Protection is probably Magic’s most commonly misunderstood mechanic. Having almost always been an evergreen keyword, the full text for it is rarely printed on cards anymore and questions get asked nearly every day on what it actually protects...
Read moreMagic is a game for everybody, from the casual player who wants fun cards to the spike that wants to pile on infinite combos. Squirrels are great for both ends of that spectrum.
Read moreDuskmourn: House of Horror is all about harrowing toys, impending doom, eerie rooms, and nasty things that want to eat you alive and chew you slowly, to extend your agony. But such a distressing Magic set needs some underdogs that, against all...
Read moreExhaust debuted in Aetherdrift and immediately showed back up in Avatar: The Last Airbender the same year. It looks like it’ll become a deciduous mechanic, and it’s pretty easy to understand.
Read moreAvatar’s earthbending mechanic is capable of making the land fight for you, like a big chunk of animated rock.
Read moreManifest was originally an offshoot of morph in the Khans of Tarkir block, but now we’re so far along in Magic that the offshoots have offshoots! Manifest got an upgrade in Duskmourn with manifest dread.
Read moreWhile there have been a multitude of cycling cards that also affect Constructed, cycling can help create compelling games in Limited, ensuring you can find lands early and dig towards action late.
Read moreFirebending is the elemental bending art dominated by the Fire Nation, the main antagonists in Avatar: The Last Airbender. In MTG terms, firebending is a very red ability associated with the production of red mana while you attack.
Read moreMTG reflects the airbending ability well, a tempo mechanic that allows you to get rid of big, expensive permanents on the battlefield, reset your own cards, or disrupt counter synergies.
Read moreEach bending mechanic comes with their own philosophies, which will be key to adapt them well. Let’s review waterbending to understand how the mechanic works and whether it does justice to the story!
Read moreThe game has a dozen—quite literally—different enchantment subtypes, so today we’re looking at all of these individually and see what makes them shine.
Read moreCreature types in MTG started as a mere detail in the card’s layout. But today the first thing you look at when you see a new card is probably the creature type.
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