Everything You Need to Know About MTG’s Most Popular Formats
With nearly thirty years of history, Magic: The Gathering has many casual and competitive MTG formats. When you’re just starting to play, this can make things very confusing. Thankfully, we’re here to help. Whether you’re looking to play Constructed, Eternal, or Limited formats, this guide should tell you what you need to know. Constructed MTG […]
What is MTG Investigate?
Thanks to a major case of complexity creep, a lot of older MTG mechanics are returning with renewed vigor. While Investigate is a constant keyword in competitive formats thanks to cards like and , it is reappearing once again in the new Doctor Who Universes Beyond Crossover. If you’re interested in employing older characters from […]
What is MTG Soulbond?
The new Doctor Who crossover, while introducing new mechanics to MTG’s 30-year legacy, also features a ton of returning mechanics. In order to make the experience with the four upcoming Doctor Who Commander decks as nuanced as possible, Wizards of the Coast appears to be pulling out all the stops. Because of this, there are […]
What is Doctor Who MTG Paradox?
Now that MTG players know just how successful Universes Beyond crossovers have been, its safe to say that more of them are coming. With Lord of the Rings having just passed, Doctor Who is the next big crossover coming to MTG players. Releasing in October, the crossover consists of four different preconstructed Commander decks, containing […]
What are Role Tokens in MTG?
Within Magic: the Gathering, there are an awful lot of tokens that creatures can create. To accommodate this, to date, Wizards has produced over 600 unique Token cards. Existing since the earliest days of MTG, it’s rare to get excited about tokens outside of their fetching new art. That is, at least, unless Wizards mixes […]
What is Bargain in MTG?
It has been made abundantly clear that Wizards of the Coast quite likes the Kicker mechanic. Its quite useful and easy to understand. For an additional cost, Kicked spells can grant additional abilites. Do note that this is different from an alternate casting cost, so casting the initial spell for free still gives players the […]
What is Myriad in MTG?
What is Myriad in MTG? That’s a good question, and it deserves a good answer. First introduced to MTG in Commander 2015, Myriad was last seen in Commander Masters. Here, and in Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate, the mechanic saw plenty of play in the somewhat bizarre Commander Draft events. Currently, only 18 cards […]
Baldur’s Gate 3 Characters Make Great MTG Commanders!
Hasbro has certainly been busy as of late. Wizards of the Coast is revealing new content for MTG left and right. With Wilds of Eldraine’s spoiler season coming up next week, the non-stop spoiler season seems to be continuing. Its not just Magic: the Gathering that’s been churning along, though. Baldur’s Gate 3 just got […]
What Is Legacy In Magic: The Gathering?
What is Legacy in Magic: The Gathering? It’s a question players who’ve been around in the MTG space for a little while will all eventually end up asking, because while Modern might have once seemed like something you can move into from Standard, Legacy is something else entirely. Well, it’s a question that’s got a […]
MTG Food and Fellowship Commanders May be a Trap!
Finally, the long wait is over, and we get to check out the fully revealed Lord of the Rings Commander decks. Let’s take a look at the white, black and green shard for Food and Fellowship, featuring and as the default partner commanders. Let’s start out with where this deck took a wrong turn in […]