Blitz in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Have 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.
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All 5 Hideaway Lands in Magic Ranked
The 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...
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Disturb in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Innistrad’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?
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All 5 Monkey Commanders in Magic Ranked
If 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?
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The 47 Best Faeries in Magic Ranked
From 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?
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Rankings for All 69 Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commanders
Each 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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The 30 Most Expensive and Must-Have Cards in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
Ixalan debuted in 2017, opening the MTG world to a vast creature base of dinosaurs and pirates. Rivals of Ixalan from 2018 revealed more dinosaurs, vampires, and pirates that can be used in those kinds of typal decks. Now, in 2023, we return to...
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The 50 Best Doctor Who Cards Ranked
Doctor Who is a British sci-fi show that’s been going on for more than 60 years, and to the joy of Whovians all over the world, MTG now has Doctor Who-themed cards. It’s even weirder because MTG doesn’t do sci-fi that much, barring the release of...
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The 3 Best Green White (Selesnya) Creature Lands in Magic Ranked
Creature lands: half creature, half land. Straightforward concept, yeah? They’re a land type that’s been kicking (the ones with legs at least) since early Magic, and we’ve seen various cycles of creature lands up to and including Wilds of...
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The 17 Best Dexterity Cards in Magic Ranked
Dexterity cards are objectively weird. So weird, in fact, that they’ve been banned in every format! Vintage lets you play Ancestral Recall, Black Lotus, and Time Walk, but not Falling Star or Clay Pigeon.
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The 20 Best Flip Cards in Magic
Before Innistrad’s transform cards, before MDFCs, before flip-walkers, there were the original flip cards from the Kamigawa block. They were innovative at the time, but they’ve been replaced by newer versions of this design space since.
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The 50 Best Cards in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Ranked
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan is the most powerful set to hit Standard since Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. I’ve tried to build a narrative around these cards and what the set is doing well, while highlighting the cards I think will matter in Standard, the...
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