The 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 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 moreDo you love playing Hakbal, of the Surging Soul in Commander? Well, buckle up, because it looks like we may have been playing one of the more popular Merfolk commanders incorrectly. In yesterday’s update, WotC announced that a new rule had...
Read moreGroup slug. Doesn’t that just sound warm and inviting? Come on in, everyone’s getting hit! Love it or not, group slug’s a playstyle in Commander that some players are all too fond of.
Read moreToday, we’re taking a look at the best Mardu cards from Tarkir: Dragonstorm. Whether you’re playing Constructed or Limited, I’ll walk through the standouts and rank them based on how likely they are to see play across different formats.
Read moreArtifacts are as integral to Magic as creatures and lands, and they’ve been around since the beginning. They’re essentials in every new Magic set, sometimes with entire planes or blocks using artifacts as a central theme. Mirrodin block, Kaladesh...
Read moreDid you know that “removed from the game” effects have been in MTG since the original Alpha set? Did you know about the huge rework to change it to what we know now as exile? Let’s dive in.
Read moreThere are all kinds ways to rank Magic cards: the best commanders, the most beautiful art, the best planeswalkers, etc. Those are all great ways to sift the sands as it were, but there don’t seem to be many subjective lists that go over what...
Read moreThe graveyard might be Magic’s most powerful card zone. With so many powerful strategies lurking six feet under, a plethora of graveyard hate cards become necessary to ensure those threats stay buried!
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