Exiling in MTG: Rules, History and FAQs
Did you know that “removed from the game” effects have been in MTG since the original Alpha set? What about the huge rework to change it to what we know now as exile? Let’s dive in.
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The 42 Best Walls in Magic Ranked
Walls are one of the simplest creature types in Magic that have stuck around since the beginning of the game. The creature type has a few distinct characteristics: low power, high toughness, and the defender keyword forcing them to play...
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Limited Mana Bases: How to Determine Your Lands for Draft and Sealed
Have you ever drafted a deck or built a sealed pool and just let Arena or MTGO tell you what basic lands you should run? What happens when you go to your local store to do your first in-person Draft and you don’t have an algorithm telling you...
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[Guide] How to Use and Set Up SpellTable
While many turned to MTG Arena as an alternative to FNM or casual gameplay in recent years, some players, especially Commander players, turned to play via webcam and VoIP. One way to do this is through SpellTable, an official way to play paper...
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[Guide] 3 Steps to Fix Curled Foils in Magic: The Gathering
Have you ever opened a new Secret Lair Bundle only to find out that some, if not all, of your precious and pricy cards have a weird shape, like they were Pringles?
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The 27 Best Vehicle Commanders in Magic Ranked
Vehicles are now considered a deciduous mechanic, which means we’re going to continue seeing them in new MTG sets as time goes on. So let’s take the temperature on who your vehicle commanders can be as of Modern Horizons 3, including some who you...
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The 36 Most Expensive, High Mana Value Cards in Magic Ranked
Cards with high mana values are usually weak because the risk of having one rotting in your hand is very real. However, MTG has many ways to make expensive cards competitively playable.
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Draftsim Design Experiment: Reality Fracture Cards We’d Love to See
With Reality Fracture on the horizon, we got to thinking…what our the colorshifted classics we want to see most? So, we designed a few cards of our own.
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Secret Lair x MSCHF: The Zeta Set Value Report
Another surprise set for 2026? We looked at the best cards in the Lair to try and answer the question: Is the Secret Lair x MSCHF Zeta Set worth the gamble?
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Plot in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
A’ight, partners… Here’s where the Outlaws of Thunder Junction’s plot thickens. Among the new mechanics that this Western-themed MTG set introduced, plot is probably the most complex: This keyword ability involves casting spells...
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The 36 Best Assassins in Magic Ranked
Fantasy games give you opportunities to roleplay all kinds of characters. Whether you’re waist deep in a D&D campaign or booting up your Nth save file of your favorite RPG, it’s fun to escape into someone else. Who shall you be today? A...
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The 48 Best Voltron Commanders in Magic Ranked
Are you looking to build a formidable Magic deck to beat your opponents at your next game night? Consider a Voltron deck that can bulk up one unkillable creature to take out your opponents in just a couple hits.
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