Time Travel in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Time travel is a mechanic that lets you mess with that clock, and make it run slower or faster depending what you need. It accelerates or dampers time counters.
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Trample in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
There are some keywords in Magic that those of us who’ve been playing for years can hardly remember ever not knowing how they work, while newer players may get confused in the details. Trample is a great example of this, and today I give you an...
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Toxic in MTG: Rules and FAQs
Phyrexians, the greatest threat to the known Multiverse, showed their claws and teeth in Phyrexia: All Will Be One, where they had lots of weapons at their disposal. One of those was toxic, which relates to infect, a previous Phyrexian-themed...
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Affinity in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Affinity is one of those mechanics that teaches us about the game and its balancing. It totally dominated in tournaments, to the point that several cards were banned in various formats along with metalcraft.
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First Strike in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Today we’ll be talking first strike. This evergreen keyword can change the course of any combat and may just give you the advantage you need. So, let’s dive in and answer many of the burning questions you may have.
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Battle Cards in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Atraxa, Grand Unifier loomed tall over Magic when it was first revealed. It has a pretty good effect, and what had everyone shocked was a small detail in its reminder text: the inclusion of “battle” among the other card types. We all thought...
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All 7 Mechanics from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Explained
There’s a lot more to Magic’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover than ninjas, turtles, and bucketloads of pizza. So let’s hop right into the thick of it and check out the new and returning mechanics from the set.
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Sneak in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Ninjutsu’s just fun to play with. It adds an interesting complexity to the combat step, and I’m all for anything that allows this kind of ability to show up in more sets. But sneak is very different than ninjutsu in some key ways...
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Disappear in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Battlefields get messy in Magic: stuff dies, stuff blinks, stuff gets bounced… and then the ninjas do the classic “now you see me, now you don’t.” That’s represented by the disappear mechanic in TMNT.
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Rooms in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Duskmourn’s mansion has many rooms, with each room bringing new enemies, horrors, and surprises around each corner. Turns out, there’s lots to unlock when it comes to room cards in MTG! It’s a pretty complex mechanic, I’m not gonna...
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Mutagen Tokens in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Mutagen tokens are pretty simple (they’re basically a +1/+1 counter with extra steps), but let’s check all the details of how this new artifact token works.
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The 42 Best Fight Cards and Effects in Magic
For years, green players have had to look to other colors for interaction with opponents’ creatures. What if the opponent has a utility creature that must be destroyed? Enter fight effects, which have become one of the main characteristics of...
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