Best 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 moreInfect. Some players love the mechanic as others hate it. Craig Blanchette, also known as Mr. Infect, who appears regularly on the Command Zone podcast and their Game Knights specials, loves to play with infect cards! Where do you fall into the...
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...
Read moreThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan just arrived, and it brought the mechanic craft alongside it. Craft is a really crazy and dense mechanic, with a lot going on. Whether you’re going to the set’s prerelease, or you’re playing Standard on MTG Arena, or...
Read moreEach of Ravnica’s 10 guilds has a unique identity that pairs nicely with its color combination. The hedonistic Cult of Rakdos is dedicated to entertaining the demon they worship, putting on circus-like performances with a bit more of an emphasis...
Read moreIf you play Magic long enough, you’ll end up in an argument with someone at your LGS over the concept of targeting. What counts as targeting? What’s “failing to find?” What about any target?
Read moreMagic’s Archenemy format is all about schemes, as they allow players to face off in a really unbalanced game. Think of all the times your Commander pod has joined forces against you. With Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander products...
Read moreWilds of Eldraine brought a selection of new mechanics along with it, including bargain as the “it’s just kicker” mechanic of the set. It makes a lot of spells quite a bit better for (potentially) just a small added cost.
Read moreCards that give you choices are always excellent in MTG. Fabricate is a mechanic that gives you the choice of two options, both of which can be excellent in the artifact spaces where these cards tend to be played.
Read moreHave you ever heard of the Magic mechanic called escalate? These are interesting and interactive modal instant and sorcery spells that let you add on additional modes… for the right price!
Read moreWhen you think of Magic pushing into new design territory, you probably weren’t expecting them to simply up the ante on an already established mechanic, were you? Modern Horizons 3 is adding a new realm of triggered card advantage with three...
Read moreThere 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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