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Tyson Fraleigh - September 28, 2023

Age of Overlord!

Age of Overlord is the newest booster set release coming to Yu-Gi-Oh! Get new support cards for Supreme King Z-ARC and Visas Starfrost decks, then build a new Horus theme deck to get your graveyard booming!

Supreme King Z-ARC has been making waves. Since its introduction in Maximum Crisis, this Pendulum Dragon has been making big moves. Now upgrade your deck with an even stronger Supreme King Z-ARC form – Supreme Celestial King Odd Eyes Arc-Ray Dragon! Gather up the other ‘Supreme King’ cards from the set to quickly power up your finisher monster and obliterate your opponent!

But ‘Supreme King’ decks are not the only ones getting a boost. Visas Starfrost decks are travelling through space and time to get new allies, including some new monsters. Get access some new deck pieces, such as a new ‘Mannadium’ Synchro creature that will allow you to connect Visas and your ‘Mannadium’ monsters into some powerful combos!

Looking for some graveyard shenanigans? Then look no further than the new Horus theme. Send your creatures to the graveyard so you can Special Summon them back stronger! Chain powerful combos as you bring back your creatures over and over again until you wipe out your opponents entire board.

Collectors also have something to be excited about – there will be 25 Quarter Century Secret Rares to get your hands on! Get these special cards when you can!

Age of Overlord comes out on October 20th, 2023!

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Tyson Fraleigh - September 27, 2023

Universes Beyond: Doctor Who!

Doctor Who is coming to Magic: The Gathering! Universes Beyond is racing the Tardis through time and space, ready to introduce you to the Doctors, the Companions, and numerous villains from the television series. Gather up special edition cards and dominate your next Commander night!

This set consists of two main components – Commander Decks and Collector Boosters. There are four new Commander Decks coming with this set, focused on a variety of eras of Doctor Who. They are:

  • Blast from The Past is a Simic/Bant deck that has you cast historic spells from the top of your deck, then trigger additional effects from playing those spells. This deck’s commanders are The Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith.
  • Timey-Wimey is a Jeskai deck that focuses on casting suspend spells, then quickly removing the counters quickly to cast multiple spells quickly. This deck is helmed by The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler.
  • Paradox Power is a Simic/Temur deck that puts priority on casting cards from exile and giving creatures +1/+1 counters to help pack a punch. The commanders of this deck are The Thirteenth Doctor and Yasmin Khan.
  • Masters of Evil is a Grixis deck that builds artifact armies and forces your opponents to make ‘villainous choices’ – they can either help you or hurt their own board state. This deck has three different powerful commander options: Davros, Dalek Creator creates Dalek artifact creatures when your opponents lose life; Missy creates Cybermen whenever your creatures die; and The Valeyard triggers additional voting rounds and triggers villainous choices multiple times.

Want to get special editions of the cards in these Commander Decks? Then check out the Collector Boosters! These packs will include fifteen foil cards, including alternate artwork of cards found in the Commander Decks. Get special showcase editions of all the commanders and more!

Universes Beyond: Doctor Who comes out on October 13th, 2023!

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Tyson Fraleigh - September 26, 2023

Bright Lights!

Bright Lights is the newest booster set coming to the Flesh & Blood TCG. Dive into the magic of Metrix City, face off against humans and robots alike, and harness the power of mechanical giants!

Metrix is a city of steel. Mega-conglomerates are developing and selling world altering technologies, constantly in the search for the next big break through. Whether it is renewable energy or powerful combat bots, conglomerates will sell anything to the highest bidder.

Many of the brightest minds of the age come to Metrix to learn and make a name for themselves. Ambition is the driving force for the city, where your will dictates your destiny. But to make it in a city like this, you are going to make some enemies. Just be careful which enemies you choose – who knows what kinds of tech weapons they have lying around?

Some big things are coming to the world of Rathe. To start, a new Expansion Slot has been added to the Draft format! This means specials reprints can make your way into your Draft deck, allowing you to connect your deck to other pieces of lore outside of Metrix.

It is time for the Mechanologists to shine! Build your deck around the two new Mechanologist heroes: Teklovossen and a returning hero, Dash. While Dash’s new abilities have yet to be announced, we do know about Teklovoseen’s powers. With Teklovoseen, get cards onto the field faster, activate your card draw engine, then use the new crank mechanic to get your items onto the field as quickly as your draw them! Overtake your opponents with your technological superiority.

