Boast in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
During the times of the Norse, warriors would boast of their great achievements as they sat by campfires over food. To incorporate that same flavor into Kaldheim, we have the boast mechanic.
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The 8 Best Conspiracy Cards in Magic Ranked (with Rules)
I didn’t really play Draft during Conspiracy’s format, but I still regret not playing a Conspiracy Draft when I had the chance. One of the things that fuels that regret so much are conspiracy cards.
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Deck Guide: Mardu Midrange in Alchemy
Preparing for the Alchemy portion of the Neon Dynasty Set Championship was an exercise in solving a puzzle with incomplete information. What if we combined the successful top end of the Orzhov Sewer deck with an aggressive lower curve? Enter...
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Making the Last Cuts: How to Build a Draft Deck
Today I have a quick rundown on the art of cutting cards for you, an important skill for every drafter to have. I’ll show you this by going through an example deck in detail and arriving at the final 40 together.
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Storm in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Storm demands a deck completely built around itself, dominates the strategies of all players in the match, and has a massive reward for playing it properly. It works like no other mechanic in the game.
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Deck Guide: Azorius Control in Pioneer
Azorius Control has been a powerful archetype for longer than I’ve been playing Magic. So today let’s take a deep dive into it and how it works in Pioneer.
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Intimidate in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
A once recurring mechanic, intimidate now stands in the long line of defunct mechanics that restrict how a player can block attacking creatures. So are you feeling intimidated yet? If not, let’s delve into what intimidate is and how it works in...
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Magic Character Profile: Who Is Liliana Vess?
As one of the five original Lorwyn planeswalkers and a perfect representation of a black planeswalker, Liliana Vess features in numerous sets and Constructed decklists.
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Korvold, Fae-Cursed King Commander Deck Guide
Today I’m going to run you through a Korvold, Fae-Cursed King decklist that I’d bring to my playgroup along with a number of modifications you can make for power level and budget. Without further ado, here’s Korvold!
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Tapped Out in MTG: Decks and Rules
To start the game and then end up running out of available mana sucks. This is called tapping out, and it’s (usually) never a good feeling. Let’s talk about that.
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Unglued: Spoilers and Set Information
Unglued originally released in August of 1998 and was the first ever supplemental set made with the intention of being a fun standalone product. It featured 94 new cards: five full art basic lands, six full art tokens, and 83 new silver-bordered...
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Horsemanship in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
A lot of the basic mechanics that we learn in Magic as new players are foundational to the game itself. Only one expansion has ever decided to replace flying: Portal: Three Kingdoms. Today I’m going to look at the mechanic that took its place, if...
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