Merfolk is a creature type that’s pretty flush with great commanders. That means when a new one comes out, it really has to have a unique angle to make it worth considering. Luckily, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan precons gave us a pretty cool option...
Read morePrecon upgrades are still rising, premodern is causing huge ruckus, and a certain Lorwyn Eclipsed main set elf faerie is shaking things up.
Read moreMonarch is a mechanic that shines the brightest in multiplayer games, particularly for Commander. It’s a great way to give your game a more “political” dynamic. It creates incentives to build alliances and causes everyone to take action as soon...
Read moreMagic’s assassin commanders were fairly limited to a few typal options in Dimir (UB) and a certain Mardu (WRB) monarch once upon a time, but Assassin’s Creed gave us a lot of new legendary assassins for our command zone.
Read moreReaping Willow is the “mythic uncommon” from Lorwyn Eclipsed, and it’s an absolute combo engine.
Read more2025 was a massive year for MTG’s most popular format. We sorted through the data to find out who the strongest, most popular commanders released this year.
Read moreBloomburrow brought us many lizards that share a theme in red and black, and they thrive when your opponents lose life. Naturally, that leads to wondering about lizards in Commander, and which legends can lead a deck full of them.
Read moreWhat if I told you that you could overpay for a spell, but in return you’d get a random free spell from the top of your deck? Theoretically, that’s the idea behind cascade, although there are ways to break that purity, as there always are with...
Read moreHydras in Magic may not have much legendary representation, but they’re still an iconic creature type. If you’re up against a hydra deck, you know you’re facing some X spells and some +1/+1 counter strategies.
Read moreBirds are always here and there in Magic, as MTG sets need their flying creatures and planes usually have birds as a common creature type. Legendary birds are another matter entirely, and fewer sets have treated birds with the respect they...
Read moreCommon legends use to be a bit of an oddity, and the ones we’ve had floating around were never all that good. But Universes Beyond is changing the game for common commanders.
Read moreSome people want to watch the world burn. Others are content with setting their Magic: The Gathering opponents ablaze. It’s a strategy that’s been quite literally burned into the framework of the game since the day Lightning Bolt was printed.
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