Every Mechanic from Secrets of Strixhaven, Explained
There are a lot of new mechanics to cover for Secrets of Strixhaven, so use this as a study guide, because you’re going to need it if you don’t want to be incinerated by your professor.
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Meld in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Meld is a mechanic first bought into Magic with Eldritch Moon as one of the methods to evoke the eldritch horrors that Emrakul was raining down upon Innistrad in that set. Well, it came back in The Brothers’ War, and the cards are pretty...
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Cracked New Secrets of Strixhaven Mechanic Fixes Weird Old Ability
The epic mechanic was introduced over ten years ago, and it had huge problems. Secrets of Strixhaven’s new paradigm mechanic completely fixes them.
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The Ultimate Guide to PreDH
Today’s Commander has some qualities that take away from the original intent of the format. What used to be a casual place to use some of your underpowered pet cards is becoming increasingly competitive. Luckily, some players who miss the...
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Companions in Magic: Rules and FAQ
Some people love the challenges and the extra power companions can bring, while other players get tired of battling a Lurrus or Yorion deck again and again. Today we’re going over all there is to know about companion rules, the power level...
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Oil Counters in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Phyrexia: All Will Be One was an even more distorted take on Scars of Mirrodin/New Phyrexia. Phyrexians took the plane of Mirrodin after all. Oil counters were one of the key features of this set.
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Menace in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Menace can be a pretty intimidating mechanic, which is kind of funny considering it was introduced as the mechanic to replace intimidate (and fear before that). So what is menace?
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Protection from Everything in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Protection is a mechanic from MTG’s past that’s hard to grasp, and it’s rarely used these days. But Commander players often have to deal with its evolved version: protection from everything.
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The Ultimate Guide to Dandân
Magic’s a game that can be modified a lot as long as you and your friends all agree on the new rules. This open-endedness is a highly positive thing about Magic, as evidenced by the creation of the Dandân format.
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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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The Ultimate Guide to Kingdoms EDH
One of the things that has kept me so hooked up on Magic for over a decade is its wide range of possibilities and homebrewing. There’s an absurd number of options for you to pick from, but even beyond that, it’s a very malleable game. It takes...
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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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