Demonstrate is a relatively unknown keyword. It hasn’t been widely used in EDH decks, and there are only a few cards with the keyword. I hope you’re curious and will let me lay out why demonstrate is an interesting keyword.
Read moreToday, we’re talking about flurry—a mechanic you’ve probably already built around without even realizing it had a name. I’ll go over the best cards with the flurry mechanic, its history, and everything you need to know to start building your next...
Read moreNecromancers are usually messing with the graveyard in nefarious ways and bringing the dead back to fight again… but not always. Their powers also allow them to use the graveyard to heal and strengthen the living, renewing their allies while...
Read moreOn today’s MTG mechanics menu we have shroud.
Read moreSpells in Magic are pretty easy to understand, even for first-time players; cast a spell, the spell does what it says. Simple. Activated abilities are a touch more complicated.
Read moreBest cards, plural, may be overstating this keyword ability a bit: as it turns out, there’s exactly two cards with the fortify keyword in all MTG. The same is true for fortification, the artifact subtype associated with the fortify keyword...
Read moreCards in MTG have an essential problem tied to the mana system. If I fill my deck with cheap cards, I won’t have power in the late game. If my card is all expensive cards, I risk not getting to the late game alive. Kicker aims to solve this...
Read moreToday I’m going to cover one of Magic’s first mechanics: vigilance. Let’s talk about vigilance, the key concepts, and the best cards.
Read moreSome creatures die easier than others. But creatures with the undying keyword come back stronger after death. This is a simple keyword that saw play in Standard and is now a staple of Modern.
Read moreToday I’ll be covering flash in our favorite card game. This a mechanic we’ve seen in the last couple years on infamous cards like Embercleave. Let’s find out why this mechanic is so popular and the scariest cards with it!
Read more“Outlast has the problem where the cards look worse than they actually are,” wrote Mark Rosewater of the unpopular Khans of Tarkir mechanic. Maybe these cards are more useful than you remember?
Read moreWilds of Eldraine brought a selection of new mechanics along with it, including bargain as the “it’s just kicker” mechanic of the set. It makes a lot of spells quite a bit better for (potentially) just a small added cost.
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