Leaked card images are, for better or worse, breaking news, and breaking news is, for better or worse, legitimate content. Our job is to report that information to our audience and give it the proper context. It would be journalistic malpractice to refuse to report on something once its has become public information. Quite simply: Hipsters of the Coast is a news media organization, and part of the responsibility we have to our readers is reporting the news, whether we like that news or not.

They not only take some of the hype out of a set’s preview season, but they also blow up the spot of many content creators that worked hard to make content around their exclusive (now leaked) preview cards. We’ve gotten a lot of blowback on Twitter for reporting the leak of Commander 2018’s commanders, so let me state unequivocally: leaks are bad for both the game and the community. That was preceded last year by the leak of a full foil sheet from Ixalan that revealed most of the rares in the set three months before its release. Just last March, t he entire FAQ for Dominaria was leaked nearly two months before the set’s official release. Unfortunately, leaks are a common occurrence in the Magic community.

Subscribe here!Īll four commanders from Commander 2018 were leaked (spoiler warning) early this morning before the official start of its official preview season. Every Monday, we tell you know what you need to know about the week’s most important Magic news. Welcome to this week’s Hipsters Weekly MTG Newsletter.

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