Of Magic’s deck archetypes, control might be the most infamous. Who hasn’t played the long game against the deck that seems to have every answer to sweep your board state aside while drawing more cards than you can dream of?
Read moreSurveil has been in Magic since 2018, and I’ve always thought it weird that a term for spycraft is used to talk about manipulating your own deck. But that’s how it goes sometimes.
Read moreOne aspect of MTG that helps maintain its success is that there are loads of ways to play. Whether you’re brand new to the game, played for years, play casually from time to time, or you want become a pro, there’s an MTG format for you!
Read moreA one-shot card in MTG can take an opponent from any reasonable amount of life to dead with just one action (or sometimes the same action multiple times). This can be anything from attacking with an arbitrarily large creature to some sort of...
Read moreSometimes having the best of both worlds can be good or bad. But not when you have shapeshifter commanders! With so many creature types and many benefits from copying the creature that you or your opponents already have, you never know what...
Read moreCommander’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...
Read moreIs that Ancestral Recall in a Standard set? Well, by name, yes. But mechanically? It’s a little more complicated than that.
Read moreSome 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...
Read morePhyrexia: 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.
Read moreGreen has lots to offer, with competitive but also fun commanders to choose from. Combine this with the color’s diverse range of cards, and you have a lot of options when trying to build a mono-green deck.
Read moreMagic has some incredibly expensive cards in its portfolio, and not all of these are special edition versions that fetch a premium. Many cards, particularly those on the Reserved List, are worth a tidy sum.
Read moreInsects are one of the most diverse groups of creatures in our real world, but how are they represented in Magic?
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