Have you ever looked at your deck and thought “do I have too many creatures here”? Unless you were playing way back when Shivan Dragon was the best threat available, the very idea of “too many creatures” probably sounds weird. The power and utility offered by creature cards has been steadily growing throughout Magic’s history, and expectations of their role ... Read More...

When building a manabase, a lot of effort goes into making sure you can cast your spells by having the correct color sources. Identifying good utility lands to add is easy enough, especially if you checked out our list of 20 of the Best Utility Lands. But how do you wring out the last bit of value from the manabase?  ... Read More...

Homelands makes everyone’s short-list of the worst Magic sets of all time, both in terms of design and the power level of the cards. After all, when it comes to 60-card formats and Commander, there are really only two cards in the set that have made significant contributions – Merchant Scroll, and Memory Lapse. So, if you aren’t playing Blue ... Read More...

Combat Tricks are an integral part of Limited Magic and even find their way into 60-card Constructed formats. While they have a little less impact in Commander, they can still be great. Here are 10 combat tricks we’re really high on right now. The pervading philosophy is that Commander isn’t the best place for Combat Tricks. The argument is roughly ... Read More...

The manabase is arguably what makes or breaks your Commander deck. Other than on-color basics and dual-color lands, what should you fill it with? Kristen has her picks of the best utility lands for Commander. 20 of the Best Utility Lands for Commander Picking out the best utility lands for your deck is a largely unique experience that’ll depend heavily ... Read More...

Recently, we’ve been exploring a unique niche within Commander deckbuilding: decks where the most important and defining card isn’t the one in the command zone. Whether because of a rules nonbo or just lacking the legendary supertype, not every build-around is eligible to take command. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still make them work with a little ingenuity. There ... Read More...

Modern Horizons 3 comes out next month. Like the previous two sets in the series, I think it’s a pretty safe bet to assume that the cards in the set are going to have a massive impact on the format it’s chiefly designed for – Modern.  However, it isn’t like Modern is the only format that Modern Horizons sets have ... Read More...