When I was first learning to play Magic last millennium, the first “combo” I figured out was to drop a Lure onto the Craw Giant I pulled from one of my Chronicles boosters. This interaction, which relied on the rampage ability, was the beginning...
Read moreDuring the times of the Norse, warriors would boast of their great achievements as they sat by campfires over food. To incorporate that same flavor into Kaldheim, we have the boast mechanic.
Read moreStorm demands a deck completely built around itself, dominates the strategies of all players in the match, and has a massive reward for playing it properly. It works like no other mechanic in the game.
Read moreA once recurring mechanic, intimidate now stands in the long line of defunct mechanics that restrict how a player can block attacking creatures. So are you feeling intimidated yet? If not, let’s delve into what intimidate is and how it works in...
Read moreOn today’s MTG mechanics menu we have shroud.
Read moreWard is one of Magic’s newest mechanics, evergreen from the moment it hit a card.
Read moreTo start the game and then end up running out of available mana sucks. This is called tapping out, and it’s (usually) never a good feeling. Let’s talk about that.
Read moreMorph is nearly two decades old and makes for some of the most exciting gameplay Magic has to offer. I’m going to explore how the mechanic works, how it played out in the game, and what are some of the best cards to ever feature the mechanic.
Read moreToday I want to look at one of my favorite mechanics in Limited: cycling. While there have been a multitude of cycling cards that also affect Constructed, cycling can help create compelling games in Limited while you might just run out of action...
Read moreA lot of the basic mechanics that we learn in Magic as new players are foundational to the game itself. Only one expansion has ever decided to replace flying: Portal: Three Kingdoms. Today I’m going to look at the mechanic that took its place, if...
Read moreVehicles debuted in 2016 and quickly became a staple in Limited along with various Constructed formats. But what exactly are vehicles, and how does their crew mechanic work?
Read moreEveryone acknowledges the ubiquity of the +1/+1 counter. But what about its evil cousin, the -1/-1 counter? Throughout the years one mechanic or another has focused on creating -1/-1 counters, and wither may be the iconic -1/-1 ability.
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