Playing five colors in a MTG deck is a balancing act, you’ll have access to more power, but at the cost of a shaky mana base and unplayable cards in the early game. But what if we had something flexible to help you thrive early and late?
Read morePrismari got a bunch of splashy new spells in Secrets of Strixhaven. Some of them use the new opus mechanic, and others are just great, with the potential to shake up Standard, Commander, and more.
Read moreSecrets of Strixhaven looks like a pretty juiced up set. There are a ton of headliners here, so today I’ll narrow down the newcomers to just the best in class. The Valedictorian-level graduates, if you will.
Read moreGrandeur sounds like it’ll be good. It sounds like it’ll be the best. Hence my disappointment when I did an image search for “grandeur” to try to explain the vibe of this word and saw many pictures of Hyundais. Not that that model of car isn’t...
Read moreCommander has a reputation for big, bombastic battlecruisers, but big instants and sorceries deserve love too. They might not stick around on the battlefield, but they’re just as impactful and game-warping.
Read moreSecrets of Strixhaven is finally here, and that means we have a batch of commanders to review! These range in power from potentially busted to extremely cut, with instants and sorceries being a recurring theme, as one would expect for the school...
Read moreSilverquill has a new mechanic in Secrets of Strixhaven, repartee, which encourages players to target creatures—theirs or their opponents. It also has exciting new cards for Commander!
Read moreChoices are always great in Magic card design. We’ve seen plenty of modal options with commands, spree cards, and so on, but we’re looking at the most charming modal cards in Magic today!
Read moreIn Magic slang, Fireballs are instant or sorcery spells that deal damage to various targets based on the amount of mana you spent on them, as represented by X. While the original Fireball has more wording on it that makes it harder to understand...
Read moreDeath & Taxes is a popular strategy that’s been around in Magic forever, mostly in Legacy. These kinds of decks run a mix of taxing effects and spells that aim to hate or slow down your opponents. The creatures that are seen in them...
Read moreIf you’re looking for cards with unique and sometimes silly designs, Magic’s crop of playtest cards are likely perfect for you.
Read moreAura commanders are legendary creatures, or planeswalkers that are allowed to be commanders, that focus on supporting auras. Some of these commanders also just focus on enchantments as a whole as opposed to specifically auras, but still work well...
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