All 12 Outlast Cards in Magic Ranked
“Outlast has the problem where the cards look worse than they actually are,” wrote Mark Rosewater of the unpopular Khans of Tarkir mechanic. Maybe these cards are more useful than you remember?
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Parley in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Ahoy mateys! Sometimes, even pirates need to stop fighting and talk their way out of a battle. That’s when they call for parley. At least in Magic, everybody gets something good to take home from this negotiation, and you may walk away with...
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Dethrone in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
A throne isn’t supposed to be shared. Anyone wishing to sit on it needs to remove the person that’s already there. Dethrone is a mechanic designed to do exactly that: to give your minions an edge when you decide the current ruler shouldn’t...
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Keyword Counters in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Keyword counters are a fascinating way to make some spells stronger and provide permanent buffs that don’t rely on +1/+1 counters. Not only are they fun, they’re also intensely flavorful, which is a winning combination in my book.
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Forage in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
In the ever-evolving world of Magic: The Gathering, new mechanics frequently reshape gameplay and strategy. One intriguing addition is the forage keyword action, introduced in the Bloomburrow Magic set.
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Valiant in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Bloomburrow introduces this ability word that’ll remind many players of another ability that’s mostly locked to a different Magic plane. So how does valiant work, and how does it compare to heroic? I doveinto this mechanic, so let’s hop into the...
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Threshold in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
There are many thresholds in life and MTG, like what you’d pay for a deck, or the number of energy drinks before you can no longer function properly. All these thresholds exist, but let’s take a closer look at the threshold ability word in...
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Suspect in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Suspect is a mechanic introduced in the Murders at Karlov Manor Magic set. Like any good murder mystery, it seems straightforward at first glance…
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Entwine in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Options in a game are always good, and entwine is one of those mechanics where the more options you have, the merrier. Cards that are flexible in their mana cost and their use are always good in my book.
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Decayed in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Magic is well-known for designing creatures that fall into one of two camps: either the weaker, more expensive card with a great ability, or the cheaper, over-statted creature with a drawback. Decayed falls into that latter category...
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Recover in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Recover probably belongs to that group of Magic: The Gathering mechanics that sounded better in the designers’ minds. It’s still a quintessentially Magic-al mechanic, though, since it’s all about using your graveyard as a resource.
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Everything You Need to Know About Keyword Abilities in Magic
If you ask an MTG player if the liked a random MTG set or not, chances are that they’ll tell you about the set’s mechanics. “Sure, I remember Ravnica. Populate was cool, and cipher was total garbage.” In this example, cipher is a keyword ability...
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