color wall deck featuring High Alert and Arcades.

9 Min Read

What's the Play: Lions and Tigers and a Boar Oh My!

How quickly can you find your play when facing down End-Raze Forerunners on the stack? Lord Tupperware walks you through his thought process!

8 Min Read

The Eternalist - Digging a Ditch on the Graveyard Shift

Joe Dyer, the Eternalist, returns to take us on a tour through the top Legacy decks that rely on the Graveyard for gas.

7 Min Read

Isochron Scepter: The Slow Blade

Johnny Slivers spotlights a strong Commander card that is worth reviewing each time a set drops: Isochron Scepter. What will you imprint?

12 Min Read

When to Buy, and When to Sell

Cliff Daigle offers a season based approach to buy and sell, and names some cards to watch out for this season's end.

5 Min Read

Monthly Update: February 2019

Ted's got the backstage pass for all you Rix Maadi Revelers out here. Please use the receptacles by the door to extinguish your skulls.

3 Min Read

Chaos Drafts: A New Way to Slice BREAD

Lord Tupperware takes us through the next evolution of BREAD, specifically tuned to guide players through Chaos Drafts: B FREE.

7 Min Read

Inventory 101

Ted explains adding inventory to Cardsphere, including some tips and tricks you should be using!

4 Min Read

Deadly Designs: Put a Ring On It

Markus Leben applies bottom-up design against the Oblivion Ring bug, and comes up with some interesting new cards along the way.

8 Min Read

The Search for Spice: Prime Speaker Vannifar

Andrew Johnson from Tier Fun runs out his Prime Speaker list, taking aspects of old pod lists with just a touch of Twin.

6 Min Read

Dovin's a Cutie and I Think I'm in Love

LordTupperware's getting all mushy about having a great new deck that reminds him of Innistrad's Spider Spawning.

8 Min Read

The Eternalist - Riding the Ravnican Rails

Joe's back ruminating on which RNA cards slot into Legacy decks, and doling out Tip and Tricks aplenty.

11 Min Read

Sad Johnny: The Plight of a Deckbuilder in an Arena World

Darin Keener has some thoughts about why Arena is more expensive for Johnnies, and what can be done about it.

6 Min Read

Disputes 102: Images

Ted provides advice on how to navigate the dispute process, providing traders and admins with the best possible information.

6 Min Read

The Theory of Drop-Shipping

Cliff Daigle talks about using drop shipping to take advantage of the higher buying power a Cardsphere balance provides.

4 Min Read

Krark-Clan Ironworks: Banned

So, now that KCI is banned, what's the new Modern meta look like? Andrew from Tier Fun shares his thoughts.

4 Min Read

Johnny's EDH Picks for Ravnica Allegiance

Johnny Slivers lets us know what Ravnica Allegiance cards he's excited to be running out in EDH/Commander very soon.

14 Min Read

Ravnica Allegiance Guilds at a (Limited) Glance

Lord Tupperware provides his initial thoughts on Ravnica Allegiance Limited, ranking the guilds and providing tips on what to run out an what to avoid.

12 Min Read

Ravnica Allegiance: The "Under the Radar" Modern Review

Andrew from Tier Fun rings in the new year with a Modern-centric look at Ravnica Allegiance.

15 Min Read

Monthly Update: January 2019

Cardsphere's got a new year, a new draft simulator, a new million dollars in cards sent, and big plans for 2019.

3 Min Read

Cardsphere Picks: Ravnica Allegiance

Quick picks for cards of interest from the Cardsphere team and community members. Special guests Matt Bodensteiner and AlbyMTG.

7 Min Read

Golgari GreenGlow: Consistent Lands And Diverse Wins

Darin Keener returns with his latest sweet end-of-a-format treasure. A resilient toolbox with many upsides against many of this Standard's tier decks.

8 Min Read

Scrubbing the Deck: Pandemonium Constructed

Ted Rodney introduces a new monthly column focused on Arena weekend formats, and the decks that love them.

4 Min Read

Rivals of Ixalan Arena Draft Primer

Lord Tupperware returns to get us ready for RIvals of Ixalan drafts on MTGA.

10 Min Read

The Eternalist - Class is in Session!

Joe Dyer, the Eternalist, sweeps in the new year with some sage advice on important, timing-based plays for legacy on MTGO.

9 Min Read

The Arena/EDH Symbiosis

With Magic Arena bringing all kinds of users to the game, Johnny Slivers wants to make sure there's a clear path to EDH/Commander.

10 Min Read

2018 Cardsphere Secret Santa Wrap Up

Our own Josh Moore covers the results of Cardsphere's second annual Secret Santa. Thanks to everyone who participated!

2 Min Read

A Year of the Hive Mind

Jon Dunning's The Hive Mind is the best talk Magic show on the Internet. Here are Ted's favorite episodes this year, along with Jon's thoughts on them.

5 Min Read

Making Mythic in MTG Arena; Estimating How Long it Takes to Reach the Top

Using Monte-Carlo Simulations, MrLuBuFu goes into depth into the mathematics and grind of making Mythic in MTG Arena

11 Min Read

What is Value?

