I’ve often wondered at the challenges of designing 4-color commanders and 5-color commanders. Once you surpass three colors, many legendary creatures seem to latch onto a key idea, then provide generically powerful support for it; Jodah, the...
Read moreMagic’s The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth has introduced a tempting new mechanic, in the form of The One Ring enticing players into bearing its burden in exchange for power. Sauron, as the creator of the Rings of Power, surely deserves...
Read moreEdgar Markov has been a favorite commander ever since its first release in Commander 2017, and has arguably always held the crown as MTG’s best vampire commander.
Read more“Archetype” is a somewhat nebulous term in Magic. Most players understand what “control” or “aggro” means, but terms like “aristocrats,” “group slug,” and “superfriends” aren’t immediately obvious to newer players. Today I compile a...
Read moreWhat does our old friend Chatterfang, Squirrel General have to play with now? If you’re already a Chatterfang player, you’ll find a mix of classics you should already have and some newer cards that you may want to swap in.
Read moreThe gods of Magic are an eccentric group of creatures, heavily influenced by real-world mythologies and ideologies. It’s one of Magic’s most powerful creature types, each with their own take on what it means to be an all-powerful godly being.
Read moreWotC has serenaded us with endless new commanders over the past couple of years with game-warping abilities that push the limits of what Magic cards can reasonably do. Kaalia of the Vast looks tame in comparison, but don’t make the mistake...
Read moreAetherdrift introduced many legendary creatures to brew around and have fun with. One that really stands out is Captain Howler, Sea Scourge, an Izzet commander who’s all about discard effects to make every loot count.
Read moreKetramose, the New Dawn is stirring the Commander community as one of the more interesting and flexible Aetherdrift commanders to build around. Some players are even seeing cEDH potential, or Pioneer/Modern competitive potential in this one.
Read moreAetherdrift introduced a wide variety of new legendary creatures for Commander, and today, I’ll dive into one of the strongest options that aims to compete at the top of multiplayer tables. I’m talking about Hashaton, Scarab’s...
Read moreThat’s Sir Shroofus Sproutsire to you! We’ve been playing with Saproling tokens for years, but Foundations Jumpstart gave us our first actual sap creature card. How good is this card as a commander, though? The Shroofus in the pudding.
Read more| Illustration by Filip Burburan If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to plunge your opponents into the snake pit from Indiana Jones and watch them succumb to a million scaly, squirming friends, your Temur commander of choice should be ...
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