Necromancers are usually messing with the graveyard in nefarious ways and bringing the dead back to fight again… but not always. Their powers also allow them to use the graveyard to heal and strengthen the living, renewing their allies while...
Read moreHybrid mana was born when Magic designers realized that the core of multicolor MTG cards was based on the idea of “and”.
Read moreEver notice how military ranks don’t necessarily translate from one military to another? Like how a “captain” in the army and a “captain” in the navy have totally different authority, responsibilities… and salaries.
Read moreIt’s time to make the fantastic, not-confusing-at-all rules of Magic a little easier. Today you’ll learn about the goad mechanic. I’ll go over what it is, answer some often-confusing questions regarding the mechanic, and talk about the history...
Read moreIf you’ve ever competed in a Magic tournament before, you’ve likely overheard a heated argument about turn structure. Maybe you were participating in that argument. Understanding the phases of Magic won’t just help you become a law-abiding Magic...
Read moreOne of the most challenging parts of Magic: The Gathering is finding the right deck composition. Have you ever wondered why you always get stuck on lands or why you can’t cast your spells smoothly?
Read moreProduct fatigue. Universes Beyond fatigue. Just plain old fatigue. It happens. If you long for a simpler time, the Old School format might just be for you.
Read moreIf you’ve ever played the Fallout games before, you’ll no doubt remember picking up all kinds of junk from around the game world and (hopefully) making good use of it later on, whether by selling it, trading it or crafting with it. Whatever you...
Read moreChanging the text of a card in Alchemy has proven unpopular, and oracle text adjustments remain grump-inducing, but when a card lets us do that as part of Magic, we love it! It feels like cheating, but in a totally safe way.
Read moreBest cards, plural, may be overstating this keyword ability a bit: as it turns out, there’s exactly two cards with the fortify keyword in all MTG. The same is true for fortification, the artifact subtype associated with the fortify keyword...
Read moreWizards has made numerous forays into the video game market throughout Magic’s 30-year history. Some strived to capture the essence of paper Magic in a digital environment while others departed from the card game framework entirely in favor of...
Read moreFuture Sight was a super interesting set. The weird and chaotic lore of the set essentially allowed the game’s designers to come up with tons of weird and original mechanics, making it a sort of testing ground for ideas that might’ve...
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