Magic’s lore turned 30 not too long ago, and the last three decades gave us quite a few memorable villains. These villains range from understandable and ultimately redeemable to pure evil, which can help keep Magic’s story feeling fresh. It might...
Read moreI’ll keep it positive and pick out the best the Spider-Verse has to offer, which yes, includes the Spider-Verse itself. Get ready for many, many new spiders, heroes, and villains.
Read moreDimir combos often involve zombie tokens, mill, discarding and drawing, and more. They’re great at combining control elements from blue and black into combo finishes.
Read moreDiscard is an integral part of Magic. It disrupts other strategies, like combo or control. Effects that make your opponents slowly discard cards are nice ways to get an edge in grindy matches or fight opponents with a hand full of cards.
Read moreNormally, new creatures suffer from summoning sickness, so they can’t attack or tap to activate abilities right away. Haste bypasses that, and it lets you put pressure on your opponent immediately.
Read moreDiscarding your own cards in MTG is usually a bad idea because it’s card disadvantage. There are cards that change this dynamic, either giving you a huge benefit when you discard your own cards or by punishing people for having few or zero cards...
Read moreWhile Magic’s different colors all have a relatively good distribution of card types, things are a little different for colorless cards. A vast majority of colorless cards are artifacts, with the next greatest amount being creature cards.
Read moreThe best black cantrips are either cheap or offer value beyond the cantrip itself. These cards see play in a variety of formats as a way to accelerate a game plan without giving up card equity.
Read moreIf you’ve been hunting for game-breaking plays that give you infinite turns, endless mana, or nonstop combat steps—all wrapped up in one color trio—Jeskai’s got a treat for you.
Read moreWhile the simple act of fetching a land from your library to the battlefield can fix your mana, the best targets for your fetch abilities enter untapped or have additional effects when they hit the field.
Read moreArtifact removal isn’t exactly something that black is known for, but it does exist! You just sometimes have to squint a little bit. If you’re running a mono-black deck, sometimes you need to make do with what you’re given and not look the gift...
Read moreWe all have a role to play in life. Like how I’ve taken up the mantle of being the voice of reason in my friend group, or how my little brother’s adopted the role of being the one who ruins every family reunion. Thanks to a new mechanic from...
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