Commander is far and away the most popular format in Magic: The Gathering. The best Commander cards are the best for a reason – they’re the best-in-slot choice or just generally the best version of that effect available.
Read moreWhat happens when you make deathtouch a core part of your deck’s identity? And which commanders should you run if you want build around it?
Read moreCleric commanders often revolve around lifegain or aristocrat-style sacrifice strategies, but there’s plenty of variety in how they can be built. Some buff your team, some drain your opponents, and others keep your creatures coming back from the...
Read moreDiversity makes the Sultai colors a great place to look if you’re not set on an archetype for your Commander deck yet. Most Sultai commanders support different tactics and open up an expansive variety of different strategies.
Read moreLands tend to be the bland side of Magic, a way to get to the fun part of slamming down creatures and raining instants and sorceries upon our enemies. But then we have utility lands: lands that do something else, which can go from making more...
Read moreIsn’t it frustrating when you’re in the middle of a Magic game and a player forces you to sacrifice a permanent or take a bunch of damage to the face? There’s an answer for dealing with those unfortunate mishaps, and that’s cards that give you...
Read moreLook, unique doesn’t mean amazing. But it does mean you’re in for a good time with a commander that bucks the usual trends.
Read moreJund takes the best parts of red, green, and black and mixes them together for a brutal combination of big creatures, sacrifice effects, and graveyard play. Jund decks can play like “Gruul plus black,” “Rakdos plus green,” and “Golgari plus red”...
Read moreTrample is an evergreen keyword ability that I’m sure we’re all familiar with. It’s all about continuing to deal combat damage even through blockers. There are so many great cards with trample such as Ghalta, Primal Hunger, but why should they...
Read moreMana is the most important resource in the game, even better than your life total or the cards in your hand. This makes ramp spells incredibly powerful since they give you a mana advantage. But which ramp spells are the best?
Read moreIt’s usually bad for creatures to attack alone in MTG because your opponent can easily chump block your only attacker. Some cards overcome that by providing worthwhile incentives for sending in just one creature at a time.
Read moreNot every card type in Magic: The Gathering can become a creature, but what if you could turn your favorite artifacts into powerful win conditions? Today, I’ll cover the best ways to animate artifacts—whether as a bonus effect or the core of an...
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