

The format is a ton of fun, allows for a controlled environment in which to enjoy some of the most broken cards of all time, gives us an avenue to show off contemporary illustrations for old classics, and keeps things fresh in the lag between when new sets come out in paper and online.


In April, we brought the popular and long-awaited Cube format to Magic Online (read Worth Wollpert's recap of all the 2012 Magic Online goings-on), and in the time since have iterated on it a couple times, including the recent first implementation of the fabled " Power Nine" online.Īdditionally, we were able to use Cube at a high-level event for the first time-it made up three rounds of the inaugural Magic Players Championship (more on that later). After tallying the pages and pages of replies, here are the Top 12 of 2012 High Points of Magic: #12: Cube The Twitter crowd is a highly invested, hardcore bunch in general, so keep that in mind as you read the list below. (Don't worry, the "high" list was way longer than the "low".) So I went on Twitter and asked my followers for their highs and lows of Magic in 2012. You all turned up in record numbers to all kinds of events, and you made the sets we released in 2012 the most popular of all time.Īs a nod to you, gamers extraordinaire, I decided that I wouldn't focus this review on the things I found most important or impressive in 2012, but instead I'd open it up to your input. Are you tired of hearing me say that yet? Because I'm certainly not tired of saying it.
