With Aetherdrift, we’ve got some nice new legendary vanilla creatures as well as new incentives to play vanilla creatures. That, coupled with a few vanilla legends that MTG already has, make for a fine ranking.
Read moreSplinter, Radical Rat makes it easier to play your ninjas with their special abilities as an unblockable enabler, plus it doubles up on your ninjas’ triggered abilities, usually combat damage/saboteur triggers that these slippery fighters tend to...
Read moreI really, really want to like things with beasts in them, but Magic makes it tough. They’re mana intensive to cast, and that’s sort of their identity. You really need special cards to help make MTG beasts playable. And often that’s going to be a...
Read moreGoing infinite might not guarantee a win, and it has quite the opportunity to make an incredible story, or turn you into a villain. You can use MTG to make your opponent suffer in an infinite loop and laugh as they realize they can do nothing to...
Read moreI’ve been a Magic player longer than I haven’t, and that’s largely because of Commander. I’ve had the pleasure of playing dozens of different decks. Different strategies, colors, themes, name it and I’ve probably piloted it a few times. That’s...
Read moreMost, if not all, Magic players know that Commander is a casual format. That’s what made it so popular in the first place. It’s a format meant to maintain a balance within EDH’s brackets, so it’s more accessible for new players, at least...
Read moreBracket 3 includes many decks. Here, Commander players teeter between “look how cool this uncommon is” and “I will win at all costs,” leading to decks that employ plenty of pet cards yet still go for the throat.
Read moreWith Secrets of Strixhaven right around the corner, let’s brew some decks in anticipation of our return to school.
Read moreMany avatars can be your commander, and the best are some of the most played throughout the entire format. Which of these commanders did you forget were avatars along with their other types?
Read moreTreasure commanders are legendary creatures that create Treasure tokens in some way, or synergize with many of the Treasure token-creating staples in the Magic universe
Read moreTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles introduced a slew of commanders appropriate for many players and power levels. Among the most imposing is the Timmy-approved Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers, a massive threat that pushes immense damage every turn.
Read moreGaining life on its own doesn’t do much other than give you more time to stabilize, win, or maybe even survive. In an Eternal format like Commander, players have access to so many cards that you can take an otherwise basic mechanic (like gaining...
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