Illustrated by Heather Hudson Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
Boon: MTG Arena Boon is a digital-only mechanic that gives the next spell you cast a boon when the mechanic's requirement is met
During the second week of Scars previews, I talked about the creation of metalcraft so I thought I'd use today's column to step back and look not at metalcraft specifically but at the larger group of mechanics that metalcraft is a part ofsomething we refer to in R&D as threshold mechanics
As a reminder, this format has infinite mana, but you can only cast one spell per turn
It is, however, much less curled than the peeled foil
It's a staple across the multiple formats it's legal in, as getting ahead on mana is always going to be one of the strongest things you can do, especially in one-on-one formats