All 10 Addendum Cards in Magic Ranked
Addendum’s a strange but completely forgettable way to encourage you to play your instants at sorcery speed. You know, the one thing that no Magic player has ever wanted to do.
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Enlist in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Dominaria United brought back a number of popular mechanics, including sagas and kicker, but it also introduced a few new ones like enlist. Unfortunately, it’s not the most elegant mechanic from a rules perspective. So today, I’ll be flexing my...
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[Complete List] All 29 30th Anniversary Promos + FAQ
Magic turns 30 this year, and to celebrate WotC is spreading the love with a batch of “30th Anniversary promos” to give out to players. Whether you’re a collector or a Commander enthusiast you’ll want to get your hands on some of these cards, and...
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Here’s Our Pick for the Best Doctor Who Commander Precon – And Why
A new batch of Universes Beyond Commander decks? Doctor Who could’ve seen that coming? The Doctor Who (codename WHO) decks come a year after the Warhammer 40k Commander decks, which set a precedent for high-power, complex precons under the...
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All 13 Undergrowth Cards in Magic Ranked
The city of Ravnica is an integral part of Magic history, and with each new Ravnica set comes a new batch of guild mechanics tied to each of the 2-color pairs.
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Doctor Who Commander Decks: Are They Worth It?
Doctor Who’s the latest Universes Beyond crossover to reach Magic, this time in the form of a set of Commander precons. The Doctor Who IP is known for being convoluted and nebulous at times with a rabid fanbase, so these decks are bound to please...
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Paradox Power Upgrade Guide: 10 Easy Changes You Can Make
This is the part in the intro where I’d make a fun Doctor Who pun and riff off one of the episodes or main characters, but my knowledge of the BBC phenomenon is basically limited to a blue phonebooth called the TARDIS and something about fish...
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Here’s How to Get Showcase Scrolls of Middle-earth Cards in Magic, Plus Are They Valuable?
Back to Middle-earth we go! With the Holiday Release comes a new card frame exclusive to the new and returning cards in the Lord of the Rings line-up. This “scroll frame” gives an old-timey parchment paper feel to the cards you know and love, but...
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Everything You Need to Know About The Princess Bride in Magic
Confession: As a 30-something I’d never actually seen The Princess Bride. I know there’s a huge cult following for the movie, but up until recently the only thing I knew was that Andre the Giant was in it and people would occasionally come up to...
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Decayed in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Magic is well-known for designing creatures that fall into one of two camps: either the weaker, more expensive card with a great ability, or the cheaper, over-statted creature with a drawback. Decayed falls into that latter category...
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Reinforce in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Magic mechanics can get a little confusing sometimes, so we’re calling in the reinforcements. It’s me, I’m the reinforcements. Get it, reinforce-ments? I come prepared with rules knowledge and jokes!
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Afflict in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Amonkhet block is home to such cool Egyptian-themed world-building and serves as the backdrop to one of the most important story arcs in Magic: The Bolas Arc. The setting is brought to life by the awesome mechanics in both Amonkhet and Hour of...
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