Recursive creatures have a long history in Magic, providing midrange players with the grindy cards they need to win the late-game long after their opponents have emptied their hands and are limping along. Let’s figure out the best recursive...
Read moreMagic has a lot of different subtypes across all card types and sets. This doesn’t mean that all subtypes are created equal, or even playable. I’m going through all the desert lands in Magic, ranking from worst to best and talking a bit about...
Read moreMTG has a massive variety in its creature types, describing both races, such as goblins or elves, or professions, such as soldier or wizard. There are literally hundreds of different creature types out there, but one of the very first was a...
Read moreWhile charge counters might seem like a new mechanic from the upcoming Edge of Eternities set, they’ve been around in Magic: The Gathering for quite a while. They add a unique layer of strategy to the game and lead to some really cool...
Read moreFantasy games give you opportunities to roleplay all kinds of characters. Whether you’re waist deep in a D&D campaign or booting up your Nth save file of your favorite RPG, it’s fun to escape into someone else. Who shall you be today? A...
Read moreGroup slug. Doesn’t that just sound warm and inviting? Come on in, everyone’s getting hit! Love it or not, group slug’s a playstyle in Commander that some players are all too fond of.
Read moreDo you see what I see? Or are my eyes playing tricks on me? I knew I should have cleaned my glasses before leaving the house… It’s no trick of the light, but we are talking illusions today.
Read moreArtifacts are everywhere in MTG, and you need to know how to remove them. I’ve scoured Magic’s enormous card pool to bring you my picks for the best artifact removal that the game has to offer.
Read moreScry is a keyword mechanic in MTG that has been around for almost 20 years. Only recently, and only with little more than a dozen cards, there are finally specific payoffs to scrying aside from the general card selection inherent in the...
Read moreZendikar block introduced us to what would became one of Magic’s most iconic planes, one we’d return to many times over the years. It also gave us an iconic mechanic we’d see echoed in sets throughout the years: landfall!
Read moreCard advantage specifically comes down to deckbuilding and opportunities during a game. What is card advantage, and why is it important? Let’s find out!
Read moreThe Brothers’ War short stories flipped the focus of Magic’s main stories. The focus of the stories fell on the lives of civilians and common soldiers instead of on the grand acts of mighty characters. And it’s soldiers that I’m here to talk...
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