The Cranial Archives

Behold, the archive halls of Cranial Insertion

Warning: The older the article, the more likely the information is outdated. View our FAQ for more information!

Narrow your results:
Author: Language: Translator:
Search for a word or phrase:

10/16/2023

Timey-Wimey

The Doctor Who decks are out now, and we're getting wibbly-wobbly with excitement, so join us in this week's timey-wimey issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(10/16/2023)
Timey-Wimey
By Nathan Long
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
08/15/2022

Into The Woods

We're going hiking in the woods, but along the way we're still answering your rules questions, so put on your hiking boots and join us in today's relaxing issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français 

 

(08/15/2022)
Into The Woods
By Carsten Haese
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français 
04/25/2022

The Gang's All Here

The Streets of New Capenna prerelease is in the books, and we hope you had a great time conniving, or blitzing, or whatever else your favorite crime family might be up to. With a new set come new questions, and today we answer some of the questions that might have come up during the prerelease, so join us in this week's gilded episode of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français 

 

(04/25/2022)
The Gang's All Here
By Nathan Long
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français 
01/17/2022

What Do You Mean I Haven't Slept in Three Days?

No you're out of order! This whole article is out of order!

We are shaking it up here at the Cranial Insertion offices! We have put together yet another Enchanted article to fill in the Blank Space. This article will fulfill your Wildest Dreams and alleviate all that Bad Blood between you and your opponents! So Look What You Made Me Do in this week's Gorgeous edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français 

 

(01/17/2022)
What Do You Mean I Haven't Slept in Three Days?
No you're out of order! This whole article is out of order!
By Andrew Villarrubia
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français 
12/06/2021

See You Space Cowboy

Howdy Cowboy's! Time for some us to rustle up those rules questions and get you some answers to those burning questions! So let us jump right in and fire up those engines in this weeks adventurous edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français 

 

(12/06/2021)
See You Space Cowboy
By Nathan Long
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français 
11/22/2021

I now pronounce you Bride and Gloom

Wedding preparations are here! We here at the CI offices have been busy putting together the bundles of rice, ensuring enough vats of blood are available and a myriad of other sundries for the wedding of the eternity! To that end we know you have questions you need answered to prepare for the decadent occasion so read on in this week’s opulent edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français 

 

(11/22/2021)
I now pronounce you Bride and Gloom
By Andrew Villarrubia
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français 
09/13/2021

Flashback to Innistrad

Innistrad is back and we are flashing in the answers to those rules questions that have stuffed our inboxes! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français 

 

(09/13/2021)
Flashback to Innistrad
By Nathan Long
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
02/22/2021

Jumping on the Banned Wagon

Wizards has dropped a doozy of a ban announcement, and we go over some of the impacts of that announcement in answer to your rules questions! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion now with mode deck diversity than ever!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(02/22/2021)
Jumping on the Banned Wagon
By Nathan Long
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
02/08/2021

Kaldheim Runesmithing

Runes are very important on Kaldheim. Creating Runes I imagine is hard work. Lets honor this tradition by spending some hard work answer rules questions all about Kaldheim.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(02/08/2021)
Kaldheim Runesmithing
By Justin Hovdenes
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
02/17/2020

Dead Presidents

Presidents Day is here in the US and we are celebrating our past presidents and all of their great accomplishments! No, Moko was never a president of the US, despite what "proof" he might offer. So join us as we celebrate by giving you the executive answers to all of those questions your friends have been filibustering all this time! So read on in this week's administrative edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Andrew Villarrubia (3 Comments)
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(02/17/2020)
Dead Presidents
By Andrew Villarrubia
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
11/04/2019

This Title Is Now a 3/3 Elk Creature

+2: Create a Food token or you could just make an Elk. Read on in this week's 3/3 edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(11/04/2019)
This Title Is Now a 3/3 Elk Creature
By Andrew Villarrubia
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
07/01/2019

Sunny Days

The sun is shining and the days are glorious! So we have put together a ray of sunshine for you answering all those hot, hot, hot rules questions! So join us for this week's brilliant edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(07/01/2019)
Sunny Days
By Nathan Long
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
05/20/2019

Zombie Hunting for Fun and Profit

This week we begin to wax philosophically regarding the ever present question of zombies and their feelings. Do they feel? What are they feeling? When are they feeling these things? Or we could just focus on a bunch of rules questions surrounding everyone's favorite MtG tribe! So join us for this week's everliving edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with more bandages!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(05/20/2019)
Zombie Hunting for Fun and Profit
By Andrew Villarrubia
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
12/31/2018

Five! Four! Three! Two! One! QUIZ!

