While blue is Magic’s strongest color, the historic champion of card types is almost always artifacts. Artifacts are often the source of mana advantages and tools any deck can use because of their colorless nature. Let’s see what black has to...
Read moreUniverses Beyond takes a sharp turn in 2025. What used to be some supplementary Magic sets usually aimed at Commander with a few cards that make it into other Magic formats are Standard-legal. And the second set to go straight into Standard is...
Read moreThe Pauper metagame is incredibly diverse with such a slim power margin between the top decks and those that barely make the cut, which allows players to experiment with a wide range of commons.
Read moreEinstein said: “The only source of knowledge is experience,” and that’s as applicable to Magic: The Gathering as it is to physics. Personal knowledge based on your lived events shapes your worldview and decision-making processes either...
Read moreIndestructible creatures can be a pain to deal with, but don’t let the name fool you. There are plenty of ways to remove an indestructible threat from the battlefield.
Read moreIf you want to fill your deck with enchantments, you need a good reason to, plus support to make them better. So let’s consider the best payoffs and support pieces that can help you feel good about filling more than half your deck’s slots with...
Read moreFantasy settings often include oversized spiders, and Magic has a bunch of them, too. But which of them are the best? And which cards pay you off for running a bunch of arachnids?
Read moreSure, anyone can find synergies with some know-how, but what about combos that use all five colors of Magic? Even better—what if you could pull it off with just two cards? Today we’re diving into the best 5-color combos in the game.
Read moreBlue and white often have a strong tempo, evasion, or control theme, but Azorius precons have explored some more unconventional themes for the color pair.
Read moreSultai often plays around in the graveyard space, which leads to infinite combos involving sacrifice, recursion, and creature deaths.
Read moreThe modified mechanic rewards you for upgrading your creatures in any of these ways, which gives new life to Voltron builds, counter-focused decks, and even go-wide token strategies.
Read moreAh, Commander. Commander, or Elder Dragon Highlander (EDH), as it was called before Wizards decided to develop for it directly, is probably the most popular casual MTG format available. For a deck builder, it is one of the best formats to build...
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