Red deck wins is often one of the most popular decks in standard. Cheap burn spells, aggressive creatures and hasty threats are known for stealing games from opponents. The mono red special received a powerful tool in Journey into Nyx. This tool, A pillar on a stick, is . It combines two powerful cards, and […]
Author: tnunez
Journey into Nyx – Prerelease Tips
Well, we’re fresh out of mechanics to go over, and we already covered the basic “here’s what to expect” on Tuesday. So what’s left to discuss today? The prerelease itself! First off, you may find it very helpful to look into the Journey into Nyx Release Notes (formerly called the FAQ). This has some brief […]
Journey into Nyx Mechanics Week – Constellation and Strive
All right, we’re finally getting to the new mechanics of the set! Let’s dive right in, shall we? Journey into Nyx has only two new mechanics (common for a small third set, since it’s also got returning mechanics from the two prior sets). Those mechanics are Constellation and Strive. Constellation ties in with the enchantment […]
Journey into Nyx Mechanics Week – Returning Mechanics Part Two
Today we offer a refresher on the the returning Theros block mechanics you'll see at the prerelease, including Monstrosity, Tribute, Inspired, and Bestow (plus a crash course on the gods of Theros).
Tournament Tuesday – JOU Prerelease Edition
Good morning, loyal readers! Today’s Tournament Tuesday Tip will be covering this weekend’s Prerelease for Journey into Nyx, the last set of the Theros block! Whether it’s your very first prerelease, or the newest conquest in your storied Magical history, we hope these tips are useful to you! First, we’ll go over the basic format […]
Journey into Nyx Mechanics Week – Returning Mechanics
This weekend, thousands upon thousands of Magic players the world over will be playing with Journey into Nyx cards for the first time- that’s right, it’s Prerelease Time! As we often do with prereleases, the Rules Tip Blog is going to cover the new mechanics (and go over some old ones from the previous sets […]
Congratulations, Paul Baranay!
One of our valued contributors to the Rules Tip Blog, Paul Baranay, was recently promoted to Level 3! All of us at the Rules Blog wanted to congratulate Paul on this awesome milestone, and we couldn’t think of a better way than by saying it here on the blog where he’s helped so much! Congrats […]
Abilities, Characteristics, Control / Controller, State-Based Actions, Static Abilities, Type Changing
Mind Control and Gods: Not a Great Idea
So your opponent is staring you down with an active , or maybe his is online and giving you the business. Your board is fairly barren, but you’ve got a nice little in your hand, and you’re ready to turn that threat into an answer! Well, you shouldn’t. Devotion is a static ability on the […]
When Bestow Creatures Can Attack
A misconception I’ve seen a lot of is players thinking that once a noncreature permanent becomes a creature, it gains summoning sickness until it’s been a creature for a turn. That’s simply not true! The rules don’t care how long a permanent has been a creature, just how long you’ve controlled that specific permanent. So […]