The 37 Best Prowess Cards in Magic Ranked
I thoroughly enjoy looking at Magic both from a more mechanic-oriented outlook as well as from a flavor and lore perspective. I also enjoy being very critical of this game when I have to.
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All 23 Mice in Magic Ranked
Bloomburrow has some very concise and fun typal themes, and today we talk about a creature type that, while not really exclusive to Bloomburrow, got some real support with this set: mice! Squeak yeah!
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Madness in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Undying and delirium set this world as full of horrors from beyond the grave where people’s sanities are one bad day away from snapping. And there’s another mechanic that plays into the sanity of the characters. That’s madness, the ability I...
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All 8 Coin Flip Commanders in Magic Ranked
Coin flip decks tap into this randomness, but they also want to harness it, tipping the scales in their favor any time they can. It’s almost like creating a handicap for yourself, then finding a way to cheat out of it.
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40 Best and Funniest MTG Flavor Text Lines Ever
Magic is a game of words. Words make up the rules and mechanics of the game. MTG’s story is told through the cards first and through novels, free short stories, and other media second. This is where flavor text comes in.
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MTG Moxen: Rules, FAQ, and Where to Buy
The Power 9 are Magic’s most iconic group of cards. These nine cards were first printed in Alpha and Beta and have gone on to become some of the game’s most iconic cards thanks to how absurdly powerful they are.
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Tarkir: Dragonstorm Lore & Story Summary
We finally find ourselves at the culmination of Magic’s most recent story arc: the Dragonstorm. What began with the appearance of a mysterious Dragonhawk in Bloomburrow now comes to a head with the return to Magic’s most dragon-infested plane...
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Aetherdrift Lore & Story Summary
If you’ve been caught up with most of Magic’s story as of late, you’re aware that the game has taken an interest in more modern (or even sci-fi) aesthetics, but Aetherdrift goes further with combustion-engine vehicles now. Just good old cars...
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The 23 Most Important Characters in Magic: the Gathering Ranked
Magic’s story spans almost 30 real-life years, though it’s closer to 10,000 years in-universe (if you start from the very first sets and novels). What I’m trying to say is that it’s really long. No massive storyline that spans multiple worlds is...
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Gravestorm in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Future Sight was a super interesting set. The weird and chaotic lore of the set essentially allowed the game’s designers to come up with tons of weird and original mechanics, making it a sort of testing ground for ideas that might’ve...
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The 36 Best Arcane Spells in Magic Ranked
The spirit creature type was the main way to represent the Kami of Kamigawa, but these beings also cast their own spells. That’s where the arcane subtype comes in.
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Daybound and Nightbound in MTG: Rules FAQ
Daybound and nightbound were met with criticism on release. While this looked like an innovation to the usual werewolf-transforming mechanics, it turned out to be a muddled mess that’s hard to understand in the first place.
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