Lhurgoyf was my first favorite card. My kitchen table deck of choice fueled it and allies like Mortivore with creatures discarded to Wild Mongrel, so I was instantly enthralled when I first saw the scavenge mechanic.
Read moreMagic makes use of many stereotypical fantasy races, but some of my favorite creatures are the ones entirely unique to Magic. One of the best Magic-original races is the Kor, a white-aligned creature tribe with themes around equipment.
Read moreWith Phyrexia: All Will Be One releasing next week and its prerelease happening right as you’re reading this, it’s high time for another Ultimate Guide. Today’s entry will introduce the Limited format and provide a theory-crafted overview of my...
Read moreAll Will Be One’s commanders are interesting from a flavor standpoint because a lot of legendary creatures are characters we previously saw on our last trip to the plane in New Phyrexia. Now seems like a good time to put our speculating hats on...
Read moreToday I’m looking at 41 of the best cards in Phyrexia: All Will Be One. You’ll get an idea of what the Limited bombs are as well as which cards are likely to make waves in Constructed formats.
Read moreReanimating a card from a graveyard is card neutral, even if it’s often very powerful. But a card that reanimates itself is card advantage. This leads us to unearth the unearth mechanic.
Read moreOne way to get the most out of your artifact-centric decks is to use metalcraft cards that get extra value from the artifacts already on the battlefield. Today I’m looking at the 30 best metalcraft cards in Magic to see how you can maximize...
Read morePhyrexia: All Will Be One is bringing some spicy planeswalkers to a format near you. Five mythic rare compleated planeswalkers face off against five, rare, uh, uncompleated ones in a showdown that will determine the fate of the Multiverse!
Read moreFor Mirrodin! is a mechanic for equipment cards introduced in Phyrexia: All Will Be One. Personally I can’t help but think of the scene in Fellowship of the Ring when the Fellowship offer their weapons to the cause.
Read moreMy first intro to imps was in Neverwinter Nights (need I remind you of my tattoo?). They’re annoying little buggers in that game, trickster devils that serve sorcerers and wizards. Which really isn’t that far off from their existence in Magic.
Read moreAlara was the kind of place where creatures would devour each other. The aptly-named devour mechanic was developed as a result, and it’s literally the strong preying on the weak.
Read moreMagic players got a taste of the Warhammer 40k universe in 2022 when WotC released an entire set of 40k-inspired Commander precons. The Tyranid Swarm precon introduced the ferocious tyranid army to Magic, along with the swarm’s new “ravenous”...
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