With the new year on the horizon we thought it would be a good chance to have you test your mettle and show us how much you have been studying this past year! So get your resolutions ready and head on in for another fantastic quiz article!!!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Français 

 

(12/31/2018)
Five! Four! Three! Two! One! QUIZ!
By Carsten Haese
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
12/17/2018

Belated Birthday Gifts

Presents abound as we spread cheer and merriment, despite being another year older. So grab a slice of cake and pull up a chair and read on in this week's ageless edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(12/17/2018)
Belated Birthday Gifts
By Carsten Haese
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
11/05/2018

Always Have a Fallback Plan

Having a contingency plan is totally important, which is why you of course want to read all the answers to your rules questions! So join us for this week’s exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(11/05/2018)
Always Have a Fallback Plan
By Callum Milne
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
10/29/2018

A Very Frugal Halloween

Tis but a short while before the night of All Hallows’ Eve and you would think with a zombie monkey as our mascot we would be more prepared! Alas we do have another helping of the usual for you! So join us for this week’s freighteningly good edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
Translations: Português (Br)  简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(10/29/2018)
A Very Frugal Halloween
By Nathan Long
Translations: Português (Br)  简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
07/09/2018

Magic Origins: Nicol Bolas

He is back!!!! Nicol Bolas has returned and with him he has brought back the return of Core sets in Magic! So this week we take a look at all of those core rules questions that have been burning in the fires of Grixis, or where they stuck in the Grixis mire, or perhaps drowning in the desire for greater knowledge! Regardless have we got the solution for your woes, with all the answers you need! So read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with more URB mana!

By Nathan Long (1 Comment)
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Français  Italiano 

 

(07/09/2018)
Magic Origins: Nicol Bolas
By Nathan Long
Translations: Português (Br)  简体中文  Deutsch  English  Français  Italiano 
06/04/2018

Travel Madness

Being on the road a lot brings with it a lot of questions, and so this week we bring you some answers that we've found on our travels! If you need a good distraction between unpacking from one trip and packing for the next one, check out this week’s well-traveled edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
Translations: Português (Br)  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(06/04/2018)
Travel Madness
By Charlotte Sable
Translations: Português (Br)  简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
11/20/2017

A Thankful Year

The year is winding down and Thanksgiving is near at hand so we here at the Cranial Insertion offices are giving thanks for you our readers! So we are serving up another article of the rules questions and answers you know and love! Join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion.

By Nathan Long (4 Comments)
Translations: Português (Br)  简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(11/20/2017)
A Thankful Year
By Nathan Long
Translations: Português (Br)  简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
07/31/2017

Hour of Answering

We continue to count the hours this week, and we've arrived at the Hour of Answering, where we do what we do best and answer a fresh batch of Magic rules question for you, so join us for this week's exciting and informative issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (1 Comment)
Translations: Português (Br)  简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(07/31/2017)
Hour of Answering
By Nathan Long
Translations: Português (Br)  简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
04/10/2017

A Belated Birthday Bash

or, The Dirty Dozen

We celebrate our 12th anniversary, albeit a little late, by answering your rules questions! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
Translations: Português (Br)  简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(04/10/2017)
A Belated Birthday Bash
or, The Dirty Dozen
By Carsten Haese
Translations: Português (Br)  简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
12/26/2016

Merry X-Mas

or,

Christmas time has come and gone, but that does not mean the presents have stopped! So join us for our gift to you all the rules answered you seek in this week's article of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (3 Comments)
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 

 

(12/26/2016)
Merry X-Mas
or,
By James Bennett
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano 
05/30/2016

School's Out

School's out for summer, school's out for ever!! Wait, what not forever, just for the summer? Okay, well good thing they stopped Moko's plot with those incendiary devices. Summertime is upon us as school is ending; however, do not let that stop your learning of all those Magic rules and interactions!! So join us for this week's fact filled edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 

 

(05/30/2016)
School's Out
By Nathan Long
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 
02/01/2016

And Boy, Are My Arms Tired!

