Oracle Updates
Part of Magic the Gathering is the huge library of cards. As the game of Magic evolves the wording on cards changes as well as card types among other things. Wizards only makes these changes whenever a set is released, but not necessarily with every set. It turns out that they are doing it with [...]
Magic The Classroom: the Rule of Nine
by Dan Eckstein
Dan tells us about the base rule he teaches his students when it comes to deck construction.
Tags: Deck building, rules, teaching
Adding Removal
by Leaf
One of the dead horses we kick around on this website is that of removal in casual MTG play. The reason for this is simple, nobody wants to lose to a second turn bitter blossom because they don' have a naturalize, pyroclasm, or infest handy. Same goes with a monster creature. Say your opponent uses [...]
Episode 57 – Standard from Worlds
Episode 57 features Trick and Lee discussing the Standard decks which made the Top 8 at the World Championships. They discuss Faeries, White Weenie, Five-color control, and much more! It's a great overview of Standard to prepare for your FNM or other tournaments. We also discuss points for decks like complexity, and whether they're good [...]
Tags: Faeries, Five Color, Standard
Mana Mismanagement
by Reinhart
We all know the feeling. You draw the first few cards of your opening hand - no land. You take a deep breath and figure " if these cards are all non-land, what are the chances the next three cards are also non-land?" But alas, the mana gods are not smiling on you this day. [...]
Conflux Spoilers Complete
We've received tips from numerous fans of ManaNation that the Conflux spoiler is now complete and available on various websites. Please remember that these spoilers may not be 100% accurate and so you should not pre-order or buy cards based on these lists until you've confirmed that the card functions as described. Conflux Spoiler Lists: [...]
Tags: Conflux, Prerelease, Spoiler
Introducing Power9Pro
ManaNation is very excited to announce a new sponsor: Power9Pro.com makers of the Dragon's Egg! It's a deck carrying case for tournament players, designed and built by Magic players. We will be reviewing the Dragon's egg in a very near future episode!
Tags: carrying case, dragon's egg, power9pro, sponsor
Rainbow Disconnection
by Reinhart
Warning! - Magical Rant Approaching! While I generally approve of the course Magic the Gathering has been taking over the years, I often yearn for a simpler time; a time when each color had its strengths and limitations. Certain boundaries could never be broken, the color wheel was firmly in place and each color had [...]