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: What is Commander Damage?
You’ve been playing Commander for awhile, but how often have you won by Commander damage? Here are some tricky scenarios that all players should know!
Magic Basics: Sealed Format for Prerelease Events
Prerelease events are an early preview to new MTG cards, and are played in a “Sealed” format. Here’s all you need to get started!
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.
Magic Basics: Almighty Planeswalkers and Powerful Emblems
Many of the game’s iconic characters – Teferi, Nicol Bolas, Jace Belaren etc. -are Planeswalkers. In the Lore, becoming a Planeswalker is akin to developing some form of supernatural powers
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.
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.