Battle cry, while relatively low powered, transcends that space and has some interesting applications in Constructed formats, especially Commander. Its potential includes a certain Neon Dynasty commander that’s broken into the top 10 most...
Read moreMagic is a complicated game, and Magic Arena, which does much to simplify the playing of Magic, has its own complexities. One of those is the UX, specifically the Home screen and the Play Blade.
Read moreIn my blue ramp piece, I asked if ramp was good. A better way to ask the question might be, “is ramp good outside of green?”
Read moreIs ramp good? It used to be kind of MTG gospel, but Sam Black recently got a bit of attention for being unsure.
Read more“Artificers are perhaps the ultimate magical dabblers” is the language Keith Baker used to describe the class when it was introduced in Dungeons & Dragons. That same year, 2004, saw the class introduced in Darksteel, with four creatures with...
Read moreAlthough there are now many more defenders that aren’t walls, WotC still prints walls, and there are a lot of sneaky good cards in this category. Let’s take a look!
Read moreLhurgoyf was my first favorite card. My kitchen table deck of choice fueled it and allies like Mortivore with creatures discarded to Wild Mongrel, so I was instantly enthralled when I first saw the scavenge mechanic.
Read moreI ain’t afraid of no ghosts. At least when I’m playing them!
Read moreReanimating a card from a graveyard is card neutral, even if it’s often very powerful. But a card that reanimates itself is card advantage. This leads us to unearth the unearth mechanic.
Read moreI first started really getting into uncommons as commanders when I opened Slimefoot, the Stowaway in a Dominaria pack, and it’s been a bit of a collector obsession of mine since. If you share my interest in what can feel a bit like hipster...
Read moreThe most well-known iteration of a trigger when a permanent enters the battlefield in Magic is landfall, but there are equivalents that aren’t keyworded. There’s “creaturefall” on The Great Henge, “enchantmentfall” on Verduran Enchantress...
Read moreWhen you roll up a D&D character do you want to be a human, or do you want to try your hand at different biology? Say an elf, a dwarf, or even an orc? How far out do you want your fantasy?
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