Thranduil, the Elvenking Commander Deck Guide
Thranduil, the Elvenking has stellar colors and busted abilities for an elf deck. It turns out this sort of power in the command zone with extra abilities makes for a very powerful commander.
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9 Fun and Unique Commander Variants To Try Out
Commander quickly became Magic’s most popular format with its introduction more than a dozen years ago. It went from a homebrew idea to a format that receives constant support and attention from Wizards, for better and worse. Part of the appeal...
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The Best and Easy Way to Upgrade Your Preconstructed Commander Magic Deck
Upgrade your Commander precon to address those weaknesses head-on and tweak the deck to suit your tastes, playstyle, and desired power level. Though the power levels of precons vary, they tend to share similar flaws, so I’m here today to give you...
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Here’s How Each of the 7 Deck Archetypes of Magic Work
As diverse as the card options may be, there are often underlying ideas and themes that bind decks together across decades and formats. These underlying tenants are the archetypes of decks.
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The Ultimate Guide to Ramp Decks in Magic: The Gathering
Ramp’s all about generating extra mana and using it to cast massive spells way ahead of schedule. Sounds fun, right?
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All 5 Jund Commander Precons in Magic Ranked
There are over 150 Commander precons with unique playstyles, advantages, and color identities. Let’s take a focused look at Jund’s slice of the precon pie.
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6 Excellent Bracket 4 Commanders to Try Out Next
Sometimes, I just want to pick a commander with a clear plan, jam a bunch of broken cards and combos, and see how far I can push the power level without diving all the way into optimized turn-two-win territory. That’s what bracket 4 is all...
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All 7 Enchantment Commander Precons in Magic Ranked
Today, we take a look at all the Commander precon decks that have an enchantment-related theme. There aren’t many of them, so that speaks to the overall scarcity of this theme.
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Ureni of the Unwritten Commander Deck Guide
The recent return to Tarkir was bound to provide a sick dragon commander or two, but none have inspired players like Ureni of the Unwritten. It’s got great colors, a stellar ability, and a deadly size—let’s see what you can do with such...
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All 6 Boros Commander Precons in Magic Ranked
Surely Boros can’t be that bad? How could one misinterpret the color of aggro, of tokens, of equipment? Let’s find out just how well Wizards has constructed their Boros precons.
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All 9 Bant Commander Precons in Magic Ranked
| Illustration by Eric Deschamps I find Commander precons endlessly fascinating. Many new players are introduced to Magic with them given Commander’s popularity, and it’s easy to pick one up and pop it out of the box. Yet precons are often built...
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Smaug the Magnificent Commander Deck Guide
Now that we’ve had our first batch of Hobbit spoilers, we also have our first commanders from the set. One of them has taken off in advance of release, and it’s of course the story’s Big Bad, Smaug, the Magnificent.
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