Asylum Visitor – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
There’s a lot of things to like about Asylum Visitor from the Magic the Gathering set Shadows Over Innistrad. Not only is she a vampire, but she has the Madness ability. This means if you happen to discard her, you can pay 1B to cast her! Having a 3/1 creature for 2 mana is good […]
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
The evil Phyrexians made a return to the Magic the Gathering scene in Kaldheim! Last time we saw the Phyrexians in a Standard-legal set, it was all the way back in New Phyrexia. Now, we get a juicy new Phyrexian creature, complete with a denoted creature type, something players have been asking for years. The […]
Halvar, God of Battle / Sword of the Realms – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
We’ve seen how powerful the modal Double-Faced land cards were in Magic the Gathering’s Zendikar Rising. Having a spell that you could also play as a land has changed the competitive landscape forever. Kaldheim offers a brand new take on the modal cards with a creature that can also be an enchantment. But, this first […]
Surtland Flinger – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Kaldheim may be one of the most tribal focused sets ever released for the Magic the Gathering card game. In particular, the Giants tribe gained a number of interesting cards, one of which is Surtland Flinger. Like its counterpart in Blue, Surtland Elementalist, the Flinger is available only in the Theme and Set boosters, not […]
Calamity Bearer – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
In Magic the Gathering’s Kaldheim set, fans of Giant Tribal decks received a powerful new ally in Calamity Bearer. This four-mana Giant Berserker doubles the damage which any Giant you control deals to a permanent or player. While it doesn’t double the damage on the Adventure half of the most popular Giant out there in […]
Helm of the Gods – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Helm of the Gods is an equipment from the Magic Origins set that costs only 1 mana to cast with an equip cost of only 1 mana. The Helm gives its equipped creature +1/+1 for each enchantment you control. In decks that live and die with Enchantments, this artifact is definitely worth considering. Does it […]
Nissa’s Renewal – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
At first glance, Nissa’s Renewal from Magic the Gathering’s Battle for Zendikar set appears to be a worse version of the popular ramp card, Boundless Realms. It could also be a slightly better Nissa’s Expedition or Peregrination. Although Nissa’s Expedition had Convoke on it which could lower its casting cost by tapping creatures you controlled, […]
Gifted Aetherborn – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
When Gifted Aetherborn was first spoiled in Magic the Gathering’s Aether Revolt set, it wasn’t hard to compare it to the classic Zendikar creature, Vampire Nighthawk. Not only did the 3-mana flying 2/3 Vampire see a good amount of play in Standard, but it has since sneaked into competitive Modern decks in years since. It’s […]
Necroskitter – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
With the release of the Amonkhet set, many Magic: the Gathering players were excited about the number of “-1/-1 counters matters” cards in the set. This excitement caused a chain reaction of cards centered around the -1/-1 counter mechanic being bought out all over the internet. Most notably, this includes cards from the Shadowmoor and […]
Exotic Orchard – Every Magic the Gathering Card Has a Story
“It was a strange morning. When we awoke, we found our trees transformed. We didn’t know whether to water them or polish them.” —Pulan, Bant orchardist Exotic Orchard is a very useful Land card from Magic the Gathering’s Conflux set. This Land is so useful that it’s been blessed with nine printings, most of those […]