Every color has some access to cantrips, or cards that replace themselves, and many of them are stapled to creatures. These cantrip creatures are immensely powerful due to the card advantage they generate and the multitude of payoffs.
Read moreWelcome to Thunder Junction, where crime is perfectly natural. We’re all outlaws here, which means that crime pays! But what does it actually mean in terms of gameplay, and which cards reward you the most for your criminal behavior?
Read moreModern Horizons 3 was a set full of busted cards that went on to have a huge impact on multiple formats. The rare we’ll be discussing today is not one of those, however, as Ripples of Undeath has hardly seen any tournament play. Despite...
Read moreThe mercenary is a classic archetype in fantasy settings. Sell-swords who peddle their loyalties either alone or as part of a larger organization, these gritty warriors-for-hire are the backbone of any fantasy adventuring-based economy. From...
Read moreMagic has plenty of keywords and mechanics that create quite the learning curve for new players. Suspend is a mechanic like no other. It’s kind of like an investment in your future self in each game.
Read moreYesterday, Head Designer Mark Rosewater answered an interesting question on Blogatog that concerned the future of external tracking mechanics. His response was as follows: “We’re actually moving in the opposite direction, trying to...
Read moreToday, I’ll be going over the best free sacrifice outlets in Magic: The Gathering—the ones that let you sacrifice creatures or other permanents without paying mana, giving you endless potential for value, recursion, and game-winning combos.
Read moreMTG has many doubling effects, and today we’ll be looking at card draw doublers. What’s better than getting something nice? Getting double of that nice thing.
Read moreChaos decks are built with the goal not to necessarily win as quickly as possible, but to create as confusing or complex of a board state as possible. This archetype may be used by the pilot specifically to disrupt powerful opponents by adding...
Read moreThere’s usually no better way to start playing MTG than buying a new MTG pre-constructed deck. All the cards are there for a reason, and you’ll have many new discoveries relative to the cards, how they play together, and how they fare against...
Read moreThe Power 9 are Magic’s most iconic group of cards. These nine cards were first printed in Alpha and Beta and have gone on to become some of the game’s most iconic cards thanks to how absurdly powerful they are.
Read moreWell check you out big baller, searching for some expensive dice to add to your stack of accessories! While a pricey piece of porcelain won’t win any more die rolls, the expensive option sure looks and feels a lot better, doesn’t it?
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