Infect is a very powerful archetype to play in Commander. Instead of having to deal 40 damage or mill 90+ cards to take out one opponent, you only need to give them 10 poison counters. This makes infect one of the quickest and nastiest ways to...
Read moreWe’re all familiar with the many ways to exploit creatures dying, from aristocratic payoffs like Blood Artist to creatures that want to die like Shambling Ghast and Doomed Traveler. But what if we could trigger those abilities with a wider range...
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 moreNormally, new creatures suffer from summoning sickness, so they can’t attack or tap to activate abilities right away. Haste bypasses that, and it lets you put pressure on your opponent immediately.
Read moreDimir combos often involve zombie tokens, mill, discarding and drawing, and more. They’re great at combining control elements from blue and black into combo finishes.
Read moreWeb-slinging is Spider-Man’s signature move. So of course, Magic’s adaptation of your friendly neighborhood spider must come with some web-slinging.
Read moreDiscard first, then break stuff: That’s the promise behind mayhem, the villain-flavored twist on graveyard casting from the MTG Spider-Man crossover.
Read moreWith Marvel’s Spider-Man, we now get symbiote creatures for the first time ever, in all their chaotic, alien weirdness.
Read moreI’ve been told many times to “get a life.” Why not skip the incremental gains and go for double the life instead? It’s not a common occurrence, but let’s check out the four life total doublers and how you may be able to use them.
Read moreSurveil has been in Magic since 2018, and I’ve always thought it weird that a term for spycraft is used to talk about manipulating your own deck. But that’s how it goes sometimes.
Read moreFree spells! Why pay mana if you don’t have to? Being free makes these spells some of the most powerful in all of Magic, but they’re not all great, and there’s usually no such thing as a free lunch when talking about powerful play pieces.
Read moreReality Fracture is a big set, both in terms of card count and potential impact, and that’s across multiple formats like Standard and Commander.
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