What 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 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.
Read moreFood tokens have become a fun and strategic way to gain an edge in your games across many Magic formats, and some commanders shine exceptionally bright when it comes to making the most out of these tasty little treats.
Read moreSnow commanders are legendary creatures and other eligible commanders that can serve in the command zone of a deck with snow cards and other snow theming.
Read moreIn the ever-evolving landscape of Magic: The Gathering, players are always on the lookout for the most powerful and synergistic commanders to lead their decks. However, not all commanders rise to the occasion, and some fall significantly short of...
Read moreToday, we go deep. Sea creature commanders are usually legends that care about what I’ll call Magic’s sea-dwelling Big Four, or KLOS creatures: kraken, leviathans, octopuses, and serpents. These Big Four have been batched on multiple cards...
Read moreWhenever a Magic set gives us a new mechanic or a new card type, there’s always the question of whether that new element can be its own theme in Commander. Sagas now have enough history in MTG that they have their own dedicated commanders.
Read moreEnergy has been in Magic since Kaladesh in 2016, but we didn’t have a legendary creature who explicitly supported energy until the Fallout precons in 2024. Now that we have the commanders in two EDH precons plus enough support in Modern Horizons...
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 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.
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