As someone who enjoys fast-paced and combat-heavy Commander games, goad is one of my favorite mechanics. Since it forces players to attack, it ensures the game won’t turn into a long drawn-out war of attrition. Then there’s the bonus that goaded...
Read morePauper has spread its budget-friendly deck building to Commander in the form of Pauper Commander, the commons-only casual format designed to capture the essence of multiplayer Commander games on a budget!
Read moreHeavenly Inferno is one of the five original Commander precons, a Mardu deck centered on Kaalia of the Vast. It does not hold up by today’s standards, but a small overhaul can help catch it up to speed.
Read moreOozes propagating into tokens is one of the hallmarks of the creature type, so it’s only natural that an ooze commander like Uugguu would reflect that.
Read moreA planeswalker as a commander fundamentally changes the way you and your opponents have to engage with a typical game of Commander.
Read moreI can’t think of a more mysterious, deadly, and interesting creature type than the mythical Praetors of Phyrexia. But the Phyrexian Praetors are more than just cardboard. They have a unique storyline that’s fully fleshed out, have detailed...
Read moreCrabs, lobsters, nautiluses, starfish, and trilobites, eh? Let’s see if life is better down where it’s wetter, and explore the cards Homer, the Hermit can leverage.
Read moreMystery Booster Commander Edition introduces the rulebreaker mechanic, which laughs at the idea of what Commander is and shows us what it could be. Of the rulebreaker commanders, none are more exciting than Whtz, the Bibliophile, which removes...
Read moreThe magic of building a Magic: The Gathering Commander deck is finding the cards that synergize best together to help pave the way to your desired win condition. As you build your Commander deck, you want to incorporate enough creature spells to...
Read moreIf you’re looking to start playing Magic or want to introduce someone to the game through Commander, you need the right decks to do it with. Start with decks that are easy to understand but also have some hints of more complexity so they can work...
Read moreOf the many themes a Commander deck might have, one strikes me as very curious: additional combat phases. These EDH decks are very attack-oriented, as the name implies, but isn’t attacking a bad proposition in EDH? Usually yes, because you leave...
Read morePretty much as soon as MTG Arena got its start, questions on when the Commander format would be added to the fray started to pop up. And it’s no surprise really since the multiplayer format is immensely popular, and those of us who love it, love...
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