I had a very simple idea. What if I took every good damage doubler effect in Magic and packed them into the same deck? It didn’t take me long to realize that this idea would be pretty obscene with specifically Toralf, God of Fury. And now here we...
Read moreEsper is one of my favorite color combinations in Magic. It’s the perfect color combination for unparalleled control elements. The best permission, the best card draw, and all the best removal in the game are within this shard. That doesn’t mean...
Read moreThe 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.
Read morePicture 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...
Read moreGood 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...
Read moreSometimes 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...
Read moreJ.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.
Read moreLord of the Rings has come to MTG, and today we’ll cover one of the most exciting commanders from Middle-earth to aid humanity. I’m talking about none other than [REPLACE CARD]Éowyn, Shieldmaiden[/REPLACE], a commander perfect for a human EDH...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreAs 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...
Read moreEvery 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.
Read moreWizards decided to do their own thing with Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. They signaled this pretty early on by previewing an interesting new commander that was notably left out of the movies, Tom Bombadil.
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