Words are what make up the entire game when it comes to Magic. I’ve come to realize that one specific ability players tend to get confused by a lot is double strike. I think a lot of players just read it and realize it’s such a powerful ability...
Read moreChaos commanders are legendary creatures that can enable or enhance a chaos-style strategy. This mostly means having abilities that add some kind of randomizing aspect to the game, as well as enabling said strategies in some way.
Read moreThere’s enough talk about Magic’s art and how it can break its borders through extended and full art versions. But what happens when a Magic card’s text needs to break through its borders? Let’s take a look at some of Magic’s longest card names...
Read moreRakdos’s mana combination generates a very particular identity. Rakdos represents some of the more impulsive, chaotic, and violent aspects of Magic. This is strongly represented in the mechanics associated with the color pair.
Read moreCard art is a fundamental part of Magic. Almost any Magic player has at least one favorite bad card art, if not many. Let’s take a look at the worst ones so far.
Read moreThe original Rakdos in Ravnica had a strong focus on mindless action, and in our latest return to the city-plane, we got a Rakdos Cult with a strong focus on sacrifices. This is a color combination of recklessness, speed, spectacle, violence, and...
Read moreMagic’s a game that can be modified a lot as long as you and your friends all agree on the new rules. This open-endedness is a highly positive thing about Magic, as evidenced by the creation of the Dandân format.
Read moreOne of the things that has kept me so hooked up on Magic for over a decade is its wide range of possibilities and homebrewing. There’s an absurd number of options for you to pick from, but even beyond that, it’s a very malleable game. It takes...
Read moreMost, if not all, Magic players know that Commander is a casual format. That’s what made it so popular in the first place. It’s a format meant to maintain a balance within EDH’s brackets, so it’s more accessible for new players, at least...
Read moreThe original Phyrexia was a hellish landscape of flesh and machines intertwined. The plane was also divided into nine layers, each serving a specific purpose in the development of the Phyrexian forces and their invasion plans. These layers are...
Read moreAtraxa, Grand Unifier loomed tall over Magic when it was first revealed. It has a pretty good effect, and what had everyone shocked was a small detail in its reminder text: the inclusion of “battle” among the other card types. We all thought...
Read moreIf you’re a Commander player, you’ve either encountered an extremely annoying Atraxa, Praetors’ Voice or you’re the one playing it. But Atraxa is hardly the only type of deck that takes advantage of proliferate in Magic. So let’s see a little bit...
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