Magic has plenty of forever mechanics, the evergreen abilities you see in every Magic set and recognize at a glance. Then it has its objectively bad mechanics, like daybound/nightbound and ante. But there’s a third category of mechanics that lies...
Read moreEvery set brings a slew of new commanders to Magic. Many don’t catch on, but some do. Some open new archetypes or revitalize an old one. Sometimes we’ll add another color to give an archetype the support it needs.
Read moreArcades, the Strategist is one of the Elder Dragons, so it’s fitting to use the card as a commander considering that EDH stands for Elder Dragon Highlander. Arcades specializes in defender creatures (also, high toughness creatures), and there...
Read moreWith the popularity of MTG Arena, many players are introduced to MTG through best-of-one matches. You find an opponent, play a match, and that’s it – win or lose.
Read moreIf I’m going to run a tribal deck in Commander, I’m going to run zombies. And I’m not alone. Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver card rose to the top spot of all zombie tribal commanders for a time, and almost to the top 10 of all commanders.
Read moreThe Modern Horizons sets have been contentious since their very inception, printing cards directly into Modern while bypassing Standard. We’ve now had two and a half of them (if you count Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth at all) and are...
Read moreRattlesnake is an MTG slang term that you don’t hear too often, and it describes a very specific kind of card. The rattle means “Stay away!” Best to heed that warning.
Read moreModern is, arguably, Magic’s most popular 60-card format, at least in paper. In the digital world, Magic Arena is without a doubt Magic’s most popular digital client (sorry, MTGO fans!). However, Modern isn’t able to played on Arena, and Wizards...
Read moreEDH precons have a reputation for being weak and unfocused, which I can’t deny, but I still enjoy them. I’ve really liked getting new precons with each Magic set and studying them, not to mention all the sweet cards they add to Commander.
Read moreConspiracy was a unique Magic set, designed to be played as its own separate multiplayer game mode. Though Wizards has experimented with other multiplayer games since, Conspiracy is one of if not the best bespoke multiplayer experience that isn’t...
Read moreSo, you wanna know about the mulligan? The mulligan is both a piece of art and a strategic game piece. It can be the difference between winning the finals of the Pro Tour or crashing out. So, what is the mulligan? Join me on this journey to...
Read moreAs you may have guessed from this Magic set’s name, Rise of the Eldrazi is where the ravenous Eldrazi were introduced. This set’s storyline tells the awakening of ancient gargantuan beings that swallow planes whole.
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