Lhurgoyf 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 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 moreSerpents were slow, ineffective, and vaguely unplayable creatures in Magic for a long time. Recent sets have started to reverse this trend, so if you grew up hoping there really was a Loch Ness Monster, I may have cards for you to consider in...
Read moreDouble-faced cards work in various ways in Magic. With specialize we’re confronted with a digital-only mechanic for Arena that allows the player to permanently flip a card if a cost is paid.
Read moreThe experiment of the Magic theme boosters, which began with Dominaria in 2018, is coming to an end with Dominaria United. They’ll replaced by a more regular release of Jumpstart boosters, another experiment that started in 2020.
Read moreHappy Mother’s Day! I can’t guarantee that any of these best moms would be a great gift for a mom who plays Magic, but you could do a lot worse.
Read moreShould you replace Sram, Senior Edificer with the new hotness, Light-Paws, Emperor’s Voice? Let’s take a deeper look and find out!
Read moreHinata Opus decks hit Arena soon after Hinata, Dawn-Crowned dropped in Neon Dynasty. Hinata’s allure is that it reduces the cost of a spell you cast based on the number of targets.
Read more“For me, it’s a graveyard set, that was the pitch,” remembers Randy Buehler of Odyssey, the first big set he led development on. The less well-loved and now mostly mothballed “threshold” mechanic also hailed from that set.
Read moreThere have been some good crabs in Magic. What would Dimir Rogues have been without the groan-inducing 1-drop of Ruin Crab on turn 1?
Read moreWhen I was first learning to play Magic last millennium, the first “combo” I figured out was to drop a Lure onto the Craw Giant I pulled from one of my Chronicles boosters. This interaction, which relied on the rampage ability, was the beginning...
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