How to Direct Challenge with a Limited Deck in MTGA
There are many reasons you might want to play with 40 cards instead of 60 utilizing the direct challenge feature on MTGA. Maybe you both love limited formats and want to play on Arena.
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The Ninth Doctor Commander Deck Guide
Many Doctor Who fans have mixed opinions on Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor. As far as I’m concerned, The Ninth Doctor is the most important reincarnation of The Doctor that we’ve ever seen. Given the show was canceled in 1989, bringing it...
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The 47 Best Faeries in Magic Ranked
From the mysterious dark woods, there’s a name for the culprits of mischief and fantasy: faeries. But which faeries can help you in your deckbuilding and general gameplay?
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Just What the Heck Was Eldrazi Winter? All Your Questions Answered
For Modern MTG players and tournament grinders, Eldrazi Winter wasn’t a fond moment to remember. Today we’re answering the question: What was Eldrazi Winter?
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Embalm in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
The embalm mechanic, which is basically the mummy mechanic from the ancient Egypt themed set, does the idea of the mummy justice, at least from a pop culture perspective. How does it work and what are the best cards? Let’s take a look!
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Saskia the Unyielding Commander Deck Guide
Commander 2016 was a product that promised huge shockwaves throughout Commander. The excitement of its announcement was that it would print five 4-color legendary creatures – the first 4-color legends. Until this point, EDH players who wanted...
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Here’s Exactly Why Magic’s Black Lotus Is So Expensive
The mythical Black Lotus has been the crown jewel of Magic: The Gathering collections since the game’s inception 30 years ago. The lotus is a powerful card that’s become synonymous with spells that generate free mana, and it often ends games...
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The Ultimate Guide to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Draft
Greetings planeswalkers! We’ve had just over a week with The Lost Caverns of Ixalan and there’s a Sealed/Draft Open this weekend. Seems like a great time for another Draft guide!
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What’s in MTGA’s Explorer Anthology? Is it Worth Getting?
MTG Arena now supports a new eternal format: Explorer. And we’re about to get Explorer Anthologies to go with. Is this going to be good for Explorer?
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[Ranked] The Best Sets for Explorer on MTGA
Getting into Explorer from scratch can be daunting. But you can always upgrade some of your Standard decks into Explorer versions, and for that you need to know the staples and where to find them if you opt for the pack-cracking route.
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Kinship in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Today we’re taking a look at a mechanic that benefits creatures from being around their own kin, so to speak, and that’s kinship. With the mechanic kinship, the more creatures you reveal as you draw from the same type, the merrier.
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Rankings for All 69 Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commanders
Each Magic set leaves its own mark on the game as a whole. Ixalan’s primary contributions were some of the best Magic story we’d seen in the years before or since and the official canonization of dinosaurs and pirates as proper creature types.
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