Many creatures have built-in ways to get around blockers, either by flying over their heads, burrowing through the ground, passing through the Shadow Realm (or whatever’s happening to the shadow cards in Tempest). Let’s take a look at the best...
Read moreEvil necromancers and powerful planeswalkers have been resurrecting the dead to do their bidding for time immemorial. But where do skeletons fit in?
Read moreThe Pauper metagame is incredibly diverse with such a slim power margin between the top decks and those that barely make the cut, which allows players to experiment with a wide range of commons.
Read moreEinstein said: “The only source of knowledge is experience,” and that’s as applicable to Magic: The Gathering as it is to physics. Personal knowledge based on your lived events shapes your worldview and decision-making processes either...
Read moreWhile the simple act of fetching a land from your library to the battlefield can fix your mana, the best targets for your fetch abilities enter untapped or have additional effects when they hit the field.
Read moreThe infamous Birthing Pod spawned an entire genre of MTG decks and altered an entire generation’s meta. This green artifact would run rampant in Modern for four years before catching the ban alongside Dig Through Time and Treasure Cruise.
Read moreTypically, winning a game of Magic comes down to who cast the most spells. Using all your available mana each turn is a simple way to track how well you’re playing. In fact, most spells want you to cast other spells, too, whether it’s a...
Read moreLifegain decks form a ubiquitous archetype in Magic that’s been around for decades. Which makes sense; Magic: the Gathering is a game about not dropping down to 0 life, so increasing your total life as much as possible is a sound...
Read moreNowadays, the best permanents have enters-the-battlefield effects to generate value as soon as they hit the field. What are the best ETB removal spells? And how can we capitalize on them for maximum efficiency?
Read moreVoid triggers as battlefields get emptier, or whenever a spell is warped away at lightspeed. Just how does void work? And with which previous mechanics does it share some similarities?
Read moreRagost, Deft Gastronaut is just the lobster we needed to turn Boros artifact decks into a wild fling deck built on Lightning Helix-ing the hell out of your opponents in a messy food fight.
Read moreCounterspells are some of the most ubiquitous instants, and are one of the main reasons you’re allowed to interact and cast spells on an opponent’s turn. But what are counterspells, how do we cast them, and which are the best?
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