I watched a horror-musical-comedy about mermaids last night. For research purposes, promise. These weren’t the Disney Peter Pan brand of mermaids. No, these were the type that will eat your heart out. Good times.
Read moreScout is not the most iconic fantasy world archetype. They aren’t rangers like Aargorn, they aren’t rogues or burglars like Bilbo and Frodo, and they aren’t archers like Legolas. Instead, the scout mixes aspects of all three of these archetypes...
Read moreWith 13 MTG sets that have taken place on Ravnica, you’d have to expect some banger cards in a Ravnica Remastered set that collated all of that for one Draft environment. There are so many good reprints in this set, and I’m sure I’m leaving off a...
Read moreHave you ever wanted to haste a creature and cash it for a card? Well now you can, because Streets of New Capenna brought with it the blitz mechanic.
Read moreThe hideaway keyword was introduced in 2007’s Lorwyn, and it’s gone through some changes over the years. Originally intended as land-specific mechanic, it was expanded to nonland permanents in 2022 with the release of Streets of New Capenna...
Read moreInnistrad’s spooky gothic horror vibes not only make the setting visually appealing, they open up interesting design space. How do you make game mechanics that not only feel flavorful within the world but also work in the game itself?
Read moreThroughout Magic’s history, keywords and mechanics will appear in a set and then fade away for a few years. In Crimson Vow we saw the main-set return of a mechanic originally seen in 2015’s Dragons of Tarkir set, and it’s come up on rare...
Read moreIf you don’t like the character of Ragavan in any way, this discussion isn’t for you. Not to spoil it too much, but nearly every plausible monkey commander mentions Ragavan. The guy gets around, what can I say?
Read moreFrom the mysterious dark woods, there’s a name for the culprits of mischief and fantasy: faeries. But which faeries can help you in your deckbuilding and general gameplay?
Read moreThe embalm mechanic, which is basically the mummy mechanic from the ancient Egypt themed set, does the idea of the mummy justice, at least from a pop culture perspective. How does it work and what are the best cards? Let’s take a look!
Read moreToday we’re taking a look at a mechanic that benefits creatures from being around their own kin, so to speak, and that’s kinship. With the mechanic kinship, the more creatures you reveal as you draw from the same type, the merrier.
Read moreEach Magic set leaves its own mark on the game as a whole. Ixalan’s primary contributions were some of the best Magic story we’d seen in the years before or since and the official canonization of dinosaurs and pirates as proper creature types.
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