The infamous Birthing Pod spawned an entire genre of MTG decks and altered an entire generation’s meta. This green artifact would run rampant in Modern for four years before catching the ban alongside Dig Through Time and Treasure Cruise.
Read moreOf the many themes a Commander deck might have, one strikes me as very curious: additional combat phases. These EDH decks are very attack-oriented, as the name implies, but isn’t attacking a bad proposition in EDH? Usually yes, because you leave...
Read moreStorm can somewhat struggle when facing off against several opponents at the same time. There are tons of ways to work around this and make it a more than viable strategy, so let’s take a look at some of Magic’s best commanders for a storm...
Read moreCommander has long been a place friendly to the idea of making tribal decks, now called typal, that stack a bunch of creatures of the same type together to head off to fight. It’s a classic fantasy trope, straight out of The Hobbit’s Battle of...
Read moreUpgrade 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...
Read moreMultiplayer Magic has existed since the game’s inception, but it’s only relatively recent that we’ve seen the explosion of the Commander format as the most popular way to play with three or more players.
Read moreIt can be just as important to consider how fun a Magic deck is to play against as it is to play with. This is especially true if you’re trying to get friends into the game, since they aren’t likely going to enjoy getting bodied by an...
Read moreAs someone who enjoys fast-paced and combat-heavy Commander games, goad is one of my favorite mechanics. Since it forces players to attack, it ensures the game won’t turn into a long drawn-out war of attrition. Then there’s the bonus that goaded...
Read moreCommander is the MTG format with one of the widest pools of cards out there, but with access to so many Magic cards it’s probably expected that some of them are problematic enough to be banned.
Read moreIn an address to Commander players everywhere, Gavin Verhey announced a few changes coming to Magic’s most popular format. In an attempt to create parity, the Commander Format Panel introduced the Bracket System – a gargantuan...
Read moreWe previously covered Deadpool, Trading Card’s financial mischief with The Master, Multiplied, which has gone from bulk to nearly $20 after Deadpool was spoiled. Master isn’t the only card that meshes with Deadpool, Trading Card...
Read moreWhat counts as “janky” in MTG? Looking at the origins of the word in African American slang, most dictionary etymologies guess it’s a version of “junky” from the ‘80s, but an interesting deeper dive suggests it might have started as a version of...
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