Void in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Void triggers as battlefields get emptier, or whenever a spell is warped away at lightspeed. Just how does void work? And with which previous mechanics does it share some similarities?
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Eminence in MTG: Rules, History, and All 6 Cards Ranked
I love Magic mechanics that are “controversial” among fans. Today I want to talk about Commander’s very own exclusive and controversial mechanic: eminence.
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3 New MTG Rules Changes You Might’ve Missed
With the release of The Hobbit, we’re getting three rules changes, including one on a card that hasn’t even come out yet, and a fundamental change to how mana works. Some of these have small impacts, while other changes are big...
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Recruit in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
MTG’s The Hobbit has plenty of armies and the need to recruit more soldiers into them. Today, we take a look at the recruit mechanic to see exactly how the human folk are growing their ranks.
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Warp in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Warp has huge implications for MTG, considering that many effects help us take advantage of a creature, even temporarily, and it’ll sometimes feel like cheating to play big creatures way ahead of schedule.
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Rulebreaker in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
As the name implies, the rulebreaker mechanic allows players to break one of the fundamental rules of the Commander format. Some of these rulebreakers are pretty tame, but others get pretty crazy.
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Storied and Enduring Stories in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
The dwarves we know and love from The Hobbit, like Thorin Oakenshield, have a new mechanic called storied. Once you meet the requirements, you gain an enduring story.
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Hone Counters in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
The dwarves of Middle-earth found a way to sharpen their battle axes to make them deal more damage, and that translates to Magic in the form of hone counters.
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Boast in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
During the times of the Norse, warriors would boast of their great achievements as they sat by campfires over food. To incorporate that same flavor into Magic, we have the boast mechanic.
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Quest Counters in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Quests have been a part of fantasy since long before fantasy itself. In Magic, quest are represented on a number of cards that track your game actions with quest counters and reward you for reaching a certain number.
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Squad in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Squad is a simple way to get more bang for your buck. Sink a few extra resources into your spell and the whole squad’s showing up to the battlefield.
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Lander Tokens in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Edge of Eternities expands the sacrificial artifact token space further with its Lander tokens, which offer a meaningfully different form of advantage than previous artifact tokens.
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