Counters on creatures and players are the love of many Johnny and Timmy players since you can do ingenious stuff with them and create a lot of powerful creatures. But is doubling the counters effectively doubling the fun?
Read moreFew planeswalkers capture an emo spirit like Sorin Markov. From token payoffs to card draw engines, Sorin planeswalkers have a classical feel: They provide exactly the long-term advantage you’d expect from a value engine.
Read moreModern Magic has no shortage of incredible spells, from hyper-efficient removal and card advantage to flashy game-enders. Imagine how much more impactful they could be if you copied them!
Read moreTechnically speaking, today’s creatures are all outstanding in their field: They’re scarecrows. Not a single brain cell between them, but that doesn’t mean that they’re pushovers.
Read moreThe Azorius color pair is best known for its ubiquity as the control colors in Magic. Other colors get in on the control game, but blue-white has always been popular for how the colors combine interaction and card advantage.
Read moreAs a long-time anime watcher, I have a fondness for anime-inspired art. It’s just fun, and it seems Wizards of the Coast agrees because they’ve made many cards with anime-inspired art in recent years.
Read moreMana ramp is an important aspect of most Magic decks. You need enough mana to play the cards in your hand or activate the abilities you have on the field if you want to win the game, and ramp will help you get there more quickly.
Read moreArtifacts are perhaps not the first type of spells that come to mind when thinking about drawing cards, but as it turns out they do an excellent job at it. And since the majority of them are colorless, they’re a good fit for any deck that needs a...
Read moreBoros is a popular aggro color pair because of the intersection of small creatures and powerful burn spells. But which Boros cards are the best?
Read moreGaining life on its own doesn’t do much other than give you more time to stabilize, win, or maybe even survive. In an Eternal format like Commander, players have access to so many cards that you can take an otherwise basic mechanic (like gaining...
Read moreOne of the most interesting elements of Kamigawa sets are the moonfolk. They occupy a fascinating design space that suffers from the generally low powered nature of those original Kamigawa cards.
Read moreThe mutant is the figure of mixed bodies in the age of science, and various Magic expansions over the years have shown us mad scientists, mutagenic fluids, genetic manipulation, and even radiation.
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