MTG Guides

MTG Morph, Disguise, Manifest, Cloak, Changeling and Ninjutsu guide image showing face-down creatures, hidden identities, ward protection, changeling tribal magic, and ninja combat tricks in Commander.

MTG Morph, Disguise, Manifest & Ninjutsu Guide

Face-down creatures confuse more players than almost anything in Magic. Learn how morph, disguise, manifest and cloak work, why turning face up is a special action, how changeling grants every...

MTG Unearth, Embalm, Persist and Undying guide image showing undead creatures rising from the grave with necromantic magic, spirits, graveyard recursion, and Commander creature mechanics.

MTG Unearth, Embalm, Persist & Undying Guide

Eight mechanics bring a creature back from the graveyard, each in a different form and for a different price. Learn exactly what returns as the real card, what returns as...

MTG Evoke, Foretell, Madness, Miracle, Adventure and Spectacle guide image showing alternative-cost mechanics, hidden foretold cards, madness discard, miracle timing, adventure spells, and Commander casting rules.

MTG Evoke, Foretell, Madness, Miracle & Adventu...

Evoke, foretell, madness, miracle, adventure and spectacle each let you cast a spell for less — if you meet a condition. Learn exactly what each condition is, whether you can...

MTG Kicker, Entwine, Escalate and Overload guide image showing pay-more-get-more mechanics with magical cost effects, copied spells, modal choices, buyback energy, replicate copies, and overloaded storm magic.

MTG Kicker, Entwine, Escalate & Overload Guide

Kicker, entwine, escalate, buyback, replicate and overload are all built on the same idea: pay more, get more. Learn exactly how each pays for its bonus, why none of them...

MTG Flashback, Escape, Aftermath, Jump-start, Retrace and Disturb guide image showing graveyard mechanics, spells cast from the graveyard, transformed creatures, exile effects, and Commander recursion rules.

MTG Flashback, Escape, Aftermath & Jump-start G...

Six mechanics let you cast a spell from your graveyard, and no two of them work quite the same way. Learn exactly what each one costs, whether the card gets...

MTG Infect, Toxic, Wither and Extort mechanics guide image showing poison counters, green infect damage, toxic attacks, wither decay, corrupted effects, and extort life drain in a dark Commander battlefield.

MTG Infect, Toxic, Wither & Extort Mechanics Guide

Infect, toxic and wither change what damage does. Extort drains the whole table. Learn exactly how poison counters work, why infect is not a replacement effect, and the 10-counter alternate...