Evan Symon
Evan Symon is a seasoned journalist with stops at the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cracked, GeekNifty, Pasadena Independent, and California Globe.
A graduate of University of Akron, Symon has covered stories in Vietnam, South Africa, Namibia, Germany, North Korea, Slovakia, and Switzerland (in addition to across the U.S. as well, of course).
He enjoys content creation, baseball, politics, and gaming. When it comes to Magic: The Gathering, he tends to lean towards Selesnya (G/W).
The Real One Ring: MTG's Next One-of-One Print Run Card
It's a literal rarity that Wizards of the Coast decides to introduce just a single copy of Magic: The Gathering card. The next one is coming soon.
Cumulative Upkeep: The Mechanic That Died In The 90s, then briefly returned in 2006
In Magic: The Gathering, some mechanics can be rather unpopular and still wind up coming back.
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar - The Longest Single Name in Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering characters don't usually have overly long one-word names. Of course, there's always an exception.
A look at the lone Mirrodin Pure card ever printed
Mirrodin Pure was an expansion that never happened, save for a single card.
Shahar Shenhar: MTG's Only Two-Time Championship Player
There is only one two-time Magic World Championship winner - and he managed to win twice in a row.
A look at Winter Sky: Perhaps the Oddest Card in Homelands
It takes a lot to be the oddest card of an odd expansion, but here's Winter Sky
Oathbreaker: A Q&A On MTG's Newest Official Format
Oathbreaker is the newest official format for Magic: The Gathering.
Splinter: One of Magic's Strange, One-Off Creature Type
Way back in Alliances, there was a card that had introduced a strange, new creature type to Magic: The Gathering (only for it to never be used again).
Jumpstart and the COVID MTG Misprints
Misprints aren't terribly common in Magic: The Gathering, but they still happen from time to time.
MTG's Lace Cycle: The Color Changing Type Of Card That Didn't Last Too Long
Sometimes a card type just doesn't work in Magic: The Gathering. The game's cycle of lace cards were among of them.
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