Sifting Through 185 Cards for Marvel Jumpstart’s Stand-Out Commanders
Marvel Super Heroes Jumpstart was just revealed, so here are the best Commanders in each color in the set! Which is your favorite?
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Fantastic Four Precon Pits Six 4-Color Commanders Against One Another
The decklist for the new Fantastic Four Commander precon has been revealed, but which of the six commanders is the best? Wait a second… six?
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Glaring Marvel Omissions All But Confirm X-Men Set In Magic’s Future
There are some cards missing from the new Marvel Super Heroes set: The X-men. This huge part of the Marvel franchise are suspiciously absent. Is this a clue towards a new X-Men set?
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The 49 Best Equipment Commanders in Magic Ranked
I kind of take it for granted how ubiquitous equipment is in modern Magic. With any evergreen mechanic you’re bound to see legendary creatures designed specifically to carry that mechanic into Commander’s ever-growing expanse of deckbuilding...
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The 18 Best Black Wincons in Magic’s Biggest Formats
In Magic, black is usually tied to grindy situations. It’s a color that relies on 1v1 removal, drawing cards by paying life, returning creatures from the graveyard to play, or win conditions that slowly drain your opponent’s life. Let’s see which...
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Job Select in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
For those Magic veterans who fondly remember living weapon and for Mirrodin!, the Final Fantasy x MTG crossover brings another auto-attach trick: job select, now with freshly minted 1/1 heroes rather than germs or rebels.
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The 14 Best You Can’t Lose the Game Cards in Magic Ranked
Winning a game of MTG is somewhat trivial if you have a good board and are smashing your opponent’s face. But what if the rules change in the middle of the game? Suddenly, you can’t win anymore because your opponent… can’t lose. What trickery is...
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The 47 Best Life Drain Cards in Magic Ranked
Incidental damage and lifegain each add up quickly, especially in a format like Commander with super long games. Combining them into one effect gives you a strong advantage—but which of them are the best for you?
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All 13 Dice-Roll Commanders in Magic Ranked
Rollin’ die is mostly a mechanic seen in other board games like D&D, but as it happens, it’s also seen in Magic: The Gathering. Whether you’re triggering wild random effects, opening attractions, or just seeing how high you can roll...
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Tiered in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Next in a long line of “kicker-style” mechanics is tiered, a way to increase the impact of your spells and feel like you’re developing your own JRPG Final Fantasy mage character. Or healer. Or support character.
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The 60 Best Sacrifice Outlets in Magic Ranked
Sacrificing creatures for value is a time-honored tradition hailing back to the very first days of Magic as a core tenet of black’s desperate bids for power, regardless of the rites and costs associated.
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The 24 Best Entomb Effects in Magic Ranked
Entomb effects are a powerful subclass of tutor that combines their consistency with graveyard synergies, which are among the most powerful and least fair in the game. If your deck cares about the graveyard at all, you ought to consider one or...
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