Shadow in MTG explained: the exact rule, all 39 shadow creatures, every card that gives or blocks shadow, the new Lyna commander and a $54 budget deck.

Defender in MTG explained: the exact rule, why Walls have it, the 40 best defenders, every card that lets them attack, top commanders and a $42 Arcades deck.

Crew in MTG explained: how Vehicles work, summoning sickness, crew vs saddle, the 50 best Vehicles, all 26 Vehicle commanders and a $70 Shorikai deck.

Investigate in MTG: how Clue tokens work, all 135 investigate cards, the 28 that make Clues without investigating, the best Clue commanders and a $72 Morska deck.

Ninjutsu in MTG: how it works, when you can activate it, how it differs from sneak, all 36 ninjutsu and 27 sneak cards, and a $94 Yuriko Commander deck.

Fear in MTG: only black and artifact creatures can block it, 29.3% of all creatures. The rules, fear vs intimidate vs menace, all 63 cards and a $51 Vela deck.

Banding in MTG, step by step: rule 702.22 quoted, who assigns combat damage, what it does to trample and deathtouch, all 24 banding cards, bands with other, every format’s legality and a $67 Ayesha Tanaka deck.

The initiative in MTG, measured: rule 726 word for word, Undercity room by room, venture into Undercity vs the dungeon, all 26 cards (one set, never reprinted), the five bans in Pauper and Legacy, 13 rulings, the best commanders and an $84 Sefris deck.

Goad in MTG, measured: rule 701.15 and thirteen rulings players get wrong, all 84 goad cards sorted into six jobs, ten years and zero Standard-legal printings, the Impetus Auras, the payoffs that don’t say goad, EDHREC’s 16,773 Forced Combat decks and their top commanders, the ten Pauper commons, 52 precons, and an $88 Nelly Borca deck.

The monarch in MTG, measured: rule 725 and its two sourceless triggers, all 63 monarch cards by how they hand you the crown (44 on a permanent entering, five give it to an opponent), eleven products and zero Standard-legal sets in ten years, the ten Courts, the ten Pauper commons and the Fall from Favor ban, the initiative contrast, how to keep the crown and take it back, the commanders, and a budget Queen Marchesa deck.