There will be 251 cards in the set, with 16 cards per pack. There will be 24 packs per display, and 4 displays within a case. The cards will consist of:

  • 1 Fabled Card
  • 7 Legendary Cards
  • 46 Majestic Cards
  • 56 Rare Cards
  • 129 Common Cards
  • 12 Token Cards
  • 9 Marvel Cards

Bright Lights comes out on October 6th, 2023!

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Tyson Fraleigh - September 22, 2023

Resurgence Booster!

Resurgence Booster is the next booster set coming out for the Digimon TCG! Power up your deck with some legendary reprints, powerful new Digimon, and beautiful new alt-art prints.

Legendary cards are getting reprints! Get your hands on these powerful cards from previous sets to take your deck to the next level. This includes previously exclusive promotional cards, including UlforceVeedramon Zero and WereGarurumon, which will add a competitive edge to your deck.

However, this set includes more than just reprints. Thirty-three new cards are coming to the set, including some powerful Digimon. Get your hands on Fumamon and Guilliedhumon from Digimon Ghost Game, Proximamon for an alternate Gammamon digivolution, and get a full build for Gammamon, Jellymon, and Angoramon decks!

If none of this was enough, there are also a lot of goodies for collectors in this set. Collect the alt-art parallel rares of Gammamon, Jellymon, Angoramon, Hiro Amanokawa, Kiyoshiro Higashimitarai, and Ruli Tsukiyono! Pick up the alt-art design for Siriusmon, and then make sure to grab the special English exclusive alt-art of nine specialty cards from the set.

Resurgence Booster comes out on September 29th, 2023!

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Tyson Fraleigh - September 19, 2023

Scarlet & Violet: 151!

Scarlet & Violet: 151 is the newest set coming to the Pokemon TCG! Explore the Kanto region and gather up all the classic 151 Pokemon with each of their evolutions. Check out the newest ex editions of your favourite Pokemon, and show the world that you are the next Pokemon champion!

The Kanto region is making its return! As the original setting of the Pokemon television series, the Kanto region is filled with classic Pokemon. Whether it is the basic starters Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle, or Pokemon found in the wilds, this set is filled with some fan favourites. However, this isn’t just a reprint series – each of these classics is getting a fresh set of abilities. Every one of the 151 Pokemon is coming out swinging with something new, ready to turn the tide of battle.

Not only that, but some Pokemon are getting a revised ex treatment! With the return of ex cards to the format, higher evolution cards are getting a powerful upgrade. Expect to see some ex editions of Blastoise, Charizard, Venasaur, Mew, and more!

If you are more on the collecting side of things, then make sure to check out the special illustration and special illustration rare alternate cards of your favourite Pokemon! These special edition cards will be hard to come by, so make sure to pick them up when you have the chance.

Scarlet & Violet: 151 comes out on September 22nd, 2023!

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Mike Carrozza - July 19, 2023

Best of Commander Masters – White!

Hello! Welcome to my set review of Commander Masters, where I will pick five cards of each colour and discuss my favourite cards from them. Yes, there will be and artifact and lands review as well as a multicoloured review.

Given that the set also comes out with a set of preconstructed Commander decks, I’ll also be covering my favourite cards from there in another article.

This is also a reprint set which means that this is mostly going to be picking cards for what they’ve already shown they can do. The monetary value of the cards is nice, but will not likely be the biggest factor in my selections. Because they’re reprints, we know that the cost might course correct and some cards will only be lower for a little, bit so be sure to snap up singles at  threekingsloot.com

Without further ado, here are my favourite White cards!

  1. Flawless Maneuver

Flawless Maneuver is part of a cycle of cards that I would most definitely call a mistake. The free if you control a commander cards are wild. You don’t even need to control your own commander! You can even get the discount if you control an opponent’s commander.

I digress. The point of this is that the cards were all deemed great upon release (except the green one which is also great) and they remain solid inclusions in any list that makes use of their commander.

Flawless Maneuver is basically a free Unbreakable Formation if you have a commander under your control and that’s pretty solid. Formation also grants a bonus if cast in your main phase, but Maneuver keeps your stuff safe from a board wipe while potentially telegraphing that you don’t have the mana to pay to save your board (which is the problem with these cards by the way). Every one of these in the cycle is worth having at least once of. Enjoy!

