One popular cEDH commander is Kess, Dissident Mage. I’m going to take you through what the goal of this deck is and how you get there. I’m also going to break down why I decided to include certain cards in case it isn’t clear how best to use...
Read moreI think at this point, Magic fans have to accept the fact that the game is going to include large numbers of outside IPs. It’s completely possible for me to sit down at Commander night at my LGS with my once-novel Princess Twilight Sparkle deck...
Read moreGood preconstructed Commmander decks usually offer a pretty clear way to upgrade the deck and build something more powerful. The best preconstructed decks offer several ways, and several alternative commanders to choose from. Food and Fellowship...
Read moreSometimes I prefer to play a Commander deck that has a little more variety in the types of games it creates. Sure, piloting a perfectly optimized deck with a consistent game plan can be fun too in more competitive settings, but on occasion it’s...
Read moreAs one of the most important characters in Lord of the Rings, Frodo Baggins obviously gets a lot of focus in this set, making it possible to create a deck that largely follows his journey across Middle-earth. That’s what I’ve tried to do with...
Read moreEvery so often, tucked away in the 99 of a Commander precon, is an alternate commander that’s actually better than the deck’s face card. We got another example of this with the LotR Commander decks: Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant.
Read moreWizards decided to do their own thing with Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. They signaled this pretty early on by previewing an interesting new commander that was notably left out of the movies, Tom Bombadil.
Read moreThe color pie is influenced both by the game’s lore and its mechanics. Each color represents a certain ideology, which is why some characters are aligned to a specific color of mana. More importantly for our purposes, each color also has certain...
Read moreWeatherlight was the third and final expansion released as part of Magic’s Mirage block. It set itself apart from the previous two sets in the block by focusing on the graveyard.
Read moreThere are over 1,600 legal commanders to choose from in Magic. When one of those commanders is in the top 100 most popular on EDHREC, you know it must be pretty powerful. Magda, Brazen Outlaw is currently ranked #63, and it’s easy to see why it’s...
Read moreBack during the Lorwyn and Shadowmoor mini-blocks, Wizards attempted to create two sets that were exact opposites of one another. Ironically, while Lorwyn was the mini-block that introduced tribal mechanics, Shadowmoor gave us one of the most...
Read moreRegardless of your feelings on Hot Pockets, it’s kind of cool to see that Magic has accrued enough cultural cachet that the brand thinks it can help them sell their products. These boxes offer more than just a way to show off your love of Magic...
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