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Category: Abilities

Abilities, Characteristics, Effects, One-Shot Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities, Triggered Abilities

Amplifire and CDAs

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 | tnunez

Learn how Amplifire works (and doesn't work) with various kinds of creatures and P/T boosts!

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

Angel of Grace vs Banefire

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 | tnunez

Learn how Angel of Grace interacts with Banefire, Lifelink, and more!

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Tagged Angel of Grace, Banefire
Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities

All About Hydroid Krasis

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 | tnunez

Learn about Hydroid Krasis, cast triggers, how X in a mana cost mucks with CMCs, and more!

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Tagged Hydroid Krasis
Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Effects, Prevention and Replacement Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities, Turn Structure

Prerelease Primer: A Small Addendum

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 | tnunez

Attend a public lecture wherein Arrester Alistair discusses the minutiae of the Azorius Senate's newest Addendum

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

Prerelease Primer: Adapt and Overcome

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 | tnunez

Learn how to Adapt to any situation with the tried-and-true solution of "just put a bunch of +1/+1 counters on it"!

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Abilities, Effects, Keywords, Prevention and Replacement Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities

Prerelease Primer: Hey! Riot!

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 | tnunez

Ride along with Arrester Alistair as he tells you about the Gruul Clans' famous riots!

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

Prerelease Primer: Quite The Spectacle

January 15, 2019 | tnunez

Grab some popcorn and take a seat for this three-ring Rules Tip on Spectacle!

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Abilities, Control / Controller, Copies, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities

Prerelease Primer: All About Afterlife

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 | tnunez

Prerelease Week: Orzhov Edition! Get yourself Ravnica ready and learn about Afterlife!

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Abilities, Effects, Multiplayer, One-Shot Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities, Zones

Commanders and Banishing Light

January 7, 2019 | tnunez

Commander Week! Today we go over how the Commander replacement effect interacts with Oblivion Ring and Banishing Light.

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Tagged Banishing Light, Oblivion Ring

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Keep in Touch

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Hot Tips!

  • What Protection really means.
  • Deflecting Palm and Dictate of the Twin Gods
  • Trinisphere vs. Delve
  • Courser of Kruphix and Dig Through Time
  • Courser of Kruphix and Scrying

Tip Categories

  • Abilities (874)
    • Activated Abilities (217)
    • Mana Abilities (27)
    • Static Abilities (244)
    • Triggered Abilities (513)
  • Casting / playing a spell or ability (378)
  • Characteristics (168)
  • Combat Phase (132)
  • Control / Controller (48)
  • Copies (48)
  • Costs (87)
  • Effects (245)
    • Continuous Effects (79)
    • Interaction of Continuous Effects (14)
    • One-Shot Effects (23)
    • Prevention and Replacement Effects (143)
  • Keywords (102)
  • Multiplayer (40)
  • Planeswalkers (30)
  • Priority (43)
  • Resolving spells and abilities (441)
  • Source (11)
  • State-Based Actions (47)
  • Tournament Rules (244)
    • Communication Policy (20)
    • Missed Triggers (16)
    • Shortcuts (27)
  • Turn Structure (43)
  • Type & Subtypes (44)
  • Type Changing (27)
  • Uncategorized (112)
  • Zones (43)
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