Between tutors, fetch lands, land ramp, and other library-searching effects you’re likely to shuffle your deck many times throughout a game. What do the rules say about shuffling in Magic? And are you shuffling correctly?
Read moreWhen I think of parasites I think of heartworms, face-huggers, paparazzi. But the MTG community has a different concept of parasites: mechanics and cards. It uses these concepts discuss how card designs and mechanics interact with the rest of the...
Read moreMany, but not all of Magic: The Gathering’s casual and competitive formats allow players to use a sideboard alongside their decks. This separate collection of 15 cards often makes the difference in the outcomes of best-of 3 matches, and knowing...
Read moreEvery good detective needs a good case to solve. In fact, that’s how good detectives are made: by cracking tough cases.
Read moreSuspect is a mechanic introduced in the Murders at Karlov Manor Magic set. Like any good murder mystery, it seems straightforward at first glance…
Read moreCollecting evidence is a necessary activity for investigators of murders and crime scenes. Naturally, in a MTG set that revolves around solving mysteries like Murders at Karlov Manor, there’s much evidence to be collected by characters like...
Read moreCompleated is an unusual mechanic that involves Phyrexian mana symbols appearing on planeswalkers. One of the most odd parts of this mechanic is that it appeared on so few cards in a very limited number of sets.
Read moreFor newer players, the most likely entry point for the question of “Huh?” when they see the rules for landhome is when they get pulled into a game of Dandân. There’s some odd text on that card, a remnant of a now obsolete mechanic which...
Read moreAbilities have come and gone through Magic’s long history. There have even been a few outliers that were so good on the few cards that had them that they haven’t come back again. The provoke ability is exactly that.
Read moreToday I’m going to talk about corrupted, how it interacts with poison counters and other relevant mechanics. Stay with me for a while and let’s see if the mechanic is worth our time or not. Here we go!
Read moreFuse, in concept, allows players to combine two spells into a single, potent effect, providing different effects for various board states. Let’s go over its rules and restrictions, and discuss which are the best fuse cards.
Read moreFrom Snapcaster Mage to Underworld Breach to Lier, Disciple of the Drowned, Magic players have long tried ways to efficiently recur spells from the graveyard. But what if the spell never left your hand in the first place?
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