So, you’ve been slinging spells and casting creatures, slowly building up a board full of creatures. Your opponents have been resilient, though; their life remains high, and despite the number of creatures you have, you don’t quite have the...
Read moreBlack in Magic: The Gathering is all about power with a bit of risk, and its pump spells prove it, turning even the smallest creature into a real threat.
Read moreEdge of Eternities marked a new Standard rotation, and with that, Standard has opened back up for some creative brewing.
Read moreIf you’ve ever played an enchantment-heavy deck in Magic: The Gathering, you know how quickly the mana costs can add up. That’s where enchantment cost reducers come in.
Read moreDemons are their own lords and masters, and many of them prefer to work alone. There are, however, a few cards that actually make demons stronger, or help them come to the battlefield earlier.
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 moreLet’s go big or go home. Enough with the rational plays and efficient cards, we’re entering 7+ mana territory, where we’ll find the best big-mana commanders in Magic!
Read moreGoblins, dragons, zombies, and vampires all have their lords, but what about angels? There are angel decks across Magic’s history and formats, but we have fewer angel lords than you might expect.
Read moreArtifacts in Magic: The Gathering are the backbone of countless strategies. But what really makes artifact decks tick are the support cards behind the scenes, the ones that make your artifacts cheaper, stronger, or easier to recur.
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 moreThat’s right, I give you a rare dose of Constructed content today. We’re talking land counts in 60-card decks. There’s a lot of established heuristics on this subject, and a few points I can toss in to help you construct an optimal mana base for...
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