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12/25/2023

End of Year Quiz II

You sure have learned a lot this year, now let's see if you've retained any of it. It's quiz time!

By Justin Hovdenes (2 Comments)
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(12/25/2023)
End of Year Quiz II
By Justin Hovdenes
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12/11/2023

Age Is Just a Number

It's Carsten's birthday this week, so join us in this week's celebratory issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(12/11/2023)
Age Is Just a Number
By Carsten Haese
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10/30/2023

You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween

It's almost Halloween, and we're giving out brain candy at the Cranial Insertion offices, so join us in this week's frighteningly educational issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(10/30/2023)
You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween
By Carsten Haese
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06/26/2023

Belated Dad Jokes

We're celebrating the recent Father's Day with some dad jokes, so join us in this week's paternal issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(06/26/2023)
Belated Dad Jokes
By Carsten Haese
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06/05/2023

Rules Question Tango

And now, inspired by a recent theater production, Carsten and Moko present their rendition of the Rules Question Tango in this week's musical episode of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(06/05/2023)
Rules Question Tango
By Carsten Haese
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05/15/2023

Small Set, Big Questions

March of the Machine: The Aftermath is out now, and although it's a very, very small set, it's causing a lot of questions. Join us as we look at a few of those questions in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(05/15/2023)
Small Set, Big Questions
By Carsten Haese
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05/08/2023

Question to Many, Answer Wrongly to a Few

What do Hamlet, Magic, and Quizzes have in common?

To be or not to be a rules expert, that is the question. Find out the answer in this week's quizzical issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(05/08/2023)
Question to Many, Answer Wrongly to a Few
What do Hamlet, Magic, and Quizzes have in common?
By Justin Hovdenes
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01/30/2023

The Snow Must Go On

The Cranial Insertion offices are snowed in, but we have the heat from your burning questions keeping us warm, so join us in this week's snow-covered issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(01/30/2023)
The Snow Must Go On
By Carsten Haese
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10/31/2022

Pop Quiz Be a Lady

Justin is returning from the Magic 30 celebration and we bet he had a lot of fun in Las Vegas! As a souvenir, he's bringing us a Vegas-themed quiz, so good luck as you play along in this week's glittering issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(10/31/2022)
Pop Quiz Be a Lady
By Justin Hovdenes
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07/18/2022

Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions

Modern season is upon us and we want you to be prepared, so this week's issue is the very model of a Modern rules Q&A article!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(07/18/2022)
Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions
By Justin Hovdenes
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04/18/2022

An Eggcellent Easter Eggstravaganza

Moko is getting into the Easter spirit! He's put on a Kezzerdrix costume and delivered dozens of eggs to the Cranial Insertion offices. Come find out what we're doing with this eggcess of oval things and join us in this week's egg-centric episode of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(04/18/2022)
An Eggcellent Easter Eggstravaganza
By Carsten Haese
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05/31/2021

Don't Replace My Trigger

Multiple triggers can be tricky, so can multiple replacement effects, and to make things trickier both are handled differently.

By Justin Hovdenes (2 Comments)
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(05/31/2021)
Don't Replace My Trigger
By Justin Hovdenes
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03/15/2021

Let's Do the Time Spiral Again!

Time Spiral remastered is spoiled and ready to hit shelves, so we take a look at those burning questions you have remastered and now in full HD! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion as we spiral into the hottest rules answers you need to crush your opponents again!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(03/15/2021)
Let's Do the Time Spiral Again!
By Nathan Long
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12/21/2020

Happy Holidays!

The holidays are here and with it we bring great tidings of joy and cheer! To that end we have cooked up yet another fantastic article chock full of answers to those rules questions that have been keeping you up late at night instead of dreaming of sugar plums dancing. So read on in this week's exhilarating edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(12/21/2020)
Happy Holidays!
By Nathan Long
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11/16/2020

Commander & Conquer 2

Commander Legends doubles up on commanders, so we will double up on questions about commanders.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(11/16/2020)
Commander & Conquer 2
By Justin Hovdenes
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10/05/2020

Questioning Dead

As it turns out, zombies aren't just hungry for brains, some are hungry for answers too.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(10/05/2020)
Questioning Dead
By Justin Hovdenes
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09/14/2020

Postman is here, come get your mail!

