The year is 2013. A friendly face at my LGS introduces me to the concept of “Commander” and points me in the direction of that year’s precons. On the shelves I see what would become my first Commander deck, the glorious and basically...
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...
Read moreI wanted to create a unique build that allowed me to play cards I don’t usually get to use with this Omnath, Locus of All deck. I made sure to include a lot of 5-color and multicolor cards that would help trigger Omnath’s mana-generating...
Read moreSpellslinger decks are a ubiquitous archetype in Commander. Often associated with Izzet or blue-red commanders, the archetype focuses on playing lots of cheap instants and sorceries to accrue a bunch of value alongside cards that benefit from you...
Read moreStreets of New Capenna gave us a lot of new 3-color commanders to choose from between the main set and the supplemental Commander product. While Lord Xander, the Collector and Jetmir, Nexus of Revels got a lot of love, the commander that caught...
Read moreThe Elder Dragons from Silverquill are the founders of the plane’s grand university, and they each lead one of the five schools on the campus. Today we’re looking at Shadrix Silverquill, founder of the Silverquill college, known for students...
Read moreThis Lord Xander, the Collector deck wins by milling out your opponents’ libraries or their life via attacks from Xander. You’re looking to copy Lord Xander at least twice so you can swing on the whole pod each turn since its abilities can...
Read moreBrago, King Eternal doesn’t have a ton of effects, but the one effect it does have can be very impactful: it can make any card with an ETB effect much more powerful. This deck is fun for coming up with cool synergies or making combos and was...
Read moreNiv-Mizzet, Parun is a card that I had a lot of fun playing in Jeskai control builds, especially in control mirror matches. It’s a good combo with another stellar control card (Teferi, Hero of Dominaria), and I miss that Standard format so...
Read moreThere are few things more enthralling than frogs. They’re delightful little creatures that come in an incredible array of colors and sizes. Of course, frogs aren’t everybody’s thing, especially when they grow too large. And this deck tech looks...
Read moreThis is a pretty traditional enchantress deck. It’s a mixture of pillow fort and stax strategies that impede your opponents’ gameplans and make it hard for them to pressure you, giving you time to win the game.
Read moreTergrid, God of Fright is a powerful commander. Some players might even say too powerful. Tergrid is a very fun option to build if you know that your playgroup is into cEDH or just up for a more competitive challenge. But don’t be too surprised...
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