Here’s Exactly How the Cleanup Step Works in Magic: The Gathering
This primer walks through what actually happens during Magic’s cleanup step. It’s all about being careful with a few corner cases so you can spot them before they sting.
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Freerunning in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
]The Universes Beyond crossovers have brought many interesting mechanics to Magic. These mechanics are designed to capture the flavor of whatever property MTG is crossing over with.
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Cascade in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQs
Cascade has probably become one of my favorite mechanics since I started playing Magic back in 2007. Free spells are always fun and it makes players feel like they’re playing more powerful cards, even if the card they cascaded into...
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Exchange in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
“Exchange” isn’t just casual swapping; in Magic, exchange has precise rules and some sneaky details. Understanding these rules can be the difference between a legendary trade-up and a fizzled deal.
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Magic’s Color Order: How It Works Plus FAQs
Today we’re diving deep into MTG’s mana symbols and the order that they appear on cards. We’ll also see why Atraxa, Praetor’s Voice and Witch-Maw Nephilim have their mana values the way they do and not just some random organization.
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Famously Broken and Expensive Card Just Got Buffed, and It’s Spiking
Somehow, an overnight rules change associated with Final Fantasy has indeed made Urza’s Saga more powerful. Not that it needed the help.
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Melee in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Melee is the kind of Magic mechanic that rewards going wide and having as many enemies as possible, to kill them as fast as possible. After all, nothing wrecks wise plans like a punch in the face!
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Paradox in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Paradox in MTG messes with the game’s basics: You don’t want to play the cards from your hand. Today I’ll take you through the paradox mechanic, its rules, the best cards, and some incentives to play a deck built around this mechanic.
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Demonstrate in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Demonstrate is a relatively unknown keyword. It hasn’t been widely used in EDH decks, and there are only a few cards with the keyword. I hope you’re curious and will let me lay out why demonstrate is an interesting keyword.
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Everything You Need to Know About Mulligans in MTG: Rules and FAQ
While players may put a lot of effort into thinking about mid- and late-game strategies, a critical part of Magic: The Gathering happens before the game even starts, as a hand with no lands or no playable spells is equivalent of already losing...
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Crew in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
The introduction of vehicles to Magic brought a science-fantasy vibe to the game just as it had in the olden days when Urza used power armor to fight the mechanical threat of Phyrexia. It created a powerful image of what the artificers of...
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Everything You Need to Know About Cast Triggers in Magic
Cast triggers are a part of Magic that often go unnoticed. You could play many, many games before interacting with one, but they are important and powerful. Some of Magic’s best mechanics are cast triggers!
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