Power, Pressure, Payoff: How to Identify Top-Tier Boros Cards in New Sets

Boros (red-white) cards in Magic: The Gathering are often labeled as “aggressive” by default, but that doesn’t mean every Boros card is worth playing in your deck. Whether you’re brewing for Standard, Draft, or Commander, not all red-white spells hit the same.

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White-Hot Aggro: How to Choose the Right Creatures for Maximum Pressure

White aggro is one of Magic: The Gathering’s most consistent and dangerous archetypes—but it only works if your creatures pull their weight. Not every small white creature belongs in your deck, no matter how efficient it looks. To keep pressure on your opponent from turn one and close out games before they stabilize, you need to be ruthless in your card selection.  

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Forged for Standard: Is Artifact Affinity Ready to Rise Again?

With the Final Fantasy crossover shaking up Standard and Edge of Eternities on the horizon, players are once again eyeing artifacts as a potential backbone for powerful strategies. Artifact affinity decks—those that reduce casting costs or gain value based on the number of artifacts you control—have a long history in Magic, but their viability in Standard depends on more than nostalgia. To see if artifact affinity is more than a gimmick in this new landscape, you need to evaluate synergy, support, and the evolving card pool.

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