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HomeAuthor page: Chris Reay

Author page: Chris Reay

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Emblems in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ

Emblems in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ

Chris Reay June 16, 2025 Collecting, MTG Cards, MTG Rules

Emblems are a mechanic in Magic that might seem pretty simple at first glance, but theyโ€™re actually pretty complex and interesting if you look into them in more detail. Knowing how they work will give you that extra edge when trying to win or...

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Collecting
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Pathways in MTG: What Are They and Where Can You Find Them?

Pathways in MTG: What Are They and Where Can You Find Them?

Chris Reay June 12, 2025 Collecting, MTG Cards

Lands are an integral part of any MTG deck. Thereโ€™s been a wide variety of dual lands over the years, starting with the original duals that came in Alpha. But few (if any) have been as original as the Pathway lands.

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Play Boosters vs. Draft Boosters: Which Should You Get?

Play Boosters vs. Draft Boosters: Which Should You Get?

Chris Reay June 12, 2025 Collecting, MTG Products

Big changes continue to fascinate players and collectors when it comes to Magic: the Gatheringโ€™s booster packs. Both Draft and Set Boosters were replaced by the Play Boosters when Murders at Karlov Manor released in February 2024. Then Beyond...

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The 30 Best White Cards in Final Fantasy Ranked

The 30 Best White Cards in Final Fantasy Ranked

Chris Reay June 10, 2025 Collecting, Deckbuilding, MTG Cards

The Final Fantasy games are known for their selfless heroes, strong-knit teams, and the forces of good, everything that white’s good at in MTG.

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Competitive MTG
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Everything We Know About The MTG Arena BO1 Hand Smoothing Algorithm

Everything We Know About The MTG Arena BO1 Hand Smoothing Algorithm

Chris Reay May 23, 2025 Competitive MTG, MTG Arena

While weโ€™ve all gotten a lot more used to Arena’s hand smoother as the years have gone by, itโ€™s still something of a curiosity, as well as a target of the occasional conspiracy theory! What is it, though? And how does it work?

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Collecting
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[Status] Magic’s Serialized The One Ring Has Been Found, Graded and Sold!

[Status] Magic’s Serialized The One Ring Has Been Found, Graded and Sold!

Chris Reay May 14, 2025 Collecting, MTG Cards

With the release of The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth for MTG, we got something that weโ€™ve never (quite) seen before in Magic before: a single, serialized version of a card. The One Ring is a key artifact from Tolkienโ€™s world of...

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Collecting
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The 31 Best Power-Matters Cards in Magic Ranked

The 31 Best Power-Matters Cards in Magic Ranked

Chris Reay May 2, 2025 Collecting, Deckbuilding, MTG Cards

What do we want? More power! Where do we want it? On our creatures! Thatโ€™s right kids, today weโ€™re looking at cards that reward you for having the biggest, punchiest creatures.

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

Spree in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Chris Reay April 24, 2025 MTG Cards, MTG Rules

On Thunder Junction, not only can you commit crimes, but you can go on a crime spree. In some ways, itโ€™s yet another kicker variant, but thereโ€™s a bit more to the spree mechanic than just that.

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The 39 Best Plant Creatures in Magic Ranked

The 39 Best Plant Creatures in Magic Ranked

Chris Reay April 23, 2025 Collecting, Deckbuilding, MTG Cards

MTG has a massive variety in its creature types, describing both races, such as goblins or elves, or professions, such as soldier or wizard. There are literally hundreds of different creature types out there, but one of the very first was a...

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Commander
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The Commander Ban List: All 85 Cards Banned in EDH

The Commander Ban List: All 85 Cards Banned in EDH

Chris Reay April 22, 2025 Commander

Commander is the MTG format with one of the widest pools of cards out there, but with access to so many Magic cards itโ€™s probably expected that some of them are problematic enough to be banned.

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Collecting
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The 24 Worst Mythic Rares in Magic Ranked

The 24 Worst Mythic Rares in Magic Ranked

Chris Reay April 22, 2025 Collecting, Deckbuilding, MTG Cards

These are the worst pieces of cardboard in the Magic: The Gathering that could have been some of the finest designs ever to hold that mythic orange symbol.

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MTG Cards
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Everything You Need to Know About Cast Triggers in Magic

Everything You Need to Know About Cast Triggers in Magic

Chris Reay April 18, 2025 MTG Cards, MTG Rules

Cast triggers are a part of Magic that often go unnoticed. You could play many, many games before interacting with one, but they are important and powerful. Some of Magicโ€™s best mechanics are cast triggers!

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