There are many variations of Stifle effects. Some just counter activated abilities. Others triggered abilities only. Either way, they’re great alternatives to deal with abilities that a normal counterspell can’t interact with.
Read moreParents: Get your kids some books. Or an e-reader. Or a library card. Just get your kids reading, because it’s the easiest way to transport them to other worlds without leaving home. How else would I have learned the word “spelunking” as a...
Read moreDescend and its related mechanics (descended, descend X, and fathomless descent) are some of the new abilities introduced to Magic: The Gathering in its latest set, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI).
Read moreOf all the magical creature in Magic, elves may be the most iconic, right up there with merfolk and goblins. They’ve always been part of the game, often helping aspiring green players produce extra mana to push ahead of their opponents.
Read moreBite spells and punch spells in MTG are spells that cause one of your creatures to deal damage equal to its power to another target creature without your creature taking any damage in return. Let’s dive into the top bite spells and discover how...
Read moreElspeth Tirel is a traumatic figure beneath beautiful white light, but what does this mean for our favorite card game? It means some truly bomb planeswalkers, that’s what.
Read moreRed is the best color in Magic for a number of different categories. But tutoring… well, let’s just say that’s not red’s strong suit.
Read moreMarch of the Machine introduced the MTG community to the first transforming double-faced token. And incubators turned out to be pretty cool!
Read moreEverybody knows extra turn cards. But what about a card that says to end the turn? What exactly happens when the turn comes to an abrupt end?
Read moreLeylines have become popular sideboard cards for many formats, but why? What can these cards do for you?
Read moreSome would say that the greatest goal for any MTG player is to be featured on a Magic card, either in the art, the design, or some other way. For a long time there was a way that you could be included in all of these, and in the last few years...
Read moreSimilar to cascade, discover X lets you exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with a mana value of X or less. Then, you may cast it for free or put it into your hand, and you put the rest of the cards on the...
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