Harmonize is three mechanics, rolled into a single keyword. It works like flashback, but you also get some optional cost reduction, and it plays into Temur’s big-creature identity well enough.
Read moreNearly every Standard set these days has some kind of “gimmick” designed (at least in part) to smooth out the Limited format, whether it’s Treasures in Forgotten Realms, Powerstones in The Brothers’ War, or kicker in Dominaria United. Crimson Vow...
Read moreThere aren’t many cards out there that create or interact with flood counters, but the mechanic is a great blend of flavor and function.
Read moreVoting mechanics take different approaches to how voting matters and how they pay you out, but today, we’re looking at the original: will of the council.
Read moreAffinity is one of MTG’s most broken mechanics, alongside storm and others, and the term is synonymous nowadays for playing a lot of artifacts. Affinity for artifacts decks saw a lot of play in plenty of Constructed formats to the point of...
Read moreTransmute is the secret to getting your tutor game on from all the way back in Ravnica: City of Guilds. Make no mistake, these are far less powerful tutors than the greats, like Vampiric Tutor or Mystical Tutor, but you can get in the ballpark...
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 moreVoting for a certain effect to happen is pure politics in multiplayer games, and MTG adapted the idea for Conspiracy and Commander games. Today, we’re looking at council’s dilemma, a mechanic that has only a few cards, but has a big impact on the...
Read moreAs a game that’s been around for 30 years, Magic has plenty of historic moments. Sets that rose in infamy for being utterly broken (looking at you, Mirrodin), or moments between players that have gone down in history.
Read moreGreetings planeswalkers! Today’s article will be a brisk synopsis of the cloak mechanic. It’s one of the brand new mechanics in Murders at Karlov Manor that helps build up the secrecy and surprise of face down cards.
Read moreMurders at Karlov Manor is a murder mystery themed MTG set, and it’s bringing with it a bunch of new mechanics that are based around that theme. One of the best-flavored ones is disguise, a play on a fan-favorite mechanic, morph!
Read moreBooks have long been in Magic, but they finally get their own subtype thanks to Secrets of Strixhaven. So, which old cards have become books, and do they have any synergies or interactions?
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