Well, we’re fresh out of mechanics to go over, and we already covered the basic “here’s what to expect” on Tuesday. So what’s left to discuss today? The prerelease itself! First off, you may find it very helpful to look into the Journey into Nyx Release Notes (formerly called the FAQ). This has some brief […]
Journey into Nyx Mechanics Week – Constellation and Strive
All right, we’re finally getting to the new mechanics of the set! Let’s dive right in, shall we? Journey into Nyx has only two new mechanics (common for a small third set, since it’s also got returning mechanics from the two prior sets). Those mechanics are Constellation and Strive. Constellation ties in with the enchantment […]
Journey into Nyx Mechanics Week – Returning Mechanics Part Two
Today we offer a refresher on the the returning Theros block mechanics you'll see at the prerelease, including Monstrosity, Tribute, Inspired, and Bestow (plus a crash course on the gods of Theros).
Tournament Tuesday – JOU Prerelease Edition
Good morning, loyal readers! Today’s Tournament Tuesday Tip will be covering this weekend’s Prerelease for Journey into Nyx, the last set of the Theros block! Whether it’s your very first prerelease, or the newest conquest in your storied Magical history, we hope these tips are useful to you! First, we’ll go over the basic format […]
Journey into Nyx Mechanics Week – Returning Mechanics
This weekend, thousands upon thousands of Magic players the world over will be playing with Journey into Nyx cards for the first time- that’s right, it’s Prerelease Time! As we often do with prereleases, the Rules Tip Blog is going to cover the new mechanics (and go over some old ones from the previous sets […]
Commander: Leaving the Game
Ever wonder what happens to all that stuff somebody controls when you kill that player off in a multiplayer game? Learn the gritty details here!
Commander Week: Casting Commanders
Welcome to Commander Week! First off, we discuss some basics of the format and how the "commander tax" works.
Killing Gray Merchant in response to the ETB ability.
Gray Merchant only checks devotion as its trigger resolves. You're able to minimize your losses if you can minimize the player's devotion in response to the trigger!
Responding to evolve by killing the creature that just entered.
If a creature that triggered Evolve is gone by the time the trigger resolves, the trigger just uses the last known information about that creature's P/T when it died. That means Doom Blade or Bile Blight will give different outcomes when responding to an Evolve trigger!