As we prepare to face the dragons of Tarkir once again, we need all our warriors ready for battle. All units are mobilized for war. All your questions about mobilize should be answered in this here briefing.
Read moreCycles are an important part of Magic’s story and gameplay, and they show different situations from different perspectives of MTG’s color pie. Designers use cycles to show how different colors like red, black, and green see and feel the same...
Read moreMagic has been printing incredible dragon cards for years, and today, we’re diving into the greatest dragon payoffs and support cards ever printed throughout the game’s history.
Read moreGreen sagas are particularly meaty with a variety of effects that tend to make your creatures bigger, better, or faster. They also mess around with lands, and the graveyard… if your deck touches green, you should keep an eye on these cards...
Read moreThere are tons of mechanics and keywords in Magic that we see time and time again. Oblivion Ring effects, sometimes called O-Ring effects, are one of the most prevalent ones that haven’t gotten an official keyword just yet.
Read moreLet’s talk 2-drops. Commanders you can reliably get out early are great, and if they have some power in 2-color synergies, so much the better.
Read moreLegendary tokens come in many forms. Some act as win conditions, while others function as a second body that enters with or replaces another creature. Legendary tokens make some cards into essentially two permanents for the price of one, which...
Read moreHarmonize is three mechanics, rolled into a single keyword. It works like flashback, but you also get some optional cost reduction, and it plays into Temur’s big-creature identity well enough.
Read moreLots of MTG decks have a very heavy sacrifice component, where you’re actually sacrificing your own permanents for value. You’ll want a mix of cards that allow you to sacrifice, cards that want to be sacrificed, and today’s subjects: the...
Read moreAs painful as screw and flood are in MTG, there are cards you can run to let you bypass these minor upsets by manipulating the cards you draw. So today, we’re going over Magic’s best card selection cards.
Read moreNearly 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...
Read moreBurn is a decidedly red effect, with red cards like Lightning Bolt and Fireball defining red’s identity in Magic’s very first set, Alpha. Burn spells aren’t just for burn decks, and many burn cards find their home outside of them.
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