Lands are a crucial part of the game, and basically every deck has to have them. But there are some lands that are included not only for their mana function, but also for their abilities. They usually tap for colorless mana, and today we’re...
Read moreHave you ever paid your commander tax only to have some blue mage Mana Leak your hopes and dreams? By choosing a commander that can’t be countered, you’ll know that there’s always going to be one spell those pesky blue mages can’t counter.
Read morePhyrexians have always been around in MTG, but they were only recently acknowledged as a real creature type. That along with the Phyrexian invasion of the Multiverse has given us tons and tons of new Phyrexian creatures, including new Phyrexian...
Read moreCreatures are essential to Magic. Most games come down to creature beatdown to get the opponent down to 0, and many creatures have effects that are far more powerful than just some stats. Green benefits the most from this as the primary color of...
Read moreGhost movies are, for me, the scariest subgenre of horror. At the same time, ghosts are the least scary import from horror into the fantasy genre of all the monsters. Maybe it’s because a haunting is most scary when you’re alone, and that can’t...
Read moreDice sets are a handy accessory for any tabletop gamer. There’s no shortage of dice to choose from, and finding the perfect set for you can be overwhelming.
Read moreAlly and enemy colors are terms that are thrown around by veteran Magic players without much conscious thought about what they actually are. After some time, they just become part of the language of the game, a convenient shorthand to describe...
Read moreTokens are one of the best strategies in Magic. You get to swarm the board with more creatures than your opponents can keep up with and rush them down with an army that’s too big for your playmat to contain. Tokens can also make a lot of other...
Read moreMagic’s output pace is too much for players to follow: WotC will print 20% fewer main products next year.
Read moreHow do you represent a full-scale army in a paper card game? You certainly can’t create a real-world coalition and have people larp as your fighters. That would just be ludicrous. Magic’s solution was the amass mechanic.
Read moreWizards has made numerous forays into the video game market throughout Magic’s 30-year history. Some strived to capture the essence of paper Magic in a digital environment while others departed from the card game framework entirely in favor of...
Read moreLands commanders come in a variety of different styles and color identities. Some are good at getting you extra lands, while others reward you for playing lands. Still others have more unique interactions with lands, like turning them into...
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