Affinity is one of those mechanics that teaches us about the game and its balancing. It totally dominated in tournaments, to the point that several cards were banned in various formats along with metalcraft.
Read moreAh, kitchen table politics. Cards that let the table vote for different effects on resolution are extremely interesting. There aren’t too many of them around, but all of them put your opponents in sticky situations that are sure to swing things...
Read moreHave you ever looked at a goblin and wished your little guy was just a bit bigger? Then do I have the creature type for you!
Read moreToday I present you with Orzhov. I’ll go over why you should choose to play with an Orzhov commander, rank the best ones, and even provide a sample decklist with one of the guild’s top commanders.
Read moreWhen I think of card draw in Magic, my mind first goes to blue. And unless I’m playing it, gods know I love to pick on blue players. Naturally, all colors in Magic have ways to draw cards, but what about when colors team up? Specifically, how do...
Read moreAzorius is the control player’s dream color combination and one of my favorites in all of Magic.
Read moreSpell mastery isn’t its own special rule; it’s an ability word that points out a pattern. The card gets a bonus if you already have enough spells in your graveyard, so it rewards playing a deck with ample instants and sorceries.
Read moreYou know that phrase “well, it’s not all just black and white”? Orzhov would like a word. This enemy color pair takes black’s “greatness, at any cost” mantra and stirs it together with white’s sense of order and nobility.
Read moreEnchantments have always played a pivotal role in MTG play and lore as persistent magic effects that can linger around the battle. Today, we won’t just talk about any ol’ enchantment, but the legendary ones.
Read moreOne of the most powerful methods of interacting with your graveyard is reanimation effects. Reanimator decks are a good way to keep pace in a faster game since you can cheat out big threats early.
Read moreThere are more than a few cycles of nonbasic lands floating around in the Magic universe. Today I’d like to focus in on the Horizon lands, a cycle of duals inspired by Horizon Canopy, which was printed into existence in Future Sight.
Read moreTypal decks are among the most popular in Magic, so there’s plenty of support. While many creature types have archetype-specific synergies, Wizards has printed plenty of generic typal support cards. Let’s look at the best!
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