Flood Counters in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
There aren’t many cards out there that create or interact with flood counters, but the mechanic is a great blend of flavor and function.
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The 21 Most Reprinted Cards in MTG History
We have many cards with so many reprints! I think that’s worth celebrating, because it means more people are playing this great game. My version of celebrating is to count down the most reprinted cards in Magic history.
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All 34 Untap Artifact Effects in Magic Ranked
You’re here because you’re, somewhat innocently, looking for some options to untap your Shorikai, Genesis Engine, am I right? That’s a reasonably busted commander, so you’re not that innocent after all. Maybe you’re here for your Chromatic...
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Transmute in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Transmute is the secret to getting your tutor game on from all the way back in Ravnica: City of Guilds. Make no mistake, these are far less powerful tutors than the greats, like Vampiric Tutor or Mystical Tutor, but you can get in the ballpark...
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The 50 Best Death Triggers in Magic Ranked
Death in MTG involves a card in play being put into its owner’s graveyard. A death trigger is something that triggers when that happens.
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The 27 Best Vedalken in Magic Ranked
What’s better than blue cards? Blue cards with blue people on them, of course! It’s vedalken time, and this is your introduction to the most underutilized creature type in the game.
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All 48 Sorcerers in Magic Ranked
Although there have been cards called “sorcerer” since the beloved Sorceress Queen in Arabian Nights, only now with Lorwyn Eclipsed are sorcerers an official creature type in MTG.
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The 35 Best White Lands in Magic Ranked
Lands don’t really have a color in traditional MTG. But in Commander, a card’s color identity is determined by the colors of pips on the cards, which restricts lands to the color identity of the deck’s commander. So “white” lands are just lands...
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The 66 Best Spirits in Magic Ranked
Spirits can be a powerful force on the battlefield, with more and more spirits being printed across all colors. Have a look at one of the most well-supported creature types in MTG!
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Grandeur in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Grandeur sounds like it’ll be good. It sounds like it’ll be the best. Hence my disappointment when I did an image search for “grandeur” to try to explain the vibe of this word and saw many pictures of Hyundais. Not that that model of car isn’t...
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All 60 Charms in Magic Ranked
Choices are always great in Magic card design. We’ve seen plenty of modal options with commands, spree cards, and so on, but we’re looking at the most charming modal cards in Magic today!
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The 41 Best Blue Board Wipes in Magic Ranked
Blue is perhaps the worst color at removal, whether targeted removal or board wipes. It feels like bad news if you’re building a mono-blue EDH deck and you’re looking for something besides the Cyclonic Rift that your LGS or playgroup has...
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