One aspect of Magic that always seems to cause confusion are the so-called freeze effects. Suddenly players don’t remember that you can’t untap the creature. Today I’m taking a look at how this new mechanic came to be and what it’s trying...
Read moreMana fixing is important in any Constructed MTG format. After all, you’ll lose if you can’t play your spells consistently. In fact, many MTG players hate the mana system when they lose to mana screw or flood, but that’s the system and the game...
Read moreOur first set of 2026 is here, complete with the full collector’s experience. Let’s see what kind of value you might be opening in the early days of Lorwyn Eclipsed.
Read moreIn order to evoke some of the sense of character development from Dungeons & Dragons in the crossover sets, Wizards implemented a few different mechanics to represent these aspects in an MTG way. One of these are the “class”...
Read moreAs you may already know, Outlaws of Thunder Junction is about, well, outlaws. Outlaws in MTG are assassins, rogues, pirates, mercenaries, and warlocks, and with a new term comes new commanders that care about these creature types.
Read moreEverybody knows extra turn cards. But what about a card that says to end the turn? What exactly happens when the turn comes to an abrupt end?
Read moreHybrid mana debuted in the original Ravnica block in 2005, and it changed the game forever. It took a couple of MTG sets to be used effectively, and 20 years later lots of sets regularly use this feature like Throne of Eldraine, Streets of New...
Read moreThere are more than 100 treefolk out there in Magic’s forests, and a lot of them are regularly played in green-based Commander decks, usually typal themed. Heavily inspired by Lord of the Rings’ Ents, they’re slow, defensive, ever-watching, and...
Read moreWhen I came back to playing Magic around the Innistrad and Return to Ravnica era, I met populate for the first time. I’m very fond of Selesnya decks and mechanics and, despite loving convoke more, there’s a lot to like about populate.
Read moreElemental is a well-supported creature type in MTG, with sets like Lorwyn, M20, and Lorwyn Eclipsed supporting them. The number of elemental commanders has risen over the last few years, so it’s time we revisit the best ones MTG has to offer.
Read moreBlue is the undisputed counterspell master, and countering spells is firmly in the blue part of the color pie. But all colors of Magic can mess with the stack somehow and prevent effects from happening. Today we’re taking a look at all the green...
Read moreWith the release of Arena Anthologies 1 and 2, as well as some digital rebalances to strong cards, the Historic metagame was recently shaken. Now is a good time as any to get into the format, so let’s go through the best cards in the format, with...
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