Today we discuss the difference between the Tap symbol in a cost, and the word "tap" in a cost!
Category: Activated Abilities
Omnispell Adept and Timing
Learn how Omnispell Adept interacts with various kinds of costs, and how she interacts with Sorceries!
All About Prime Speaker Vannifar
Learn what Converted Mana Cost means, how to determine it, and what 'only any time you could cast a sorcery' means!
What Are Mana Abilities?
Learn what is and is not a Mana Ability, and what that means!
Prerelease Primer: Adapt and Overcome
Learn how to Adapt to any situation with the tried-and-true solution of "just put a bunch of +1/+1 counters on it"!
What Is ‘Fizzle’, Anyway?
Today we learn what 'fizzling' is, exactly!
Thief of Sanity and Control-Changing
Today we continue Dimir Week with a tip about Thief of Sanity and how it interacts with control-changing effects!
Lazav the Multifarious and Names!
Learn all about how Lazav interacts with cards that refer to themselves by name, with guest contributor Etrata the Silencer!
Tournament Tuesday: Kalitas and Anointed Procession
EDIT: With the release of Ixalan, the rules regarding this interaction have changed. As of that set’s release, effects like Anointed Procession will also apply if a replacement effect (such as Kalitas’ effect) is creating tokens, no matter why. Even if Kalitas’ ability is replacing a state-based action rather than the effect of a spell or […]
Archfiend of Ifrit And Cycling
And welcome back! Amonkhet gave us back an old favorite ability in Cycling, letting you discard cards you don’t currently need to dig for cards you do. On top of that, there’s cards that synergize well with it, like letting you cycle for free if you have a hand of 7 cards, or letting you […]