Ankh of Mishra – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Playing lands is one of the most important parts of playing Magic the Gathering. The artifact card Ankh of Mishra punishes players just for playing them. It’s a card that was first printed in Magic’s very first release, Alpha, but has seen numerous reprints: Revised, 4th Edition, 5th Edition, and 6th Edition. The latter two […]
Requiem Angel – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
If any Magic the Gathering deck archetype was boosted more than Humans by the Avacyn Restored set, it would be Angels. Being that the premier card of the set Avacyn, Angel of Hope is an Angel, this should have probably been an obvious consideration of Wizards of the Coast Research & Development. It couldn’t be […]
Wight of Precinct Six – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Most cards printed in Magic the Gathering aren’t ever going to be played in top-tier competitive decks. However, in the case of Wight of Precinct Six, this Zombie creature did see some fringe Standard play at one point. Since then, he’s become a Kitchen Table Magic hit, too. As a creature, the Wight is actually […]
Essence of the Wild – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Essence of the Wild is a very fun mythic rare card from Magic the Gathering’s Innistrad set. When it was first released, it was a card with plenty of potential. Considering this card automatically makes every creature that hits the board under your control into a 6/6 Essence of the Wild Avatar, there seem to […]
Quest for the Holy Relic – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
The Zendikar block had an interesting cycle of Quest enchantments. While the Quest for the Holy Relic is not by far the best of them, it’s an interesting card. This Quest only costs 1 white mana to cast. Whenever you cast a creature spell, you get to put a quest counter on the Quest. Once […]
Can an Enigma Drake Deck Still Be Competitive in Magic the Gathering?
If you’ve been playing Magic: the Gathering since around the Theros set, you may remember a card called Spellheart Chimera. So, Enigma Drake from Amonkhet (and Magic 2019) may look very familiar. Both creatures fly and their power is equal to the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. Whereas the Chimera has […]
How Does Astral Cornucopia Work – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Astral Cornucopia is a fascinating little mana ramp card from Magic: the Gathering’s Born of the Gods expansion set. It has a triple X cost, which already seems a bit janky. So how does this card work? It enters the battlefield with X charge counters on it. This means that if you want one counter, […]
Waking the Trolls – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Since the release of Sagas in Magic the Gathering with the Dominaria set, these “storytelling” enchantments have generally been playable. Players who love land destruction are particularly excited by Waking the Trolls which appears to have a potential win condition stapled to the final Chapter. But, is this Saga as good as some deck brewers […]
Serpentine Spike – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Serpentine Spike from Magic the Gathering’s Battle for Zendikar set is what is known as a “bulk rare” card in the trading card game. These are rare cards that many store buylists will buy from you from anywhere from a nickel to a dime. Of course, not all bulk rares are created equal. Some of […]
Blessed Alliance – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Blessed Alliance is a perfect example of a card with the Escalate mechanic which was new and unique to the Eldritch Moon set, the second of two sets in the Shadows Over Innistrad block. Right away, players saw this card as a strictly better version of Celestial Flare with its ability to force an opponent […]