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Giada, Font of Hope is the most popular Angels Commander by far. She comes down early, gives you mana, and helps to get those Angels even bigger so that you can eliminate opponents much faster. While you might have gotten to grips with the more straightforward powerful cards, we believe these 10 Underrated Cards can help a Giada Commander deck …
Nemesis is often cited as one of the worst sets of all time and it is certainly an underwhelming one. Throughout all of Magic history, anytime a series of super busted sets come out – like Urza’s Block (Urza’s Saga, Urza’s Destiny, Urza’s Legacy) – the game’s designers tend to overcorrect and give us a super powered down set. Masques …
Commander is at its heart a casual format. That said, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to win. Some of the best games can be had when players build and play in a more competitive mindset, even when you’re putting restrictions on your deckbuilding. So, how do you “get good” at Commander? Here are a few choice tips. FIGURE OUT WHAT …
Playing a tapped land in Commander has always felt punishing when you’re at a higher power table, but has the average Commander game changed? Do tapped lands feel rough even at lower bracket tables? How many enters tapped lands is it viable to run? ENTERS TAPPED LANDS IN COMMANDER If you started Commander before 2020, you probably started out playing …
Maralen, Fae Ascendant is one of the most popular Commanders out of Lorwyn Eclipsed, and she can be built quite powerfully indeed. After a couple of months of testing, here are our picks for some of the most underrated cards for Maralen, Fae Ascendant. MARALEN, FAE ASCENDANT Maralen has a really cool gameplay loop, and it helps bridge two distinct …
Magic’s next in-universe set is Reality Fracture, and a couple of weeks ago I wrote about some of the things we might see in that upcoming set. In doing so, I discussed Planar Chaos, a set that came out in 2007 that had a similar theme – it was all about alternate realities in Magic. This got me thinking about …
Commander is the most popular way to play Magic, and the most social. As a beginner, it can be overwhelming to choose where to start. These are our picks for some great beginner options – and why to pick them. WHAT MAKES A GREAT BEGINNER COMMANDER Not all Commanders are good for a beginner. In fact, some of them can …
Blue Green decks – otherwise known as UG, or Simic – are some of the strongest and craziest decks in Commander. They’re able to pull off massive mana generation and draw the most cards. So why don’t I play them? The answer isn’t as obvious as you might think. THE POWER OF SIMIC Blue Green is one of the most …
I don’t tend to update my decks more than twice a year, so Secrets of Strixhaven also proved to be a good time to look at the past few sets for interesting pickups, too. Some decks had me going over cards from Final Fantasy and even evaluating older cards to keep up with my ever-changing local metagame. HOFRI GHOSTFORGE My …
Commander is a singleton format, encouraging diversity through deckbuilding. But what if you could play the same card, over and over? And what if that card was your Commander? WHAT IS A CLONE IN MAGIC? Clones are named after the eponymous Alpha card, Clone, a card that debuted with Magic. Clone effects have been popular ever since, with dozens upon …
