The Ultimate Guide to Murders at Karlov Manor Draft
Murders at Karlov Manor has been out for about a week now, and with this guide, you’ll have a fighting chance at winning any MKM Drafts you play!
Read moreMurders at Karlov Manor has been out for about a week now, and with this guide, you’ll have a fighting chance at winning any MKM Drafts you play!
Read moreAdding new mechanics and styles of spells to Magic at this point is pretty hit or miss. There are some huge successes like sagas, and then there are some that just kind of peter out like the party mechanic. Adventures currently exist somewhere in...
Read moreGruul decks get a bad rap for being simple, combat-based “turn ‘em sideways” decks. Anzrag, the Quake-Mole, while not necessarily breaking this mold, does suddenly force the player to consider the sequence of their attacks and plan for an...
Read moreThere are tons of mechanics and keywords in Magic that we see time and time again. Oblivion Ring effects, sometimes called O-Ring effects, are one of the most prevalent ones that haven’t gotten an official keyword just yet.
Read moreWith Murders at Karlov Manor we’ve entered the world of Play Boosters. These are going to affect how Draft works forevermore (or at least until WotC changes things again!).
Read moreEveryone likes to cast spells, right? You cast spells and things happen. Today I’m going to talk about flashback, a mechanic that allows you to recast cards from the graveyard.
Read moreVampires are a pretty popular tribe in MTG. But have you ever wondered what the best vampire in all of Magic is? I’ve got the answer for you here today. The totally subjective, 100% true, definitely-not-biased list of the best vampires in all of...
Read moreBalancing a game is hard, and Magic is no stranger to balance issues. One of the many ways Wizards chooses to tackle balance issues is through changing how cards work. This is generally known as “errata,” and it comes in a few...
Read moreMagic can be a game of intricate planning, long turns, and baroque strategies. But sometimes you just want to be a buffet dishing out knuckle sandwiches. Figuratively.
Read moreBetween tutors, fetch lands, land ramp, and other library-searching effects you’re likely to shuffle your deck many times throughout a game. What do the rules say about shuffling in Magic? And are you shuffling correctly?
Read moreMagic is a game of words. Words make up the rules and mechanics of the game. MTG’s story is told through the cards first and through novels, free short stories, and other media second. This is where flavor text comes in.
Read moreWhen I think of parasites I think of heartworms, face-huggers, paparazzi. But the MTG community has a different concept of parasites: mechanics and cards. It uses these concepts discuss how card designs and mechanics interact with the rest of the...
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