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TFT Patch Rundown promises Set 6 news tomorrow, shows upcoming 5.5 balance changes

Game designer II Kent “Riot Kent” Wu and game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer revealed final buffs and nerfs to Teamfight Tactics Set 5.5 coming with Patch 11.21, along with an announcement about Set Six Gizmos & Gadgets.  Scheduled to release on Oct. 20, TFT Patch 11.21 contains a number of small adjustments that may have a strong impact on the meta before Dawn of Heroes ceases to exist. The TFT duo also revealed Riot Games would share more details on Set Six Gizmos & Gadgets tomorrow, Oct. 18, two

Riot reveals TFT Set 6 Gizmos and Gadgets early access event

Less than a week after Teamfight Tactics Set Six Gizmos & Gadgets dropped into the PBE, 16 high-level players from around the globe will compete in an early access event. Scheduled to take place from Oct. 23 to 24 at 8am CT, the Gizmos & and Gadgets event, called PBE Clash, will give players a glimpse of the Set Six meta prior to it officially releasing on Nov. 3 via Patch 11.22. Packed with Hextech Augments, a new mechanic, players like Delicious Milk shared their excitement on Twitter following early

EA releases TOTW 4 in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team

EA Sports added the fourth Team of the Week (TOTW) to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team today. Every week, EA creates a new version of players who performed well after the leagues’ fixtures or national team matches end. Next week’s TOTW will replace this one with new cards. You can acquire them through the FUT market or from FUT packs if you’re lucky enough. The best players on this TOTW are a 90-rated Sadio Mané from Liverpool, an 89-rated Keylor Navas from Paris Saint-Germain, an 88-rated Thomas Müller from Bayern Munich, an 86-rated Theo

MTG Pardee and Stráský go undefeated in Limited MID Worlds rounds

Draft returned to the MTG Worlds stage, featuring Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, with Sam Pardee and Ondřej Stráský remaining undefeated heading into the Magic World Championship Standard Constructed rounds.  A total of three rounds of MID Draft were played on day one, showcasing the 16 Magic World Championship players split into two pods. Pod one contained Stráský, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, Yoshihiko Ikawa, Stanislav Cifka, Rei Sato, Jan Merkel, Jean-Emmanuel Depraz, and Yuta Takahashi. Pod two contained Pardee, Seth Manfield, Matt Sperling, Arne Huschenbeth, Gabriel Nassif, Eli Kassis, Keisuke Sato,

5 Best MTG Innistrad Common monocolored creature cards for each color

Fall rotation has finally arrived in Magic: The Gathering with Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, showcasing five monocolored Common rarity cards within each color. A number of Common Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) cards have proven themselves within the Limited format since the MTG set launched digitally on Sept. 16. Removal spells like Eaten Alive have become a Black Draft bomb while the burn from Moonrager’s Slash has made it Standard playable. The Blue Instant, Consider, has already become popular in both Standard and Limited. And the Green Flash aura, Howl of the

Here’s every TFT 11.19 change revealed during Patch Rundown

Riot Games game designer Kent “Riot Kent” Wu and game design director  Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer revealed the final adjustments to the Teamfight Tactics Set 5.5 meta during today’s Patch Rundown. Patch 11.19 is the official TFT Worlds patch for the Reckoning World Championship, scheduled to begin on Oct. 1. The update contains a number of changes meant to open up the meta, according to Mortdog. Big changes include reworks to Tristana and Draven, along with a nerf to Thresh. From system changes to champion nerfs and buffs, here’s every balance

Best Limited Innistrad: Midnight Hunt archetypes and support cards

The Innistrad: Midnight Hunt set supports a number of Magic: The Gathering Draft archetypes. Scheduled to release digitally on Sept. 16, Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) contains two non-legendary Uncommon cards for each of the 10 total archetypes. One is a spell with the returning MTG mechanic Flashback, and the other is a creature that supports the archetype’s synergy. Archetype signpost cards are typically legendary creatures, but that isn’t the case in MID, allowing players to Draft multiple copies without them being a dead card in hand. A total of four

Here’s every MTG 2021 Pioneer Challenger deck and its projected value

Wizards of the Coast revealed a total of four preconstructed Magic: The Gathering Pioneer Challenger decks during the Magic Showcase event, and they are scheduled to release in October.  The four Pioneer Challenger decks—Lotus Field Combo (BGU), Mono-Red Burn, Orzhov Angels (WB), and Azorius Spirits (WU)—are dropping in local game stores on Oct. 15. Each preconstructed deck will contain a total of 75 cards, 60 in the main deck, and 15 via a sideboard.  Decks are available in English, French, German, and Japanese. Each are also playable right out of

Esports Arena Las Vegas owners exploring sale of marquee venue

The group behind one of the biggest esports facilities in the Western United States may be selling off ownership in the arena and exiting esports all together. HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas owner Allied Esports is exploring options for the future of its company that could include selling off the arena, according to company CEO Claire Wu on an earnings call on Aug. 16.  Allied has hired investment banking firm Lake Street Capital Partners to advise it on the future of the company’s esports business and search the potential acquisition

Best AFR White Common and Uncommon cards in Limited

Get ready to take adventures into a dungeon while stacking the board against an opponent with the Magic: The Gathering color White in the Forgotten Realms Limited format.  Scheduled to release digitally on July 8, the Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) set contains a number of playable White cards within the MTG Limited format. The color White synergizes with Venture, a new AFR mechanic, along with life gain builds, Aggro go-wide strategies, dragons, and dungeon hate. It also pairs best with Red, Green, and Blue.  From