As diverse as the card options may be, there are often underlying ideas and themes that bind decks together across decades and formats. These underlying tenants are the archetypes of decks.
Read moreLifelink is an incredible evergreen keyword that radically changes combat math, especially when connected to a combat trick. But we’re interested in creatures with lifelink today, the ones that’ll gain us some life while chipping away at our...
Read moreBrawl on MTG Arena is a popular Commander alternative for digital Magic players, and Rusko’s at the top of the charts for anyone interested in the competitive side of the format.
Read moreUtility lands function like spells and lands in that they give you a way to use your mana, mitigating the effect of flood since you can do something and helping ease mana screw because you can slip in a few extras. My favorite utility lands are...
Read moreDiversity makes the Sultai colors a great place to look if you’re not set on an archetype for your Commander deck yet. Most Sultai commanders support different tactics and open up an expansive variety of different strategies.
Read moreGood threat assessment is essential to succeeding in Commander, whether because you’re a Spike who wants to win or just somebody looking for a satisfying game where everybody gets to do their thing.
Read moreBy dissecting every Dimir precon to its core and examining which are strong, which have good reprints, and what they bring to the table, I hope to make parsing the wide world of Commander precons a little easier for you.
Read moreArtifacts are easily Magic’s strongest card type, so wouldn’t it be nice to handle every nasty artifact all at once? Well, Magic has ample artifact board wipes that sweep everything aside.
Read moreMagic’s greatest strength lies in its diversity of strategies. Many consider poor competitive formats those with few options, where one or two decks dominate the meta. You can play aggressive decks, themed decks built around different creature...
Read moreEnchantments are an amazing card type. There are fewer ways to remove enchantments than creatures and so you compile formidable board states by layering enchantment after enchantment that impacts the board.
Read moreCascade is one of my favorite mechanics in Magic. It offers good value and interesting deckbuilding constraints. For example, you can’t really run countermagic with cascade cards. It can also lead to innovative deck designs.
Read moreUpgrade your Commander precon to address those weaknesses head-on and tweak the deck to suit your tastes, playstyle, and desired power level. Though the power levels of precons vary, they tend to share similar flaws, so I’m here today to give you...
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