The Ultimate Guide to Timeless on MTG Arena
Timeless is a Vintage-like format that allows you to play with any card added to MTG Arena. It’s a format that has an ever-evolving metagame and today you’ll learn all you need to know about it.
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Tribal Card Type in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Magic’s history is full of experiments and mechanics that haven’t returned much since they were introduced. Cipher is a pet favorite of mine, and the arcane spell type associated with spirits is another weird relic from the past. Magic players...
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Play vs. Cast in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Magic: The Gathering is an ever-changing thing. Each edition sees the terminology and the rules of the cards evolve as the game designers see fit. MTG boomers out there remember terms like “bury” and “remove from play,” or what we now call...
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Adventures in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Once Upon a Time, there was this game called Magic: The Gathering. The creators of this game decided to take fairytale-type stories and mend them with this game. The result was Throne of Eldraine. And with the fairytale-MTG mashup came an awesome...
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The Ultimate Guide to Two-Headed Giant
Two-Headed Giant is almost exclusively played as a Limited variant, but much like Archenemy or Planechase, it’s an “add-on” that can be tied to any MTG format you like, Commander included. We’ll be exploring Sealed Two-Headed Giant for the most...
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The 29 Best Fog Cards in Magic Ranked
If you’ve ever been on the knife’s edge, just about to win a game of Magic when a surprise haste creature gets in for lethal, you should know there’s an entire category of card that can save you in that situation: Fogs!...
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Defender in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Some cards have restrictions placed on them in their text that prevent them from attacking, but still allow them to defend you or use their abilities. That’s what we call the defender mechanic, and that’s what today is all about.
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Background in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Commander Legends: Baldur’s Gate brought plenty of awesome cards, flavor, and characters to the Magic table in a draftable EDH experience. But it also brought something new with it: backgrounds
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The 30 Best Frogs in Magic Ranked
For every fantastical dragon, towering leviathan, or majestic unicorn in Magic, there’s also a more down-to-earth everyday creature roaming the various planes of the Multiverse. Frogs are some of the unsung heroes of Magic, really holding entire...
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Deathtouch in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Deathtouch is bound to appear in your games as one of MTG’s evergreen mechanic. It shows the flavor of venom or poison or just a deathly gaze.
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Monarch in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Monarch is a mechanic that shines the brightest in multiplayer games, particularly for Commander. It’s a great way to give your game a more “political” dynamic. It creates incentives to build alliances and causes everyone to take action as soon...
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Everything You Need to Know About Activated Abilities in Magic
Today I share all about activated abilities. What they are, how they work, and how you can identify them on your cards. Let’s just jump right into it!
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