We’re all familiar with the many ways to exploit creatures dying, from aristocratic payoffs like Blood Artist to creatures that want to die like Shambling Ghast and Doomed Traveler. But what if we could trigger those abilities with a wider range...
Read moreEvery color pair has some number of combos, including Boros, which takes the rigid order of white and inflames it with red’s passion, leading to a slew of aggressive, often creature-based combos to end the game.
Read moreI’ve been told many times to “get a life.” Why not skip the incremental gains and go for double the life instead? It’s not a common occurrence, but let’s check out the four life total doublers and how you may be able to use them.
Read moreToday, I’ll take a look at the best combos you can pull of in Abzan . Many of these take advantage of your commander as the main aspect of it, so it’s up to you to join the necessary combo pieces and win from...
Read moreMonks in MTG take inspiration from people that devote their lives to perfecting themselves via martial arts or arcane knowledge, usually via the prowess mechanic. Most of them can get evasion (now you see me, and now you don’t) and can raise...
Read moreMagic is a game whose objects are beautiful. I like beautiful things that aren’t parts of games. I play plenty of games with un-beautiful pieces. So a game that merges those two things is a feat, in digital gaming, board gaming, and in card...
Read moreMagic has so many cheap gems everybody’s forgotten about. Today, I’m trawling through the bulk bin at the LGS to uncover the best budget protection spells I can.
Read moreThe easiest method of winning a game of Commander is ramping faster than your opponents. There’s a reason cEDH decks pack so much fast mana, and it’s not to show off.
Read moreEnchantments aren’t limited to any specific color or combination of colors, but there are some color combinations that are clearly better at supporting this card type. Selesnya GW is one of, if not the best color combinations for enchantment...
Read more| Illustration by Raymond Swanland Winning in Magic: The Gathering can be as simple as having the creature with the highest power, but as most of us know, just swinging with the biggest thing on the table doesn’t guarantee victory. Still, there...
Read moreMagic is a game of words. Words make up the rules and mechanics of the game. MTG’s story is told through the cards first and through novels, free short stories, and other media second. This is where flavor text comes in.
Read moreInteraction is an essential part of any Magic deck. One of the most popular ways to interact with your opponent’s cards is through removal or kill spells that take your opponent’s most powerful threats or key cards off the board.
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