This week on Top Trades, we're featuring a lot of cards at common rarity. Got any Pauper decks? Check out these great selections!
This week on Top Trades, we're featuring a lot of cards at common rarity. Got any Pauper decks? Check out these great selections!
Come check out the cards with the most movement this week, here on Cardsphere.
It's Ben Fischer, but this time drafting **two cards** at once! Check out Ben's advice for winning more playing Commander Masters.
Bad news for Frodo and Company- the armies of Mordor are stronger than expected. Amass is an easy way to trophy your next Lord of the Rings draft.
Ben Fischer returns to look at the synergies in Tales of Middle-earth Limited. What vectors should you be looking to play along?
Sieges are an interesting new wrench tossed into the usual combat machine. As an entirely new card type, they can be tricky to evaluate. With the help of some magic data, we can establish some rules to help us assess Battles in MOM and in the future.
Battles are good for much more than just growing the Goyf. Let’s break down Magic’s newest card type!
The people have spoken! Phyrexia: All Will Be One is… not great. Why has the crowd turned against the Phyrexians? We can easily see what went wrong using Vector Theory.
The Magic community has been playing with ONE cards for under a week, but the word is already out: there’s a menace in this limited environment, and she’s here to end games. Is this new planeswalker a true Wandering Monster, or is she destined for the bulk rare bin?
Let’s look back at the highs and lows of Limited Magic in the past year as we rank the main set releases from worst to best!
NicolaiBolas returns with five more tips for playing Cube Draft.
… and if I could do it, you can too! Here are some takeaways from the Arena Open and updates on the BRO limited environment.
In order to defeat the Phyrexians, the Gatewatch decided to look to the past. We can do the same thing to get some hints about Brothers’ War Limited.
Ben Fischer applies Vector Theory to Dominaria United, and discusses how vectors align with color in a 5 color set.
The release of Dominaria United is right around the corner, and sleeper agents are everywhere. Don’t let these innocuous commons slip past you in your first draft!
NicolaiBolas talks about Combat Tricks: on offense, on defense, and when holding them back is so very good.
Ben Fischer from the Draft Chaff podcast joins us again with the third class covering Vector Theory. This one's a crucial read for drafters looking to level up!
Ben Fischer considers how Magic players level up from chump-blocking foolishly to mastery over the battlefield. How well are you blocking?
Starting to play Limited Magic: the Gathering is a real challenge. NicolaiBolas returns with some helpful tips for new players looking to improve their win rate.
Ben Fischer joins the Battle for Baldur's Gate with the latest Commander Legends draft experience!
Be ready to climb up the ladder (either in Limited or the family business) with these 5 tips from NicolaiBolas.
After a week of New Capenna limited, a few decks stand out from the rest. Gather your throng and grab your Brass Knuckles - with this info, you'll be all set for a Big Score!
After a great run with VOW, Ben Fischer's record went down a bit with NEO. That's all right -- variance happens.
We all lose games of Magic sometimes. But what you do with those losses and how you want to win can have a huge impact on how much actual fun you have.
We can learn a surprising amount about Neon Dynasty limited by first understanding the difference between... a bug and a puppy.
NicolaiBolas is back with 5 tips to help you perform while drafting Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, and even ninjas in a bonus tip right at the end.
The holidays have passed, but it’s still the most wonderful time of the year- spoiler season! Let’s take a first look at some of the limited archetypes we’ll be seeing in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.
How do you prep for a new Limited format? NicolaiBolas offers some solid advice to help get you ready for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.
NicolaiBolas shares some great tips for upping your cube game just in time for its return to Arena!
Happy New Year! Limited players were treated to some challenging, fun, and unique sets this year, and I’m already looking forward to our return to Kamigawa. Start off the New Year the right way with some simply uncounterable resolutions!
The title of this article is NOT a typo. I need your help with something that we limited players tend to love: analyzing the living daylights out of a corner case. It involves going against one of the most fundamental limited heuristics of all time: don't trade two cards for one!
