The 37 Best Prowess Cards in Magic Ranked
I thoroughly enjoy looking at Magic both from a more mechanic-oriented outlook as well as from a flavor and lore perspective. I also enjoy being very critical of this game when I have to.
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The 46 Best Energy Cards in Magic Ranked
The Kaladesh block was really polarizing. Some loved it, some hated it, and this has to do with the mechanics and the Standard format, which was shaky to say the least. Two new mechanics debuted in this block, energy and vehicles.
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All 19 Annihilator Cards in Magic Ranked
Annihilator is a powerful mechanic, and one that’s quite divisive. A signature of the biggest Eldrazi, it shows off their world-eating nature, and a demonstration of their place as an otherworldly force of nature. However, not all annihilator...
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All 25 Can’t Gain Life Effects in Magic Ranked
Picture this. It’s Magic Arena, Explorer or Historic, and you’re on some kind of aggro deck. They’re angels. You’ve kept up thus far, but they just dropped Righteous Valkyrie and Resplendent Angel with a Bishop of Wings out. The angel on your...
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The 32 Best Eldrazi Spawn and Scion Generators in Magic Ranked
Looking for a way to ramp consistently to your more expensive threats, pay for colorless mana, or just to increase your board presence? Look no further than Eldrazi Scion and Spawn token generators. There have been many Magic sets like Rise of...
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The 53 Best Ward Cards in Magic Ranked
When you’ve got a deck of 40 cards and 23 nonlands, only so many of those are really strong, but such is the way of Limited play on Arena or paper. So who does the winner end up being?
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All 50 Cascade Cards in Magic Ranked
Cascade is one of my favorite mechanics in Magic. It offers good value and interesting deckbuilding constraints. For example, you can’t really run countermagic with cascade cards. It can also lead to innovative deck designs.
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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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Crew in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
The introduction of vehicles to Magic brought a science-fantasy vibe to the game just as it had in the olden days when Urza used power armor to fight the mechanical threat of Phyrexia. It created a powerful image of what the artificers of...
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Saddle in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Today we gallop straight into a mechanic that the MTG designers were dying to pull off for quite some time, and the Outlaws of Thunder Junction Magic set was such a good thematic fit for it that they went, “Hey, no better time than right...
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Commit a Crime in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Welcome to Thunder Junction, where crime is perfectly natural. We’re all outlaws here, which means that crime pays! But what does it actually mean in terms of gameplay, and which cards reward you the most for your criminal behavior?
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Hybrid Mana in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Hybrid mana was born when Magic designers realized that the core of multicolor MTG cards was based on the idea of “and”.
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