Tokens are one of the best strategies in Magic. You get to swarm the board with more creatures than your opponents can keep up with and rush them down with an army that’s too big for your playmat to contain. Tokens can also make a lot of other...
Read moreHow do you represent a full-scale army in a paper card game? You certainly can’t create a real-world coalition and have people larp as your fighters. That would just be ludicrous. Magic’s solution was the amass mechanic.
Read moreCounterspells are a core part of blue strategies, and the cheaper they are, the better. But what if I told you there’s a subset of counterspells that can be cast without spending any mana?
Read moreLands commanders come in a variety of different styles and color identities. Some are good at getting you extra lands, while others reward you for playing lands. Still others have more unique interactions with lands, like turning them into...
Read moreWe’re talking land destruction today, but not just any land destruction. We’re talking mass land destruction, so come sample this booming buffet!
Read moreCommand cards are unique instants and sorceries in Magic. Their power comes from their choice and flexibility. Today I’ll go over each command card in order from worst to best, review their abilities, and give them a general ranking compared to...
Read moreLots of MTG decks have a very heavy sacrifice component, where you’re actually sacrificing your own permanents for value. You’ll want a mix of cards that allow you to sacrifice, cards that want to be sacrificed, and sacrifice payoffs. So let’s...
Read moreI don’t really make or communicate with memes that much, but I know it’s fairly surface level to invoke Vince McMahon’s mounting excitement when counting the keywords on new creatures as they’re spoiled. “It has flying? And deathtouch?? And ward...
Read moreFuture Sight was a super interesting set. The weird and chaotic lore of the set essentially allowed the game’s designers to come up with tons of weird and original mechanics, making it a sort of testing ground for ideas that might’ve...
Read moreToday I talk all about the best cards in Explorer. If you’re interested to play Explorer on Arena, then chances are most of the cards you want to craft with wildcards are on this list.
Read moreThe spirit creature type was the main way to represent the Kami of Kamigawa, but these beings also cast their own spells. That’s where the arcane subtype comes in.
Read moreToday’s cycle of cards is perfect for any player looking to get a loan on a powerful ability and generate value while tapped out. Let’s check out the Pact cycle from Future Sight!
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