NicolaiBolas shares his thoughts on how you can still have fun and get results in a bomb-heavy environment like Innistrad: Crimson Vow.
Happy Halloween(ies)! White got something very unique in Midnight Hunt limited: card advantage. I’d like to take a look at some of the best white common creatures of not only the set, but of recent memory. Mmmmmm... I can already smell the hot dogs.
Once a format is solved it's hard to eke out that edge. NicolaiBolas shares some thoughts on delving into "Bad" cards looking for advantages.
Zuby's Dungeon and Dragons cube represents the 13 playable classes with a wide variety of MtG creatures that showcase the flavor of the classes, and help establish the D&D feel.
Love draft? Love Halloween and horror movies? Check out this article pairing some current Limited hits with some of the best spooky movies you can watch this month!
Back with his early thoughts on Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Limited, NicolaiBolas shares 5 tips you should keep in mind to increase your wins.
As vaccination rates continue to improve, local game stores are opening their doors once again, gracing us with the sweet, sweet smell of freshly cracked packs. That's right: Drafting in person is back!
Evaluating the power vs. flexibity of your picks is a key consideration for careful drafters. NicolaiBolas lays out his thought process when doing so for color, cost and strategic values.
The bots have a few loose screws this time around. Join Ben FIscher as he shares some tips and tricks for Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Quick Draft!
Nicolai Bolas ventures into the dungeon armed with his early experiences in Adventures in the Forgotten Realms.
Class is back in session! Today, we will learn how to apply Vector Theory to improve our draft picks thanks to... Newton’s Laws?
Playing around opponents transforms Magic from a game of chance to one requiring incredible skill to play masterfully. NicolaiBolas discusses the finer points of "playing around" cards.
Limited Magic has evolved, and it's time our methods do the same.
NicolaiBolas breaks down the three Arena draft modes, discussing the appeals and challenges of each. Which way will you play?
NicolaiBolas talks about what you need to change in your approach when drafting a five archetype Magic set like Strixhaven.
NicolaiBolas shares some key advice about keeping your edge in a solved Limited format.
Kaldheim offers a rich Limited environment with enough nuance to keep drafters busy for a while. Here's NicolaiBolas' early thoughts on the format.
Do you wish you could run your own cube on Magic Arena? Well, you can. And Zuby's here to explain how to get it done.
NicolaiBolas lays out a step-by-step method for people learning how to read signals, or for those who want to do it better.
Understanding the color pie brings with it the ability to assess new Limited environments, and plan the best possible drafts. NicolaiBolas offers his tips.
All aboard Kaladesh Remastered with our engineer Doug Switzer breaking down his tips for making the most of Limited play.
NicolaiBolas provides some advice at how Limited players can better use the wheel during drafts.
NicolaiBolas discusses optimizing early format play with tips on how to stay flexible and explore cards before a format is solved.
NicolaiBolas returns to discuss the Cling Method whereby you aim to achieve higher card quality by forcing others out.
Doug Switzer shares his initial thoughts on Zendikar's new and returning mechanics, and what they may mean for both Limited and Constructed players.
Cody Collins talks about recreating or expanding upon the Jumpstart experience with a cube made from mashable packs.
Cardsphere is excited to welcome NicolaiBolas with his very first article, in which he offers his perspective on some simple changes you can make to improve your Limited play.
Lord Tupperware's favorite draft format of all time is returning to Arena, this time with human opponents! This primer prepares you with a run down of the many decks in the format.
Lord Tupperware walks us through a recent game of Core 2021, sharing his thought process at each stage.
Adjusting your thinking as you gain experience with a format is a critical skill for Limited players. Lord Tupperware shares five ways he's adapted to Core 2021.
Lord Tupperware goes through some recent plays and discusses reading opponents' plays, and making sure that you aren't leaking information to them.
