Lieutenant in MTG: Rules, History, and All 13 Cards Ranked
Lieutenants in MTG work as partners for your commander, giving you extra abilities if your legend(s) of choice is in play.
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[Updated] MTG’s New Rulebreaking Otter Is a Messy Rules Nightmare for Commander
What’s up with Magic: The Gathering an broken otters? The latest is Tolabow, Loch Rascal, which has people arguing over how the card even works.
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Exploring All Five Of The Hobbit’s Limited Archetypes
The Hobbit will soon be upon us, so it’s good to know what all the archetypes in the set will be all about! Dwarves and elves and goblins, oh my! There are plenty of new mechanics and fun cards we’ve seen so far, with plenty more to...
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The 45 Best Blue Cards in Magic Ranked
When a good blue player sits down at the table, they’ve got the game in the palm of their hand and everything that happens does so because they allow it. With these cards, you can become the master of your tables.
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The Hobbit Spoilers Debut with 30 New Cards, New Mechanics, and Valuable Reprints
Our second trip to Tolkein’s Middle-earth isn’t quite as large, but The Hobbit still looks like it’ll be a fun little adventure. The latest spoilers come from MagicCon Amsterdam, officially kicking off spoiler season.
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6 Excellent Bracket 4 Commanders to Try Out Next
Sometimes, I just want to pick a commander with a clear plan, jam a bunch of broken cards and combos, and see how far I can push the power level without diving all the way into optimized turn-two-win territory. That’s what bracket 4 is all...
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The 41 Best Control Commanders in Magic Ranked
A good control commander advances your gameplan while putting your opponents off-balance. And the best ones do this so well that they become notorious at controlling the game.
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Reality Fracture Preview Panel Thrills With Wild Versions of Classic Cards
The MagicCon Reality Fracture preview stream just ended, and we’re getting a TON of powerful In-Universe cards. They’re pulling out all the stops for this one.
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Shard Tokens in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Clues aren’t the only tokens in MTG that we can sacrifice to draw a card. In fact, there’s a more powerful token altogether: Shards. They’re only produced by Niko Aris, a planeswalker who, like many more, got desparked.
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MTG Weekly Price Spikes: 7/11 – 7/17
Marvel villains continue to rally, a Jurassic Park card goes sky high, and one dwarf is rocketing upwards thanks to prospective synergy with the forthcoming Hobbit set.
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MTG Secret Lair Reveal-a-Thon Showcases The Hobbit, Stardew Valley, LoFi Girl, and More
Lofi beats, Hatsune Miku, and Stardew Valley are just a few of the crossovers we saw from Secret Lair’s Reveal-a-Ton in MagicCon Amsterdam.
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The 38 Best Bant Commanders in Magic Ranked
Bant is an efficient and often proactive shard that many blue and green players enjoy. Today I cover the strongest and most popular Bant commanders, with a bonus decklist thrown in for good measure.
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