Commander has a reputation for big, bombastic battlecruisers, but big instants and sorceries deserve love too. They might not stick around on the battlefield, but they’re just as impactful and game-warping.
Read moreMagic’s lore is always expanding and being built upon, but where it starts is as important as where it ends. Today I’d like to present you with a swath of information about the specific origins of the Elder Dragons, their individual stories, and...
Read moreSecrets of Strixhaven is finally here, and that means we have a batch of commanders to review! These range in power from potentially busted to extremely cut, with instants and sorceries being a recurring theme, as one would expect for the school...
Read moreSilverquill has a new mechanic in Secrets of Strixhaven, repartee, which encourages players to target creatures—theirs or their opponents. It also has exciting new cards for Commander!
Read moreCurious about which of the secondary Secrets of Strixhaven commanders are strongest? We analyzed them for you here!
Read moreRepartee is the mechanic for aspiring Silverquill students who want their words to sting just as badly as a Prismari mage’s fire magic. It draws on a subtheme from the OG Strixhaven to give the second round of Silverquill cards a more distinct...
Read moreReady for a second semester at Strixhaven? We’ll give you a crash course on everything you can expect from this Limited format.
Read moreEveryone 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreChoices are always great in Magic card design. We’ve seen plenty of modal options with commands, spree cards, and so on, but we’re looking at the most charming modal cards in Magic today!
Read moreIn Magic slang, Fireballs are instant or sorcery spells that deal damage to various targets based on the amount of mana you spent on them, as represented by X. While the original Fireball has more wording on it that makes it harder to understand...
Read moreThe 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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