The good news is that we are still alive with the same number of children. The bad news remains the same: the precipitous decline in free time results in a pretty hard choice between occasionally playing a game of magic versus writing about Magic. I’ve been reduced to Bo1 on the Arena phone client, THAT’S how desperate I’ve become.

But after the somewhat disappointing Wilds of Eldraine (mostly due to high expectations of how much I loved OG Eldraine) it’s time to dust off the old card evaluation skills. Since I love drafting “The Hard Way”, picking out the best commons can be a big help in finding the open lane. Usually these are efficient removal and solid 2-3 mana cost creatures. Recently though, Wizards has been doing a good job of seeding ‘glue cards’ that might not look that powerful, but every deck desires. Let’s see what we can find.