Overthinking MTG

The cycle of cavaliers, introduced in M20, are all 5-drop creatures in their respective colors that carry an interesting ETB, keyword ability, and death trigger. They exemplify their colors in various...

16 Joulu 202218min

In this episode, we look at a card that was ushered in alongside the sixth color of magic - Wastes. By sixth color, I mean "colorless" was separated out from "generic" mana with the eldrazi. The reaso...

8 Joulu 202213min

Today, we're going back to Overthinking MTG's roots by clicking that random card button and we got a sphinx from Shards of Alara - Sphinx of Steel Wind. The creature is an absolute house and reminds m...

7 Joulu 202212min

Welcome back to The Overthinking MTG Podcast! I've been busy with other content pursuits over the past few months, so thank you for bearing with me, but I've decided to bring the podcast back and will...

6 Joulu 20227min

This card provides a ton of value throughout the course of the game IF you've built your deck successfully around it. Creatures of all different mana values and sacrifice effects can provide a ton of...

14 Huhti 20228min

This is the best piece of spot removal we've seen in a long time and I think it's going to rewrite the way players are currently playing control and midrange. Esper is going to be very strong moving ...

13 Huhti 20227min

This card has some interesting implications in a number of formats and will most likely be used in either Commander or older Death's Shadow style decks. If you have any other thoughts on how it can b...

12 Huhti 20229min

This new piece of equipment from The Streets of New Capenna has some potential to break a lot of cards over its knee by rewriting the basic tenants of the game in a very interesting way. I, for one, ...

11 Huhti 202210min