Best Budget Commanders: Black

Scott CullenCommander

Welcome back to the third installment of my Best Budget Commanders series. This week, I’ll be diving into black: the color most closely associated with ambition, where almost anything is possible… for a price. I’ll also be showing you the top strategies in black that won’t cost you an arm and a leg. This is a list of the best …

Building Mono-Red, -White, and -Black in Commander

Tom AndersonCommander

Greetings, Commander connoisseurs!  I’m here to talk about playing mono-white Commander decks… and mono-red. Oh, and mono-black, too. These three are my favorite colors in Magic, and I don’t think there’s a more interesting way to explore what they’re capable of than by rising to the challenge and building entire Commander decks around them. Generally speaking, color access is the …

Best Budget Commanders: Blue

Scott CullenCommander

Playing Commander at any budget level is not only extremely viable, but incredibly fun. Restrictions breed creativity, and a cost restriction is no exception! Plus, even more affordable, well-built decks can go toe-to-toe with others five to ten times higher in value. Here’s a list of the best commanders in blue for players on a budget. I’ll be highlighting the …

Aura-n’t You Missing Something: Reexamining Auras in EDH

Kristen GregoryCommander

In days gone, enchantments — and auras, in particular — were often deemed quite risky, especially if you had to untap with them to get any value. I’d say those days are over. OLD SCHOOL EDH When I first started playing Commander around five years ago, the game was centered around enter-the-battlefield effects, incremental value, recursion, and combos. It might …

Commander Kingdom Decklists: February 2021

Card KingdomCommander, Livestreams

Kaldheim is out now, and there are plenty of new Commander cards to play with. What has our latest group of guests brought to Commander Kingdom? Check out a recording of the episode below, and get our guests’ decklists after the jump. Ben’s Vega, the Watcher Well, one of our guests has brought a new commander from Kaldheim! The Vega …

Best Budget Commanders: White

Scott CullenCommander

It’s well-known that Commander is a great format for players on a budget. The card pool is massive, you don’t need to buy expensive cards by the playset, and lower power levels are both popular and affordable. The enormous card pool does mean that deck-building can be a long and arduous process, however, especially if you’re trying to find the …

Building Commander Mana Bases on a Budget

Scott CullenCommander

Commander is a truly bizarre format, with wildly varying skill levels and competitive-mindedness across the ranks of the community. It’s a fantastic way to introduce players to the core mechanics and ethos of the game, but it can also be one of the most competitive formats out there. There’s something for everyone here, and that’s what gives it that “special …

Leveraging Virtual Card Advantage in Commander

Kristen GregoryCommander, Strategy

I’d like to talk about something a little different today, and that’s the idea of virtual card advantage.  I recently put together a draft list of a Boros flicker deck, helmed by Archangel Avacyn. My goal was to have a little fun, running lots of cool ETB creatures like Dualcaster Mage and Wildfire Devils. Instead of the usual “greatest hits” …