From milling to commander damage, alternate win conditions have existed in Magic for a long time now. One of the most famous alternate win condition is poisoning your opponent. But what is poison, and how does it work? Let’s talk about that.
Read more+1/+1 counters are an essential part of Magic. One of my favorite things to do in Magic is to put some dice on some cards, and the modular mechanic is a great start for any of these decks.
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 moreCreepy crawlies rising from the dead isn’t anything new to MTG. In fact it’s one of the most fun parts of the game! But there was a time when Wizards went too far and unleashed a mechanic that was so powerful it would be locked away forever...
Read moreReconfigure is one of the main set mechanics of Neon Dynasty and acts as a means of giving life to equipment that you can turn into independent creatures. Reconfigure is a mechanic that takes a minute to understand, but it makes sense once you...
Read moreIf you want to read this, you’ll need to pay the tax. The extort mechanic drains opponents while making it harder to challenge your position in the game.
Read moreToday I’m talking about delirium. No, not Delirium the card, delirium the ability. Which does feel pretty close to madness name-wise, but it doesn’t really work like it.
Read moreTribute ended up being kinda bad, and it was never reprinted outside of its debut set, Born of the Gods. But if you happen to love forcing foes into tough choices, and your deck happens to love +1/+1 counters, there might be something here for...
Read moreMTG usually needs mechanics that smooth the game, either providing more opportunities for you to play the lands when you need to or to find that spell you need, the mana you need, etc. Connive also serves this purpose in Streets of New...
Read moreDiscard 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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