It’s always fun to talk creatures because they let us mix the mythical wonder of these creatures with the strategy that MTG players love. Are minotaurs a good typal deck? What kind of strategies benefit from minotaur cards?
Read moreAs long as the power and toughness aren’t completely out of line, the abilities on a 5-mana commander should be both good enough and fair enough to make it playable. Many 5-mana commanders are among the most popular in EDH, too.
Read moreColorless removal spells are especially important for decks with colorless commanders; those strategies heavily lean on ramping out big threats, so they can easily fall behind. But which of these removal spells are the best?
Read moreDeathtouch is bound to appear in your games as one of MTG’s evergreen mechanic. It shows the flavor of venom or poison or just a deathly gaze.
Read moreMagic has been around the block for a while, more than 30 long years at this point. The folks at Wizards of the Coast have been toiling away releasing new sets of cards every few months for almost the entire history of the game.
Read moreWhite might not be the best color in Magic for card draw or even targeted removal, but when it comes to board wipes, white thrives. There are a ton of white sweepers to choose from, but not all of them are going to be right for your deck.
Read moreRamp comes in many flavors, but green’s mana dorks are among its most useful. From Birds to Elves, green is the king of mana dorks.
Read moreMaralen, Fae Ascendant has taken the lead for most popular commander from Lorwyn Eclipsed, outpacing another elf commander, and proving that people love their dual typal decks.
Read moreThe octopus is really a fascinating creature. It’s an invertebrate, and it’s so dang smart. The way some species can not only change color but also change texture is a great camouflage trick, especially when you’re really squishy and there are...
Read moreNowadays, it’s really easy to tell Magic sets apart. There are set symbols, copyright dates, and all sorts of information that make it clear where a card came from. However, this wasn’t always the case. In fact, some of the game’s earlier core...
Read moreFew planeswalkers are as iconic as Liliana Vess. One of the first planeswalkers ever printed in Lorwyn, she’s been the planeswalker to represent mono-black and a frequent flier in the story.
Read moreI wouldn’t describe ECL as a “combo-heavy” set, especially given how much Avatar occupied that space, but we can still piece together some very strong synergies using the first batch of cards from 2026.
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