Station in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
The station mechanic from Edge of Eternities adapts many of the ideas seen on vehicles and broadens them to function in a familiar yet rather unique way.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Summoning Sickness in Magic
Have you ever woken up in the morning and just felt groggy and detached from everything? Or maybe you watched a movie where some dude pops out of a portal and throws up. That’s more or less how your creatures feel when you summon them in...
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Undying in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Some creatures die easier than others. But creatures with the undying keyword come back stronger after death. This is a simple keyword that saw play in Standard and is now a staple of Modern.
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Ravenous in MTG: Rules, History, and All 12 Cards Ranked
The Tyranid Swarm precon introduced the ferocious tyranid army to Magic, along with the swarm’s voracious “ravenous” mechanic.
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The 53 Best Lifegain Cards in Magic Ranked
Lifegain strategies are rarely among the strongest archetypes in the game, but they’re one of its most popular. Some people always try and make Ajani’s Pridemate work, no matter how hostile the format is.
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Ward in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Ward became evergreen from the moment it hit Magic, and while it’s used maybe a bit too often these days, it’s a great alternative to the obnoxious protection abilities of the past.
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Transforming MDFCs in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Universes Beyond has introduced a new twist on MDFCs: The Marvel sets have printed the first transforming modal-double faced cards, which have even more options because you don’t need to commit to one face or the other.
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Shroud in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
On today’s MTG mechanics menu we have shroud.
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Towns in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Final Fantasy isn’t exactly part of the multiverse, so towns aren’t quite canon to Magic lore yet, but the card type is now available to the game and could easily expand out of Universes Beyond.
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Marvel’s Arcane Spells Might Herald the Return of Another Obscure Mechanic
There are two new cards in Marvel Super Heroes with the arcane suptype, something we haven’t seen in a standard legal set in over twenty years. Why would they include this, and what does this mean for potential future sets?
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Job Select in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
For those Magic veterans who fondly remember living weapon and for Mirrodin!, the Final Fantasy x MTG crossover brings another auto-attach trick: job select, now with freshly minted 1/1 heroes rather than germs or rebels.
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Teamwork in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
In the Marvel universe, heroes and villains alike often work in teams, so let’s assemble a team of creature cards and see what teamwork in Marvel Super Heroes is all about.
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