Loyalty Counters in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Planeswalkers ebb and flow in importance as Magic shifts its priorities, but they all share one thing in common: loyalty counters.
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How Does Commander Damage Work in EDH?
One of Commander’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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Scry in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ Plus a Decklist
Come, let me peer into your mind and read your future. Ahh, yes, I see it all so clearly. You’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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Omens in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
With so many dragons in a single set, we have a simple mechanic to ease high mana value cards into a regular deck curve: Omens.
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Explaining the Genius of the Magic: The Gathering Color Pie and How Everyone Gets a Slice
The color wheel, or “color pie” as you’ve probably heard more often, is one of MTG’s defining traits. It’s part of what makes the game so unique and successful. Starting from the top and going in a clockwise circle we have white, blue, black...
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Mobilize in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
As we prepare to face the dragons of Tarkir once again, we need all our warriors ready for battle. All units are mobilized for war. All your questions about mobilize should be answered in this here briefing.
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MTG Card Types Explained: Everything You Ever Needed to Know
If I were to ask you to name all of the card types in Magic, I’m guessing that most of you would be able to name most of them off the top of your head. Or maybe you’re not sure exactly what a card type is. Do you know what a supertype or a...
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Harmonize in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Harmonize is three mechanics, rolled into a single keyword. It works like flashback, but you also get some optional cost reduction, and it plays into Temur’s big-creature identity well enough.
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Blood Tokens in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Nearly every Standard set these days has some kind of “gimmick” designed (at least in part) to smooth out the Limited format, whether it’s Treasures in Forgotten Realms, Powerstones in The Brothers’ War, or kicker in Dominaria United. Crimson Vow...
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All 26 Color Combinations of Magic: Guilds, Clans, Wedges, and Names
MTG is a world rich with lore. A major part of this lore is the mana that flows through the multiverse, passing through the Æther and flowing into the planes via their leylines. Today, I’ll be talking about the combinations of mana colors...
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Flood Counters in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
There aren’t many cards out there that create or interact with flood counters, but the mechanic is a great blend of flavor and function.
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Will of the Council in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Voting mechanics take different approaches to how voting matters and how they pay you out, but today, we’re looking at the original: will of the council.
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