Retrace in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Have you ever found yourself wishing you could access a spell in your graveyard so you could run it back and win the game? Well, if that’s the case, retrace is the mechanic for you.
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Plot in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
A’ight, partners… Here’s where the Outlaws of Thunder Junction’s plot thickens. Among the new mechanics that this Western-themed MTG set introduced, plot is probably the most complex: This keyword ability involves casting spells...
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Kicker in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Everything’s kicker, right? Let’s explore the mechanic, and see exactly why most MTG abilities get compared to kicker.
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Station in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
The station mechanic from Edge of Eternities adapts many of the ideas seen on vehicles and broadens them to function in a familiar yet rather unique way.
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The 48 Best Deathtouch Creatures in Magic Ranked
Hello Planeswalkers! Whether you’re poisonous, venomous, or toxic, MTG accepts you. Ok… maybe not toxic. But let’s get into one of the most common keywords out there: deathtouch. If you’ve played MTG for any number of years, then you have most...
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Job Select in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
For those Magic veterans who fondly remember living weapon and for Mirrodin!, the Final Fantasy x MTG crossover brings another auto-attach trick: job select, now with freshly minted 1/1 heroes rather than germs or rebels.
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Tiered in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Next in a long line of “kicker-style” mechanics is tiered, a way to increase the impact of your spells and feel like you’re developing your own JRPG Final Fantasy mage character. Or healer. Or support character.
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Harmonize in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Harmonize is three mechanics, rolled into a single keyword. It works like flashback, but you also get some optional cost reduction, and it plays into Temur’s big-creature identity well enough.
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Cloak in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Greetings planeswalkers! Today’s article will be a brisk synopsis of the cloak mechanic. It’s one of the brand new mechanics in Murders at Karlov Manor that helps build up the secrecy and surprise of face down cards.
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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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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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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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