“How many times can I use my creature’s ability? Just once?” I’ve heard that one a lot, especially among newer players; they want to know how many times they can activate a given ability per turn. The answer is pretty simple: As many times as you can pay for it! The vast majority of activated […]
Abilities, Activated Abilities, Combat Phase, Tournament Rules, Turn Structure, Type & Subtypes, Type Changing
How to Attack with Mutavault
is back in town, and doing fun things! It swings for 2, it gets pumped by , it has the subtypes of Ninja Mutant Turtle- and it taps for mana! What a land. However, some people don’t know how to properly attack with it! You see, to swing with your Mutavault, it has to be […]
Call a judge if your sealed product has “unconventional distribution” of rarities.
While the contents of a pack aren't "guaranteed," it is still highly unusual to get something other than the expected norm. If that happens, call a judge so they can decide how to handle it and to make sure you aren't accused of modifying your card pool later!
If your opponent does something in your end step, you get priority again.
Even though you said "go," you still get another chance to cast instants or activate abilities if your opponent does something during your end step.
Putting Prossh, Jeleva, or Marath onto the battlefield without casting them isn’t that great.
If you’re not casting Prossh, Jeleva, or Marath, their cast/enter the battlefield abilities won’t do anything.
How Tempting Offer really works
Oh, what a tempting offer we have! How do these spells really work? Find out in this post!
Widespread Panic vs. tutors (and the double whammy vs. Green Sun’s Zenith!)
Don't Panic about tutoring with Widespread Panic! It doesn't force you to shuffle away anything, since the trigger doesn't go on the stack until after the tutor has completely finished resolving (i.e., after you shuffle).
A player can choose any player’s nonland permanent with Eye of Doom (let’s all dogpile on that guy’s stuff!)
Eye of Doom doesn't tell you whose permanents to put the counters on, so all nonland permanents are fair play!
Darksteel Mutation – Say what?
Darksteel Mutation received errata before it was actually released! We explain why it was needed, and also how the card works in a general way.