Monks in MTG take inspiration from people that devote their lives to perfecting themselves via martial arts or arcane knowledge, usually via the prowess mechanic. Most of them can get evasion (now you see me, and now you don’t) and can raise...
Read moreWho had a lifegain + mill commander on their bingo card? Hope Estheim is combining two strategies that have never really been put together before, until now.
Read moreEvery year seems to be a good year for MTG fans to complain about Magic, but 2024 was special. It was the Year of the Hat. There are some over-the-top masterpieces in the more than 3,000 cards with hats in Magic.
Read moreMagic is a game whose objects are beautiful. I like beautiful things that aren’t parts of games. I play plenty of games with un-beautiful pieces. So a game that merges those two things is a feat, in digital gaming, board gaming, and in card...
Read moreAncient Adamantoise is officially the highest-toughness creature card in Magic: The Gathering. But does it have any other homes besides its own shell?
Read moreMelee is the kind of Magic mechanic that rewards going wide and having as many enemies as possible, to kill them as fast as possible. After all, nothing wrecks wise plans like a punch in the face!
Read moreWouldn’t it be fantastic if our homes and properties never broke down? On the fantasy planes of MTG, there are such places.
Read moreMagic has so many cheap gems everybody’s forgotten about. Today, I’m trawling through the bulk bin at the LGS to uncover the best budget protection spells I can.
Read moreMagic’s flashback mechanic was introduced in Odyssey all the way back in 2001, just three months after the release of Final Fantasy X on the PlayStation 2. Twenty-four years later and the two meet up once again, with flashback appearing on...
Read moreThe easiest method of winning a game of Commander is ramping faster than your opponents. There’s a reason cEDH decks pack so much fast mana, and it’s not to show off.
Read moreTifa Lockhart might be just the card to show people that Final Fantasy’s not just another Commander Legends set in disguise. The new green legend and its supporting cast of landfall newcomers might be the next big thing in Standard.
Read moreMagic cards have been a collectible for a long time. Some players spend absurd amounts of money to own specific cards. Anyone who’s played MTG for almost any length of time has heard of the OG cards. The ones that were the most powerful back in...
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