The Complete Guide to Chromatic Cube
Chromatic Cube is an Arena Cube Draft format featuring the biggest most colorful Limited experience you can find. It’s less about balanced archetypes and more about going crazy with powerful cards.
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The Ultimate MTG Card Grading Guide
| Illustration by David Rapoza Grading is the process of evaluating the condition of your trading cards. It freezes your card in time, so to speak, with experts examining the different elements of a card, grading each one on a 10-point scale, and...
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The Ultimate Guide to Pick-Two Draft
If you haven’t played a Lightning Draft at a MagicCon, you might not be quite sure of what to expect when Pick-Two Draft comes to Arena. It’s a relatively simple draft variant compared to things like Winchester Draft or other alternative...
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Everything You Need to Know About Priority in Magic
Priority is a fundamental mechanic in Magic: The Gathering that determines who gets to play or cast cards, activate abilities, and other stuff, and when. It creates a dynamic back-and-forth between players, even during your opponent’s turn...
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How Many Board Wipes Should You Really Play in Commander?
Why does everybody pack board wipes in Commander? Are they actually that good, and how many should you run? I’ll answer those questions and break down which board wipes are the best for your deck!
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Here’s Exactly How the Combat Phase Works in Magic
Although control connoisseurs and board wipe buffs may disagree, combat is the main focus of most MTG decks.
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The Ultimate Guide to Pauper Commander
While Magic has more than a few sanctioned formats, there’s no reason you shouldn’t make your own. That’s how Commander started, after all, and it’s a format that’s ripe for spinoffs that provide unique takes on a singleton format...
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Everything You Need to Know About Mulligans in MTG: Rules and FAQ
While players may put a lot of effort into thinking about mid- and late-game strategies, a critical part of Magic: The Gathering happens before the game even starts, as a hand with no lands or no playable spells is equivalent of already losing...
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[Guide] 3 Steps to Fix Curled Foils in Magic: The Gathering
Have you ever opened a new Secret Lair Bundle only to find out that some, if not all, of your precious and pricy cards have a weird shape, like they were Pringles?
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Here’s Exactly How to Buy and Sell Cards on Magic Online
Embarking on the Magic Online platform is an exciting journey for any aspiring collector or player; however, being newer to the client can be tricky, and in most cases, you may end up paying more than you should for cards when you start building...
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[Guide] How to Use and Set Up SpellTable
While many turned to MTG Arena as an alternative to FNM or casual gameplay in recent years, some players, especially Commander players, turned to play via webcam and VoIP. One way to do this is through SpellTable, an official way to play paper...
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Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Mana Curves in Magic
One of the most challenging parts of Magic: The Gathering is finding the right deck composition. Have you ever wondered why you always get stuck on lands or why you can’t cast your spells smoothly?
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