Cliff Daigle discusses the idea of value from the finance perspective. Turns out, there are many, many ways to achieve value and be happy.

5 Min Read

The Four Fundamental Prices on Cardsphere

Taking a break from design, this month Markus Leben talks about the various prices that people should watch.

8 Min Read

draft.cardsphere.com: First Update

Four days after our initial release, we present you our first update to Cardsphere Draft Simulator.

2 Min Read

Queen Marchesa - Post-mortem of a Failed EDH Deck

Orren Mckay returns to take a look at what went wrong with her highness, Queen Marchesa.

12 Min Read

2019 Limited Resolutions

Lord Tupperware shares five resolutions set for himself in 2019.

4 Min Read

Monthly Update: December 2018

Ted returns to provide all the current Cardsphere news: Holiday timelines, Cardsphere's draft simulator, and the community being fantastic!

5 Min Read

draft.cardsphere.com

Introducing our Draft Simulator. Ad-free, feature-rich and community-minded, just like Cardsphere itself.

4 Min Read

The Search for Spice: Glittering Wish

Andrew from Tier Fun has a Glittering Wish and that means he can do just about anything!

7 Min Read

Monitoring Rhino

MTG_YoungMage and his family need some help. In the spirit of this giving season, we ask that you consider making a contribution to this GoFundMe.

1 Min Read

Chaos Draft: A Complete Tier List

A complete tier list of every Magic the Gathering pack!

12 Min Read

UMA: 20 Interactions You Won't Want to Miss

Lord Tupperware's take on our upcoming limited format. Some interactions you might not want to miss!

11 Min Read

The Eternalist - Holiday Real Estate For Sale

Joe Dyer's last story of 2018 looks at one of the priciest eternal decks out there: Lands. In all its delicious, tentacley goodness.

13 Min Read

Gruul Frenzy: Play Everything All At Once

Darrin Keener brings us through getting the most out of your Experimental Frenzy with some interesting tech you may have overlooked.

8 Min Read

Sai on the Stax

I love red magic. I really do. “Deal Three Damage” will always be the three most important words in the history of Magic the Gathering as far as I’m concerned. But I tossed this, my deepest held conviction, aside and instead chose to try and break…

19 Min Read

The Ultimate Masters Timeline

Cliff Daigle's thoughts about key cards in Ultimate Masters, including where some prices will be going, and when you should be buying in.

4 Min Read

Building a $20 EDH Deck: Tatyova, Benthic Druid

Orren Mckay joins us to talk about building Commander on a budget. To start things up, have a look at Tatyova, one of the great uncommon commanders from Dominaria.

17 Min Read

Biggest Sale of the Year?

In which we compare Black Friday pricing from major online vendors against Cardsphere's every day prices.

7 Min Read

Drafting Best Practices

Lord Tupperware ruminates on the questions drafters can ask themselves to make sure they are following draft best practices.

6 Min Read

Deadly Designs: Guessing at Ravnica Allegiance Mechanics

Markus Leben takes a look at potentially returning mechanics in Ravnica Allegiance, and dreams up some new mechanics for each of the five guilds.

12 Min Read

Monthly Update: November 2018

This time around, we're going to do a straight up data dump because we're operationally at the mid year point.

8 Min Read

The Search for Spice: Niv-Mizzet, Parun

Sometimes a new card drops that you just have to try in your choice format. Tier Fun gets spicy with Niv-Mizzet, Parun in Modern.

7 Min Read

An Introduction to Premodern

Ron Taylor gives us the rundown on another burgeoning format: Premodern.

4 Min Read

Is Ultimate Masters Good?

As of today, we have a Masters set with the highest MSRP, craziest reprints, and its own special sort of promo. With all these changes, how can we know if Ultimate Masters is worth it? Markus Leben is here to set the record straight.

10 Min Read

The Perks of Staying at the Gateway Plaza Hotel: How to Draft The Gate Deck in GRN

When should you move into the 5 color deck when drafting GRN? Lord Tupperware provides his thoughts.

11 Min Read

The Eternalist - The Only Certain Thing in Life

The Eternalist breaks down those dreadful certainties: Death and Taxes.

11 Min Read

Standard Boros Weenie: A New Take on an Old Favorite

Darin Keener discusses Boros Weenies in Standard. And we mean it - this list runs twenty one-drops!

9 Min Read

The Search for Spice: Arclight Phoenix

Tier Fun's first stab at 8 Snap with Arclight Phoenix.

8 Min Read

Down The Rabbit Hole We Go

Johnny Slivers ruminates on playing cards that are right for everyone, and how to go about figuring that out.

15 Min Read

The Basics of MTG Finance

Cliff Daigle walks us through the basics of finance he's learned through his long years in the game.

5 Min Read

Chronicling a Common Dispute

Efren Abrego explains how to determine if that hot trade you've scooped up is actually a low value card from Magic's most infamous set.

4 Min Read

Does Dimir Like Me or Does it Just Want to be Friends: A Guide to Reading Signals

Ethan Saks breaks down your pack one into three sections and discusses how your picks are impacted as the packs go round the table.

