Magical Notes Academy: What's new in MTG since 5th grade

So you haven't played magic since 1994 and want to know what is new. Well Fallen Empires is no longer the worst set ever, that distinction rests with Homelands. Outside of that nothing has changed except for a BRAND NEW CARD TYPE! Check this out:

 

now that's a level up!

Check out this article if you want to learn more about Planeswalkers: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Article.aspx?x=magic/planeswalkers/week4

Over the summer they released the newest core set, aka Magic 2014. Hillarious right, magic is now being sold like a car. Actually it's pretty sweet. The core set is a clean execution of the game and the dept of play is surprisingly good. By removing the need to make new crazy stuff the game can just focus on the fundamentals. It produces a surprisingly deep strategic aspect to the game. If you want to learn more here is a link to the FAQ for M14: https://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/faq/m14

But the new hotness is Theros bloc:



Here's a link to an article explaining what new madness they dreamt up get us to buy more cards:: http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/therosmechanics

The cards don't go on sale until Friday. If you want to see what's in the set, check it out here: http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/theros/cig  (there is also a link over on the right hand side of the blog).