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Looking Back On The Best Magic: The Gathering Mechanics of 2022
December 5, 2022
6 min to read
There were a lot of mechanics in 2022, but here are the ones that rise above the others.
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Brothers’ War Mechanics First Look
November 1, 2022
6 min to read
Brothers’ War previews have unveiled spicy new mechanics. Zach is here to break them down.
Tenth Anniversary Top 10
Top 10 Most Awesome Magic Mechanics of the Decade
September 22, 2022
7 min to read
Zach celebrates ten amazing mechanics from the past decade in MTG.
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Dominaria United Mechanics First Look
August 23, 2022
9 min to read
As Dominaria Unites, its mechanics portend possible problems.
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Mechanics in Review: Kamigawa Neon Dynasty
May 24, 2022
7 min to read
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty asked a simple yet shocking question: what if ALL of its new mechanics are workhorse mechanics?
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Connive: The Remodeling of Explore
April 12, 2022
4 min to read
Connive is in dialogue with Explore, a powerful yet contentious mechanic.
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Design Callbacks in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
February 8, 2022
13 min to read
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is chock full of mechanics hiding in plain sight without their identifying keywords.
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2021 Mechanics in Review—Kaldheim
February 1, 2022
8 min to read
We finish out our series on all the new premier mechanics of 2021 with the set that started it all: Kaldheim.
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2021 Mechanics in Review—Strixhaven
January 25, 2022
7 min to read
There’re Lessons to be Learned as examine the inner workings of Magecraft.
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2021 Mechanics in Review—Crimson Vow
January 4, 2022
7 min to read
Blood, Training, and Cleave go under the spotlight.
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2021 Mechanics in Review—Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
December 21, 2021
9 min to read
Opinions range all over the map—or is it a dungeon—in this reconsideration of the summer set’s mechanics.