The mail is here, and we have yet another serving of information jam packed into this week's article! So grab your best reading spec and start turning the pages, in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(09/14/2020)
Postman is here, come get your mail!
By Justin Hovdenes
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08/31/2020

Back to School, 5th Edition

Now with a Slightly Updated Foreword

It is that time again, dust off your textbooks, buy some new notebooks, pencils, erasers, pens, and all those other supplies to gear up and gain some knowledge! The same goes for us here at the CI offices, we have prepares some lovely information to help educate you in the rules of Magic, so you can go forth and conquer all of your foes! So join us for this weeks didactic edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(08/31/2020)
Back to School, 5th Edition
Now with a Slightly Updated Foreword
By Carsten Haese
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06/01/2020

June-ish

Times flies when you're having fun! We've zoomed past May and we're into June already, and the Cranial Insertion offices are heating up with all the burning questions you've sent in. So sit back, relax, enjoy a cool drink and join us for this week's refreshing edition of Cranial Insertion.

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(06/01/2020)
June-ish
By Nathan Long
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03/02/2020

Unconceivable!

Unbelievable and undeniable yet another edition of those rules questions and answers you love has come into your life! Providing you with all of the unformation you can possibly handle with respect to rules of Magic the Gathering! So join us once again as we unravel the mysteries in this week's unquestionably excellent edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(03/02/2020)
Unconceivable!
By Carsten Haese
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01/27/2020

Cranial Insertion Bests the Mailbag

Digging in after the release weekend for Theros Beyond Death we find our mailboxes have been stuffed by all of those questions you are dying to have answers for! So we took out our crowbars and pried those letters out of the box! Head on inside and join us for this weeks jam packed edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Charlotte Sable (1 Comment)
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(01/27/2020)
Cranial Insertion Bests the Mailbag
By Charlotte Sable
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08/19/2019

Back to School, 4th Edition

Now with a Brand-New Foreword

Summer is coming to a close and that can mean only one thing, School is starting again! So to celebrate we are breaking out all the higher learning we have and sharing that with you! So join us for this week's educational edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with fewer textbooks!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(08/19/2019)
Back to School, 4th Edition
Now with a Brand-New Foreword
By Carsten Haese
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05/27/2019

Cranial Insertion's Memorial Day Sale

As we take some time to remember the fallen here in the US we also take some time to hit the shops and to build up our supplies to continue the fight! So read on as we answer all of those stubborn rules questions in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(05/27/2019)
Cranial Insertion's Memorial Day Sale
By Carsten Haese
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01/14/2019

The Anticipation is Killing Me

The waiting is the hardest part sometimes. This week we continue taking a look at those questions you have wanted answers to for what seems an eternity now. You asked and we answered! So join us in this week's anticipated edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(01/14/2019)
The Anticipation is Killing Me
By Nathan Long
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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)
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(11/05/2018)
Always Have a Fallback Plan
By Callum Milne
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07/16/2018

Lucky Thirte'en

Luck is on our side as we pass over the 13th day of the month which happened to be a Friday, a bad omen in some places but not here!!! We have luck on our side, or perhaps it was just all the answers to all the right questions! Regardless read on to get all the answers you need in this week’s fortuitous edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(07/16/2018)
Lucky Thirte'en
By Callum Milne
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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)
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(06/04/2018)
Travel Madness
By Charlotte Sable
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12/18/2017

A Week Off for the Holidays

It is that time of year again! The holiday season is upon us and of course we have kicked our celebration into high gear once again! We just wish Moko did not have a thing for tinsel. So to continue our celebration we have once again brought you an article jam packed with all of your holiday favorite rules questions and answers! So read on in this week's festive edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (2 Comments)
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(12/18/2017)
A Week Off for the Holidays
By Nathan Long
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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)
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(11/20/2017)
A Thankful Year
By Nathan Long
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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)
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(12/26/2016)
Merry X-Mas
or,
By James Bennett
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08/29/2016

Backstabbing, Scheming, and Intrigue

or, A Game of Thrones

Back to Paliano with the new set of Conspiracy released this past weekend. We bring you some new rules questions that have all the intrigue you desired. So plotting and planning we have designed this week's duplicitous edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(08/29/2016)
Backstabbing, Scheming, and Intrigue
or, A Game of Thrones
By Carsten Haese
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07/04/2016

Red, White, and Blue

or, Happy Fourth of July

It's Independence Day in the United States of America! Light some fireworks, grab a burger and a cold beverage, and join us as we celebrate the United States' birthday in this star-spangled edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (5 Comments)
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(07/04/2016)
Red, White, and Blue
or, Happy Fourth of July
By Carsten Haese
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12/14/2015

In a Galaxy Far, Far Away...