Lord Tupperware discusses how the subtlety of Ikoria's draft environment can be used to your advantage if you know how to invest in the right picks at the right time.
Lord Tupperware's had enough BREAD and has started focusing instead on his ABs. With a format this synergistic, you need to know how you can do so also.
Lord Tupperware goes through the archetypes of Ikoria, naming key cards in what he calls a possible "all-timer" draft environment.
How Lord Tupperware rethought a cube, with a note on how you can play custom cubes on MTGA.
Hour of Devastation is back on MTGO, and Lord Tupperware provides all the information flashback drafters need to get going in the format.
Lord Tupperware examines Escape and how it, and other graveyard strategies, affect deck construction and gameplay.
Lord Tupperware provides a tournament report for GP NJ.
Steal and Sac is back in Red and Black! Lord Tupperware discusses an early front runner guild in Theros Beyond Death Limited.
We all do it, sometimes. It's easy to miss on card evaluation in a cube. Happily, Lord Tupperware has some thoughts on the latest Vintage Cube on MTGO.
Lord Tupperware applies his wealth of experience with Throne of Eldraine by sharing his thoughts about a sample of Pack 1 Pick 4s.
Lord Tupperware's still going strong with Eldraing limited, finding new pieces to build around and re-evaluating many cards. Have they slipped below your radar?
Lord Tupperware thinks you're not drafting enough white in #MTGELD. Is your memory of the last few sets causing you to miss out on a good thing?
Lord Tupperware takes us on a ride down the beanstalk with him as he sees what six packs of Throne of Eldraine let him build.
Lord Tupperware traps a board state under glass and breaks it down for you in this most recent edition of What's the Play?
Lord Tupperware's got 8 cards from #MTGELD he wants you to think harder about before passing.
Lord Tupperware got hooked on the Grixis cube and came back with an intertesting, decision-rich board state for you to consider.
Lord Tupperware made some last minute changes to his cube before heading off to Vegas. A cube in search of more identity.
One of the most challenging skills to develop for limited players is the ability to stay open. Ethan Saks discusses some strategies you can employ.
Sometimes winning simply means not losing for longer than your opponent. Lord Tupperware takes us through his #MTGM20 version of this strategy.
We all run into a format that makes us stumble from time to time. Lord Tupperware discusses some of the challenges he's faced with #MTGM20 and the steps he's taking to correct course.
Get inside Lord Tupperware's head as he cracks six packs of Modern Horizons and goes through his build process.
Lord Tupperware returns with a list of interactions you'll want to keep in mind as you dive into Modern Horizons. #mtgmh1
Just in time for the release of Modern Horizons, the Cardsphere Draft Simulator has been upgraded with a powerful synergy system, greatly improving bot performance.
Lord Tupperware provides some advice on how to put together a working color deck in MTG WAR limited.
Lord Tupperware shares the favored deck archetypes for WAR coming out of the Lords of Limited Discord.
Another challenging What's the Play from Lord Tupperware, Ethan Saks. This time around, the cards laid out are from the outgoing MTGO 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.
Lord Tupperware shares a few late season thoughts on the interesting scenarios that RNA limited provides.
How quickly can you find your play when facing down End-Raze Forerunners on the stack? Lord Tupperware walks you through his thought process!
Lord Tupperware takes us through the next evolution of BREAD, specifically tuned to guide players through Chaos Drafts: B FREE.
LordTupperware's getting all mushy about having a great new deck that reminds him of Innistrad's Spider Spawning.
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.
Lord Tupperware returns to get us ready for RIvals of Ixalan drafts on MTGA.
Four days after our initial release, we present you our first update to Cardsphere Draft Simulator.
Lord Tupperware shares five resolutions set for himself in 2019.
Introducing our Draft Simulator. Ad-free, feature-rich and community-minded, just like Cardsphere itself.
A complete tier list of every Magic the Gathering pack!
Lord Tupperware ruminates on the questions drafters can ask themselves to make sure they are following draft best practices.