Weekly News

Every weekly SparkMTG issue: the biggest Magic stories, price moves, and Commander news of the week.

Weekly Newsletter

MTG News Sep 20 to 26: Delays Widen at Prerelease, a 1,169% Planeswalker, and the Precon Verdict

Sep 27, 2026

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7 min read

MTG News Sep 20 to 26: Delays Widen at Prerelease, a 1,169% Planeswalker, and the Precon Verdict

Wargamer calls Multiverse Reforged one of the worst precons in years, Reality Fracture delays widen before Prerelease, and Commodore Guff spiked 1,169%.

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MTG News Sep 14 to 20: Reality Fracture Delays Widen, 5 Foundations Decks, 1,535% Sphinx

Sep 20, 2026

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9 min read

MTG News Sep 14 to 20: Reality Fracture Delays Widen, 5 Foundations Decks, 1,535% Sphinx

Every Reality Fracture precon decklist is public: Multiverse Reforged plus five Foundations decks. Delays reach North America and Unesh spiked 1,535%.

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MTG News Sep 7 to 13: Alchemy Retired, 5 Historic Bans, Standard Goyf

Sep 13, 2026

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5 min read

MTG News Sep 7 to 13: Alchemy Retired, 5 Historic Bans, Standard Goyf

Wizards is retiring Alchemy and banning five cards in Historic on September 22. Tarmogoyf is Standard legal after 19 years and Cut Down spiked 700%.

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MTG News Aug 31 to Sep 6: Zeta Set Pauper Legal, Secret Lair "Disaster", 544% Strix

Sep 6, 2026

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6 min read

MTG News Aug 31 to Sep 6: Zeta Set Pauper Legal, Secret Lair "Disaster", 544% Strix

Wizards reversed course: ten Zeta Set commons are Pauper-legal Sept 7 and Baleful Strix spiked 544%. Plus Reality Fracture previews and a 300% Optimus Prime.

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MTG News Aug 24 to 30: Reality Fracture Delay, Secret Lair Boosters, 205% Wizard

Aug 30, 2026

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6 min read

MTG News Aug 24 to 30: Reality Fracture Delay, Secret Lair Boosters, 205% Wizard

Reality Fracture Play Boosters will be tight at launch after a Panama Canal jam, Secret Lair's Zeta Set has a $150 Chrome Mox, and Radagast spikes 205%.

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MTG News Aug 17 to 23: Unanimous Hall of Famer, Hobbit Sealed Woes, MTGO Teardown

Aug 23, 2026

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6 min read

MTG News Aug 17 to 23: Unanimous Hall of Famer, Hobbit Sealed Woes, MTGO Teardown

17Lands data shows black dominates MTG The Hobbit Sealed: Crude Bent Blade wins 60.9%. Plus the first unanimous Hall of Fame class and an MTGO overhaul.

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MTG News Aug 10 to 16: Standard Bans, Hobbit Booster Delays, 550% Goblin

Aug 16, 2026

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5 min read

MTG News Aug 10 to 16: Standard Bans, Hobbit Booster Delays, 550% Goblin

Standard bans Badgermole Cub, Stormchaser's Talent and Gran-Gran. The Hobbit Play Boosters slip to September, and Knucklebone Witch spikes 550% overnight.

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MTG News Aug 3 to 9: The Hobbit Launches, Mystery Booster Price Spikes, HoF Returns

Aug 9, 2026

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5 min read

MTG News Aug 3 to 9: The Hobbit Launches, Mystery Booster Price Spikes, HoF Returns

The Hobbit releases Aug 14 as Mystery Booster commanders spike Battle of Wits 1,100% and Ink-Treader Nephilim 589%. Plus the Pro Tour Hall of Fame returns.

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MTG News Jul 27-Aug 2: WotC President Steps Down, Battles Return in 2027

Aug 2, 2026

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5 min read

MTG News Jul 27-Aug 2: WotC President Steps Down, Battles Return in 2027

John Hight leaves Wizards September 1 after a $56M writedown. The Hobbit is fully spoiled with Settle the Wreckage back in Standard, and battles return.

