Here’s Exactly What’s a Spell and What’s Not in Magic
The word “spell” can be a confusing term for new Magic players. It’s easy to think that it should just mean “instant or sorcery,” but it’s actually more complicated than that.
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Toxic in MTG: Rules and FAQs
Phyrexians, the greatest threat to the known Multiverse, are showing their claws and teeth in Phyrexia: All Will Be One, and they have lots of weapons at their disposal. One of these is toxic , which relates to infect, a previous Phyrexian-themed...
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Corrupted in MTG: Rules and FAQs
Today I’m going to talk about corrupted, how it interacts with poison counters and other relevant mechanics. Stay with me for a while and let’s see if the mechanic is worth our time or not. Here we go!
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Oil Counters in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Phyrexia: All Will Be One (or just #MTGONE) looks like a distorted Scars of Mirrodin/New Phyrexia set so far. Phyrexians took the plane of Mirrodin after all. With new sets come new mechanics, and oil counters are no exception.
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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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Devour in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Alara was the kind of place where creatures would devour each other. The aptly-named devour mechanic was developed as a result, and it’s literally the strong preying on the weak.
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Ravenous in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Magic players got a taste of the Warhammer 40k universe in 2022 when WotC released an entire set of 40k-inspired Commander precons. The Tyranid Swarm precon introduced the ferocious tyranid army to Magic, along with the swarm’s new “ravenous”...
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Squad in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
2022’s Warhammer 40k Commander pre-cons were some of the most powerful out-of-the-box decks we’ve ever seen. They created a few new mechanics, including ravenous and today’s focus, squad.
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Bolster in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Abzan is the shields up clan and already has a mechanic related to +1/+1 counters in outlast, so bolster complements the clan in a very fitting way. Today it’s time to take a look at the bolster mechanic, do our best to answer all your...
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Slow Play in Magic: All Your Rules Questions Answered
The official tournament rules of Magic are a byzantine mix of gameplay directions and guidelines for conduct during play. Taking in every rule and possible infraction all at once is a daunting task, so let’s focus on a single element: the concept...
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The Complete List of MTG Universes Beyond Products
Now we’re getting Universes Beyond, WotC’s idea of a crossover series that will help them reach wider audiences. Let’s go through the facts first, or at least what we know so far!
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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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