The Ultimate Guide to March of the Machine Draft
MOM is a sluggish, value-heavy format that can be approached in a couple ways. Aggro/tempo, midrange/ramp, and control are all viable playstyles that have tailor made approaches.
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Gatecrash Spoilers and Set Information
Gatecrash is the second set in the Return to Ravnica block, preceded by the titular Return to Ravnica, and followed by Dragon’s Maze, the final set in the block. While the original Ravnica block featured four guilds per set, Gatecrash and Return...
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Thalia and The Gitrog Monster Commander Deck Guide
Thanks to March of the Machine, we now have a lot of interesting team-up commanders to build decks around. These new legendary creature mashups are almost like turning existing legends into partner commanders, but with the bonus that their...
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The 30 Most Expensive and Must-Have Cards in March of the Machine
There are always multiple angles to examine in a new Magic set. There’s the gameplay aspect, there’s all the new lore that is introduced to Magic’s story, and of course, there’s the financial side.
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The Best 6 Budget Commander Decks You Can Build for Cheap
When I started playing Magic in the Alara-Zendikar meta, I saw lots of decks I wanted to play that were Standard-legal, but there was a slight problem: they were pricy for a newcomer. Jund and vampires looked like great suggestions but I couldn’t...
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Invasion Spoilers and Set Information
MOM is far from the first time Phyrexia has posed a threat. Before New Phyrexia and the modern age of Magic, Yawgmoth’s original Phyrexians threatened the safety of the Multiverse and especially Dominaria.
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Tymna and Ishai Partner Commander Deck Guide
You’re playing a pretty straightforward Esper fliers deck, here. This is an aggressive deck that wants to get your opponents down to zero with a flying force that ignores any of their blockers.
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Plane Cards in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Imagine all your friends are planeswalkers, and your deck of MTG cards represents the spells you can cast. It’s valid to think that in each plane the rules of engagement are different, right?
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Sick of Getting Countered? Here Are 8 Ways to Easily Beat Counterspells in Magic
In my work at a local store I see a lot of newer players come across counterspell decks and not know what they could do differently. Today I’m going to do my best to simply answer a few questions that come up.
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Phenomenon Cards in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Thanks to the reprint of plane cards in March of the Machine Commander, plane cards and the Planechase format have been given a lot of attention lately. Planechase is a MTG variant introduced in 2009, with special phenomenon cards that were added...
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The 61 Best Look at Hand and Hand Reveal Cards in Magic Ranked
You ever boot up a console game with a friend, start a split screen match, and find yourself giving them the stink eye a few minutes later? Did they really earn that kill or were they screen-peeking?
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March of the Machine: The Aftermath Spoilers and Set Information
We’re stepping into unknown territory once the dust has settled from the Phyrexian invasion, and the planes return to something like normality. But what is this set? What is it bringing to the game? Introducing MOM: The Aftermath.
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