Flashback in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Everyone likes to cast spells, right? You cast spells and things happen. Today I’m going to talk about flashback, a mechanic that allows you to recast cards from the graveyard.
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All 35 Planeswalker Commanders in MTG Ranked
The command zone has experienced a fundamental change since the release of Commander 2014. You can select a planeswalker as your commander, a whole set of rules and questions come into play.
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Opus in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
The Prismari school in Secrets of Strixhaven gets a mechanic similar to magecraft in opus, which also cares about casting instants and sorceries, and it loves when you get flamboyant with expensive ones.
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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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The Ultimate Guide to EDH: How to Play Commander
Commander’s success in both casual and competitive settings can be attributed to many of its qualities. The wide range of legal cards and how easy it is to get your hands on them are two of its best. But what else is there to know about this...
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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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