Will of the Council in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Voting mechanics take different approaches to how voting matters and how they pay you out, but today, we’re looking at the original: will of the council.
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Affinity for Artifacts in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Affinity is one of MTG’s most broken mechanics, alongside storm and others, and the term is synonymous nowadays for playing a lot of artifacts. Affinity for artifacts decks saw a lot of play in plenty of Constructed formats to the point of...
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Evoke in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
I started playing Magic right around the tail end of the Lorwyn/Shadowmoor block. Lorwyn also came with a lot of mechanics, way more than we see in current Standard sets. Tribal themes, champions, clash, changelings, hideaway, and the topic of...
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The 41 Best Theft Cards in Magic Ranked
Theft cards let you keep control of your opponent’s spells permanently. They often exile or copy spells and grant you the ability to cast or maintain them as though they were your own.
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The 45 Cutest Cards in Magic Ranked
There are plenty of ways to rank Magic cards, but there’s one specific art trend in Magic that’s always been of interest to me: cuteness.
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All 4 Karn Planeswalkers in Magic Ranked
Today, we take a look at all the Karn planeswalker cards printed in MTG. Some are pretty powerful and format-defining, while others are hardly so.
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The 38 Best Warlocks in Magic Ranked
Warlocks are mages who obtain power via contracts with magical entities. While the warlock type isn’t exclusive to black, the vast majority of them are black because they often sell a part of themselves to obtain power
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Art Series Cards in MTG: What Are They, and Are They Valuable?
Tokens, punchouts, and placeholder cards have long added value and utility to the last, nonplayable slot in our booster packs, but about a quarter century into its history, Magic added something new: Art Series cards.
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The 43 Best Blue Card Draw Cards in Magic Ranked
Drawing cards is one of the best things you can do in just about any card game, Magic included. Today I’m going to be breaking down some of the best card draw spells across all of blue.
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The 44 Best X-Spells in Magic Ranked
There’s an intrigue to X-spells in Magic; they’re naturally modal, and they [mostly] scale as the game continues and you have access to more and more mana. There’s also a lot of X-spells available, from fireballs to mass draw spells.
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How Much Does the Average Magic Deck Cost? [7 Formats Analyzed]
Magic is a game with a lot of different formats, each with their own distinct power levels and format identities. Due to the wildly varying power levels across these formats, the average price of a Magic deck can depend heavily on the type of...
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The 40 Best Instant and Sorcery Payoffs in Magic Ranked
Spellslinging is a favorite pastime of mages and wizards of all sorts, and many Magic decks are built entirely around casting instants and sorceries. It’s easy enough to determine what sorts of instants and sorceries you plan to sling, but how...
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