Toy creatures are artifact creatures introduced in the Duskmourn: House of Horror set. These toys have been given life by the set’s big bad, Valgavoth. They now just want death and can only be vanquished if they’re completely destroyed. That’s...
Read moreShapeshifters have been part of many cultures’ myths since their beginnings. Magic’s beginnings are significantly more recent but there were still shapeshifters in its origins back in Alpha.
Read morePhasing is a unique and often underrated feature in Magic: The Gathering that can create some truly interesting gameplay moments. Introduced in the Mirage set, phasing allows a permanent to temporarily “disappear” from the...
Read moreImpending is an alternative cost that lets you cast an enchantment creature for less mana, except that you put a number of time counters on it when it enters the battlefield. As long as there are time counters on it, the permanent isn’t a...
Read moreThese days, so much of the card advantage decks get comes from interacting with graveyards. Another common interaction is to cheat cards into play from the graveyard. Today’s list gives you the best ways to get the most out of your enchantments...
Read moreMutant as a creature type has really picked up due to a number of Universes Beyond crossovers, with over 100 qualifying legendary mutants to narrow down.
Read moreIf you’ve ever touched a Magic set, you’ve probably seen +1/+1 counters, as they’re almost always there. They might not be a meaningfully supported archetype in most sets, but you still find them, often as a boon for doing something simple.
Read moreTurtles used to be a niche creature type, but Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles broke the type wide open to include many effects and a flood of legendary creatures that often work as support pieces.
Read morePlayers need ways both to protect their graveyard and disrupt opposing ones. This niche slice of Magic interaction is handled well by graveyard shufflers, effects that shuffle a few cards from a graveyard—or the entire thing—into a library.
Read moreThe combat phase is one of the most complex and interesting in all of Magic. Understanding the dance of attackers and blockers is necessary, but sometimes one wonders if it could be simplified. What if you just bypass blockers altogether with...
Read moreEquipment artifacts are pervasive in Magic. Sets like The Brothers’ War have quite a few of them, while others may have just one, like Bespoke Battlegarb in Wilds of Eldraine, but it’s really hard to find a Modern expansion or...
Read moreWhen times get tough, we look everywhere for any signs of hope. A silver lining, a miracle from above, a glimmer of hope, perhaps. I suppose that’s the idea behind the glimmer creatures from Duskmourn: House of Horror. These enchantment creatures...
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