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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Lander Tokens in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Edge of Eternities expands the sacrificial artifact token space further with its Lander tokens, which offer a meaningfully different form of advantage than previous artifact tokens.
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Station in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
The station mechanic from Edge of Eternities adapts many of the ideas seen on vehicles and broadens them to function in a familiar yet rather unique way.
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The 75 Best Activated Abilities in Magic Ranked
Spells 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.
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Commander Ninjutsu in MTG: Rules and History
Commander 2018 gave us Yuriko, the Tiger’s Shadow and its commander ninjutsu ability. Yuriko has become a popular commander for ninjas and ninjutsu based decks, but you can also get up to some really controlling things with it in the...
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Harness in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
The Infinity Stones are some of the most powerful artifacts in the Marvel universe, and Magic has tried its best to translate their power into MTG mechanics. How? By requiring you to harness their power, which isn’t as easy as just casting...
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Loyalty Counters in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Planeswalkers ebb and flow in importance as Magic shifts its priorities, but they all share one thing in common: loyalty counters.
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Blood Tokens in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Nearly every Standard set these days has some kind of “gimmick” designed (at least in part) to smooth out the Limited format, whether it’s Treasures in Forgotten Realms, Powerstones in The Brothers’ War, or kicker in Dominaria United. Crimson Vow...
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Rooms in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Duskmourn’s mansion has many rooms, with each room bringing new enemies, horrors, and surprises around each corner. Turns out, there’s lots to unlock when it comes to room cards in MTG! It’s a pretty complex mechanic, I’m not gonna...
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Everything You Need to Know About Activated Abilities in Magic
Today I share all about activated abilities. What they are, how they work, and how you can identify them on your cards. Let’s just jump right into it!
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Channel in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Sometimes cards have two (or even four) modes and none of them are good enough alone, but the card is better for being flexible. Today is all about flexibility, because I’m going to take a look at the channel mechanic.
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Reconfigure in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Reconfigure 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...
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