Ah, lands. Arguably Magic’s most important card type. They make the game go ‘round, after all. Lands are a source of mana, without which you literally wouldn’t be able to do anything. But they can also be useful in loads of other ways. I wanna...
Read moreThe key idea behind a white cantrip is that you get some value—like lifegain, protection, or a temporary boost—without losing card advantage.
Read moreMagic’s Head Designer Mark Rosewater confirmed yesterday that Slivers are coming back.
Read moreWhile not common in blue, pump spells do exist in Magic: The Gathering—and they come with a unique twist. Unlike the straightforward buffs you see in red or green, blue pump spells often protect your creatures, change their form, or tilt combat...
Read moreHope you weren’t quite done with Final Fantasy yet, because it looks like something FF-related’s going to be revealed at MagicCon Atlanta.
Read moreHumans are the most prevalent creature type in MTG. They’re everywhere in the MTG Multiverse, and frequently in good numbers. There are more than 3,000 human cards printed across all colors, and here we’re going to rank the best human cards Magic...
Read moreEverybody knows dual lands are helpful. They help you balance out your land count and fix your mana to be more consistent. It can be hard to strike a good balance with just basic lands, and you can sometimes find yourself not getting enough mana...
Read moreFour mana seems to be the threshold where Wizards feels comfortable printing powerful mana or card draw engines. This isn’t to say that commanders that cost less than 4 are bad, but 4-mana commanders just have a noticeable power bump over...
Read moreIt shouldn’t be a surprise that many insect commanders in Magic interact with the graveyard in some way, whether they care about what’s in there, let you mill cards, or help you to reanimate creatures and lands.
Read moreFour MTG staples get new, hand-sculpted Play-Doh art, with half the purchase price supporting Seattle Children’s via Extra Life.
Read moreDidn’t we just get Arena Anthologies 1 and 2? Looks like Arena’s trying to one-up itself real quick, with 3 and 4 coming out just a month after the first two.
Read moreCommander was imagined as a format for all those pet cards that just don’t have a home elsewhere, and Anti-Venom is the kind of legend that adds something fresh to the format.
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