Much of Magic happens “above the neck” rather than “in the hands.” The control of information and accurate threat assessment in a Commander game is a battle of wits that you can and should be participating in, even when that game doesn’t...
Read moreThe Deep Clue Sea Commander precon deck’s funny name will remind you of Deep Blue Sea, and the comparison helps to understand it. The deck and the movie are fun but kinda all over the place with one or two good moments.
Read moreThe Brothers’ War is one of my favorite recent Magic sets. It was a favorite Limited format of mine thanks to the presence of unearth and prototype. Prototype especially strikes me as an interesting and fun mechanic.
Read morePlayers have been enamored with Maze’s End since its release in Dragon’s Maze. It suddenly capped off the cycle of Guildgates with an alternate win condition that demanded you play five colors (or close to it). While Maze’s End decks never took...
Read moreOne of my biggest issues with popular discourse on Lord of the Rings is that people usually focus on Éowyn as the only strong female character in the trilogy. And I can understand, to a point, why that is. She stands out thanks to her storyline...
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 moreThe Streets of New Capenna commander precons didn’t really stand out to me all that much when they came out. In truth, now that there are Commander precons every few months as opposed to once a year, they’ve become a lot less exciting than they...
Read moreThe Commander format’s biggest strength is, in my humble opinion, the freedom it gives players to build decks they’d otherwise never consider playing. In a casual game, you can break out a 100-card pile of jank and still have a good time, even if...
Read moreSaproling creature tokens have been a hallmark of green creature decks in Commander since the format’s first official release. Since then, a lineage of saproling-focused commanders have hit the command zones of countless players, going wide and...
Read moreWhile multiple planeswalkers can be used as a commander, not all of them have the rule text that enables them to be run as your trusty leaders. Still, some exceptions like Grist, the Hunger Tide can be used as if it were a creature since its...
Read moreAre you ready for some spellslinging? [REPLACE CARD]Riku of Two Reflections[/REPLACE] definitely is! Originally printed in Commander 2011, Riku of Two Reflections was reprinted nine years later in Double Masters.
Read moreCodie, Vociferous Codex is a commander that allows players to win quickly and play all the colors you want. It’s not a straightforward commander to play though, and there’s a lot to learn and master if you want to get good at playing it. We’ll be...
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