Abilities are everywhere in Magic, but there are different types from Activated to Triggered and Mana abilities. Now you can understand the basic differences.
Magic Basics: The Standard Format for New and Learning Players
New to Magic the Gathering, and trying to find a format to play? Lets see what “Standard” has to offer, and also some of the downsides of this format.
7 Easy Steps to Get Started Playing Magic: the Gathering
Where does a new Magic player start, if you don’t already know someone who plays the game? Don’t let the game scare you – here are Tap & Sac’s 7 quick and easy steps to get you started!
MTG Basics: Ways to Win a Game
What’s the goal of every Magic game? To win, of course! New players of the game should understand the most common ways to win, and plan their game strategy.
What’s Hot and Not About MTG Duelist Online Platform
MTG Duelist was launched 2021, offering free-to-play Magic: the Gathering online play, even when you don’t have the cards! So is there anything bad about it?
Magic Basics: Artifacts – Ancient and Ever Present
Think of Artifacts as tools in Magic. They’re inorganic, but some are living while many others are not. Swords, chariots, and even little rocks are just some examples of Artifacts’ importance in the game. Magic’s most famous card – Black Lotus – is an Artifact and it is undeniably powerful.
Magic Basics: Enchantments & Auras for Amplified Effects
In the real world, we like to “cast a spell” on someone, as though enchanting them with magical powers or some sinister effect for our benefit. That’s exactly what Enchantments are in Magic: the Gathering – a spell with long lasting effects, more permanent than Instants and Sorceries as they stay on the Battlefield. One […]
Magic Basics: End Step for Discard and Cleanup
Your turn winds down with the End Step, where certain effects wear off, including damage to your Creatures, and most importantly to discard down to Hand Size.
Magic Basics: Commander/EDH Format for Casual, Multiplayer Fun
You pick 1 card to be your Commander. This card must be a Legendary Creature or a Legendary Permanent. The format is often multiplayer, with each Commander the focal point of the game.
Beginner’s Ultimate Guide On How To Choose A Commander
To choose a Commander is like being a kid in a candy store – so many options, too little time. So let’s take this process one idea at a time:
