We all know the excitement of opening a pack and seeing that mythic rare card looking back at us. Each Magic card has a rarity and, as a general rule, rarer cards are usually better. They’re either stronger or more flexible, opening the way to...
Read moreDid you ever lose a game because you couldn’t draw that one card that could’ve changed everything? Actually, forget that one card, have you ever failed to draw those three sets of cards that are crucial for your play, even though you put four...
Read moreLands are a core piece of Magic: The Gathering. The game would be vastly different from what we know and love today without them. There are lots of different types of lands ranging anywhere from basic lands to fetch lands, each with a set of...
Read moreWhen it comes to buying product for MTG, there’s a million places that you can go. Some are a rip-off and charge you for their brand or carrying inventory when it doesn’t matter. So today, we’re going to give you the actual good stuff. Depending...
Read moreThe Time Spiral block is a beloved mark in MTG’s history with more than a handful of iconic cards and an exciting theme as the cherry on top. With remastered sets setting themselves up as a good way for Wizards to pump old favorites back into our...
Read moreCards are kind of important in Magic, believe it or not. It is a trading card game after all. And the cards that you play with in paper Magic, the ones you buy at your LGS, are printed by WotC. I mean, they’re outsourced to a printing press, but...
Read moreMagic: the Gathering has always had a wide range of mechanics and card types that serve to diversify gameplay and interaction between players. With Kaldheim’s recent release, more Sagas have found their way into the game. WotC is definitely...
Read moreIt’s time to make the fantastic, not-confusing-at-all rules of Magic a little easier. Today we’ll be talking about the goad mechanic. I’ll go over what it is, answer some often-confusing questions regarding the mechanic, and talk about the...
Read moreAh, lands. Arguably Magic’s most important card type. They make the game go ‘round, after all. Lands are a source of mana, without which you literally wouldn’t be able to do anything. But they can also be useful in loads of other ways. I wanna...
Read more| Illustrated by Chris RahnI love, love, love Commander. it’s what got me into Magic and keeps me interested in Magic. It’s also one of the fastest growing formats over the last five years, so being able to add the 4-color chapter to our growing...
Read moreCounterspells are pretty important in Magic. They make up a lot of blue’s color identity and they’re essentially a big old “no” to your opponent’s spells. Join me, your British friend (tea and crumpets included) on a journey to discover what...
Read more“Gotta go fast.”In a world of mana bases with fetches, typed dual lands, and lands that draw you a card, the fast lands of MTG are often the most overlooked and forgotten of the land quintets that are the bread and butter of the Modern format...
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