Perhaps the most notable cards to finally see their first reprint are the free commander spells from Ikoria, with the cycle not only getting some sweet alternate arts but also their first foil printing for players who really want to bling out...
Read moreMore than any other 2-color pair, Boros needs its lands to enter untapped to apply early preasure. That makes arranging its dual land options a little different than how you’d see them for other color pairs.
Read moreMagic’s history is full of experiments and mechanics that haven’t returned much since they were introduced. Cipher is a pet favorite of mine, and the arcane spell type associated with spirits is another weird relic from the past. Magic players...
Read moreDice-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!
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