I don’t usually get excited about Magic: The Gathering deals unless they involve a substantial discount or a chance to pick up chase cards without pawning my fetch lands. But the current Best Buy Deal of the Day has me genuinely interested, and not just because I’m weak in the face of shiny foils and stitched-edge playmats. As with all DotD discounts, this is limited to today only, so make sure to grab those discounted boosters while you can. Let's dive into the offerings and my recommendations on what to pick up.
MTG Discounts On Foundations, Aetherdrift, and More
Wizards of The Coast - Magic: The Gathering Foundations Bundle
1$49.99 save 15%$42.49 at Best Buy
Wizards of The Coast - Magic: The Gathering Foundations Jumpstart Booster 2-Pack
0$10.49 save 29%$7.49 at Best Buy
Wizards of The Coast - Magic: The Gathering Ravnica Remastered Draft Booster Sleeve
0$6.99 save 29%$4.99 at Best Buy
Wizards of The Coast - Magic: The Gathering Aetherdrift Bundle
0$50.99 save 31%$34.99 at Best Buy
Wizards of The Coast - Magic: The Gathering Aetherdrift Collector Booster
0$26.99 save 33%$17.99 at Best Buy
Wizards of The Coast - Magic: The Gathering Aetherdrift Commander Deck - Living Energy
0$47.99 save 40%$28.99 at Best Buy
Wizards of The Coast - Magic: The Gathering Fallout Commander Deck - Science!
1$59.99 save 43%$33.99 at Best Buy
Ultra PRO - Mana 8 - Stitched Edge Playmat - Plains for Magic: The Gathering
0$24.99 save 34%$16.49 at Best Buy
Ultra PRO - Mana 8 - Stitched Edge Playmat - Mountain for Magic: The Gathering
0$24.99 save 34%$16.49 at Best Buy
Ultra PRO - Mana 8 - Stitched Edge Playmat - Forest for Magic: The Gathering
0$24.99 save 34%$16.49 at Best Buy
Ultra PRO - Mana 8 - Stitched Edge Playmat - Island for Magic: The Gathering
0$24.99 save 34%$16.49 at Best Buy
Ultra PRO - Mana 8 - Stitched Edge Playmat - Lotus for Magic: The Gathering
0$24.99 save 34%$16.49 at Best Buy
Let’s talk about Foundations. This set isn’t trying to impress with tales of haunted mansions or squirrel-led uprisings. Instead, it focuses on being playable, understandable, and remarkably welcoming. This is crucial, especially with the upcoming Marvel and Final Fantasy collaborations through Universes Beyond. New players will be entering the multiverse without any context, making a solid on-ramp like Foundations essential.
Magic: The Gathering Foundations Bundle
Wizards of The Coast - Magic: The Gathering Foundations Bundle
1$49.99 save 15%$42.49 at Best Buy
If you’ve never touched a deck in your life, the Foundations Beginner Box is more instructive than many humans I’ve seen trying to explain Magic at a kitchen table. With pre-constructed decks, visual aids, and a guided tutorial, it's incredibly approachable. The Foundations Bundle, priced at $42.49, is below market price and packed with boosters and accessories, offering excellent value. Foundations will remain in Standard for five years, giving you ample time to understand concepts like the stack.
Magic: The Gathering Foundations Jumpstart Booster 2-Pack
Wizards of The Coast - Magic: The Gathering Foundations Jumpstart Booster 2-Pack
0$10.49 save 29%$7.49 at Best Buy
Then there's Aetherdrift, perfect for those who looked at Blasphemous Act and thought, “but what if we did more?” The Aetherdrift Bundle is currently $34.99, a solid $16 off its usual price. It includes some of the wildest red spells and flashy threats to hit Standard recently, like Marauding Mako (Magic's version of an angry landshark) and Momentum Breaker, a mono-black tool now popular in aggressive Pixie decks.
Magic: The Gathering Ravnica Remastered Draft Booster Sleeve
Wizards of The Coast - Magic: The Gathering Ravnica Remastered Draft Booster Sleeve
0$6.99 save 29%$4.99 at Best Buy
Foundations also offers some appealing chase cards if you're opening packs. I'm eyeing Rise of the Dark Realms with its new Borderless treatment and Sire of Seven Deaths, the Eldrazi with seven keywords that seems designed to give someone a rules headache. Don't overlook Banner of Kinship, which can turn your Goblin deck into a surprise math quiz for your opponent.
