Nearly every Standard set these days has some kind of “gimmick” designed (at least in part) to smooth out the Limited format, whether it’s Treasures in Forgotten Realms, Powerstones in The Brothers’ War, or kicker in Dominaria United. Crimson Vow...
Read moreMagic has so, so many great cards. But there’s a dark side to Magic full of awful, putrid, rotten card designs. Ready to see how the worst cards in the game rank?
Read moreOne of the first things I do whenever I build a new Commander deck is look for potential combos or cards I can run that synergize perfectly with the strategy. Of course, there are millions of combinations already that you can use, but not all...
Read moreThere are plenty of ways to rank Magic cards, but there’s one specific art trend in Magic that’s always been of interest to me: cuteness.
Read moreInfect. Some players love the mechanic as others hate it. Craig Blanchette, also known as Mr. Infect, who appears regularly on the Command Zone podcast and their Game Knights specials, loves to play with infect cards! Where do you fall into the...
Read moreAlthough card draw is theoretically only a secondary part of black’s color pie, there are enough powerful black card draw effects to make it into your Commander deck. Let’s delve into the dark depths of black card draw and find the missing...
Read moreExtra turn spells might be some of the most hated effects in Commander since they impact the sociality of the game by letting one player play more Magic than the others, on top of being busted. But they have a time and place.
Read moreTheft cards let you keep control of your opponent’s spells permanently. They often exile or copy spells and grant you the ability to cast or maintain them as though they were your own.
Read moreToday we’re diving deep into the magmatic world of red’s best utility lands, where we’ll truly watch the world burn. Grab your sunscreen, it’s about to get hot!
Read moreAs you can probably tell from the name, pain lands are lands that allow you to use your life as a partial payment for mana. The nice thing about these is that they allow you to keep your tempo and you don’t always need to use your life to get...
Read moreIf there’s one figure that’s particularly prevalent in most fantasy fiction, it’s that of the European medieval knight. So let’s look at the best knight commanders!
Read moreWe saw the release of four Standard Challenger decks and four Pioneer Challenger decks in 2022. The objective of these precons is to be competitive right out of the box in a given format, to at least challenge your friends and at the FNM...
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