Awaken in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Released in Battle for Zendikar in 2015, awaken turns your useless basics into fierce warriors. Let’s take a deep look and see how you can awaken your lands straight into the red zone!
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The 35 Best Swords in Magic Ranked
Magical swords are a pretty common fantasy trope, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that Magic has its fair share of them. I’m a big sucker for a cool sword that has narrative significance or special abilities, so I’m always interested when a new...
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Channel in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Sometimes cards have two (or even four) modes and none of them are good enough alone, but the card is better for being flexible. Today is all about flexibility, because I’m going to take a look at the channel mechanic.
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The 28 Best Delve Cards in Magic Ranked
Every time WotC decides to make a mechanic that cheats on mana costs things go horribly wrong. First affinity, then Phyrexian mana, and now delve.
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Phyrexian Mana in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Phyrexian mana looks at the concept of mana as a resource and turns the heat up to 11 by letting you pay life instead of mana to cast a spell. Interested? Let’s take a deeper dive into everything about it!
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Map Tokens in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Map tokens are artifacts with a powerful ability. Today, I’m breaking down everything you need to know about how maps work in Magic and what you need to do to exploit them.
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Alternative Costs in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
An alternative cost is a cost you may pay instead of paying a spell’s mana cost when you cast it. In some cases, the spell’s own text will be very clear about it. In other cases, alternative costs are sneakier and partially hidden behind a...
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Miracle in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
The miracle mechanic isn’t the most popular, but there’s some strategy and effectiveness to it. Can this commonly overlooked mechanic make a difference in your builds? Or are you interested in just trying something new?
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Clue Tokens in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
In this article, we’ll go through exactly what a Clue is, how it works in the rules, how it interacts with other cards and mechanics, and how we got from the investigate keyword in Shadows over Innistrad to the standalone Clues in Avatar...
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We Tried Out Boxed.gg — Is it Legit?
It’s no secret that Magic is an expensive hobby, which is why MTG players are always on the lookout for the best way to get new cards. While we all know buying Magic singles is the most reliable way to get our money’s worth, it’s hard not to feel...
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Investigate in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Created in Shadows over Innistrad, investigate gave us the Clue token, the first in a long line of resource-based artifact tokens. Today I’m investigating the mechanic to bring you the best cards with investigate, as well as answering some...
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All 42 Curses in Magic Ranked
Is the person sitting across from you in Magic an enemy? Does the idea of cursing them with a permanent cross a line? Let’s rank all the curses in Magic and find out!
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