There are over 1,600 legal commanders to choose from in Magic. When one of those commanders is in the top 100 most popular on EDHREC, you know it must be pretty powerful. Magda, Brazen Outlaw is currently ranked #63, and it’s easy to see why it’s...
Read moreCommander is all about playing some of the biggest and best cards around. Green players ramp to the skies, and Izzet players get to cast spells like massive Crackle With Powers to their heart’s desire. So why not just steal it all?
Read moreCommander has changed a lot over the years. Commander-focused products have led to a sleeker format, especially as many archetypes get commanders meant for them instead of trying to make do with a clunker that gives the deck builder access to...
Read moreThere have been more than a few iterations of Narset since she debuted in the Khans of Tarkir block nearly 10 years ago. They almost all revolve around casting spells for free, and I think Narset, Enlightened Exile is one of the most interesting...
Read moreSome cards can only ever really exist in the Commander format. Their abilities either reference rules that don’t exist outside of the format or just aren’t effective outside of multiplayer formats. But these commanders are a joy to build around...
Read moreMagic is full of history, much of it wrapped around iconic decks whose impact has lasted well beyond their viability. We still see some variants of classic decks like Cheerios and Ponza to this day, though they’ve lost some luster amid changing...
Read moreArtifacts make up some of the most powerful cards in Magic. Many of them are colorless, making them easier to cast than colored spells. They also synergize very well together because there are plenty of cards that support other artifacts. One...
Read moreThanks to March of the Machine, we now have a lot of interesting team-up commanders to build decks around. These new legendary creature mashups are almost like turning existing legends into partner commanders, but with the bonus that their...
Read moreWhen I started playing Magic in the Alara-Zendikar meta, I saw lots of decks I wanted to play that were Standard-legal, but there was a slight problem: they were pricy for a newcomer. Jund and vampires looked like great suggestions but I couldn’t...
Read moreYou’re playing a pretty straightforward Esper fliers deck, here. This is an aggressive deck that wants to get your opponents down to zero with a flying force that ignores any of their blockers.
Read moreSometime around 10 years ago, my family and I noticed that some food packages in our pantry were broken. Turns out we had a rat living in our kitchen and stealing our food. We eventually saw the rat, and boy was it big. I obviously named the...
Read moreEverybody comes to a Commander table to play some powerful cards. A core tenet of the format is to play big, scary spells that are too slow for other formats like Modern and Legacy. What could be more fun than playing with your big splashy...
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