Magic: The Gathering is an ever-changing thing. Each edition sees the terminology and the rules of the cards evolve as the game designers see fit. MTG boomers out there remember terms like “bury” and “remove from play,” or what we now call...
Read moreHaving an efficient and supportive mana base is crucial to any deck, and it can be the quickest way to lose a game. That’s why today I’m coming at you with a complete breakdown of the best Orzhov dual lands.
Read moreWith nearly 300 MTG cards attributed to his name, Jesper Ejsing is one of the most prolific Magic artists, and always finds ways to surprise and delight.
Read moreEach color and most color combinations have their own planeswalkers, and they each do different things depending on the characters they represent and what their colors can do. Gruul planeswalkers are typically aggressive, but which are the best...
Read moreIf you’ve ever wanted to venture into the most competitive form of Commander, Bracket 5 or cEDH, but you didn’t know where to start, I have you covered. Today, we dive into five different decks drawn from some of the most powerful strategies out...
Read moreExplore’s a simple keyword that fits in Ixalan’s themes of hidden cities, treks through the wilderness, and (of course) exploration. But what exactly is explore? What are the best ways to take advantage of it?
Read moreOnce Upon a Time, there was this game called Magic: The Gathering. The creators of this game decided to take fairytale-type stories and mend them with this game. The result was Throne of Eldraine. And with the fairytale-MTG mashup came an awesome...
Read moreSometimes called “rainbow lands”, 5-color lands generate the full palette of mana needed to cast MTG spells, and really make multicolor decks tick.
Read moreOtters are the blue/red creatures of Bloomburrow, and something like 15 otter cards were released in the main set. That’s more than there are known species of actual otters!
Read moreRemember fidget spinners? As a former middle school teacher, I know I sure do. Look, people just like to tinker with things. They use the tactile movement to calm nerves, focus up, or sometimes just to keep themselves occupied. I get the...
Read moreEvery now and then, something illicit slips past R&D and curdles formats, warping them around its existence. These broken mechanics are infamous, often whispered of in the corners of the LGS lest you summon them back to print.
Read moreIf you’ve ever been on the knife’s edge, just about to win a game of Magic when a surprise haste creature gets in for lethal, you should know there’s an entire category of card that can save you in that situation: Fogs!...
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