Backup in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Mayday! Mayday! Calling for backup!
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March of the Machine Spoilers and Set Information
I don’t know about you, but I’m absolutely loving March of the Machine so far, and we haven’t started official previews yet! We got plenty to go off of in First Looks, though, so it’s time to take a look what we know so far and what we can expect...
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Modern Masters Spoilers and Set Information
With Modern prices going up in the last decade, WotC had some ideas to lower the format’s entry price. Modern Masters was created with the intention of reprinting old cards for Modern without introducing any new cards.
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Eldritch Moon Spoilers and Set Information
Shadows Over Innistrad was the first set to introduce cosmic horrors and mystery to Innistrad. Eldritch Moon came right after, and doubled down on these concepts.
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Bloodthirst in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Bloodthirst is the keyword ability that was introduced as the Gruul Clans’ associated ability in the first Ravnica block. It’s very closely tied to how the Gruul exist within Ravnica: violently.
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Learn and Lessons in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
If you’re an avid Draftsim reader then you’ve probably come across lots of important lessons that I and our other writers have learned through the several years we’ve played this game. If you haven’t figured it out already, today’s topic involves...
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For Mirrodin! in MTG: Rules, FAQ, and Best Cards
For Mirrodin! is a mechanic for equipment cards introduced in Phyrexia: All Will Be One. Personally I can’t help but think of the scene in Fellowship of the Ring when the Fellowship offer their weapons to the cause.
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Ravenous in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Magic players got a taste of the Warhammer 40k universe in 2022 when WotC released an entire set of 40k-inspired Commander precons. The Tyranid Swarm precon introduced the ferocious tyranid army to Magic, along with the swarm’s new “ravenous”...
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Squad in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
2022’s Warhammer 40k Commander pre-cons were some of the most powerful out-of-the-box decks we’ve ever seen. They created a few new mechanics, including ravenous and today’s focus, squad.
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Convert in MTG: Rules, FAQ, and Best Cards
Transformers pairs Magic mechanics with another Hasbro-owned franchise. Every one of them comes with two: more than meets the eye and convert.
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Acorn Cards in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
We’ve recently gotten format-specific sets, a bigger focus on Commander, more than enough Secret Lair content, and a new Un-set to check out more recently. But Unfinity isn’t like any other as it opts out of the infamous silver-bordered card...
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Specialize in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Double-faced cards work in various ways in Magic. With specialize we’re confronted with a digital-only mechanic for Arena that allows the player to permanently flip a card if a cost is paid.
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