Afterlife – MTG Mechanics Explained
Afterlife is a triggered ability that appears on creatures, and triggers on those creatures’s death. It’s always written with a number after it (so, Afterlife N), and it means that when the creature with it dies, you create N 1/1 white and black Spirit creature tokens with flying. And that’sreally it. Multiple instances of it on a single creature would ... Read More...
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant Commander Deck Tech
Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth is loaded with legendary creature cards that represent Tolkien’s characters, and many of these make for interesting and powerful Commanders. One of these notable The Lord of the Rings figures, and one who deserves this deck tech, is Shelob, Child of Ungoliant. At one point in the story, this massive spider manages ... Read More...
Top 20 Essential Green Commander Cards
Green is a powerful and fun color to play in Commander. If you’re looking to enhance your collection and start building more green decks, this article is for you. Here are 20 essential green Commander cards – the cards you’ll be happy to add to any green deck. Green is often cited as the color that gets the biggest share ... Read More...
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Food and Fellowship Precon Upgrade Guide
Food and Fellowship is one of four new Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth precons and is led by a couple of iconic hobbits, Sam and Frodo. This deck is all about lifegain in the form of tokens and we’re taking a look at how to upgrade this precon as well as what new cards this precon has to ... Read More...
Building with The One Ring in Modern
It’s release week for The Lord of the Rings, and somehow we haven’t talked about The One Ring in the context of Modern since we first saw it previewed months ago. In some ways though, it’s like saving the best for last. While a card like stern scolding is more likely to see tons of play, I think The One ... Read More...
The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle-earth Riders of Rohan Precon Upgrade Guide
Humans matter decks are one of the most popular themes among Commander players. I have good news if you’re a fan, because not only are we going over the new, powerful Human matters Commanders (and accompanying cards) in the Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth’s Riders of Rohan precon, but we’ll also be showing you how to upgrade ... Read More...
How to get the Most Out of White Removal in Commander
White is the color with some of the best removal. There are so many options that sometimes it’s challenging finding the one that’s right for your deck. Kristen takes us through how to pick the white removal that works for you in Commander. The premier white removal spells are Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile. For some reason, debate ... Read More...