Magic: The Gathering’s Commander format, the game’s most popular mode of play, experienced a profound shake-up this week when the Commander Rules Committee, an independent third party that serves as a ...

Banning four contentious cards exacerbated the tension between the spirit of the Commander format and players’ bottom line. Banning four contentious cards exacerbated the tension between the spirit of ...

Arguably one of the best formats in Magic: The Gathering is Pauper, a play mode where decks can only use cards that were printed at common rarity. At first glance, that might sound like a weaker or ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Mark Rosewater, head designer for Magic: The Gathering at Wizards of ...

There are a wide variety of ways to play Magic: The Gathering in person, called formats. These range from Constructed formats, where you show up with a pre-constructed deck of 60 cards and a 15-card ...