Magic Rules Tips - ...and knowing is half the battlefield

Abilities, Activated Abilities, Continuous Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities, Triggered Abilities

Tidebindering with comprehensive updates!

February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 | Stephan Classen

A new update to Comprehensive rules has changed how some things interact with being targeted by Tishana's Tidebinder!

Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Resolving spells and abilities

Exile everything and all the cards, all at once?

October 3, 2024February 10, 2026 | Stephan Classen

Exiling a cards in lots, with Laelia and more!

Activated Abilities, Triggered Abilities

More bindings with Tidebinder

May 9, 2024May 10, 2024 | Stephan Classen

Even MORE to know about Tidebinder! And some complexity you didn't know you didn't know!

Activated Abilities, Effects, Interaction of Continuous Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities

Tishana’s Tidebinding Tricks!

March 24, 2024March 24, 2024 | agrachronis

Tishana's Tidebinder

Rules tips and interactions with Tishana's Tidebinder!

Communication Policy, Tournament Rules

Tournament Tip: Properly Identifying Cards

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 | tnunez

How do you 'choose a card name' if you can't remember the card's name?

Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Effects, Prevention and Replacement Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities

Scorchmark vs. Regenerate

March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 | tnunez

What happens when you Regenerate a creature with a Scorchmark aimed at it?

Abilities, Activated Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Costs, Resolving spells and abilities

What’s A Tap Cost, Anyway?

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 | tnunez

Today we discuss the difference between the Tap symbol in a cost, and the word "tap" in a cost!

Abilities, Activated Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Resolving spells and abilities

Omnispell Adept and Timing

March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 | tnunez

Learn how Omnispell Adept interacts with various kinds of costs, and how she interacts with Sorceries!

Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Characteristics, Continuous Effects, Copies, Effects, Interaction of Continuous Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities, Triggered Abilities, Type & Subtypes, Type Changing

Mono-Blue Tempo Round 2: Merfolk Trickster

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 | tnunez

Learn how Merfolk Trickster can kill a creature without damaging it (and other fun tricks)!