  1. Avacyn, Angel of Hope

It’s weird to say Avacyn’s been overdue for a reprint when we just saw her in Double Masters in 2020, but if you see how much she costs you would be surprised to hear she’s been reprinted at all.

Currently at approximately $50 USD, this card has never been printed at lower than mythic rarity and for good reason: a draft environment with more than one Avacyn? I’d flip a table.

Avacyn is an incredible card that sees play in decks that need their stuff protected. While she doesn’t help against the Farewells of the world, she does still get around damage-based board wipes and destruction wipes. For all of your permanents, no less! I run Avacyn in one deck at the moment and it is absolutely busted because of the price tag. The deck? Sevinne, the Chronoclasm’s Brash Taunter theme deck where everything takes damage to deal damage. Make a Spiteful Sliver indestructible and copy a Star of Extinction out of the graveyard – why yes, I think I will!

  1. Grand Abolisher

Grand Abolisher has not been reprinted in a meaningful way ever. It was in the Commander 2014 monowhite deck, then in 2017 it was in the Archenemy box set, then finally a Secret Lair. Not once has Grand Abolisher returned to being cracked in boosters since its release in Magic 2012… until now!

Grand Abolisher is a lightning rod for a potent removal spell and is ultimately a cone of safety for your turn. You get to do your shenanigans problem-free. This sees cEDH play and should probably see play in your decks if you’re up against instant speed players or opponents who want to react on your turn. I know when I see a Grand Abolisher come down, I need to think about whether I want to sacrifice creatures to an Ashnod’s Altar on this turn or not. Excellent pick up that I expect to see come down to $15 at least.

  1. Loyal Retainers

Am I salty for picking up a copy of this literally two weeks before this was announced with such gorgeous art? Yes. Especially because this is a Portal Three Kingdoms card that has only been reprinted twice and – get this – the reprints barely count. Previously to Commander Masters, Loyal Retainers were in Commander’s Arsenal from 2012 and they were also in Amonkhet Invocations.

With so many legendary cards in Commander and lots of them loving the graveyard, Loyal Retainers will finally get a chance to be tested in a ton of decks. It’s timing is restricted, but that won’t stop a combo player looking to make a loop. This will drop in price considerably but is worth keeping an eye on.

  1. Smothering Tithe

This card warps games. It has been upshifted to mythic from rare. It was once included in a preconstructed deck from the set it debuted in.

Smothering Tithe is a card I love to play but hate to play against. It is insanely powerful and will continue to be so until it is banned (which maybe it should be). If you don’t have one for your collection, pick one or two up because thanks to this set it might go down a couple of bucks, but don’t get too hopeful… the mythic rarity will prevent it from meaningful reduction.

Honourable Mentions

  • Alms Collector – Great in the face of lots of burst draw, but not so much against incremental draw (Rhystic Study). It’s worth it in Cat or Cleric decks or depending on your meta.
  • Angelic Field Marshal – This card is pretty great in go wide decks that want their commander in play. Just in general. But it is an Angel, making this a pretty penny.
  • Cartographer’s Hawk – This design has always felt like an uncommon to me and it feels right to see it downshifted.
  • Darksteel Mutation – With a new enchantress commander coming, I think the sis a solid inclusion in enchantment based lists. Put it on a creature your opponents need. Maybe that Muldrotha player doesn’t have a sacrifice outlet, why don’t you hose ‘em!
  • Heliod, Sun-Crowned – Heliod, Sun-Crowned is part of an infinite combo with Walking Ballista and if you’ve got life gain or +1/+1 counter synergies, I beg you to give Heliod a try in your deck, it’ll be so good.
  • Land Tax – Land Tax isn’t nearly as good as it used to be. It’s alright and when you play it on turn one in a pod against a green player and you have ways to bounce lands back to hand to keep going under the threshold required, you can draw lands like crazy. But I’ve personally started removing it from decks.
  • Mangara, the Diplomat – White has become one of the most powerful colours in Commander and cards like this are why. Yes, the card draw is out of your control, but players do things anyway. Either you get a card or they don’t do something that’ll hurt you, it’s win-win.
  • Nahiri, the Lithomancer – This seems like a fun commander! I was surprised to see it’s $10, but will be surprised if it ever gets there again.
  • Puresteel Paladin – Equipment deck all-star. An absolute unit in those decks. Draws cards and bypasses equip costs. A must-play in Equipment decks that can afford to.
  • Sevinne’s Reclamation – This is one of white’s more recent staple cards. It’s ramp and recursion. Cosmic Intervention and Brought Back are great, but that window is a tougher requirement. Sevinne’s Reclamation’s utility makes this an easy pick up and include in any white and permanent based decks.
  • Steelshaper’s Gift – The upshift from uncommon to rare makes sense in draft environment, but this is a tutor for Equipment. So you know where to put it.
  • Sublime Exhalation – In “regular” pods, this will be 3W most of the time. If you have a habit of playing in like five or eight player games (WHY!), then this is pretty bonkers. Blasphemous Act is also great for it but hey this is interesting design. The problem is it gets worse if a player is eliminated.
  • Wrath of God – Wrath of God aka Wrath aka the basis for that style of card. A classic. It’s got gorgeous art and will always cost four mana unlike some cards (see above).
  • Zetalpa, Primal Dawn – I am so fed up of seeing this damn Dinosaur over and over again in my Commander products. We get it, it’s good and closes games out. But this could have been something else!