Read this week's article you will. Teach you a great many things about the rules of Magic it will. Beware the Moko for once you start down the path with a zombie monkey forever will it dominate your destiny. May the Force of Nature, or was that Force of Savagery, Force of Will??? aw forget it... Read on for for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(12/14/2015)
In a Galaxy Far, Far Away...
By Nathan Long
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05/18/2015

Modern Remastered

Back at it again enjoying some of the old time classics revisiting them with the old and the new. So join us as we modernize your arsenal and set you up to master each rules question in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(05/18/2015)
Modern Remastered
By Carsten Haese
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12/15/2014

... A Lot Like No

or, Hibernation Time

Winter is coming... as we prepare for our long sleep we take a moment to answer your latest series of rules questions and answers. So join us for this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
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(12/15/2014)
... A Lot Like No
or, Hibernation Time
By Eli Shiffrin
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09/15/2014

It's Morphin' Time!

Armodon! Pteron! Ceratok! Felidar! Tyrannax!

Rita is attacking the city again, and we need to turn up our morphs to repel the attack! What better way to do this then by answering your rules questions and answers! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(09/15/2014)
It's Morphin' Time!
Armodon! Pteron! Ceratok! Felidar! Tyrannax!
By Callum Milne
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05/19/2014

Are We There Yet?

Join us as we continue going along on our ride through Nyx! While we are not quite there yet, we have dished up another helping of rules questions and answers to help satisfy your needs while we await arrival at Conspiracy station! So read on in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (1 Comment)
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(05/19/2014)
Are We There Yet?
By Carsten Haese
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03/31/2014

Souvenirs from Cincinnati

We have some exciting rules questions and answers for you this week, hot off the floor of the recent GP in Cincinnati! Now if I can only figure out how to get those chilli stains out of my bag.

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(03/31/2014)
Souvenirs from Cincinnati
By Carsten Haese
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01/06/2014

Take Me to Your Party

Take Me to the Awesomeness

The beginning of a new year for us here at Cranial Insertion and we are starting off with a bang! Join in on the fun with this weeks exciting set of rules question and answers! Also, there is no additional charge for awesomeness.

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(01/06/2014)
Take Me to Your Party
Take Me to the Awesomeness
By Carsten Haese
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12/02/2013

Don't let me impose

or, A faithful devotee

Here in the States the Thanksgiving holiday has just past us. We here at Cranial Insertion are thankful for all the rules questions! With that join us for this weeks exciting edition!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(12/02/2013)
Don't let me impose
or, A faithful devotee
By James Bennett
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07/08/2013

Starred and Spangled

Celebrating the passing of the day of independence of the U.S. with a super special Boros, Azorius, and Izzet article! What is that... we are still covering all the guilds? Anyway, join us for this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (4 Comments)
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(07/08/2013)
Starred and Spangled
By James Bennett
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03/04/2013

A Smashing Good Time

"Ruuuuuuul smaaaash!!!" Translator's note: Read this week's Gruul themed Cranial Insertion, or Moko might have to pay you a visit.

By Moko (7 Comments)
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(03/04/2013)
A Smashing Good Time
By Moko
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(01/28/2013)
Raining Rats and Frogs
or, Crashing Some Gates
By Eli Shiffrin
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11/12/2012

An Arsenal of Goodies

(not the football kind)

With the recent release of Commanders Arsenal we have some commanding rules questions for everyone! Join us in this weeks thrilling edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (3 Comments)
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(11/12/2012)
An Arsenal of Goodies
(not the football kind)
By James Bennett
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(09/03/2012)
Realms... Charted?
By James Bennett
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08/27/2012

Around the World in Three Days

Join us as we travel the world. In the wake of the Magic World Cup, James takes us on a journey of rules questions!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(08/27/2012)
Around the World in Three Days
By Carsten Haese
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07/23/2012

 

(07/23/2012)
A Cycle of Rings
By James Bennett
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(06/25/2012)
Summertime!
And the livin' is easy
By Carsten Haese
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06/04/2012

Planeswalking on Sunshine

(and don't it feel good!)

Back from his recent journey through the Second Sunrise of Planechase, Carsten takes us through the exciting interactions of the new release! Read on to find out what feel good rules questions await!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(06/04/2012)
Planeswalking on Sunshine
(and don't it feel good!)
By Carsten Haese
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04/23/2012

Waiting for Avacyn

Still waiting for Avacyn Restored? Want to know what is in the Hellvaults? Well, so do we! In the meantime join us once again in our pre-prerelease article partying with all of the usual rules questions you know and love!

By Carsten Haese (7 Comments)
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(04/23/2012)
Waiting for Avacyn
By Carsten Haese
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09/12/2011

Triple-Faced Cards Will Kill Magic!

But quadruple-faced quantum-fluxing cards will save it.

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(09/12/2011)
Triple-Faced Cards Will Kill Magic!
By Brian Paskoff
Translations: English 
08/15/2011

Pro Tour-Walk

This creature is unblockable if it is attending a Pro Tour.

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(08/15/2011)
Pro Tour-Walk
By Brian Paskoff
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