Mayhem in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Discard first, then break stuff: That’s the promise behind mayhem, the villain-flavored twist on graveyard casting from the MTG Spider-Man crossover.
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Vanishing in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
One turn they’re here, and then poof they’re gone! Magic’s vanishing mechanic puts a time limit on your permanents and forces you to use time as a resource.
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Boons in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Boons are one of the few Alchemy mechanics that could make it into paper, though they’re just problematic enough that it’s probably best they stay on MTG Arena.
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Retrace in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Have you ever found yourself wishing you could access a spell in your graveyard so you could run it back and win the game? Well, if that’s the case, retrace is the mechanic for you.
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Storm in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Storm demands a deck completely built around itself, dominates the strategies of all players in the match, and has a massive reward for playing it properly. It works like no other mechanic in the game and is almost impossible to interact with...
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Everything You Need to Know About Mana Abilities in MTG
We could say a mana ability is simply an ability that produces mana, but that’s not exactly the full truth of the matter. It gets a little more complicated than that once you dig into the rules a bit more.
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Encore in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Encore is a powerful mechanic that can spice up your Commander games, and some of these cards even see play in other formats. Today, we take a look at the encore mechanic, its rules, and some small tidbits on how it interacts with other...
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Kicker in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Everything’s kicker, right? Let’s explore the mechanic, and see exactly why most MTG abilities get compared to kicker.
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Void in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Void triggers as battlefields get emptier, or whenever a spell is warped away at lightspeed. Just how does void work? And with which previous mechanics does it share some similarities?
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Eminence in MTG: Rules, History, and All 6 Cards Ranked
I love Magic mechanics that are “controversial” among fans. Today I want to talk about Commander’s very own exclusive and controversial mechanic: eminence.
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Boast in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
During the times of the Norse, warriors would boast of their great achievements as they sat by campfires over food. To incorporate that same flavor into Magic, we have the boast mechanic.
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Squad in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Squad is a simple way to get more bang for your buck. Sink a few extra resources into your spell and the whole squad’s showing up to the battlefield.
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