Flying high with yet another exciting set of your rules questions! Once again we take a look at interactions brought to us by Oath of the Gatewatch! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 

 

(02/01/2016)
And Boy, Are My Arms Tired!
By Callum Milne
Translations: 简体中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 
09/01/2014

Declare Blockers

or, Two's Company

Two blocks are better than one! Magic is changing its block structure but our format is still the same. Your exciting rules questions combined with the answers you seek! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 

 

(09/01/2014)
Declare Blockers
or, Two's Company
By James Bennett
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 
02/11/2013

For ever and ever

Welcome good souls to the Orzhov Syndicate edition. Your rules question prayers have all been answered, assuming you have made the proper donations of course, in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
Translations: 简体中文  繁體中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 

 

(02/11/2013)
For ever and ever
By James Bennett
Translations: 简体中文  繁體中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 
02/04/2013

Fast and Furious

Attention! Everyone line up! Time for inspection! Cranial Insertion Style, with the Boros Legion! Join Carsten this week as he takes us through righteous rules questions!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
Translations: 简体中文  繁體中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 

 

(02/04/2013)
Fast and Furious
By Carsten Haese
Translations: 简体中文  繁體中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 
(01/28/2013)
Raining Rats and Frogs
or, Crashing Some Gates
By Eli Shiffrin
Translations: 简体中文  繁體中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 
12/10/2012

Where the Bunnies Roam

or, Getting Inside Your Head

Join Eli as he takes a journey into the inner workings of the brain. Oh, yeah and he answers some rules questions along the way! Read on with this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (15 Comments)
Translations: 简体中文  繁體中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 

 

(12/10/2012)
Where the Bunnies Roam
or, Getting Inside Your Head
By Eli Shiffrin
Translations: 简体中文  繁體中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 
(12/03/2012)
Blow, thou winter wind
By James Bennett
Translations: 简体中文  繁體中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 
11/05/2012

Overload²

The illustrious and great Niv Mizzet will guide you through his factories and show off his most wondrous experiments. Oh, yeah, and he might just answer some rules questions too. Join us with this weeks homage to Izzet! Warning some things might explode.

By Thijs van Ommen (4 Comments)
Translations: 简体中文  繁體中文  Deutsch  English  Français  Italiano  Nederlands  Pусский 

 

(11/05/2012)
Overload²
By Thijs van Ommen
Translations: 简体中文  繁體中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Nederlands  Pусский 
(06/25/2012)
Summertime!
And the livin' is easy
By Carsten Haese
Translations: 简体中文  繁體中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 
05/14/2012

The Human League

or, Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Don't you want me... to explain some rules? There definitely is a Fascination with rules going on here in this weeks extraordinary edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (21 Comments)
Translations: 简体中文  繁體中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 

 

(05/14/2012)
The Human League
or, Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
By Carsten Haese
Translations: 简体中文  繁體中文  Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 
05/07/2012

My Angel's Back

(and you're gonna be in trouble)

The Helvault has been shattered, Avacyn has been restored, and it's time once again to be touched by the better angels of our nature. Or, at least, by some questions!

By James Bennett (9 Comments)
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 

 

(05/07/2012)
My Angel's Back
(and you're gonna be in trouble)
By James Bennett
Translations: Deutsch  English  Español  Français  Italiano  Pусский 
10/17/2011

The Title without a Pun

or, Thanks to Our Translators!

Puns and punishment, not here! This weeks article features great rules questions everyone wants to know the answers to about Innistrad!

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
Translations: English 

 

(10/17/2011)
The Title without a Pun
or, Thanks to Our Translators!
By Eli Shiffrin
Translations: English 
 

Follow us @CranialTweet!

Send quick questions to us in English for a short answer.

Follow our RSS feed!