Mutagen Tokens in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Mutagen tokens are pretty simple (they’re basically a +1/+1 counter with extra steps), but let’s check all the details of how this new artifact token works.
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All 10 Companions in Magic Ranked
The companion mechanic was introduced in 2020 with Ikoria, and it made big waves in Magic. The mechanic was incredibly strong, with companion decks quickly cropping up and often dominating multiple formats.
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Proliferate in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
If you’re a Commander player, you’ve either encountered an extremely annoying Atraxa, Praetors’ Voice or you’re the one playing it. But Atraxa is hardly the only type of deck that takes advantage of proliferate in Magic. So let’s see a little bit...
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The 42 Best Fight Cards and Effects in Magic
For years, green players have had to look to other colors for interaction with opponents’ creatures. What if the opponent has a utility creature that must be destroyed? Enter fight effects, which have become one of the main characteristics of...
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Caves in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Parents: Get your kids some books. Or an e-reader. Or a library card. Just get your kids reading, because it’s the easiest way to transport them to other worlds without leaving home. How else would I have learned the word “spelunking” as a...
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Descend in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Descend and its related mechanics (descended, descend X, and fathomless descent) are some of the new abilities introduced to Magic: The Gathering in its latest set, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI).
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Incubate in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
March of the Machine introduced the MTG community to the first transforming double-faced token. And incubators turned out to be pretty cool!
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Discover in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Similar to cascade, discover X lets you exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with a mana value of X or less. Then, you may cast it for free or put it into your hand, and you put the rest of the cards on the...
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Populate in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
When I came back to playing Magic around the Innistrad and Return to Ravnica era, I met populate for the first time. I’m very fond of Selesnya decks and mechanics and, despite loving convoke more, there’s a lot to like about populate.
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Lifelink in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Life is an important resource in Magic. We’ve seen how using your life total as a resource can break the game countless times over the years, from Necropotence to Gitaxian Probe. Lifegain is an underappreciated stratagem, and the history of...
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Devotion in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Devotion is a fun, flavorful mechanic that rewards your, well, devotion to a color. It’s been in MTG for a little while, but it’s a popular and successful mechanic at the kitchen and tournament tables alike. What’s notable about this success is...
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Tribal Card Type in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Magic’s history is full of experiments and mechanics that haven’t returned much since they were introduced. Cipher is a pet favorite of mine, and the arcane spell type associated with spirits is another weird relic from the past. Magic players...
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