If you came here for “The Star-Spangled Banner,” I’m sorry to disappoint you. These anthems are more about making creatures better attackers and blockers. Don’t worry, we can still sing the praises of anthems in Magic and rank the best of the...
Read moreIntroduced in Commander 2013, tempting offer was created at the dawn of the new age of supplemental multiplayer sets. It’s one way that WotC would explore multiplayer-centric mechanics through their different product offerings
Read moreColorless wincons are cards that have a colorless color identity and that, simply put, win games. Today, we’ll look at the best colorless wincons MTG has to offer.
Read moreOffspring is an additional cost you may pay when casting creatures with the offspring ability. If you choose to pay the additional cost, you get to make a 1/1 token copy of the “parent” creature when it enters.
Read moreRevolt is a very simple mechanic from Aether Revolt that would probably be forgotten by now, if not for a famous removal spell.
Read moreAs it turns out, Bloomburrow’s raccoons are by and large the only critters in this Magic set that have stumbled upon a new mechanic: expend. Expend is a rules term that cares about how much mana you’ve spent casting spells each...
Read moreTypically, winning a game of Magic comes down to who cast the most spells. Using all your available mana each turn is a simple way to track how well you’re playing. In fact, most spells want you to cast other spells, too, whether it’s a...
Read moreZendikar is one of those planes that Magic just keeps coming back to. From the original Zendikar to the more recent Zendikar Rising, landfall shows up on new cards every time we visit the plane. Whether you want to learn how landfall works or...
Read moreRaccoons are a creature type in Magic, and a relatively new one. The first black border raccoon was printed in Streets of New Capenna, and they’ve popped up in a few sets since then.
Read moreStarting this week, premier MTG sets older than Wilds of Eldraine are no longer Standard-legal, and new all-stars are starting to emerge.
Read moreBats have been around Magic for a while, although in small numbers. Bloomburrow brought them back in a big way with dozens of new designs! For the first time, bats are one of the set’s officially supported themes.
Read morePod effects let you work up a mana chain by sacrificing smaller cards to get bigger ones from your library, and they’ve been powerful players across several formats.
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