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HomeAuthor page: Alex Barker

Author page: Alex Barker

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Phyrexian Mana in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Phyrexian Mana in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Alex Barker 24 days ago Collecting, Deckbuilding, MTG Cards, MTG Rules

Phyrexian mana looks at this concept and turns the heat up to 11 by letting you pay life instead of mana to cast a spell. Interested? Let’s take a deeper dive into everything about it!

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Review
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Where to Find the Best 2022 Magic Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals

Where to Find the Best 2022 Magic Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals

Alex Barker November 17, 2022 Review

Finding deals for your Magic purchases can be an absolute pain. It can be an expensive hobby, especially if you’re more than just a casual player. But every market has their big sale, and every market loves Black Friday.

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MTG Community
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Reviewed: The Best Magic Set Editors

Reviewed: The Best Magic Set Editors

Alex Barker September 22, 2022 MTG Community, MTG Products, Review

If you’re like me, you’ve probably wondered what it’s like to design Magic cards. With some experience and research to inform our top picks, I’d bet money we can find you the program you’re looking for to help you do just that.

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Are Mythic Packs in MTG Arena Worth It?

Are Mythic Packs in MTG Arena Worth It?

Alex Barker August 4, 2022 Collecting, MTG Arena, MTG Products

You’re probably here because you’re looking for a way to grab those mythic rare cards you so desperately crave for your brew, and you’ve likely been eyeing the mythic packs for a while wondering if they’re really worth your time and money. That’s...

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MTG Cards
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Summoning Sickness in Magic

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Summoning Sickness in Magic

Alex Barker August 2, 2022 MTG Cards, MTG Rules

Have you ever woken up in the morning and just felt groggy and detached from everything? Or maybe you watched a movie where some dude pops out of a portal and throws up. That’s more or less how your creatures feel when you summon them in...

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MTG Cards
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Echo in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Echo in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Alex Barker July 11, 2022 MTG Cards, MTG Rules

It’s no secret that Magic has tons of wildly varying mechanics that spice up gameplay left and right. You might sometimes find one mechanic that closely mirrors another, like hearing an echo from the developers.

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MTG Cards
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Retrace in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Retrace in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Alex Barker July 1, 2022 MTG Cards, MTG Rules

Have you ever found yourself wishing you could access a spell in your graveyard so you could run it back and win the game? Well, if that’s the case, retrace is the mechanic for you.

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Defender in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Defender in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Alex Barker June 15, 2022 MTG Cards, MTG Rules

Some cards have restrictions placed on them in their text that prevent them from attacking, but still allow them to defend you or use their abilities. That’s what we call the defender mechanic, and that’s what today is all about.

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Collecting
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The 16 Best Voting Cards in Magic Ranked

The 16 Best Voting Cards in Magic Ranked

Alex Barker May 30, 2022 Collecting, Deckbuilding, MTG Cards

Ah, kitchen table politics. Cards that let the table vote for different effects on resolution are extremely interesting. There aren’t too many of them around, but all of them put your opponents in sticky situations that are sure to swing things...

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The 20 Best Dash Creatures in Magic Ranked

The 20 Best Dash Creatures in Magic Ranked

Alex Barker May 26, 2022 Collecting, Deckbuilding, MTG Cards

Dash is a fun mechanic for more than one reason. It can either help you stay on curve or mitigate negative effects on creatures that have it.

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Deckbuilding
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Here’s How Many Cards You Should Have in Every Magic Deck

Here’s How Many Cards You Should Have in Every Magic Deck

Alex Barker May 20, 2022 Deckbuilding, MTG Rules, Strategy

Magic is a gargantuan game with a bunch of formats to choose from when you sit down to play a game. Regardless, you need to have a deck to play the game. It’s important to remember that different formats have different deck sizes.

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Collecting
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Encore in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Encore in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Alex Barker April 20, 2022 Collecting, Deckbuilding, MTG Cards, MTG Rules

Encore, put simply, is a sorcery speed activated ability on a creature that exiles it from your graveyard to create a token copy of the creature for each opponent you have

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