Crimson Vow Commander Upgrade Guide: Vampiric Bloodline
Crimson Vow brings two more exciting Commander decks. Vampiric Bloodline is a great way to get into playing Vampire tribal. Are you ready to join Olivia’s wedding party? Let’s check out how to upgrade this precon. Strefan, Maurer Progenitor Strefan is a 3/2 flying Vampire for four mana. You can make a Blood token in your end step for each ... Read More...
Top 5 Innistrad: Crimson Vow Cards for Modern
Innistrad: Crimson Vow’s tabletop release is right around the corner. As always, I’ve combed through the set in search of the five cards that have the best chance of making an impact in Modern. Standard set power levels have been on the downturn for the last few sets, which means we’re unlikely to see any pushed cards make their way ... Read More...
Combo Crash Course: Living End
Thanks for joining me for another Combo Crash Course, where we explain Magic’s most notorious combo decks. If you’ve always wanted to know more about legendary decks like Splinter Twin, but didn’t know where to ask, this is the place to be. Today’s subject is a decidedly modern example of graveyard combo. Not only because this deck has been part ... Read More...
Week One Crimson Vow Standard Decks
Innistrad: Crimson Vow is out now on MTG Arena. So before you hop into the Standard queues, let me give you three decks that are going to mess up some Alrund’s Epiphany players. Since Epiphany decks did get a few new toys — including better mana — the least we can do is come packing some heat from day one. ... Read More...
Wizards Clarifies Rules Text of Two Crimson Vow Cards
Shortly after eagle-eyed players spotted some discrepancies in the Crimson Vow Commander card spoilers, WotC has clarified the correct rules, including some rare day-zero card errata. The new partner commander option Kamber, the Plunderer was previewed with two conflicting versions of its triggered ability. We now know that the “whenever a creature an opponent controls dies” version, shown on the ... Read More...
Innistrad: Crimson Vow Commander Review
Crimson Vow is upon us, and I hope you’ve sorted a wedding gift for the happy couple. If you’re looking for the lowdown on the best Commander cards from the set, then go no further — I’ve got you covered. For our Midnight Hunt review, head here. Today, I’ll be breaking down what’s hot from the set. I won’t be ... Read More...
Haunt – MTG Keywords Explained
Halloween may be behind us, but we’re covering another spooky MTG mechanic today: haunt! What is Haunt? Haunt appears on creatures, instants, and sorceries. For creatures, haunt triggers when the card goes to the graveyard from the battlefield; for instants and sorceries, it triggers after they resolve. When Haunt triggers, you exile the card with haunt from the graveyard “attached” ... Read More...