The 37 Best Auras in Magic Ranked
Auras have become an evergreen enchantment type that infiltrates many decks and formats. These permanents provide a wide range of benefits from buffs to removal.
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The 34 Best Trample-Granting Cards and Enablers in Magic Ranked
Trample is an evergreen keyword ability that I’m sure we’re all familiar with. It’s all about continuing to deal combat damage even through blockers. There are so many great cards with trample such as Ghalta, Primal Hunger, but why should they...
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The 31 Best Mana Doublers in Magic Ranked
Assembling an aggressive and fast mana base is the usual next step to powering up an EDH deck. Many players achieve this by “doubling” their mana; surprising opponents with a single huge turn to pull ahead of the rest of the pod.
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The 48 Best Deathtouch Creatures in Magic Ranked
Hello Planeswalkers! Whether you’re poisonous, venomous, or toxic, MTG accepts you. Ok… maybe not toxic. But let’s get into one of the most common keywords out there: deathtouch. If you’ve played MTG for any number of years, then you have most...
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The 22 Best Villain Commanders in Magic Ranked
Part of the appeal of engaging with fantasy is that you can sometimes play the role of the villain without repercussion. And now, you can do that in Commander, too.
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The 18 Best Land Recursion Cards in Magic Ranked
Hello planeswalkers! As a math teacher, I’m quite aware of the power of recursion (don’t even get me started on Fibonacci). In MTG, recursion can be just as powerful. Extracting as much value from cards as possible is paramount to building a...
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Plans in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Today we dive into the plan subtype, which was released with the Marvel Super Hero sets. Enchantments are staple permanents in many, many players’ arsenals, so what could a new subtype of enchantment bring to the game?
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All 213 Magic Scene Cards and How to Get Them
I love the encounter with the Balrog in the movie and the books. I’m not “a servant of the Secret Fire,” but I can help to give you a preview of the wonderful scene cards from the new Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set.
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The 37 Best Draw Second Card Payoffs in Magic Ranked
Drawing cards is already great, but why not reward yourself for doing the best thing you can already be doing?
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Surveil in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Graveyard-based mechanics are often one of the most popular in MTG. There are tons of ways to interact with the graveyards and generate a long-term value. But what about ways to put them in the graveyard in the first place? Today I cover one of...
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The 43 Best Warrior Commanders in Magic Ranked
Legendary warriors provide huge attacking, typal, and thematic support for your Commander decks. From the famous names of MTG like Ajani to warriors in the Universes Beyond like Marneus Calgar, all of these generals can be great leaders of your...
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The 33 Best Toughness-Matters Cards in Magic Ranked
MTG players often focus on the power of creatures or the massive swings they can take. But there are two stats on creatures for a reason, and today we’re looking at toughness instead. Let’s take a look at cards where “toughness-matters.”
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