Protection is probably Magic’s most commonly misunderstood mechanic. Having almost always been an evergreen keyword, the full text for it is rarely printed on cards anymore and questions get asked nearly every day on what it actually protects...
Read moreThere are plenty of mechanics and keywords in Magic. What about straight up just tanking damage and destruction? Enter indestructible.
Read moreDuskmourn: House of Horror is all about harrowing toys, impending doom, eerie rooms, and nasty things that want to eat you alive and chew you slowly, to extend your agony. But such a distressing Magic set needs some underdogs that, against all...
Read moreExhaust debuted in Aetherdrift and immediately showed back up in Avatar: The Last Airbender the same year. It looks like it’ll become a deciduous mechanic, and it’s pretty easy to understand.
Read moreAvatar’s earthbending mechanic is capable of making the land fight for you, like a big chunk of animated rock.
Read moreIf 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...
Read moreMagic is a game where words are very important. Cards have what we know as “keyword abilities” to help make them easier to grasp. I dare say that hexproof is easily one of the most well-known ones.
Read moreManifest was originally an offshoot of morph in the Khans of Tarkir block, but now we’re so far along in Magic that the offshoots have offshoots! Manifest got an upgrade in Duskmourn with manifest dread.
Read moreWhile there have been a multitude of cycling cards that also affect Constructed, cycling can help create compelling games in Limited, ensuring you can find lands early and dig towards action late.
Read moreThe idea that an event is destined to happen and the struggle to avoid or accept it plays into the narratives of a lot of my favorite heroes, which is why I was delighted to see these concepts implemented in Kaldheim with the foretell...
Read moreFirebending is the elemental bending art dominated by the Fire Nation, the main antagonists in Avatar: The Last Airbender. In MTG terms, firebending is a very red ability associated with the production of red mana while you attack.
Read moreMTG reflects the airbending ability well, a tempo mechanic that allows you to get rid of big, expensive permanents on the battlefield, reset your own cards, or disrupt counter synergies.
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