Tune in next time for Blue!

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Tyson Fraleigh - July 18, 2023

Duelist Nexus!

Duelist Nexus is the next booster set release for the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG! Get your hands on a brand new Monster type, upgrade your Synchro powers, collect the unique Quarter Century Secret Rares, and dive into new support for Infernoble Knights, Dinosaurs, and more!

Since the Link Strike starter deck introduced Cyberse monsters, no new Monster type has been introduced – until now! This set includes the release of the Illusion monster type! These creatures cannot be destroyed through battle and cannot deal damage to your opponent – but that doesn’t mean that they are useless. These monsters can perform special effects on battle declaration, such as stealing your opponents monsters! Chain multiple effects to wipe out your opponents board without a single of your creatures dying from combat!

Build your Synchro engine with some powerful new cards! Get your hands on the new Crimson Dragon from Yu-Gi-Oh 5D’s and Assault Synchron to really drive your deck to the next level.

Explore new support cards that will give you an edge against your opponents. Build up your Infernoble decks with Infernoble Knight Emperor Charles to destroy your opponents Spell/Trap effects. Return to the world of powerful dinos with Grenosaurus and other Evolsaurs. Even tap into the dream world of Nemleria and other cards introduced in Cyberstorm Access!

More of a collector than a player? Then make sure to get the special Quarter Century Secret Rares in this set to celebrate twenty-five years of the Yu-Gi-Oh card game!

The Duelist Nexus set includes:

  • 10 Secret Rares
  • 14 Ultra Rares
  • 26 Super Rares
  • 49 Commons
  • 24 Quarter Century Secret Rares that are cards available in other rarities, and 1 Quarter Century Secret Rare that is only available as this special Secret Rare

Duelist Nexus comes out on July 27th, 2022!

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Tyson Fraleigh - July 13, 2023

Dusk till Dawn!

Dusk till Dawn is the upcoming release coming to the Flesh & Blood TCG. Return to the War of the Monarch conflict to defeat the forces of darkness, or join it to destroy the defenders of the light!

As dusk consumes the day, the Demonastery’s otherworldly Shadow hordes tear through the Dimenxxional Rift, hellbent on the destruction of Solana. Yet in their darkest hour, allies emerge in unity alongside the valiant defenders of Light, in hope of once more seeing in the break of dawn.

Making her glorious return is one of the most renowned heroes in Flesh & Blood history: Prism! Channel the powers of light to vanquish your enemies in her newest form: Prism, Awakener of Sol. But she isn’t alone. To join the fight, Prism has obtained eight powerful allies, including Bellona, Archangel of War, who will help your fellow angels break your opponents down inch by inch.

If you’re looking for a taste of the dark side, then look no further than the dangerous Vynnset, who channels her vicious powers through Rune Gating. Summon dangerous creatures across the Dimenxxional Rift, and serve the Demonastery in all its vile visions.

For collectors, get your hands on the ten new hand drawn sketch cold foil hero cards, including Prism, Sculptor of Arc Light and Chane, Bound by Shadow! Collect these beautiful additions, then unleash them against your opponents!

Dusk till Dawn comes out tomorrow on July 14th, 2023!

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