Today we’re taking a look at a mechanic that benefits creatures from being around their own kin, so to speak, and that’s kinship. With the mechanic kinship, the more creatures you reveal as you draw from the same type, the merrier.
Read moreDoctor Who is a British sci-fi show that’s been going on for more than 60 years, and to the joy of Whovians all over the world, MTG now has Doctor Who-themed cards. It’s even weirder because MTG doesn’t do sci-fi that much, barring the release of...
Read moreToday we’re taking a look at bloodrush, the Gruul mechanic for 2013’s Gatecrash. It isn’t necessarily the most powerful mechanic, but it’s probably the mechanic that best catches the Gruul aspect of attacking and making your creatures very big...
Read moreManipulating the top card of an opponent’s library is very powerful. Fateseal was created as a mechanic that lets you “negative scry”, that is, scry your opponent’s library instead of your own.
Read moreThe original Ixalan set had four main creature types, with a strong vampire theme in black and white. Although The Lost Caves of Ixalan doesn’t have a strong typal theme, the Commander precon decks are clearly inspired by the old Ixalan.
Read moreRise of the Eldrazi is one of the most interesting Magic sets ever released. But there’s also an interesting mechanic that saw lots of competitive play, and that’s totem armor.
Read moreBetween 2003-2010, MTG had an era of design where sets had to fit into a pre-chosen mechanical theme, with a world and cards that were shaped to satisfy that idea. In this way, Shadowmoor, the color-matters set was created, and one of the set’s...
Read moreIt used to be a real pain to set alternate art styles in Arena, but WotC has added a new feature to make our lives easier. Today we’re taking a closer look at how quick and easy it is to set the default card style for lands you want to use in...
Read moreKilled, destroyed, buried, sacrificed. Almost all of these terms in MTG relate to a creature ending its lifespan, so to say, and thus going to the graveyard. Bury is a flavorful match since MTG’s already have the graveyard as a game zone, so it...
Read moreOptions in a game are always good, and entwine is one of those mechanics where the more options you have, the merrier. Cards that are flexible in their mana cost and their use are always good in my book.
Read moreWith the release of Universes Beyond: Doctor Who, WotC made four precon EDH decks. While three of the EDH precons are focused on the different doctors the show’s had, this EDH precon deck is focused on the main Doctor Who villains. Since it’s a...
Read moreUniverses Beyond allows WotC to introduce different franchises to MTG. With The Brothers’ War and its artifact theme, the Transformers IP got its own Beyond treatment on 13 new cards.
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