Infusion in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Infusion is a MTG mechanic that cares if you gained life in a given turn, and it gives Witherbloom a more focused direction in Secrets of Strixhaven.
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Paradigm in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Secrets of Strixhaven introduces us to a cycle of mythic lessons with a paradigm ability, which has the potential to let you cast an impactful spell during each turn you have going forward.
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The 36 Best Lesson Cards in Magic Ranked
Lesson was a great innovation with the release of Strixhaven… except in Commander. Avatar: The Last Airbender gave us another reason to care about this card type. Now the question is whether or not Secrets of Strixhaven will deliver on more...
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Increment in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Increment is the new mechanic for Quandrix in Secrets of Strixhaven, and it’s an interesting take on evolve, another classic GU mechanic. It’s a unique bridge between the expensive spells that Prismari likes to cast and the +1/+1 counter theme...
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Prepare in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Prepare is one of the bigger mechanics in Secrets of Strixhaven, one that features on 46 cards across the main set and the precons, and makes up a large portion of the Limited landscape.
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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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Flashback in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Everyone likes to cast spells, right? You cast spells and things happen. Today I’m going to talk about flashback, a mechanic that allows you to recast cards from the graveyard.
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Opus in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
The Prismari school in Secrets of Strixhaven gets a mechanic similar to magecraft in opus, which also cares about casting instants and sorceries, and it loves when you get flamboyant with expensive ones.
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Every Mechanic from Secrets of Strixhaven, Explained
There are a lot of new mechanics to cover for Secrets of Strixhaven, so use this as a study guide, because you’re going to need it if you don’t want to be incinerated by your professor.
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Meld in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Meld is a mechanic first bought into Magic with Eldritch Moon as one of the methods to evoke the eldritch horrors that Emrakul was raining down upon Innistrad in that set. Well, it came back in The Brothers’ War, and the cards are pretty...
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Oil Counters in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Phyrexia: All Will Be One was an even more distorted take on Scars of Mirrodin/New Phyrexia. Phyrexians took the plane of Mirrodin after all. Oil counters were one of the key features of this set.
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The 43 Best Mill Cards in Magic Ranked
You might already know that there’s a way to win a game of Magic aside from dealing damage: when your opponent must draw a card with an empty library. Most of the time, this is an afterthought. For some, it’s the dream.
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