Typal strategies are a mainstay of Magic design, with lords as one of the better payoffs, but not all lords were created equal. Today I look at lords of all shapes and sizes across a wide variety of creature types, and I do my best to be as...
Read moreToday’s list will test your loyalty. Er… your friends’ loyalties. Er… your superfriend loyalties? Planeswalkers, we’re talking about planeswalkers.
Read moreCombos decks are among the most interesting in Magic. Not everybody loves them, but seeing an interesting game plan win through a different method than you typically see is a lot of fun. Some decks dedicate themselves to engine combos, while...
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 moreA lot of trading card games take influences from the example Magic set back in 1993 these days. But the Pokémon TCG is one of the most unique card game experiences out there, and for my money, one of the most well-designed TCGs of them all.
Read moreWhile your average Commander player tends to be anti-combo, or at least against infinite combos, they’re an integral part of this Magic format and a perfectly legitimate means of ending games. The structure of Commander even encourages combos as...
Read moreIn terms of gameplay, Marit Lage is one of those quirky parts of Magic that makes the game so fun. For the uninitiated and the cultists alike, here’s everything you need to know about Marit Lage.
Read moreAbzan has always been at the intersection of life and death. The color combination has also been a good space for some of Magic’s most fundamental mechanics: +1/+1 counters, and tokens. With Tarkir: Dragonstorm, we now have a mechanic that puts...
Read moreDragons have been a staple of the fantasy genre ever since its inception. It’s no surprise that they’ve made their way into the world’s most popular card game. Today I’ll be looking at the vast history of these beasts and unraveling the best...
Read moreAll token players assemble! It’s time to find out the best white token generators in Magic ranked from worst to best. Chances are, you already know a few of the best ones if you’ve played token decks enough.
Read moreToday, I’ll be covering a good part of the Premodern metagame, ranging across all colors and all major archetypes. It’s a diverse format with a lot of room for innovation.
Read moreI’d hazard a guess that many of you have been a little bit impulsive when it comes to MTG. It’s hard not to be sometimes, and Magic has taken this idea and strategized it. Today, let’s check out the best cards we label as impulse/impulsive...
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