Learn how Merfolk Trickster can kill a creature without damaging it (and other fun tricks)!
Category: Continuous Effects
Erratic Cyclops and Invert
Creatures Coming Down AFTER Join Shields
Trostani Discordant and Mind Control effects
We start off Selesnya Week by looking at how Trostani Discordant interacts with various kinds of control-changing effects.
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!
Recruiter of the Guard and CDAs
That’s right, kids, today we’re dipping our toes into Legacy (or Commander, I guess)! is a nifty little sort-of-color-shift of that was released in Conspiracy 2: Electric Boogaloo (Also known as Take The Crown). Both of them work along the same lines- they’re 3 mana 1/1s that fetch small creatures from your library. Imperial Recruiter […]
Tournament Tuesday: The Rules vs. Can’t Lose Effects
Welcome back to the Rules Blog! Today we’ll be going over something that’s occasionally misunderstood: effects that prevent you from losing the game. The ur-example of this is good old , but there’s been others- most recently, the emblem from . So long as you have that Emblem, and a Planeswalker with the “Gideon” subtype, […]
Aether Revolt Prerelease Week: Vehicle Refresher
Welcome back to Aether Revolt Prerelease Week! Today we’re going over Vehicles, a returning card type and mechanic from Kaladesh. Vehicles have a unique card frame, including a Power and Toughness box on the bottom right, even though they aren’t creatures… normally. All Vehicles have an ability called “Crew”, which is always followed by a […]
Burning the Midnight Oil
Good morning and welcome back! Today we’re covering the Little Draw Engine That Could: . Midnight Oil gives you access to an extra card every turn, but your industrious card drawing comes at a price: Each time you draw via that trigger, you lose 2 hours! Well, 2 hour counters, anyway. And since your maximum […]
Crewing Cultivator’s Caravan
Welcome back to the Rules Tip Blog! We sure missed you. Today we’ll be starting on our tips from Kaladesh! To start with, we’ll cover crewing, and crewing a specific card: . Every Vehicle has the Crew ability, which is followed by a number (in this case, Crew 3). That means that anytime you have […]