Mizzix of the Izmagnus Commander Deck Guide
The Izzet Guild of Ravnica is best known for their infamous experiments that advance the science of Ravnica! And incidentally, help with building demolition, planned or not.
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Oswald Fiddlebender Commander Deck Guide
Picture this: an unassuming gnome armed not with a sword, but with boundless imagination and a knack for assembling ingenious contraptions. No, it’s not a young Link in Tears of the Kingdom. I’m talking about Oswald Fiddlebender, a...
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Merry, Warden of Isengard and Pippin, Warden of Isengard Commander Deck Guide
Good 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...
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Saruman of Many Colors Commander Deck Guide
Sometimes 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...
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Frodo, Sauron’s Bane Commander Deck Guide
J.R.R. Tolkien wanted to use Frodo Baggins to teach the world a few lessons. It doesn’t matter how tiny you think you are, you can make a difference in this world. No one is invincible, and the worst enemy is that which is unseen.
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Sméagol, Helpful Guide Commander Deck Guide
Sméagol is well known for being the nicer half of the pair of minds inhabiting the body of a tortured hobbit. Today, we’re delving into the kinder half of his psyche with a $25 self-sacrifice landfall deck all about the temptations of the ring...
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Saruman, the White Hand Commander Deck Guide
The Lord of the Rings’ first venture into the world of Magic: The Gathering brought with it every classic character from the novels, including heroes, villains, and ents. So many ents. Today we’re building around one of the most recognizable...
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Sauron, Lord of the Rings Commander Deck Guide
Sauron, Lord of the Rings helms the Hosts of Mordor preconstructed deck to great success. What if you don’t want all the mess of the precon, and instead want a powered-up Sauron deck that packs a lot more punch? This, then, is the perfect deck...
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Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit Commander Deck Guide
As 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...
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Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Draft Guide
So how has The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) played out so far, and what should you do to win more games? I’ll be guiding you through a general format overview, picking out the best (and worst) cards in the set, as well as giving...
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Mogis, God of Slaughter Commander Deck Guide
Every Commander player knows the joy of playing with a group hug player. That one person who serenades the table and gives out gifts with Zedruu the Greathearted or Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis, spreading joy with extra cards and mana from things...
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Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant Commander Deck Guide
Every 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.
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