Counterspells are some of the strongest effects in Magic. They’re largely responsible for blue’s status as the best color and offer unparalleled control by denying your opponent’s cards before they’ve affected the game. While blue is the king of...
Read moreThe game has a dozen—quite literally—different enchantment subtypes, so today we’re looking at all of these individually and see what makes them shine.
Read moreCreature types in MTG started as a mere detail in the card’s layout. But today the first thing you look at when you see a new card is probably the creature type.
Read moreHave you ever sat down at a Commander pod, looking forward to an exciting game, only to find yourself in the same seat five hours later because every person at the EDH table cast two or three board wipes, constantly resetting the board? Then you...
Read moreNot every creature type gets their fair share of lords, but I think that it’s important that dinosaurs got some. They’re mainly haste enablers and cost reducers, and that’s key considering how many dinosaurs have high mana values and powerful...
Read moreFirebending is all over Avatar: The Last Airbender, and we keep seeing spoilers that make firebending look truly busted.
Read more30 toughness and a dream. That’s what we’re getting from The Walls of Ba Sing Se in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Read moreIt’s more of a new way to handle an existing ability that we’ve seen fairly frequently. But having the ability as part of a counter (as opposed to being meshed into the card’s rules text) adds a subtle layer of strategy. WotC...
Read moreMagic released Mirrodin in 2003, the first artifacts-themed set since Antiquities. And nowhere was the feel of that new plane more visceral than in a new cycle made for the set: artifact lands.
Read moreMost ghostly figures fall into the spirit category, whereas more corporeal undead are typically zombies. This leaves more specific creature types like wraith with less representation to preserve more cohesion within larger creature groups.
Read moreThe Countdown Kits return to Magic with an encyclopedia-themed Secret Lair containing one card for every letter of the alphabet. Let’s do some financial evaluation, shall we?
Read moreMana storage cards change the normal rule where unspent mana disappears at the end of each step or phase. Instead, they let you hold onto that mana so you can use it later.
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