One of the hallmarks of a good Bethesda game is a long list of easter eggs and hidden items for the player to discover. In the Fallout series, a Vault-tec Bobbleheads are scattered across the map for players to find. These rare artifacts grant...
Read more“Archetype” is a somewhat nebulous term in Magic. Most players understand what “control” or “aggro” means, but terms like “aristocrats,” “group slug,” and “superfriends” aren’t immediately obvious to newer players. Today I compile a...
Read moreOne of Commander’s unique rules is the default starting life total. While most players are used to dropping their opponent’s life from 20 to zero, Commander games start you off at 40 life. Doubling your starting life total doesn’t...
Read moreThere’s no worse feeling than when you have powerful cards in hand but the wrong colors of mana to cast them. To help with that, I’ve compiled a list of the top cards that can filter your mana so you can focus on casting those amazing spells...
Read moreProxies have become a more prominent part of Magic with the rise of Commander as a popular, casual format. While players once used proxies to playtest strategies for upcoming events before committing to a strategy or sideboard card, you’re much...
Read moreGrixis has seen eight precon Commander decks in the 15+ years that Magic’s been producing them. Luckily, these decks cover a variety of Grixis strategies and themes, showcasing the entirety of what these three colors can do together.
Read moreMagic has all kinds of creature types, ranging from the generic (think bird) to the specific (think brushwagg). Some creatures aren’t defined by any specific classification, so they’re often assigned the generic “beast” subtype.
Read moreColorless spells in Magic have upsides and downsides. From the lowly Ornithopter to the most massive Eldrazi, there are benefits to running creatures without color.
Read moreThanos, along with Ant-Man and Shang-Chi, is revealed! The Mad Titan himself couldn’t wait for the reveal stream to happen, so he did it himself. This card is busted, and so are the other two!
Read moreBlack isn’t known as a heavy token-making color, but its sacrifice archetypes love all the zombies and other fodder black decks are capable of producing.
Read moreFew tokens are quite as big as the dreaded Karnstruct, an artifact creature that shows up on a few flavorful Karn and Urza cards, plus a couple stragglers.
Read moreFree counterspells are cracked in every format, and that’s no exaggeration. Wizards thinks they might be too strong for this Commander variant.
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