Void in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Void triggers as battlefields get emptier, or whenever a spell is warped away at lightspeed. Just how does void work? And with which previous mechanics does it share some similarities?
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Warp in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Warp has huge implications for MTG, considering that many effects help us take advantage of a creature, even temporarily, and it’ll sometimes feel like cheating to play big creatures way ahead of schedule.
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Madness in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Undying and delirium set this world as full of horrors from beyond the grave where people’s sanities are one bad day away from snapping. And there’s another mechanic that plays into the sanity of the characters. That’s madness, the ability I...
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Cascade in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQs
Cascade has probably become one of my favorite mechanics since I started playing Magic back in 2007. Free spells are always fun and it makes players feel like they’re playing more powerful cards, even if the card they cascaded into...
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Melee in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Melee is the kind of Magic mechanic that rewards going wide and having as many enemies as possible, to kill them as fast as possible. After all, nothing wrecks wise plans like a punch in the face!
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Paradox in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Paradox in MTG messes with the game’s basics: You don’t want to play the cards from your hand. Today I’ll take you through the paradox mechanic, its rules, the best cards, and some incentives to play a deck built around this mechanic.
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Flurry in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Today, we’re talking about flurry—a mechanic you’ve probably already built around without even realizing it had a name. I’ll go over the best cards with the flurry mechanic, its history, and everything you need to know to start building your next...
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Renew in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
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...
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Vigilance in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Today I’m going to cover one of Magic’s first mechanics: vigilance. Let’s talk about vigilance, the key concepts, and the best cards.
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Flash in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Today I’ll be covering flash in our favorite card game. This a mechanic we’ve seen in the last couple years on infamous cards like Embercleave. Let’s find out why this mechanic is so popular and the scariest cards with it!
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Hideaway in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Have you ever wanted a snack but you know it’s not good for you, so you tuck it away and decide that it’s better as a reward for some accomplishment during your day? Then you treat yourself to that snack when you meet your self-imposed...
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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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