Building Your First Commander Deck
Commander is a format that draws on the entire history of Magic for its card pool. This makes it exciting, since you can build a fun and functional deck around any commander or archetype. But it can also be overwhelming, especially if you’re new to the format. Here are some tips for building your first Commander deck in a way ... Read More...
Get Lifelinker App Codes When You Preorder Commander 2019
With Commander 2019 on the horizon, we wanted to offer a token of our appreciation to customers who purchase the new Commander decks from us. So, we’ve partnered with our friends at The Command Zone podcast to offer exclusive codes for their life-tracking app, Lifelinker! All orders for Commander 2019 sealed product placed from August 1-29 will include a code ... Read More...
Commander Doesn’t Need Bans (But It’s Great That We Have Them)
Commander is one of Magic‘s best formats. It’s a juggernaut in Magic, played around the world and backed by throngs of fans. As a member of the Commander Advisory Group (CAG), I play a role in supporting the team that manages the rules, philosophy, and banned list we all look to when creating decks. The CAG was created by the ... Read More...
A Guide to Standard Gruul Dinosaurs
Towards the end of last Standard season, Gruul decks ended up being serious contenders. Coming into this season with Core Set 2020 hitting the scene, everyone wondered if this would hold up. After all, cards like Rekindling Phoenix have become largely invalidated by cards like Cavalier of Thorns. You can overcome all of that, but you need to take a ... Read More...
10 Cards to Bring Back with Brought Back
It seems as though every new set nowadays is jammed full of “project cards.” These cards do weird, but powerful things, tempting players to try and build new decks to harness them. In Core Set 2020, one such card still waiting for time in the spotlight is Brought Back. Just look at this thing! The power level and mana cost of ... Read More...
Throne of Eldraine
Throne of Eldraine is finally here, and we can’t get enough of Magic‘s fairy tale plane. If you’re looking for more info on this set, read on! Theme After a year on the futuristic city-plane of Ravnica, we’ll be journeying to a brand-new, high fantasy-inspired plane called Eldraine. According to Mark Rosewater, Eldraine’s design was inspired by Arthurian legends and ... Read More...
Mythic Championship IV: 10 Modern Decks to Watch
With Modern Horizons in and Bridge from Below out, Modern has once again become a wild west of deck choices and matchups. But what does that mean for the upcoming Mythic Championship? More than a few decks have risen to the top of the metagame; here are the ten that are poised to make the biggest splash. 10. B/R Skelemental ... Read More...