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MTG News Jul 20-26: The Hobbit Spoilers, Marvel Record

Jul 26, 2026

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5 min read

MTG News Jul 20-26: The Hobbit Spoilers, Marvel Record

The Hobbit spoiler season opened with daily previews and an infinite Smaug, while Marvel Super Heroes pushed Magic to its first-ever $500 million quarter.

ShinyManaGank

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MTG News Jul 13-19: The Hobbit, Reality Fracture, 2027 Sets

Jul 19, 2026

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7 min read

MTG News Jul 13-19: The Hobbit, Reality Fracture, 2027 Sets

MagicCon Amsterdam recap: The Hobbit debut with a $75 Mox Amber reprint, Reality Fracture's Echoverse, the full 2027 set calendar, and a Stardew Valley drop.

ShinyManaGank, +1

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MTG News Jul 6-12: Marvel Prices Spike, Standard Dodges Ban

Jul 12, 2026

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7 min read

MTG News Jul 6-12: Marvel Prices Spike, Standard Dodges Ban

The Ten Rings spikes 271% and Iron Man's worst card passes $60 as Marvel Super Heroes takes over, while the June 30 banlist leaves Standard untouched.

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MTG News Jun 29-Jul 5: Candelabra Ban, Pro Tour Prison Deck, Earthcraft $300

Jul 5, 2026

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5 min read

MTG News Jun 29-Jul 5: Candelabra Ban, Pro Tour Prison Deck, Earthcraft $300

WotC bans Candelabra of Tawnos in Legacy, a prison deck steals Pro Tour Secrets of Strixhaven, and Marvel Super Heroes posts historic Limited bomb data.

ShinyManaGank

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MTG News Jun 22-28: Marvel Super Heroes Launches, Arena Team Unionizes

Jun 28, 2026

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5 min read

MTG News Jun 22-28: Marvel Super Heroes Launches, Arena Team Unionizes

Marvel Super Heroes hits retail, the MTG Arena team unionizes in a landslide, and a Monday B&R looms over a busted new Pauper combo.

ShinyManaGank

Industry

MTG Arena Workers Unionize: The First Union at Wizards of the Coast

Jun 24, 2026

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3 min read

MTG Arena Workers Unionize: The First Union at Wizards of the Coast

The team behind MTG Arena voted to form UWOTC-CWA on June 23, the first union at Wizards of the Coast. Here is what they want and why it matters.

Marvel Super Heroes

Jun 21, 2026

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4 min read

MTG: Marvel Super Heroes Goes Live as Three New Sets Loom

Marvel Super Heroes hits prerelease, Wizards confirms three new sets at MagicCon Amsterdam, and a Hatsune Miku reprint leaks.

ShinyManaGank, +1

News

Hawkeye's Bow Combo Dodges a Pre-Ban as Marvel Sets a 363-Legend Record

Jun 14, 2026

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4 min read

Hawkeye's Bow Combo Dodges a Pre-Ban as Marvel Sets a 363-Legend Record

Marvel Super Heroes preview season is done, and it closed loud.

ShinyManaGank, +1

Spoilers

MTG: Marvel Previews, a $10K Miku Leak, and a Fourth Straight Delay Jun 1-7, 2026

Jun 7, 2026

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6 min read

MTG: Marvel Previews, a $10K Miku Leak, and a Fourth Straight Delay Jun 1-7, 2026

A leaked Hatsune Miku Commander precon spikes Miku Divine Diva to $70, Marvel preview season opens Tuesday, and PSA hits pause on Value submissions.

ShinyManaGank

Spoilers

A Leaked Miku Precon, Marvel Preview Season, and PSA's Grading Halt Week of May 25–31, 2026

May 31, 2026

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5 min read

A Leaked Miku Precon, Marvel Preview Season, and PSA's Grading Halt Week of May 25–31, 2026

A leaked Hatsune Miku Commander precon spikes Miku Divine Diva to $70, Marvel preview season opens Tuesday, and PSA hits pause on Value submissions.

