Boast in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
During the times of the Norse, warriors would boast of their great achievements as they sat by campfires over food. To incorporate that same flavor into Magic, we have the boast mechanic.
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Quest Counters in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Quests have been a part of fantasy since long before fantasy itself. In Magic, quest are represented on a number of cards that track your game actions with quest counters and reward you for reaching a certain number.
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Squad in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Squad is a simple way to get more bang for your buck. Sink a few extra resources into your spell and the whole squad’s showing up to the battlefield.
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Lander Tokens in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Edge of Eternities expands the sacrificial artifact token space further with its Lander tokens, which offer a meaningfully different form of advantage than previous artifact tokens.
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Rebound in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Rebound’s the perfect mechanic for anyone who likes their spells so much that they just wish they could cast them twice.
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Station in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
The station mechanic from Edge of Eternities adapts many of the ideas seen on vehicles and broadens them to function in a familiar yet rather unique way.
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Replacement Effects in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Replacement effects are Magic’s built-in rules that modify or tweak game events before they happen. They can also get quite messy, though, so let’s break down the ins and outs of how replacement effects work in MTG.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Summoning Sickness in Magic
Have you ever woken up in the morning and just felt groggy and detached from everything? Or maybe you watched a movie where some dude pops out of a portal and throws up. That’s more or less how your creatures feel when you summon them in...
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Undying in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Some creatures die easier than others. But creatures with the undying keyword come back stronger after death. This is a simple keyword that saw play in Standard and is now a staple of Modern.
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Ravenous in MTG: Rules, History, and All 12 Cards Ranked
The Tyranid Swarm precon introduced the ferocious tyranid army to Magic, along with the swarm’s voracious “ravenous” mechanic.
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Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Mana Curves in Magic
One of the most challenging parts of Magic: The Gathering is finding the right deck composition. Have you ever wondered why you always get stuck even on the best lands or why you can’t cast your spells smoothly?
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Lieutenant in MTG: Rules, History, and All 13 Cards Ranked
Lieutenants in MTG work as partners for your commander, giving you extra abilities if your legend(s) of choice is in play.
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