Dice-rolling in Magic started as a joke, mainly with silver-bordered sets like Unglued, Unhinged, or the few MTG videogames of the ‘90s. After all, players hate variance and luck in their competitive games, and so dice were relegated to a niche...
Read moreHaving an efficient and supportive mana base is crucial to any deck, and it can be the quickest way to lose a game. That’s why today I’m coming at you with a complete breakdown of the best Orzhov dual lands.
Read moreEach color and most color combinations have their own planeswalkers, and they each do different things depending on the characters they represent and what their colors can do. Gruul planeswalkers are typically aggressive, but which are the best...
Read moreOnce Upon a Time, there was this game called Magic: The Gathering. The creators of this game decided to take fairytale-type stories and mend them with this game. The result was Throne of Eldraine. And with the fairytale-MTG mashup came an awesome...
Read moreSometimes called “rainbow lands”, 5-color lands generate the full palette of mana needed to cast MTG spells, and really make multicolor decks tick.
Read moreOtters are the blue/red creatures of Bloomburrow, and something like 15 otter cards were released in the main set. That’s more than there are known species of actual otters!
Read moreRemember fidget spinners? As a former middle school teacher, I know I sure do. Look, people just like to tinker with things. They use the tactile movement to calm nerves, focus up, or sometimes just to keep themselves occupied. I get the...
Read moreIf you’ve ever been on the knife’s edge, just about to win a game of Magic when a surprise haste creature gets in for lethal, you should know there’s an entire category of card that can save you in that situation: Fogs!...
Read morePlaincycling is at its best in Limited formats, and good recent Draft formats have included new plainscycling designs. Some of these are even worth adding to Constructed formats!
Read morePseudo-levelers get this name because they work very similar to the level up mechanic, and we now have almost 10 of these cards, all inspirted by the original Figure of Destiny.
Read moreThe plane of Theros is loosely based on Greek and Roman mythology, and gave us Magic’s first pantheon of gods, which has expanded with repeat visits.
Read moreWhile the options for Sultai lands are limited, these are solid investments that can slot into future builds no matter the format.
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