Magic: The Gathering by Michael B.
Magic the Gathering has been around for a while, and every year several new expansions and packs arrive. The most recent pack is called Amonkhet, so let's dive right into it!
Amonkhet is an expansion which explores the world of Amonkhet. It is part of the block with the same name, and the other pack is called Hour of Devastation. The whole place of Amonkhet is somewhat based on Egypt and its mythology. There are also new mechanics, which brings us to our next section.
There are four new mechanics and two new spell types. The mechanics are embalm, exert, brick counters, and -1/-1 counters. Embalm means a creature can create a zombie copy of itself, with the same stats and it becomes a token creature. This is probably a reference to embalming, which was done to mummies in ancient Egypt. Exerting is when a creature can't untap on its controller's next untap step. Brick counter is a counter for certain artifacts, kind of like the ice counters for Thing in the Ice. -1/-1 counters are just like +1/+1 counters, but the opposite. The two new spells are gods. They function the same way they did in the Born of Gods pack in the past expansions. The gods have their own trials and monuments. and the trials do certain things depending on which card it is, and the monuments are artifacts. The final thing is a cartouche. It is an artifact that functions as an enchantment!
That's all for now in Magic the Gathering. There will most likely be another article when Hour of Devastation comes out, stay tuned!
Amonkhet is an expansion which explores the world of Amonkhet. It is part of the block with the same name, and the other pack is called Hour of Devastation. The whole place of Amonkhet is somewhat based on Egypt and its mythology. There are also new mechanics, which brings us to our next section.
There are four new mechanics and two new spell types. The mechanics are embalm, exert, brick counters, and -1/-1 counters. Embalm means a creature can create a zombie copy of itself, with the same stats and it becomes a token creature. This is probably a reference to embalming, which was done to mummies in ancient Egypt. Exerting is when a creature can't untap on its controller's next untap step. Brick counter is a counter for certain artifacts, kind of like the ice counters for Thing in the Ice. -1/-1 counters are just like +1/+1 counters, but the opposite. The two new spells are gods. They function the same way they did in the Born of Gods pack in the past expansions. The gods have their own trials and monuments. and the trials do certain things depending on which card it is, and the monuments are artifacts. The final thing is a cartouche. It is an artifact that functions as an enchantment!
That's all for now in Magic the Gathering. There will most likely be another article when Hour of Devastation comes out, stay tuned!
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