Commander is known as the most popular format of Magic. The possibilities are endless with far more than 3,000 legendary creatures to choose from to make your commander. With the partner mechanic, and its variants like choose a background and...
Read moreOne thing that helps keep Magic fun is remembering that you don’t always have to build a deck that aims to win. In fact, sometimes building a deck that’s purposely bad in a funny way can be a lot more enjoyable than just trying to win all the...
Read moreSome of Magic’s most busted cards rely on the graveyard, so building around self-mill gets you off to a strong start, especially in Commander, where games go long. But which commander should lead your graveyard-centric strategy?
Read morePicking the best commander for your deck is one of the most exciting and important parts of building an EDH deck. The focus on Commander as Magic’s most popular format, which includes an uptick in the number of legendary creatures we’ve seen...
Read moreSplinter, Radical Rat makes it easier to play your ninjas with their special abilities as an unblockable enabler, plus it doubles up on your ninjas’ triggered abilities, usually combat damage/saboteur triggers that these slippery fighters tend to...
Read moreI really, really want to like things with beasts in them, but Magic makes it tough. They’re mana intensive to cast, and that’s sort of their identity. You really need special cards to help make MTG beasts playable. And often that’s going to be a...
Read moreMost, if not all, Magic players know that Commander is a casual format. That’s what made it so popular in the first place. It’s a format meant to maintain a balance within EDH’s brackets, so it’s more accessible for new players, at least...
Read moreBracket 3 includes many decks. Here, Commander players teeter between “look how cool this uncommon is” and “I will win at all costs,” leading to decks that employ plenty of pet cards yet still go for the throat.
Read moreWith Secrets of Strixhaven right around the corner, let’s brew some decks in anticipation of our return to school.
Read moreMany avatars can be your commander, and the best are some of the most played throughout the entire format. Which of these commanders did you forget were avatars along with their other types?
Read moreTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles introduced a slew of commanders appropriate for many players and power levels. Among the most imposing is the Timmy-approved Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers, a massive threat that pushes immense damage every turn.
Read moreIn Commander, the cost of mulliganing a bad hand is smaller than in one-versus-one formats… but it’s still a cost, and you should treat it like one. So let’s check all the ins, outs, and corner cases of how to mulligan in Commander.
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