Jund has historically dominated Modern and other competitive formats through sheer consistency
In short order, they introduced: Affinity for artifacts, a cost-reducing mechanic Equipment, the first ever artifact noncreature subtype Artifact lands In modern times, Mark Rosewater discussed at length the problems of simultaneously developing the Mutate and Companion mechanic for Ikoria , saying that making too many new, complex mechanics at once leads to problems when developing them
February is Black History Month, and since I talk about art rather often in my little column here, I figured Id look at how Magic has interacted, briefly, with black representation since 1993
Cards that add +1/+1 counters are getting much more efficient, so between Innkeeper's Talent and Tribute to the World Tree, you can have a pretty powerful Warcaller leading your troops
Now with a reprint, its given players another opportunity to pick up the staple card for their Elf lists
Running out of gas while your opponents churn through their decks is one of the easiest ways to lose an extended game
