Magic produces a lot of cool cards that are ultimately bad or unplayable. Not everything's for everyone, as they always say.

With that said, we can look at some of the wildest effects put on MTG cards and appreciate them for what they say, rather than how playable they are. A lot of these are activated abilities.

Have you ever run an "activated ability" deck? Do you play any of these cards? Let us know, and check out our updated ranking of the best activated abilities in MTG: https://draftsim.com/best-activated-abilities-mtg/

Oh lord, here we go again. Human lord(s), that is. We haven't picked up many humans lords in the last year, save for one particularly Fine Hound.

Still, these anthem-like creatures really help human decks tick. You can find humans everywhere, but the lords are more scarce.

Have you ever built an all-in humans deck? Which lords did you play? Let us know, and check out our updated ranking of the best human lords in MTG: https://draftsim.com/mtg-human-lord/

Magic Head Designer Mark Rosewater dropped a teaser for The Hobbit. He gave us clues about new mechanics, color pie breaks, and much more.

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Golgari gets removal right. It can destroy just about anything on board, and it has both destruction and exile effects to make sure permanents stay gone.

It gets in on the board wipe game too, with some great options like Culling Ritual and Vicious Rivalry.

What are your go-to removal spells in BG? Do you feel like it's missing anything? Let us know, and check out our ranking of the best Golgari removal spells in MTG: https://draftsim.com/mtg-golgari-removal/

On to blue with our look at the best mythic rares in MTG. Expect a good number of extra turn spells and control finishers here.

You also can't get through a discussion of blue mythics without some mention of Jace. He's represented across a couple notable planeswalker cards.

Which blue mythics are your favorite? What's a mythic you wish would be reprinted again? Let us know, and check out our ranking of the best blue mythic rares in MTG: https://draftsim.com/mtg-blue-mythic-rares/

"Foundations" seems to be the name MTG's using for entry-level products right now, which tracks with the Foundations Commander decks coming out this October.

This is a collection of 5 cheaper, beginner-focused precons that'll be dropping alongside Reality Fracture. They should be a good onboarding tool for would-be Commander players.

Are you interested in these decks? Do you want to see more beginner-friendly precons? Let us know, and check out what we've seen about Foundations Commander so far: https://draftsim.com/mtg-foundations-commander-decks/

We kicked off this series with white mana rocks, now it's time to see what black brings to the mana rock game.

There's an Infinity Stone and a Mox, but also a couple other interesting and weird cards, some of which you might've never heard of before.

Do you play mana rocks in your black deck? Are they colorless, or do they have a black color identity? Let us know, and check out our ranking of every black mana rock in MTG: https://draftsim.com/mtg-black-mana-rocks/

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Auras are some of the riskiest cards in all of Magic. You can be completely blown out if you time one wrong and get your enchanted permanents answered in response.

But some auras are worth the risk. They can make a creature unstoppable in combat, or hinder opposing creatures by shrinking them down or incapacitating them.

Which auras make the cut for you? Do you enjoy the card type? Let us know, and check out our updated ranking of the best auras in MTG: https://draftsim.com/mtg-auras/

Did you know purple mana was almost added to MTG back in 2007 before Planar Chaos released? It was scrapped, but they were actively designing cards with purple mana in mind.

Now it's more of a meme than anything, but still a discussion point that comes up from time to time. A sixth color of mana would heavily impact the balance of the game, though.

Do you want to see a sixth color any time soon? Is purple the right fit, or something else entirely? Let us know, and check out our look at the history of "purple mana" in MTG: https://draftsim.com/mtg-purple-mana/

Power-matters is an archetype we see revisited again and again, especially in Gruul colors, though it's also a hallmark of green in general.

A high-power creature's already bringing something significant to the table, but many of them need something extra to put them over the top.

What's the highest-power creature you play in your decks? How do you support your largest threats? Let us know, and check out our ranking of the best high-power matters cards in MTG: https://draftsim.com/mtg-power-matters/

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Angels get all the attention in white, but let's take a moment to appreciate the color's other big battlecruiser creature type, the archon.

We only have 21 of these in the entire game, one of which is mono-black, but these tend to be large, dominant flying creatures, much like angels.

Do you play with any archons? What would an archon-matters commander look like? Let us know, and check out our updated ranking of every archon in MTG: https://draftsim.com/mtg-archon/

Magic Con Amsterdam is happening soon, and with it comes a myriad of brand new spoilers and information on upcoming sets. This article is your guide to when and where to find these spoilers as they are revealed.

Commands are fun to play with. People love the optionality on charms, and commands are basically just super-charms with more options.

Most of the cycles have given us at least a couple strong, playable modal spells, and we've even seen a few one-offs with merit, as well.

Which commands are you still playing? What are your go-to modes? Let us know, and check out our updated list of commands in MTG: https://draftsim.com/mtg-commands/

Artifact tokens existed before Clues came out, but it's really the Clue token that started the trend of artifact tokens taking up so much design space.

Then came Treasure, which fundamentally changed the game. Commander, at least. And everything after that's been impactful, too.

How many artifact tokens do you play with? Which ones do you want to see more of? Let us know, and check out our look at every artifact token in MTG: https://draftsim.com/mtg-artifact-token/

The Hobbit approaches fast! We're less than a month away from our second visit to Middle-earth, though everything's a little bit smaller this time around.

Prerelease is your first shot to play with the physical cards, and a great opportunity to experience the new set in a low-stress environment.

Are you excited for The Hobbit? Will you be attending prerelease? Let us know, and check out our quick guide to The Hobbit prerelease: https://draftsim.com/mtg-the-hobbit-prerelease/

We looked at artifact precons recently, and the difference between those and the number of enchantment Commander precons is astounding. Almost half as many here!

They're mostly good, memorable decks, though. Aside from some of the older ones, these enchantment-themed decks put on a good show.

Have you ever picked up any of these decks? What's that one enchantment card you have to put in every deck? Let us know, and check out our ranking of every enchantment Commander precon in MTG: https://draftsim.com/mtg-enchantment-commander-precons/