Prepare in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Prepare is one of the bigger mechanics in Secrets of Strixhaven, one that features on 46 cards across the main set and the precons, and makes up a large portion of the Limited landscape.
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Grandeur in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Grandeur sounds like it’ll be good. It sounds like it’ll be the best. Hence my disappointment when I did an image search for “grandeur” to try to explain the vibe of this word and saw many pictures of Hyundais. Not that that model of car isn’t...
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The 38 Best Big Instants and Sorceries in Magic Ranked
Commander has a reputation for big, bombastic battlecruisers, but big instants and sorceries deserve love too. They might not stick around on the battlefield, but they’re just as impactful and game-warping.
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All 32 Elder Dragons Ranked, Plus Why They’re So Special
Magic’s lore is always expanding and being built upon, but where it starts is as important as where it ends. Today I’d like to present you with a swath of information about the specific origins of the Elder Dragons, their individual stories, and...
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The 21 Best New Secrets of Strixhaven Commanders Ranked
Secrets of Strixhaven is finally here, and that means we have a batch of commanders to review! These range in power from potentially busted to extremely cut, with instants and sorceries being a recurring theme, as one would expect for the school...
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The 14 Best Silverquill Cards in Secrets of Strixhaven Ranked
Silverquill has a new mechanic in Secrets of Strixhaven, repartee, which encourages players to target creatures—theirs or their opponents. It also has exciting new cards for Commander!
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Repartee in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Repartee is the mechanic for aspiring Silverquill students who want their words to sting just as badly as a Prismari mage’s fire magic. It draws on a subtheme from the OG Strixhaven to give the second round of Silverquill cards a more distinct...
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The Ultimate Secrets of Strixhaven Limited Set Review
Ready for a second semester at Strixhaven? We’ll give you a crash course on everything you can expect from this Limited format.
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Flashback in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Everyone likes to cast spells, right? You cast spells and things happen. Today I’m going to talk about flashback, a mechanic that allows you to recast cards from the graveyard.
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All 60 Charms in Magic Ranked
Choices are always great in Magic card design. We’ve seen plenty of modal options with commands, spree cards, and so on, but we’re looking at the most charming modal cards in Magic today!
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The 35 Best Fireballs in Magic Ranked
In Magic slang, Fireballs are instant or sorcery spells that deal damage to various targets based on the amount of mana you spent on them, as represented by X. While the original Fireball has more wording on it that makes it harder to understand...
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Opus in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
The Prismari school in Secrets of Strixhaven gets a mechanic similar to magecraft in opus, which also cares about casting instants and sorceries, and it loves when you get flamboyant with expensive ones.
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