As long as the power and toughness aren’t completely out of line, the abilities on a 5-mana commander should be both good enough and fair enough to make it playable. Many 5-mana commanders are among the most popular in EDH, too.
Read moreMaralen’s abilities support spell theft and casting spells on your opponents’ turns. That’s a lot of potential variables, so you can definitely tune the deck to your particular playstyle.
Read moreThe octopus is really a fascinating creature. It’s an invertebrate, and it’s so dang smart. The way some species can not only change color but also change texture is a great camouflage trick, especially when you’re really squishy and there are...
Read moreModern Horizons 3 had some Eldrazi kindred cards, and now Lorwyn Eclipsed brings us back to the plane that introduced kindred cards to Magic. I’ve got all you need to know about kindred cards in Magic.
Read moreMagic’s assassin commanders were fairly limited to a few typal options in Dimir (UB) and a certain Mardu (WRB) monarch once upon a time, but Assassin’s Creed gave us a lot of new legendary assassins for our command zone.
Read moreWe can count the number of Abzan tri-lands on one hand, but every tri-color deck needs mana fixing, so you’ll play what you can get.
Read moreThere’re a surprising number of colorless mana dorks that you can use in virtually any deck, some of which have become key pieces of decks beyond colorless Commander decks. But which ones rank above the rest?
Read moreDwarves appear in all kinds of folklore and pop culture, although not always with the best representation. We’re sticking to the world of fantasy, specifically Magic, but with a smattering of Tolkien.
Read moreEvery Commander play group needs at least one player with a shrines deck. And with Avatar’s new shrines, now’s a good time to brush up on all the commanders that actually care about shrines.
Read moreCommanders come in all shapes and sizes. They come with skin, feathers, scales, and fur. And speaking of fur, a few of them may even be prone to fur balls. Cozy up in a sun beam and come find the purr-fect cat commander for you!
Read moreMagic is a game for everybody, from the casual player who wants fun cards to the spike that wants to pile on infinite combos. Squirrels are great for both ends of that spectrum.
Read moreThere are tutors for almost every card type and subtype, including legendary permanents. Whether you build a good-stuff deck around legendary creatures or a Voltron deck around legendary artifacts and equipment, these are all the cards that can...
Read more
