It’s often cheaper to mill yourself for a bunch than draw an equivalent number of cards, and there are plenty of strategies that allow you to convert cards in your graveyard into valuable resources at your disposal. Let’s look at the best...
Read moreI’ve often wondered at the challenges of designing 4-color commanders and 5-color commanders. Once you surpass three colors, many legendary creatures seem to latch onto a key idea, then provide generically powerful support for it; Jodah, the...
Read moreI’ve always had a fondness for Nekusar, the Mindrazer. It’s among the best early commanders for new players because it has a clear game plan, with a handful of useful support cards. While many Nekusar decks draw from the same palette of cards...
Read moreProxies have become ever-more common with the rise of Commander as the most popular Magic format. Players use proxies to sub in a few cards, or they even proxy entire decks. With Commander’s ever-growing influence over MTG, I bet you’ve played...
Read moreAnybody who’s been on the business end of a Thoughtseize or Liliana of the Veil understands how powerful discard effects can be. Like countermagic, they offer an alternate route of resource denial that strips your opponents of cards before they...
Read moreLife totals are rather important in Magic as they determine when the game ends—unless someone’s running alternate win conditions, at least. It’s critical to have ways to attack the life total in any Magic deck so that you can win the game.
Read moreWotC has serenaded us with endless new commanders over the past couple of years with game-warping abilities that push the limits of what Magic cards can reasonably do. Kaalia of the Vast looks tame in comparison, but don’t make the mistake...
Read moreMultiverse-altering events are often exciting, especially when they creep into card design. One such story shift occurred after March of the Machine concluded the New Phyrexia storyline, birthing a series of “desparked planeswalkers.”
Read moreAlongside the growth of Commander as Magic’s most popular casual format, the number of players playing proxies is on the rise. While not legal for sanctioned play, proxies are overall beneficial to Magic in terms of making the game more...
Read moreWhen a good blue player sits down at the table, they’ve got the game in the palm of their hand and everything that happens does so because they allow it. With these cards, you can become the master of your tables.
Read moreAggro commander decks have a special slot in Magic’s deck archetype arsenal. No matter what it takes, they want to win the game as quickly as possible whether it’s via normal combat damage, commander damage, or non-combat drain effects reducing...
Read moreAetherdrift is especially exciting because it brings a burst of brand-new vehicles, a card type that pops up occasionally, but rarely in such numbers. Which DFT cards deserve a slot in your Cube, and what can they do?
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