We saw a handful of designed-for-digital mechanics with Arena’s new Alchemy format. One of the new mechanics is known as a “spellbook,” which is oddly familiar to one of Hearthstone’s mechanics. But what is it?
Read moreIf you’re like me and started playing Magic after 1999, you probably just thought that “interrupt” was the old word for instant. Well, it’s not. Let’s talk about that!
Read moreOne of my favorite mechanics from the Amonkhet block came about in Hour of Devastation: eternalize. If that doesn’t sound awesome, I don’t know what does.
Read moreBlack was one of my favorite colors and to this day I’m pretty sure it has to do with two things: Phyrexians and [REPLACE CARD]Fear[/REPLACE], both the card itself and the ability that spawned from it. But what is the “fear” mechanic? Let’s take...
Read more2021 is Magic’s 28th birthday, and there’s a good chance you don’t know much (or even anything) about the “ante” rule if you started playing any time in the last 25 years. It’s said that when Richard Garfield first created the game, he intended...
Read moreAs all MTG players know, you “tap” your lands to cast your spells and “tap” your creatures to attack your opponent. Lands and creatures that haven’t yet been tapped are “untapped.” Though such lingo is likely second nature to everyone with me...
Read moreWhat Magic player doesn’t love casting instant and sorcery spells? Some of Magic’s sweetest cards have been powerful instants and sorceries, whether you like ramping, burning out your opponent, countering spells, or blowing up the world, there...
Read moreI was playing Standard with rogues vs Gruul aggro on Arena the other day. I had the board controlled and my opponent had no creatures and no hand, just a [REPLACE CARD]Vivien, Monsters' Advocate[/REPLACE] on the battlefield. It activated its -2...
Read moreLet’s talk about Oathbreaker: a community-driven format that has been around for a while now. Among MTG formats, Commander is way more popular than any other, but this also means that players can start to get bored and look for new...
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