MTG Avatar Causes Beginning of Game Effect to Spike 220%
Beginning-of-game effects are some of the highest variance cards that Magic: The Gathering offers. Starting with them in your opening hand puts cards into play before your opponent even has a chance to respond, commonly offering game-warping advantages. Drawing into them, after the starting turn, on the other hand, is a nightmare scenario that can […]
Universes Within Legend Spikes 1070% Thanks to The Last of Us Synergies
From the moment the PlayStation x Secret Lair MTG cards were revealed, it was obvious these cards would be big business. Since each drop contained a mechanically unique Commander or two, it was expected that tons of players would be building around these legends. Unsurprisingly, this started to happen as soon as the cards were […]
30-Year Old Budget MTG Enchantment Shuts Opponent’s Boards Down
If you want to buy time in a game of Commander, there’s no better tool than enchantments like Propaganda and Ghostly Prison. Paying two mana for each attacking creature may not shut down every strategy completely, but the presence of multiple opponents makes these cards so much better. Not only do these enchantments keep creatures […]
29-Year-Old Mana Stax Engine Creates New Infinite Combos
In the world of Magic, Stax cards can come in all shapes and sizes. From basic taxing effects to various forms of land denial, these types of cards have built up a notorious reputation as some of the most infuriating cards to play against. While most Stax pieces are utilized for the sole purpose of […]
MTG Avatar Land Becomes Underrated Multi-Format Win Condition
In most modern-day MTG sets, it’s common for there to be at least one utility land cycle. Unfortunately, many recent cycles, including the mythic rare Planets from Edge of Eternities, haven’t exactly lived up to expectations. By contrast, the rare land cycle from MTG Avatar actually delivered, with most of the options seeing some Standard […]
MTG Avatar Avatar Spikes 443% Thanks to Standard Success
The MTG Standard format is in a weird spot right now. On the one hand, since the meta is still developing, it’s a hugely exciting time for players and brewers alike. At the same time, however, the format feels like it’s on a knife-edge, as each potentially dominant deck is only barely contained by the […]
Bizarre Reserved List Artifact Is A Confusing MTG Reanimator Engine
A printing error that will never be fixed…
Forgotten MTG Enchantment Provides Silence Effect in Unexpected Color
For the most part, each color in Magic: The Gathering can offer a powerful effect that the others cannot. Black, for example, is considered particularly powerful in Commander thanks to its unrestricted tutoring effects, capable of finding anything in the deck. White certainly isn’t as powerful, but it does offer one thing that can set […]
Return of Controversial MTG Counter Breaks Multiple Cards
A plague on both your houses!
New Marvel Villain Threatens One-Shot Combo Kills
We’re just a few weeks past the official release of MTG Avatar, and we’re already getting bombarded with spoilers from another Universes Beyond set. Despite not releasing until June, a multitude of exciting Marvel Superheroes legends have been revealed, some of which make for cool Commander build-arounds. For fans of iconic Villains, Baron Helmut Zemo […]