Magic: The Gathering Aetherdrift Bundle
Wizards of The Coast - Magic: The Gathering Aetherdrift Bundle
0$50.99 save 31%$34.99 at Best Buy
Yes, Ravnica Remastered is part of this sale. You can grab a Ravnica Remastered Draft Booster Sleeve for $4.99 (down from $6.99), one of the cheapest ways to chase format staples like Crypt Ghast, Spark Double, and Divine Visitation. It's a great price for anyone looking to open bulk product or enjoy a sealed night with friends.
Magic: The Gathering Aetherdrift Collector Booster
Wizards of The Coast - Magic: The Gathering Aetherdrift Collector Booster
0$26.99 save 33%$17.99 at Best Buy
Personally, I love Ravnica sets. I’ve always been drawn to guild mechanics, and Ravnica Remastered is Wizards' way of blending all the good stuff into one nostalgic mix. You get a mix of old-school Commander hits like Cyclonic Rift, quirky yet powerful tech like Cloudstone Curio, and alternate art versions that might either delight you or make you wonder if you're playing Magic or flipping through concept art for a lost anime series.
Magic: The Gathering Aetherdrift Commander Deck - Living Energy
Wizards of The Coast - Magic: The Gathering Aetherdrift Commander Deck - Living Energy
0$47.99 save 40%$28.99 at Best Buy
I picked up a few sleeves myself, partly for the chance at Anime Borderless Bruvac, and partly because I have no impulse control when it comes to reprint sets. You don’t need to justify $5 packs when they include Shock Lands and cards with infinite combo potential.
Magic: The Gathering Fallout Commander Deck - Science!
Wizards of The Coast - Magic: The Gathering Fallout Commander Deck - Science!
1$59.99 save 43%$33.99 at Best Buy
If you're already building for Commander or just pretending your collection isn’t entirely impulse buys, the Fallout Commander Deck – Science! is on sale for $33.99. That’s $26 off retail, and it includes one of the better face Commanders from Universes Beyond: Dogmeat, Ever Loyal, who floods the board with Junk tokens if you build around equipment and auras. In my opinion, this deck is an underrated engine, and you get to play cards like Radstorm and Feral Ghoul, which sound like B-side punk albums but are surprisingly effective in-game.
MTG: Ultra Pro Mana 8 Stitched Edge Playmats
Ultra PRO - Mana 8 - Stitched Edge Playmat - Plains for Magic: The Gathering
0$24.99 save 34%$16.49 at Best Buy
Ultra PRO - Mana 8 - Stitched Edge Playmat - Mountain for Magic: The Gathering
0$24.99 save 34%$16.49 at Best Buy
Ultra PRO - Mana 8 - Stitched Edge Playmat - Forest for Magic: The Gathering
0$24.99 save 34%$16.49 at Best Buy
Ultra PRO - Mana 8 - Stitched Edge Playmat - Island for Magic: The Gathering
0$24.99 save 34%$16.49 at Best Buy
Ultra PRO - Mana 8 - Stitched Edge Playmat - Lotus for Magic: The Gathering
0$24.99 save 34%$16.49 at Best Buy
I don’t usually care about playmats, but these Mana 8 stitched-edge ones are stunning. At $16.49, they’re dramatic in all the right ways without costing as much as a new commander deck. I think the Lotus one is subtly perfect.
MTG: First Look at Cards From Tarkir: Dragonstorm
While Magic: The Gathering’s big crossovers with things like Final Fantasy and Spider-Man might be stealing the spotlight lately, the next set in the line-up is already storming toward us. Tarkir: Dragonstorm returns to Magic’s own plane of Tarkir, and we’ve got an exclusive first look at five cards that I expect we’ll be seeing a lot of at the draft table next month. (The expansion is available to preorder now on Amazon).
Flip through the gallery below to see all five cards, and read on for a word from Wizards of the Coast about their design and the set as a whole.
Magic: The Gathering - 5 New Cards from Tarkir: Dragonstorm
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