Infinite possibilities in Kaladesh! Oh no! Looks like it’s time to brush up on what happens when your cards create an infinite loop. Let us start with the old / combo that allows you to put an infinite amount of exarchs on the battlefield with haste to swing in for infinite damage. Active Player has […]
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Getting to the Heart of Kiran
, the flagship of the renegade faction on Kaladesh, and a strong contender for flagship card of the set as well. This Vehicle is unusual in that it has not one, but two ways to crew it. The first, normal way is to tap creatures with a combined power of 3 or greater. But what […]
Planeswalker Deck “extra cards” are legal in Standard.
The Kaladesh set, in addition to the usual new cards and mechanics, also introduced a new addition to Wizards’ preconstructed product line: the Planeswalker Deck, which replaces the Intro Pack as the preconstructed product released with every set (which themselves replaced Theme Decks, for those of you who remember that far back). These Planeswalker Decks […]
Mechanized Production – Tips and tricks
Welcome back to the Rules Tips blog! I hope everyone who went to a Prerelease had a great time, and you’re looking forward to the release of Aether Revolt! This week, we’re taking a look at some of the cooler individual cards in the set, starting with the latest in Magic’s growing family of alternate […]
Sylvan Library and Chains of Mephistopheles
To cap things off, we’re going to leave the realm of reasonable and go absolutely crazy. is already a somewhat weird old enchantment involving draws, so what happens when we pair it with everyone’s favorite confusing old enchantment: ? A whole bucket full of weird. Chains seems a lot more complex than it is: If […]
When Sylvan Library collides with Competitive tournament Magic
Sylvan Library has been the source of many judge discussion about “what do we do with this card in real life??” And the official policy has changed a few times. The comprehensive rules handle the card just fine, and in an interface that removes human dexterity from the equation, like MTGO, there are no problems. […]
Sylvan Library, Dredge and Abundance
Hello readers! Today’s tip will be a short but simple one concerning and what happens when you combine it with effects that replace drawing. For example, Dredge, which works any time you would draw a card. This means that with the Library, you can dredge three times in a row if you want (assuming you […]
You can reveal the BFZ “dual lands” for the “Shadow Lands”
Some of you might be sad that we no longer have the Khans “fetchlands” to help us fix and interact with our Battle For Zendikar duals. Fortunately, there is some news that might perk you up a bit when it comes to fixing. The new Shadows Over Innistrad lands only care if the land you […]
Avacyn’s Judgment can only choose as many targets as you have damage to divide.
No judgment hits in standard quite like that of Avacyn’s. At the low cost of 1R you are able to potentially 2 for 1 your opponent or better. But how many creatures can you target? That depends! If you are casting it from your hand normally, you can choose up to two different targets, and […]