Phyrexia Storyline for Beginners: What the Phyrexians Are and Why They Matter
A beginner-friendly guide to Phyrexia, from Yawgmoth and the fall of Mirrodin to the Multiverse invasion, plus the cards and mechanics behind the story.
How the Legend Rule Works in MTG
The legend rule makes a player who controls multiple legendary permanents with the same name choose one to keep. Here is how that state-based action works with copies, triggers, Commander, control changes, and cards that create exceptions.
Modern vs Pioneer in MTG: Where the Card Pools Split
Modern reaches back to 2003 and receives direct-to-Modern releases, while Pioneer begins with Return to Ravnica. Here is how that split affects legality, decks, and card choices.
Ravnica Guilds Explained by Color Pair and Philosophy
Ravnica turns Magic’s ten two-color pairs into competing institutions. Here is what every guild believes, how its colors cooperate, and what that means when building a deck.
Best Duskmourn Draft Archetypes for Beginners in MTG
Duskmourn: House of Horror is an unusually inviting Draft set once you understand its two big themes: enchantments and the […]
MTG Ravnica Guilds: A Lore Guide to All 10 Guilds
Ravnica is one of Magic: The Gathering’s defining settings: a plane-spanning city whose politics, religion, commerce, crime, and even garbage […]
MTG Proxy Backs: Why Custom Backs Reduce Problems
The back of a Magic card seems like the least interesting part of a proxy—until a sleeve splits, a card […]
Oswald Fiddlebender Deck Strategies for MTG Commander
Oswald Fiddlebender looks like a friendly Gnome with a workshop problem. In Commander he is closer to a repeatable artifact […]
MTG Proxies for cEDH: Norms, Expectations, and Event Reality
If you want to test a competitive Commander deck against optimized opponents, it makes little sense to make ownership of […]
MTG Proxy Tokens and Double-Faced Cards: Clean Ways to Handle Them
Proxying a normal one-faced Magic card is straightforward: put the correct name and readable rules on a card, use the […]
Hatsune Miku Secret Lair Cards in MTG: How They Play and Whether They’re Worth Adding
The Hatsune Miku Secret Lair cards look like a crossover made for collectors, but several are genuinely useful in Commander. […]
MTG Ramp in Non-Green Decks: Practical Packages That Do Not Pretend You Are Simic
Green can turn a two-mana spell into a land and call it a normal Tuesday. The other colors have to […]
PrintMTG vs. MPC: Which Is Better for MTG Proxies?
PrintMTG is usually the easier starting point for an ordinary Magic: The Gathering decklist. MakePlayingCards (MPC) is the more configurable […]
How to Remove Poison Counters in MTG: What Actually Works
You can remove poison counters in Magic: The Gathering, but only a small number of cards can do it directly. […]
Best Cube Formats for Two Players
Grid Draft is the best default two-player Cube format, but Housman and Pancake offer stronger archetype support. Here is how to choose and tune your Cube.
Best Lands to Proxy for Five-Color Commander Mana Bases
Build a more reliable five-color Commander mana base by testing lands in the right order: typed fixing first, dependable rainbow sources second, then triomes and utility lands.
Deck Building
How Big Should the Gold Section Be in an MTG Cube?
A practical method for sizing your Cube’s gold section around the cards your pod actually drafts, the decks you support, and the fixing available to cast them.
Proxy Guides
How to Update a Proxy Test Deck After a Banlist Change
A practical workflow for replacing a banned card, testing focused alternatives, recording useful results, and deciding whether to swap, repair, or rebuild.