Warp has huge implications for MTG, considering that many effects help us take advantage of a creature, even temporarily, and it’ll sometimes feel like cheating to play big creatures way ahead of schedule.
Read moreAs the name implies, the rulebreaker mechanic allows players to break one of the fundamental rules of the Commander format. Some of these rulebreakers are pretty tame, but others get pretty crazy.
Read moreThe dwarves we know and love from The Hobbit, like Thorin Oakenshield, have a new mechanic called storied. Once you meet the requirements, you gain an enduring story.
Read moreWith The Hobbit, Magic brought the ferocious mechanic back as part Golgari’s mechanical identity, so let’s sharpen our knowledge (and our claws) and see what it’s all about.
Read moreThe dwarves of Middle-earth found a way to sharpen their battle axes to make them deal more damage, and that translates to Magic in the form of hone counters.
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 Magic, we have the boast mechanic.
Read moreQuests have been a part of fantasy since long before fantasy itself. In Magic, quest are represented on a number of cards that track your game actions with quest counters and reward you for reaching a certain number.
Read moreEvolve nailed the feeling of evolution that the Simic so crave, and it’s a fun and interesting mechanic. It deals with +1/+1 counters, which interests a good part of EDH and players.
Read moreSquad is a simple way to get more bang for your buck. Sink a few extra resources into your spell and the whole squad’s showing up to the battlefield.
Read moreEdge of Eternities expands the sacrificial artifact token space further with its Lander tokens, which offer a meaningfully different form of advantage than previous artifact tokens.
Read moreRebound’s the perfect mechanic for anyone who likes their spells so much that they just wish they could cast them twice.
Read moreThe station mechanic from Edge of Eternities adapts many of the ideas seen on vehicles and broadens them to function in a familiar yet rather unique way.
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