Goblins are an ever-popular creature type in MTG. There’s lots of reasons for that: the flavor, the speed, the humor. But one of the reasons goblin decks have been so successful over the years is that there’s a decent set of lords to pump the...
Read moreThis constant threat of recursion and other graveyard-based synergies like delirium and threshold make exile-based removal absolutely critical. Exiling cards effectively removes them from the game—in fact, Magic originally used that phrasing...
Read moreMerfolk are present on many of the different planes in Magic. A lot of merfolk share common traits and abilities, so they’re an easy creature type to build a Commander deck around.
Read moreThe release of Shards of Alara in 2008 brought five 3-color factions. The shard known to this day as Bant was identified by the exalted mechanic, which rewards you for attacking with only one creature at a time.
Read moreIt’s always fun to talk creatures because they let us mix the mythical wonder of these creatures with the strategy that MTG players love. Are minotaurs a good typal deck? What kind of strategies benefit from minotaur cards?
Read moreAs long as the power and toughness aren’t completely out of line, the abilities on a 5-mana commander should be both good enough and fair enough to make it playable. Many 5-mana commanders are among the most popular in EDH, too.
Read moreColorless removal spells are especially important for decks with colorless commanders; those strategies heavily lean on ramping out big threats, so they can easily fall behind. But which of these removal spells are the best?
Read moreWhite might not be the best color in Magic for card draw or even targeted removal, but when it comes to board wipes, white thrives. There are a ton of white sweepers to choose from, but not all of them are going to be right for your deck.
Read moreRamp comes in many flavors, but green’s mana dorks are among its most useful. From Birds to Elves, green is the king of mana dorks.
Read moreFew planeswalkers are as iconic as Liliana Vess. One of the first planeswalkers ever printed in Lorwyn, she’s been the planeswalker to represent mono-black and a frequent flier in the story.
Read moreI wouldn’t describe ECL as a “combo-heavy” set, especially given how much Avatar occupied that space, but we can still piece together some very strong synergies using the first batch of cards from 2026.
Read moreWhen looking at green cards, many of the recognizable spells that players use in formats like Commander are sorceries, and some of them have ended more than their fair share of games.
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