10 Min Read

Momir: Modified?

Josh Moore returns with another update video on his paper Momir project.

1 Min Read

Deadly Designs: Mean, Median, and Modal

Markus Leben returns with a thorough examination of modal spells, even though ones you normally would not consider to be modal.

12 Min Read

Monthly Update: October 2018

Monthly update for October covering changes to the Cardsphere team, development updates, GP Montreal, and much more.

7 Min Read

Guilds of Ravnica: Modern Review

Andrew breaks from his typical format to bust out his Modern-centric review of GRN!

21 Min Read

Community Spotlight: Scourge Alters

Community member Scourge Alters lets us behind the curtain by explaining his process, and shows off some of his work.

4 Min Read

It's Not Easy Being Green (in GRN)

Ethan Saks returns to examine whether or not the rumors about Green in GRN are true -- is it the weakest color?

6 Min Read

Cardsphere's Second Annual Secret Santa

Cardsphere has a great community. Take part and make it even better!

2 Min Read

Lights, Camera, Planeswalk!

Jon Dunning from The Hive Mind joins us for a special treat which lines up well with his other shows: fantasy casting the Magic movie!

9 Min Read

The Eternalist - Sacrifices Must Be Made

Joe Dyer goes over his personal favorite deck archetype: Nic Fit.

9 Min Read

Surveil Vs. Scry/Explore: How Good is The New Mechanic?

Preparing for the new Standard, Darrin Keener compares Surveil to similar mechanics still in Standard to assess its power level.

6 Min Read

Spittin' Hot Guilds of Ravnica Fire

Johnny Slivers offers his opinions on some interesting Commander cards coming out of Guilds fo Ravnica.

12 Min Read

Introducing Promo Code Support

Cardsphere now supports trading Arena promo codes. Read all about it!

2 Min Read

The New Set and You

Guilds of Ravnice brings perils and opportunities with it, and Cliff Daigle offers advice on what he thinks are the best finance moves for the next few weeks.

6 Min Read

The Search for Spice: Tamiyo

Andrew from Teir Fun returns with a real left field addition to Abzan: Tamiyo, Field Researcher.

7 Min Read

Unified Cube Theory: Guilds of Ravnica

Introducing Jordan Smith, new columnist covering the cube format. Today, he looks into Guilds of Ravnica.

7 Min Read

Top 8 Characteristics of a Great Limited Format

Ethan Saks goes over the characteristics of great limited formats. What kinds of cards contribute to gameplay rich with options?

9 Min Read

Deadly Designs: Modern

Introducing Markus Leben as our monthly columnist looking at card design and Magic theory.

9 Min Read

Monthly Update: September 2018

Ted talks about some changes to Trading Posts, recent and upcoming development, and community news.

5 Min Read

The Search for Spice: Collected Company

This week we are taking a glance at one of the most powerful cards printed for Modern in the last few years, `Collected Company`, and its place in two of Magic's most iconic tribes (and maybe a bonus "Tribe" at the end).

16 Min Read

Exploring GRN Mechanics in Limited

Ethan Saks' commentary on the five mechanics of Guilds of Ravnica, and their expected power levels in limited.

8 Min Read

The Eternalist - I'm Canadian and That's Okay

Joe Dyer and his amazing "loose 'goose". Taking a look at RUG Delver in Legacy/

8 Min Read

An Ode To Cats (and a Lesson in Deckbuilding)

Darrin Keener returns, but now as our monthly Standard columnist. Out of the gate, he starts of with... Cat tribal?

6 Min Read

Reading the Tea Leaves of Commander 2018

Is there more to Commander 2018 than you think? Kicking off a monthly column, John Humphries looks to other recent releases for answers.

7 Min Read

Coach's Top 100 Performing Cards

Coach from The Card Bazaar stops in to explain how he amassed his list of the Top 100 Performing Cards from throughout Magic's history.

The Evil of Counterfeits

Welcoming Cliff Daigle as our new finance writer. Cliff starts things off with a bang by discussing a hot topic: counterfeiting Magic cards.

4 Min Read

Khans of Tarkir Draft Primer

Ethan Saks provides a draft primer for the upcoming MTGO flashback draft: Khans of Tarkir!

10 Min Read

LGS Spotlight: The Geekery

Our first look at an LGS that uses Cardsphere. Meet The Geekery, out of Shawnee, Kansas.

2 Min Read

M19 What's the Play? Vol. 2

Join Ethan Saks as he puzzles out the best line of play while hellbent, by paying careful attention to the board state.

5 Min Read

The Search for Spice

Kicking off his new regular column, Andrew from Tier Fun takes a look at some spicey Modern lists.

11 Min Read

A Bigger, Better Package Editor

Today's update brings several improvements to Cardsphere's advanced package editor, as requested by the community.

2 Min Read

When To Buy Rotating Standard Cards

Tom50 makes a case for waiting longer than conventional wisdom dictates to start buying post-rotation Standard cards.

8 Min Read