ShinyManaGank, +1

News

SparkMTG - The Banlist Heard Round the Multiverse May 17 - 23, 2026

May 24, 2026

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4 min read

SparkMTG - The Banlist Heard Round the Multiverse May 17 - 23, 2026

The May 18 MTG banlist reshaped Modern, unbanned Umezawa's Jitte after 15 years, and sent Crashing Footfalls up 921%. Marvel also locked its Arena debut.

ShinyManaGank, +1

Spoilers

SparkMTG | May 11 ~ 17 | Three Garfield Secret Lairs and a B&R cliffhanger

May 17, 2026

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3 min read

SparkMTG | May 11 ~ 17 | Three Garfield Secret Lairs and a B&R cliffhanger

WotC drops three Garfield Secret Lairs, Monday's ban hammer hovers, and Hofri keeps cooking.

ShinyManaGank, +1

News

⚡ SparkMTG: Upset. Scandal. Three Sets. Union Denied. | May 4–10, 2026

May 10, 2026

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4 min read

⚡ SparkMTG: Upset. Scandal. Three Sets. Union Denied. | May 4–10, 2026

Union denied. Landfall upsets the field. The One Ring gets traced. Three sets revealed.

ShinyManaGank, +1

News

One Ring plagiarism, Hobbit spoilers, and a wild weekend

May 3, 2026

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2 min read

One Ring plagiarism, Hobbit spoilers, and a wild weekend

WotC and Dan Frazier both admit The One Ring's new art was traced from Marta Nael's original -- Here's what happened

ShinyManaGank, +1

Weekly News

MTG News Sep 20 to 26: Delays Widen at Prerelease, a 1,169% Planeswalker, and the Precon Verdict

MTG News Sep 14 to 20: Reality Fracture Delays Widen, 5 Foundations Decks, 1,535% Sphinx

MTG News Sep 7 to 13: Alchemy Retired, 5 Historic Bans, Standard Goyf

MTG News Aug 31 to Sep 6: Zeta Set Pauper Legal, Secret Lair "Disaster", 544% Strix

MTG News Aug 24 to 30: Reality Fracture Delay, Secret Lair Boosters, 205% Wizard

MTG News Aug 17 to 23: Unanimous Hall of Famer, Hobbit Sealed Woes, MTGO Teardown

MTG News Aug 10 to 16: Standard Bans, Hobbit Booster Delays, 550% Goblin

MTG News Aug 3 to 9: The Hobbit Launches, Mystery Booster Price Spikes, HoF Returns

MTG News Jul 27-Aug 2: WotC President Steps Down, Battles Return in 2027

MTG News Jul 20-26: The Hobbit Spoilers, Marvel Record

MTG News Jul 13-19: The Hobbit, Reality Fracture, 2027 Sets

MTG News Jul 6-12: Marvel Prices Spike, Standard Dodges Ban

MTG News Jun 29-Jul 5: Candelabra Ban, Pro Tour Prison Deck, Earthcraft $300

MTG News Jun 22-28: Marvel Super Heroes Launches, Arena Team Unionizes

MTG Arena Workers Unionize: The First Union at Wizards of the Coast

MTG: Marvel Super Heroes Goes Live as Three New Sets Loom

Hawkeye's Bow Combo Dodges a Pre-Ban as Marvel Sets a 363-Legend Record

MTG: Marvel Previews, a $10K Miku Leak, and a Fourth Straight Delay Jun 1-7, 2026

A Leaked Miku Precon, Marvel Preview Season, and PSA's Grading Halt Week of May 25–31, 2026

SparkMTG - The Banlist Heard Round the Multiverse May 17 - 23, 2026

SparkMTG | May 11 ~ 17 | Three Garfield Secret Lairs and a B&R cliffhanger

⚡ SparkMTG: Upset. Scandal. Three Sets. Union Denied. | May 4–10, 2026

One Ring plagiarism, Hobbit spoilers, and a wild weekend

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