The 15 Best Rakdos Combos in Magic Ranked
Rakdos is widely known for using sacrifice payoffs and synergies to win the game, and here we’ll go over the best combos this color pair can offer.
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The 30 Best Competitive Commander Cards in Magic Ranked
Competitive EDH, or cEDH, is all about speed, consistency, and interaction, so let’s break down the top staples that show up across the strongest decks in the format.
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The 40 Best Attack Triggers in Magic Ranked
Who cares how good your opponents’ cards are if they’re dead before they can use them? Attack triggers are another way for aggressive decks to apply pressure. They press your advantage by providing extra value in addition to combat damage.
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The 10 Best Temur Combos In Magic Ranked
Out of all the color combinations in Magic, Temur might be the most explosive. It blends green’s ramp, red’s aggression, and blue’s trickery into some of the wildest combos the game has to offer.
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The 28 Best Aliens in Magic Ranked
If you like weird, powerful effects that feel out of this world, the aliens of Magic: The Gathering might be right up your alley.
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The 35 Best Planeswalker Removal Spells in Magic Ranked
They’ve become an integral part of the game; love them or hate them, I can guarantee you’ll run into some planeswalkers eventually in every format outside of Pauper. Let’s look at the specific and general removal for dealing with...
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All 37 Clue Commanders in Magic Ranked
| Illustration by Greg Staples I’ll give you a hint about our topic today: They’re artifacts, they draw cards, and they’ve been receiving more and more support in newer Magic sets. Oh, you read the title and you already knew we were talking about...
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The 20 Best Barbarians in Magic Ranked
Barbarians are one of the oldest creature types in Magic: The Gathering, but over time, they’ve gone through a bit of an identity crisis. With roles that often overlap with warriors and berserkers, and very little tribal support, barbarians...
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Excess Damage in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Some MTG cards reward going for the overkill, with different bonuses for dealing excess damage. So let’s leave finesse and efficiency aside for a bit, and deal with excess in this case!
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The 17 Best Wheel Commanders in Magic Ranked
There are only a handful of commander decks where card draw isn’t simply an advantage and a way to get slightly ahead, but rather a key mechanic. Wheel strategies ultimately go for plays with absurd amounts of interaction, and you need to tailor...
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Food in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
“Resource tokens” are a frequent item that shows up on Magic tabletops, and Food was one of the first. These tokens have proven popular, and it’s shown up in a number of sets over the last few years.
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Here Are the 19 Most Popular Trading Card Games
Greetings planeswalkers! Every single piece I’ve written for Draftsim to date has dealt with one game and one game only: Magic: the Gathering. But did you know there are plenty of other trading card games on the market? It’s true, it’s true! You...
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