Created in Shadows over Innistrad, investigate gave us the Clue token, the first in a long line of resource-based artifact tokens. Today I’m investigating the mechanic to bring you the best cards with investigate, as well as answering some...
Read moreProtection is probably Magic’s most commonly misunderstood mechanic. Having almost always been an evergreen keyword, the full text for it is rarely printed on cards anymore and questions get asked nearly every day on what it actually protects...
Read moreThere are plenty of mechanics and keywords in Magic. What about straight up just tanking damage and destruction? Enter indestructible.
Read moreExhaust debuted in Aetherdrift and immediately showed back up in Avatar: The Last Airbender the same year. It looks like it’ll become a deciduous mechanic, and it’s pretty easy to understand.
Read more+1/+1 counters are an essential part of Magic. One of my favorite things to do in Magic is to put some dice on some cards, and the modular mechanic is a great start for any of these decks.
Read moreAvatar’s earthbending mechanic is capable of making the land fight for you, like a big chunk of animated rock.
Read moreWhile there have been a multitude of cycling cards that also affect Constructed, cycling can help create compelling games in Limited, ensuring you can find lands early and dig towards action late.
Read moreThe idea that an event is destined to happen and the struggle to avoid or accept it plays into the narratives of a lot of my favorite heroes, which is why I was delighted to see these concepts implemented in Kaldheim with the foretell...
Read moreFirebending is the elemental bending art dominated by the Fire Nation, the main antagonists in Avatar: The Last Airbender. In MTG terms, firebending is a very red ability associated with the production of red mana while you attack.
Read moreMTG reflects the airbending ability well, a tempo mechanic that allows you to get rid of big, expensive permanents on the battlefield, reset your own cards, or disrupt counter synergies.
Read moreEach bending mechanic comes with their own philosophies, which will be key to adapt them well. Let’s review waterbending to understand how the mechanic works and whether it does justice to the story!
Read moreOne of my favorite things about the game is having the ability to search for answers to any given situation, be it to find the perfect answer to my opponents’ resilient threat or thread the needle and combo off on the last possible turn. We’ve...
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