MTG Medallions: Rules and Where to Buy
When did Medallions join the meta, and how playable have they been? Why are they so highly valued today? Spoiler alert, if you enjoy Commander games, you don’t want to miss out!
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Bands with Other in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Magic celebrated its 30th anniversary last year, and milestones like that are always a great time to reflect on the history of the game. Sports people often fill their off-seasons with one of my favorite pastimes: Remembering Some Guys. Do “Magic...
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Bloodthirst in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Bloodthirst is the keyword ability that was introduced as the Gruul Clans’ associated ability in the first Ravnica block. It’s very closely tied to how the Gruul exist within Ravnica: violently.
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Learn and Lessons in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
If you’re an avid Draftsim reader then you’ve probably come across lots of important lessons that I and our other writers have learned through the several years we’ve played this game. If you haven’t figured it out already, today’s topic involves...
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Flanking in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Flanking is an old mechanic from a time where creature combat wasn’t such a huge part of MTG like it is today. Today I’m taking a deep dive into the mechanic and everything you need to know.
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Scavenge in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Lhurgoyf was my first favorite card. My kitchen table deck of choice fueled it and allies like Mortivore with creatures discarded to Wild Mongrel, so I was instantly enthralled when I first saw the scavenge mechanic.
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All 53 Unearth Cards in Magic Ranked
Reanimating a card from a graveyard is card neutral, even if it’s often very powerful. But a card that reanimates itself is card advantage. This leads us to unearth the unearth mechanic.
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For Mirrodin! in MTG: Rules, FAQ, and Best Cards
For Mirrodin! is a mechanic for equipment cards introduced in Phyrexia: All Will Be One. Personally I can’t help but think of the scene in Fellowship of the Ring when the Fellowship offer their weapons to the cause.
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The 65 Best Cards in Dominaria Remastered Ranked
Dominaria Remastered has just been spoiled, and it’s a beast of a set! It’s made for Limited play and to reprint old cards, and it consists only of cards with Dominarian settings. There are many great 90s sets to choose from.
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More Than Meets the Eye in MTG: Rules, FAQ, and Best Cards
In the newest Universes Beyond partnership Wizards brought the Transformers to Magic. With them they brought a “retextured” transform mechanic (convert), but also gave us a brand new toy to play with.
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Convert in MTG: Rules, FAQ, and Best Cards
Transformers pairs Magic mechanics with another Hasbro-owned franchise. Every one of them comes with two: more than meets the eye and convert.
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Vanguard Cards in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Vanguard was introduced at events in 1997 as a casual variant format where a player chooses a single vanguard card representing a character from the Magic universe to lead their Constructed deck. But what are these cards, and how do they work?
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