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MTG Exercises The role of this short section is to give the instructor teaching MTG tools for teaching the game in a limited environment. The section is divided […]

Life Gainers Life gainers are a type of card meant to increase the player’s life total. Since most wins in MTG are achieved by reducing the opponent’s life to 0, […]

MTG's golden rule Magic is an incredibly simple game. In fact, we can reduce the entire complexity of the game to a few key factors. If we momentarily set aside the […]

Creature Boosters Creature boosters are a group of spells that aim to upgrade a creature by adding to its strength/toughness values, or by granting it special abilities […]

Combat Tricks This type of card is designed to give the player advantages or combat tricks in the combat phase, usually in an encounter with the opponent’s […]

The Secrets of Sealed, Part II Practical tips for building a sealed deck Beyond the guiding principles derived from the limited pool of cards characteristic of SF, it is possible […]

MTG Finishers Creatures and removals are the two most stable types of spells in limited environments. Unsurprisingly, they usually account for the greater chunk of […]

The Secrets of Sealed, Part I Introduction Sealed is a format in which the players are asked to build a deck from a limited and given pool of cards. The most significant feature […]

The Craft of Playing, Part III Intelligence Good intelligence is a very valuable tool in the game. It allows the player to manage her actions wisely by taking calculated risks. […]

Removals Sensitivity to mana costs Removals are cards that neutralize the opponent’s creatures in different ways: destroying them, removing them from the […]

The Art of Drafting, Part III Synergy in draft The larger the pool of cards available to the player to build the deck, the more significant the synergistic effect that can be […]

The Craft of Playing, Part II Initiative In MTG there are two rules that shape the nature of the game in a very dramatic way. The first rule is the one that allows the defender […]

MTG, Play it limited! The following scene is undoubtedly familiar to any MTG player: Location: Anywhere in the world where MTG is played Participants: Tommy and […]

MTG Life Cost Life as a payment method MTG Life cost in points are sometimes used as an additional payment to mana. This supplementary cost diminishes the mana […]

Mechanical Synergy In every MTG set, mechanisms relevant to some of the cards exist. A combination of cards that benefit from a similar mechanism often creates a […]

Creatures Creatures as stable spells How should the effectiveness of creatures as a group be evaluated in MTG? What unique characteristics is it important to […]

The Art of Drafting, Part II The different methods for choosing a color After presenting the conditions that allow a player to take over a higher quality pool of cards to build […]

The Craft of Playing, Part I Every military academy teaches its young cadets the principles of war. Although these principles can diverge in some details, they are basically the […]