Today we’re going to get to the real meat and potatoes of Fate Reforged! We’ve already covered Dash and Bolster, and that just leaves us one new mechanic (we will cover the returning mechanics tomorrow, but that’s all that’s left is returning ones after this!) to discuss, and boy is it a doozy. Those of […]
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Containment Priest vs. Show and Tell
Containment Priest can only affect things that enter while it's already in play. So anything that enters at the same time, like with Show and Tell, will be able to enter normally.
Assault Suit – What “can’t be sacrificed” means.
There have been a few cards that prevent sacrifices from opponent's effects, but "can't be sacrificed" is a new ability, so we explain exactly what it means for Assault Suit!
How to kill your opponent’s Sylvan Caryatid with Bile Blight.
Sylvan Caryatid has hexproof, which means you can't target your opponent's Caryatid with Bile Blight... but there's a great trick you may not have thought about that could win you a game some time, if you control a Caryatid of your own!
Aggressive Mining doesn’t stop lands from entering the battlefield another way.
Make sure you know the difference between actually "playing" a land and simply putting a land onto the battlefield.
Mass Calcify, Hunter’s Ambush, and Multicolored Creatures
Keeping with the long tradition of there needing to be some kind of white board wipe somewhere in Standard, M15 gave us back , a 7-mana potentially one-sided board wipe originally printed in Shadowmoor. Conveniently, goes pretty well with another card from M15 (as far as what we’re discussing today, anyway): the green common, . […]
Worst Fears Can’t Force a Concession!
Being controlled by another player is often one of their . I mean, you can pretty much do anything they could normally do. You can make them themselves in the face, you can make their 1/1 attack into your untapped 5/5, and you can have them bestow their onto your creatures, you can look at […]
Eidolon of the Great Revel Hurts You Too!
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 […]
Iroas and an attacking Boros Reckoner aren’t necessarily buddies.
Boros Reckoner can only trigger if damage is actually dealt to it, so Iroas's damage prevention may be unfortunate for you when attacking!