Blitz in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Have you ever wanted to haste a creature and cash it for a card? Well now you can, because Streets of New Capenna brought with it the blitz mechanic.
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All 5 Hideaway Lands in Magic Ranked
The hideaway keyword was introduced in 2007’s Lorwyn, and it’s gone through some changes over the years. Originally intended as land-specific mechanic, it was expanded to nonland permanents in 2022 with the release of Streets of New Capenna...
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The Ultimate Guide to Khans of Tarkir Draft
Greetings planeswalkers! With Khans of Tarkir coming back to Arena this week, I thought it’d be good to do a quick recap guide for the format. Given the nine years of power creep that have taken place since the set’s release, I imagine that...
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Mana Screwed in MTG: What It Is Plus How to Prevent It
Magic: The Gathering combines strategy, skill, and a bit of luck. Lady Fortune has a well-documented fondness for fickleness, so sometimes she’ll smile upon us and we’ll high-roll and perfectly draw whatever we need…
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How Many Lands Should You Really Play in Magic?
Have you ever found yourself just 1 mana short of making a crucial play or experienced mana flooding? Well, there’s a reason behind these situations: Your mana base might be off.
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All 5 Monkey Commanders in Magic Ranked
If you don’t like the character of Ragavan in any way, this discussion isn’t for you. Not to spoil it too much, but nearly every plausible monkey commander mentions Ragavan. The guy gets around, what can I say?
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The 47 Best Faeries in Magic Ranked
From the mysterious dark woods, there’s a name for the culprits of mischief and fantasy: faeries. But which faeries can help you in your deckbuilding and general gameplay?
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The Ultimate Guide to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Draft
Greetings planeswalkers! We’ve had just over a week with The Lost Caverns of Ixalan and there’s a Sealed/Draft Open this weekend. Seems like a great time for another Draft guide!
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[Ranked] The Best Sets for Explorer on MTGA
Getting into Explorer from scratch can be daunting. But you can always upgrade some of your Standard decks into Explorer versions, and for that you need to know the staples and where to find them if you opt for the pack-cracking route.
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Rankings for All 69 Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commanders
Each Magic set leaves its own mark on the game as a whole. Ixalan’s primary contributions were some of the best Magic story we’d seen in the years before or since and the official canonization of dinosaurs and pirates as proper creature types.
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The 30 Most Expensive and Must-Have Cards in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
Ixalan debuted in 2017, opening the MTG world to a vast creature base of dinosaurs and pirates. Rivals of Ixalan from 2018 revealed more dinosaurs, vampires, and pirates that can be used in those kinds of typal decks. Now, in 2023, we return to...
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The 50 Best Doctor Who Cards Ranked
Doctor Who is a British sci-fi show that’s been going on for more than 60 years, and to the joy of Whovians all over the world, MTG now has Doctor Who-themed cards. It’s even weirder because MTG doesn’t do sci-fi that much, barring the release of...
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