Book Cards in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Books 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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Everything You Need to Know About Ability Words in Magic
Magic has a long history of sets and mechanics, and one way that they’ve varied cards over the years is by including ability words on cards and in designs. These offer both design and flavor benefits in the game, simplifying how you understand...
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Infusion in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Infusion is a MTG mechanic that cares if you gained life in a given turn, and it gives Witherbloom a more focused direction in Secrets of Strixhaven.
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Paradigm in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Secrets of Strixhaven introduces us to a cycle of mythic lessons with a paradigm ability, which has the potential to let you cast an impactful spell during each turn you have going forward.
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Increment in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Increment is the new mechanic for Quandrix in Secrets of Strixhaven, and it’s an interesting take on evolve, another classic GU mechanic. It’s a unique bridge between the expensive spells that Prismari likes to cast and the +1/+1 counter theme...
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Converge in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Playing five colors in a MTG deck is a balancing act, you’ll have access to more power, but at the cost of a shaky mana base and unplayable cards in the early game. But what if we had something flexible to help you thrive early and late?
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Prepare in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Prepare is one of the bigger mechanics in Secrets of Strixhaven, one that features on 46 cards across the main set and the precons, and makes up a large portion of the Limited landscape.
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Repartee in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Repartee is the mechanic for aspiring Silverquill students who want their words to sting just as badly as a Prismari mage’s fire magic. It draws on a subtheme from the OG Strixhaven to give the second round of Silverquill cards a more distinct...
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Opus in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
The Prismari school in Secrets of Strixhaven gets a mechanic similar to magecraft in opus, which also cares about casting instants and sorceries, and it loves when you get flamboyant with expensive ones.
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The Complete List of Serialized Cards in Magic: the Gathering
There’s no denying it: The hottest of hot cards these days are all serialized. In any set that includes them, they make up the most expensive cards that you can pull. In just a couple of years there’s been multiple iterations, and they’ve...
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Meld in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Meld is a mechanic first bought into Magic with Eldritch Moon as one of the methods to evoke the eldritch horrors that Emrakul was raining down upon Innistrad in that set. Well, it came back in The Brothers’ War, and the cards are pretty...
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Companions in Magic: Rules and FAQ
Some people love the challenges and the extra power companions can bring, while other players get tired of battling a Lurrus or Yorion deck again and again. Today we’re going over all there is to know about companion rules, the power level...
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