Let me give you a simple, though not all-encompassing, heuristic to improve your Magic play: When faced with multiple options for game actions, take whatever line spends the most of your mana in each turn. In general, the player who spends all...
Read moreBloomburrow has some very concise and fun typal themes, and today we talk about a creature type that, while not really exclusive to Bloomburrow, got some real support with this set: mice! Squeak yeah!
Read moreWhen it comes to the “trading card game” that is Magic, the “trade” bit is the most important. But what counts as an even trade? Does your own demand for a card create the value, or is that value better determined by some other metric?...
Read moreWhile charge counters might seem like a new mechanic from the upcoming Edge of Eternities set, they’ve been around in Magic: The Gathering for quite a while. They add a unique layer of strategy to the game and lead to some really cool...
Read morePower Creep has done a lot more than “creep” forward in recent years and that means we get multiple new infinite combos every set release, and EOE is no exception.
Read moreLast Airbender collector booster displays opened for presale two days ago and are already trading at the $1,000 mark.
Read moreIf you came here for “The Star-Spangled Banner,” I’m sorry to disappoint you. These anthems are more about making creatures better attackers and blockers. Don’t worry, we can still sing the praises of anthems in Magic and rank the best of the...
Read morePutting together a pile of battlecruisers is something that some of us move on from, but some of us still enjoy the thrill from time to time. Over the course of years there have been plenty of these humongous creatures, so let’s take a walk...
Read moreThe infamous Birthing Pod spawned an entire genre of MTG decks and altered an entire generation’s meta. This green artifact would run rampant in Modern for four years before catching the ban alongside Dig Through Time and Treasure Cruise.
Read moreSpell-slinging is a favorite pastime of mages and wizards of all sorts, and many Magic decks are built entirely around casting the nonpermanent instants and sorceries. It’s easy enough to determine what sorts of instants and sorceries you plan to...
Read moreAnother soulful piece of Standard’s best deck is shooting for the sky: Soulstone Sanctuary.
Read moreEach piece of the Magic color pie has its own unique characteristics. So how could you choose just one? The answer is that you don’t have to! Today I’ll be going over the commander options in my favorite color combination: Esper.
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