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Goad in MTG: Rules, History, and Cards

Goad in MTG: Rules, History, and Cards

Jackson (VladdGG) March 27, 2025 MTG Cards, MTG Rules

Itโ€™s time to make the fantastic, not-confusing-at-all rules of Magic a little easier. Today youโ€™ll learn about the goad mechanic. Iโ€™ll go over what it is, answer some often-confusing questions regarding the mechanic, and talk about the history...

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How Do the Phases in Magic Work?

How Do the Phases in Magic Work?

Max Wu-Blouin March 27, 2025 MTG Rules

If youโ€™ve ever competed in a Magic tournament before, youโ€™ve likely overheard a heated argument about turn structure. Maybe you were participating in that argument. Understanding the phases of Magic wonโ€™t just help you become a law-abiding Magic...

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Guide
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Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Mana Curves in Magic

Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Mana Curves in Magic

David Royale March 21, 2025 Guide, MTG Cards, MTG Rules

One of the most challenging parts of Magic: The Gathering is finding the right deck composition. Have you ever wondered why you always get stuck on lands or why you canโ€™t cast your spells smoothly?

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Deckbuilding
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All 26 Color Combinations of Magic: Guilds, Clans, Wedges, and Names

All 26 Color Combinations of Magic: Guilds, Clans, Wedges, and Names

Ethan Rodgers March 14, 2025 Deckbuilding, MTG Rules

MTG is a world rich with lore. A major part of this lore is the mana that flows through the multiverse, passing through the ร†ther and flowing into the planes via their leylines. Today, I’ll be talking about the combinations of mana colors...

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Collecting
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Infect in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Infect in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Jeff Nabors March 13, 2025 Collecting, Deckbuilding, MTG Cards, MTG Rules

Way back in the Time Spiral block we were shown a pair of timeshifted cards with a strange new ability: poisonous. This was not only a callback to the poison counters that were sporadically printed between Legends and Visions, but also a...

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Collecting
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Scry in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ Plus a Decklist

Scry in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ Plus a Decklist

Timothy Zaccagnino March 10, 2025 Collecting, Deckbuilding, MTG Rules

Come, let me peer into your mind and read your future. Ahh, yes, I see it all so clearly. Youโ€™re about to learn about scrying in Magic: The Gathering. A great teacher and L1 judge will walk you through how it works, the history of the mechanic...

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Commander
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How Does Commander Damage Work in EDH?

How Does Commander Damage Work in EDH?

Jeff Nabors March 7, 2025 Commander, MTG Rules

One of Commanderโ€™s unique rules is the default starting life total. While most players are used to dropping their opponent’s life from 20 to zero, Commander games start you off at 40 life. Doubling your starting life total doesn’t...

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Collecting
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Shroud in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Shroud in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Karl Schulz (Karlomancer) March 6, 2025 Collecting, Deckbuilding, MTG Cards, MTG Rules

On todayโ€™s MTG mechanics menu we have shroud.

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MTG Rules
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Surveil in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ

Surveil in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ

Trevor Galvin March 6, 2025 MTG Rules

Graveyard-based mechanics are often one of the most popular in MTG. There are tons of ways to interact with the graveyards and generate a long-term value. But what about ways to put them in the graveyard in the first place? Today I cover one of...

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Collecting
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Rad Counters in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Rad Counters in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Chris Reay February 27, 2025 Collecting, MTG Cards, MTG Rules

In the post-nuclear apocalypse world of the Fallout universe, one of the many dangers youโ€™re going to have to face as you venture out of your nice, safe vault is Radiation.

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Collecting
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Junk Tokens in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Junk Tokens in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Chris Reay February 25, 2025 Collecting, MTG Cards, MTG Rules

If youโ€™ve ever played the Fallout games before, youโ€™ll no doubt remember picking up all kinds of junk from around the game world and (hopefully) making good use of it later on, whether by selling it, trading it or crafting with it. Whatever you...

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MTG Cards
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The 16 Best God Cards in Magic Ranked

The 16 Best God Cards in Magic Ranked

Timothy Zaccagnino February 24, 2025 MTG Cards, MTG Rules

The gods of Magic are an eccentric group of creatures, heavily influenced by real-world mythologies and ideologies. Itโ€™s one of Magicโ€™s most powerful creature types, each with their own take on what it means to be an all-powerful godly being.

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