Pirate commanders are legendary creatures that are also pirates, or other eligible commanders that mention pirates in their rules text or otherwise synergize with pirates. Outlaws of Thunder Junction introduced the typal coupling of rogues...
Read moreIt’s always Halloween Commander time in my house. If my roommate had their way, we’d live in our own private fae realm, complete with mushroom furniture, decorative ivies, and lots and lots of faerie lights. Magic’s faerie commanders can be just...
Read moreRamp is a cornerstone of Magic, an important part of improving the efficiency of your favorite decks. Which of these ramp enchantments are the all-stars, the ones that show up in many decks regardless of specific strategy?
Read moreSplinter, Radical Rat makes it easier to play your ninjas with their special abilities as an unblockable enabler, plus it doubles up on your ninjas’ triggered abilities, usually combat damage/saboteur triggers that these slippery fighters tend to...
Read moreCard grading is an important part of being a collector. You want to make sure that your high-value cards keep their value, whether you look to sell or trade your cards in the future or want them insured.
Read moreFor those who are just dipping their toes into Magic, planeswalkers can be some of the most striking and challenging cards to learn about. Their design and layout are so different from your basic Magic card, but they almost always feature some...
Read moreWizards have been a fan over the last few years of giving us new dual land cycles split over multiple Magic sets. Wilds of Eldraine and The Lost Caverns of Ixalan teamed up to give us a cycle of Restless creature lands, and here are the...
Read moreMany avatars can be your commander, and the best are some of the most played throughout the entire format. Which of these commanders did you forget were avatars along with their other types?
Read moreTechnically speaking, today’s creatures are all outstanding in their field: They’re scarecrows. Not a single brain cell between them, but that doesn’t mean that they’re pushovers.
Read moreWhen I think of card draw in Magic, my mind first goes to blue. And unless I’m playing it, gods know I love to pick on blue players. Naturally, all colors in Magic have ways to draw cards, but what about when colors team up? Specifically, how do...
Read moreYou can build Heroes in a Half Shell in a few different directions, and this Bracket 2-3 version goes with the sneak/ninjutsu ninja build.
Read moreTurtles used to be a niche creature type, but Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles broke the type wide open to include many effects and a flood of legendary creatures that often work as support pieces.
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