Trample is an evergreen keyword ability that I’m sure we’re all familiar with. It’s all about continuing to deal combat damage even through blockers. There are so many great cards with trample such as Ghalta, Primal Hunger, but why should they...
Read moreRebels in Magic have a distinct mechanical identity that popped up more than 25 years ago before getting a brief resurgence with Phyrexia: All Will Be One. But what’s the difference, and what did those classic cards do? Let’s find out.
Read moreLands tend to be the bland side of Magic, a way to get to the fun part of slamming down creatures and raining instants and sorceries upon our enemies. But then we have utility lands: lands that do something else, which can go from making more...
Read moreMagic has more than 100 cards that have or relate to double strike, and today we’re trimming down that list to the best ones. Stay with me until the very end, and we’ll see which double strike cards are worth playing.
Read moreBack before Universes Beyond became a common concept in Magic, there were still a few crossover products in MTG. One of these crossovers was with the popular animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
Read moreI first started really getting into uncommons as commanders when I opened Slimefoot, the Stowaway in a Dominaria pack, and it’s been a bit of a collector obsession of mine since. If you share my interest in what can feel a bit like hipster...
Read moreWith vehicles came pilots, but there are a lot fewer pilots than there are vehicles. There’s now pilot typal support, but does that mean the creature type as a whole is a dud? Or is it just a very specialized group of cards?
Read moreEvery good sword needs a name. The same is true for every good bow, axe, spear, staff, maul, mace, scythe, ring, throne, chainmail armor, crown, shovel, and the occasional computer chip. Magic has dozens of named weapons, armor, and other...
Read moreThere are plenty of land cycles in MTG these days, and it feels like every new set brings us something to explore. Wilds of Eldraine and The Lost Caverns of Ixalan gave us a Restless cycle of creature lands, while LCI also gave us a cycle of...
Read moreAs the years march on, the public’s interest or awareness of some Commander deck themes tends to wax and wane. But there’s one theme that’s taken a back seat in recent years: the pillow fort.
Read moreToday I’m showing black in all its splendor, highlighting the best black cards that MTG has to offer. I want to especially consider the historical value of these cards in Constructed decks, whether in Commander or in Legacy/Vintage.
Read moreToday we’re looking at reanimation effects and how to reanimate cards. How does reanimation work in Magic? Which reanimation spells and abilities are a necromancer’s dream?
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