Counterspellsare among the best forms of interaction in Magic because they preemptively handle the threat. You don’t need to worry about theenters triggeronCloudblazeror deal with the first activation of aGriselbrandwhen you can just fire off aCounterspellorForce of Willto prevent them from hi...
While this might seem like a bad thing at first glance, Displace Kitten actually provides you with more flexibility regarding when to flicker your creatures than any other card on this list. Not only that, but it can trigger multiple times per turn just by casting non-creature spells. While ...
[Top 15] MtG Best Counterspells 15. Desertion What’s so good about Desertion? While it costs 5 mana, which seems like a lot, it gives you control of the spell (if it’s a creature or artifact), instead of putting it in the graveyard! Artifacts and Creature spells are very common ...
Best Instants in MTG 13. Swan Song One-mana counterspells that can hit multiple targets are always going to be among the best. Swan Song can hit either enchantments, instants, or sorcery spells which are three of the most played card types in most Magic formats such as Commander and Draft...
RELATED: The Best Counterspells In Magic: The Gathering Grixis Charm's weakest ability is still useful when swinging in for lethal, as it will give all creatures you control +2/+0. If the opponent doesn't block, Grixis Charm can make for a massive surprise burst of damage. 7 Golgari...
This seems counter-intuitive 😃 (insert smiley emoji!), but you could imagine it as a desperate play to stop a Sauroform Hybrid from getting too large. The History of Adapt in MTG Adapt first appeared on twelve cards in Ravnica Allegiance in 2019, all in the Simic colors. Two of ...
It’s once again time for another Midweek Magic. This week it is the ever popular Brawl (formerly known as Historic Brawl, but come on hook me up with that Timeless Brawl action WotC) so I’m sure some people are gearing up to go at it hard....
It’s a 4/4 with a 3 mana Kicker (making it 7 total). In this deck, that’s too easy to hit. If you kick this, it enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter for each nonbasic land your opponent’s control. In this economy, in Historic? It’s going to enter play as at...
First, how valuable are counterspells in your local meta or the tournament you are preparing for if you are playing in paper, or against what you are expecting on the ladder on MTGA. That is the main appeal of the Jeskai version to me, is having access to counterspells if you are ...
also force you into making some pretty tough decisions—like, do you produce a fleet of tanks now to counter the enemy, or do you invest those resources into discovering new technologies instead that will pay off later, assuming you can somehow survive their tanks for long enough, of course...