To wrap up the week, we’re going to take a look at a cycle of cards, the Expertises, which not only spotlight some of Kaladesh’s important storyline characters but also have a pretty cool effect: As they resolve, you can cast a spell from your hand for “free” (ignoring mana cost, but paying all other […]
Getting to the Heart of Kiran
, the flagship of the renegade faction on Kaladesh, and a strong contender for flagship card of the set as well. This Vehicle is unusual in that it has not one, but two ways to crew it. The first, normal way is to tap creatures with a combined power of 3 or greater. But what […]
All About Exquisite Archangel
Today we’ll be talking about , a creature with a rather unusual ability; it doesn’t do anything until you’re about to lose the game! Of course, the effect is a powerful one indeed, which replaces losing with going back to your starting life total, one which essentially undoes all your opponent’s hard work if they […]
Planeswalker Deck “extra cards” are legal in Standard.
The Kaladesh set, in addition to the usual new cards and mechanics, also introduced a new addition to Wizards’ preconstructed product line: the Planeswalker Deck, which replaces the Intro Pack as the preconstructed product released with every set (which themselves replaced Theme Decks, for those of you who remember that far back). These Planeswalker Decks […]
Mechanized Production – Tips and tricks
Welcome back to the Rules Tips blog! I hope everyone who went to a Prerelease had a great time, and you’re looking forward to the release of Aether Revolt! This week, we’re taking a look at some of the cooler individual cards in the set, starting with the latest in Magic’s growing family of alternate […]
Aether Revolt Prerelease Week: What To Expect
Welcome back to the final day of our Aether Revolt Prerelease Week! Today we’ll be going over the event itself, and what you can expect. For those of you who are familiar with prereleases, it’s fairly in-line with what you already know. For those of you who are not, read on! First, what should you […]
Semaine des avant-premières de la Révolte éthérique! Un point sur les véhicules
Salut à tous, j’espère que vous êtes sur la grille de départ pour les avant-premières de ce week-end ! En parlant de grille de départ, aujourd’hui, on se penche sous le capot des véhicules, un type de carte et une mécanique qui nous reviennent tout droit de l’extension précédente, Kaladesh. Les véhicules ont un cadre […]
Semaine des avant-premières de la Révolte éthérique ! Une remise à niveau énergique!
Salut à tous, aujourd’hui, on se penche sur une mécanique qui fait son retour après Kaladesh, je parle bien sur de l’Energie ! Beaucoup de sorts et de capacités du Bloc Kaladesh vous fournissent des marqueurs énergie. Ces marqueurs sont placés sur vous, le joueur (comme des marqueurs poison ou expérience), et peuvent être utilisés […]
Aether Revolt Prerelease Week: Energy Refresher
Welcome back to Aether Revolt Prerelease Week! Today we’re going over another returning mechanic from Kaladesh (and boy is it a doozy): Energy. Lots of spells and abilities from this block will grant you Energy counters. These counters are put on you, the player (much like Poison or Experience counters), and can be spent in […]