Torment Spoilers and Set Information
With the Odyssey block, of which Torment is the second set, Wizards of the Coast tried to break new ground in many ways, from the game mechanics to a new focus for the storyline.
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Everything You Need to Know About Keyword Abilities in Magic
If you ask an MTG player if the liked a random MTG set or not, chances are that they’ll tell you about the set’s mechanics. “Sure, I remember Ravnica. Populate was cool, and cipher was total garbage.” In this example, cipher is a keyword ability...
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Undaunted in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Cost reduction mechanics like delve and affinity are usually very exploitable and devastating to competitive MTG, often leading to cards and decks being banned. Undaunted is one of those mechanics, but it has a clear limit to cost reduction: the...
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Ascend in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Magic is full of mechanics. Some are evergreen due to their popularity, and some are cool but aren’t supported thoroughly, like ascend.
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Constellation in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
One of the strongest mechanics is constellation, a simple ability that provides tons of value whenever enchantments come into play. It’s a great mechanic for anybody who loves enchantments and value, but how does it work, and what are the best...
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Afterlife in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
The city-plane of Ravnica is ruled by ten guilds. Each of them represents both a combination of colors and an aspect of Ravnican society. So let’s talk about the Orzhov Syndicate and one of the abilities associated with them.
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Join Forces in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Join forces is the MTG equivalent of those group projects in school where one person did absolutely nothing but still got the A+ thanks to everyone else’s hard work.
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Monstrosity and Monstrous in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Theros introduced us to a brand-new world based on ancient Greek mythology when it was released in 2013. Monstrosity was WotC’s mechanic to highlight some of these monsters, and that’s what I’ll be talking about today.
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Gatecrash Spoilers and Set Information
Gatecrash is the second set in the Return to Ravnica block, preceded by the titular Return to Ravnica, and followed by Dragon’s Maze, the final set in the block. While the original Ravnica block featured four guilds per set, Gatecrash and Return...
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Invasion Spoilers and Set Information
MOM is far from the first time Phyrexia has posed a threat. Before New Phyrexia and the modern age of Magic, Yawgmoth’s original Phyrexians threatened the safety of the Multiverse and especially Dominaria.
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Plane Cards in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Imagine all your friends are planeswalkers, and your deck of MTG cards represents the spells you can cast. It’s valid to think that in each plane the rules of engagement are different, right?
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Phenomenon Cards in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Thanks to the reprint of plane cards in March of the Machine Commander, plane cards and the Planechase format have been given a lot of attention lately. Planechase is a MTG variant introduced in 2009, with special phenomenon cards that were added...
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