Tempest Spoilers and Set Information
Tempest was one of the first sets that I remember buying booster packs for. Not interested in the money cards, I fondly remember the common themes, which were more abundant as I bought more packs.
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Flanking in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Flanking is an old mechanic from a time where creature combat wasn’t such a huge part of MTG like it is today. Today I’m taking a deep dive into the mechanic and everything you need to know.
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Liesa, Shroud of Dusk Commander Deck Guide
Commander Legends gave us several new possibilities for the Commander format, including a new and exciting legendary creature in the form of Liesa, Shroud of Dusk. It’s a commander that brings something new to the table, and one of the few...
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The 40 Best Life Loss Cards in Magic
Today I’m taking a look at the best life loss effects in Magic. We’re going to see lots of black and gold cards with Swamp symbols on them since this effect is almost exclusive to black’s slice of the color pie.
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Phyrexia: All Will Be One Land Review: Duals, Full-Art Basics, and More
Lands are an important part of any MTG set. Good dual lands usually define what mana bases are possible in a given Constructed format, and colorless utility lands add new possibilities to existing decks. Phyrexia: All Will Be One offers the usual...
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Toxic in MTG: Rules and FAQs
Phyrexians, the greatest threat to the known Multiverse, are showing their claws and teeth in Phyrexia: All Will Be One, and they have lots of weapons at their disposal. One of these is toxic , which relates to infect, a previous Phyrexian-themed...
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Corrupted in MTG: Rules and FAQs
Today I’m going to talk about corrupted, how it interacts with poison counters and other relevant mechanics. Stay with me for a while and let’s see if the mechanic is worth our time or not. Here we go!
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All 12 Monuments in Magic Ranked
Today I’m taking a look at some cool cards from MTG’s history. These are Monuments to the power of gods and greatness. I’ve also heard that Phyrexia: All Will be One will have at least one Monument dedicated to the glory of Phyrexia, so we have...
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Oil Counters in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Phyrexia: All Will Be One (or just #MTGONE) looks like a distorted Scars of Mirrodin/New Phyrexia set so far. Phyrexians took the plane of Mirrodin after all. With new sets come new mechanics, and oil counters are no exception.
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Devour in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Alara was the kind of place where creatures would devour each other. The aptly-named devour mechanic was developed as a result, and it’s literally the strong preying on the weak.
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What the Heck Is MTGA’s Player Inbox?
MTG Arena players got mail from WotC containing six The Brothers’ War Alchemy packs in December 2022. Yay, free stuff! Those packs showcased the new MTGA inbox feature, so it’s a good time to take an extensive look at this feature.
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Bolster in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Abzan is the shields up clan and already has a mechanic related to +1/+1 counters in outlast, so bolster complements the clan in a very fitting way. Today it’s time to take a look at the bolster mechanic, do our best to answer all your...
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