Boast in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
During the times of the Norse, warriors would boast of their great achievements as they sat by campfires over food. To incorporate that same flavor into Kaldheim, we have the boast mechanic.
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The 8 Best Conspiracy Cards in Magic Ranked (with Rules)
I didn’t really play Draft during Conspiracy’s format, but I still regret not playing a Conspiracy Draft when I had the chance. One of the things that fuels that regret so much are conspiracy cards.
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Making the Last Cuts: How to Build a Draft Deck
Today I have a quick rundown on the art of cutting cards for you, an important skill for every drafter to have. I’ll show you this by going through an example deck in detail and arriving at the final 40 together.
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Storm in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Storm demands a deck completely built around itself, dominates the strategies of all players in the match, and has a massive reward for playing it properly. It works like no other mechanic in the game.
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Intimidate in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
A once recurring mechanic, intimidate now stands in the long line of defunct mechanics that restrict how a player can block attacking creatures. So are you feeling intimidated yet? If not, let’s delve into what intimidate is and how it works in...
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Tapped Out in MTG: Decks and Rules
To start the game and then end up running out of available mana sucks. This is called tapping out, and it’s (usually) never a good feeling. Let’s talk about that.
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Horsemanship in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
A lot of the basic mechanics that we learn in Magic as new players are foundational to the game itself. Only one expansion has ever decided to replace flying: Portal: Three Kingdoms. Today I’m going to look at the mechanic that took its place, if...
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Wither in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Everyone acknowledges the ubiquity of the +1/+1 counter. But what about its evil cousin, the -1/-1 counter? Throughout the years one mechanic or another has focused on creating -1/-1 counters, and wither may be the iconic -1/-1 ability.
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Eminence in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
I love Magic mechanics that are “controversial” among fans. Today I want to talk about Commander’s very own exclusive and controversial mechanic: eminence.
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Improvise in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Convoke was one of the most well-known alternate ways to pay for cards in Magic for years, but it only counts creatures. What about artifacts? Let me introduce you to improvise.
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A Hypergeometric Calculator for Magic, Plus How to Use It
Today I’m going to talk about probabilities and MTG. Sometimes what “feels” right isn’t justified by the numbers, so it’s useful to know how to use hypergeometric calculation to determine your outs and its application to MTG. Don’t worry if...
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silverquill in Magic
If you pay any attention to the lore of each set then you’ve probably heard the term Silverquill before. If not, then don’t worry. I’ve got you covered as today I’ll be going over everything you need to know about Silverquill.
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