Magic’s latest set has turned me into a monster (and I like it)
by Ash Parrish from The Verge - All Posts on (#68RTQ)
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I need help.
I haven't logged into Marvel Snap for about a week now - just when the new Quantumania-themed season has begun. Now what, you ask, could be powerful enough to drag me away from a game I have made my ministry since its launch?
The big daddy, the OG, the original Magic: The Gathering.
Magic's latest set, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, has gotten to me in a way that defies even my expectations. I play paper Magic in casual in-person games with friends pretty regularly and have been content with that. But there's something that's irresistible about this set, with its horrifying flesh creatures with too many teeth, that has compelled me to play the digital version, Arena, non-friggin'-stop.
This all started when I told my husband...