A brief look into the deep and intricate world of the points list, covering some of the theory behind 1 point cards and the benefits and drawbacks they bring to the format.

Effective Tuesday 13th May 2025 Balance (0 → 1) The landscape of Canadian Highlander and Magic: The Gathering as a whole has changed dramatically during the two years following the removal of Balance from the points list. While this shift is defined by the abundance of cheap threats able to slot themselves into a variety… Read More »Summer 2025 Points Update

On February 12th, 2025, the Discord Points Panel released a survey to receive feedback on the 2025 Year-Start points update announced on January 6th. 123 players responded to the survey, and the findings are as follows (survey comments in italics): Format Direction and Clarity of Communication The start of year points changes were met with… Read More »2025 Year-Start Points Update Survey Report

The synergy equivalent of “having your cake and eating it too.” What is Scraps? Scraps describes a high synergy game plan which seeks to utilize spells like Goblin Welder, Deadly Dispute, or Oswald Fiddle-Bender in tandem with low-cost of inclusion artifacts and artifact generators for value. Scraps adjacent strategies have been experimental archetypes in Canadian… Read More »Intro to Scraps

We’ve recently had a substantial uptick in interest in Canlander so here is some advice on how you might get started in this wonderful format. If something goes unmentioned here the best place to ask is the official Canadian Highlander Discord ​Format Rules Firstly for those unfamiliar, Canadian Highlander is a 100-card singleton 1v1 20… Read More »2025 New Player Primer

On 20th November 2024, the Discord Points Panel released a survey to receive feedback on the Fall 2024 points update announced on October 23rd, 2024. The findings are as follows: 

On 30th July 2024, the newly formed Discord Points Panel released a survey to capture the mood and views of the playerbase. The following is a report outlining the survey’s findings: Overall Sentiment Thank you everyone for filling out the survey. We received 167 responses filled with information and we feel that this confirms that… Read More »Canadian Highlander Format Health Survey Report