Pump spells, sometimes called buffs, are spells that increase a creature’s power and toughness, sometimes until the end of turn, sometimes permanently. As you may imagine, they’re very prevalent in green.
Read moreRakdos creatures are black-and-red threats known for being aggressive and disruptive. They’re often central to strategies built around sacrifice, discard, and direct damage.
Read moreThere are so many great cards with deathtouch, but why should they have all the fun? Let’s take a look at different ways to give your creatures deathtouch.
Read moreAbilities on creatures, artifacts, planeswalkers, and enchantments are especially prevalent throughout the game, and they’re essential to making a lot of decks function. You have to pay mana or other resources to activate some abilities, but...
Read moreSimic’s creature offerings include terrifying threats that warped Constructed formats and some of the best commanders in the game.
Read moreToday I’m taking a look at some cool cards from MTG’s history. These are Monuments to the power of gods and greatness. I’ve also heard that Phyrexia: All Will be One will have at least one Monument dedicated to the glory of Phyrexia, so we have...
Read morePhyrexia: All Will Be One gave us a few cycles of cards, one of them being the Dominus cycle. These mythic creatures’ doubling abilities are incredible strategy accelerators, and they even make great commanders to build around. Whatever your...
Read moreRather than directly countering a spell, cost-increasing effects force opponents to spend extra mana, slowing down their curve and disrupting their strategy.
Read moreThe PlayStation Secret Lairs bring us a bunch of new commanders and valuable reprints, and they show promise for what a fully fleshed out PS/MTG crossover might look like. Let’s see what they’ve got, and whether they’re worth your money.
Read moreToday, I rank the best blue mana dorks—the color might be as far from green as the color pie gets, but it still makes extra mana!
Read moreGood removal is on the mind of every single MTG player. If you’re not disrupting your opponent’s plan, then you’re most likely doomed to lose. I can’t think of a better color to highlight for removal than black.
Read moreKev Walker is so prolific and is such a master of different styles, with a dramatic pen and ink style in the British tradition. Let’s see his best work from among over 500 Magic illustrations.
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