Aggressive Commander decks have some barriers to their success. Namely, they need to kill three players starting the game at 40 life, and dealing 120 damage is very different from dealing the 20 normal aggro decks need to deal with.
Read moreI love toolbox decks. These decks have a suite of silver bullets to answer all manner of threats with a tutor package to find them at the perfect time. The strategy leads to naturally diverse gameplay; the threats you’ll face change from game to...
Read moreAny new Magic set inevitably brings with it some new commanders for us to build around. Sets that put more emphasis on legendary creatures can exceed 20 to 30 new cards. That’s definitely the case with Tales of Middle-earth.
Read moreModern Horizons 3 delivered an immense impact on Commander with a flurry of incredible new cards and commanders. While my degenerate heart is drawn towards Winter Moon and Harbinger of the Seas, plenty of other cards from this Magic set have...
Read moreMagic: The Gathering memes hit a bit different, especially Commander memes. A lot of these hit really close to home, as jokes about players, not the game.
Read moreMany 5-color commanders lack mechanically interesting abilities, falling into general good-stuff strategies themed around multicolor permanents or legends. Today, we’re building a disruptive legends deck that does more than plop general...
Read moreIntroduced in the Conspiracy MTG set back in 2014, Marchesa, the Black Rose was one of Commander’s original broken legends. It has such a simple, powerful ability, which means there are tons of ways to build around it.
Read moreFaeries were a very feared creature type that’s been left behind in the last decade, particularly as MTG’s power level went up. With the release of the Fae Dominion Commander precon in Wilds of Eldraine, faeries got new toys to play with. Alela...
Read moreThunder Junction has become a plane for outlaws to hide out and plot. I’m not sure yet which side Riku of Many Paths is on, but I do know that it may become a wonderful Temur commander.
Read moreCaesar, Legion’s Emperor is a 4-mana Mardu commander with a fairly simple gameplan: Grow your army until you can take out the competition. Attack, sacrifice one of your creatures, and choose between getting more Soldiers, drawing a card, or...
Read moreIt’s not every day that you build an EDH deck around a colorless commander, and an Eldrazi commander to boot. Zhulodok, Void Gorger is an Eldrazi/colorless commander that was designed to be a less mana-intensive option than the traditional...
Read moreToday, I’ll introduce you to one of my personal favorites from Outlaws of Thunder Junction, an Esper commander whose schemes revolve around the intricate web of enchantments and the art of stealing your opponent’s creatures.
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