Is Afterburner Expert Too Good?
Creatures that can return to the battlefield from the graveyard have a very good track record in competitive Magic: the Gathering and we got a new one in Aetherdrift – Afterburner Expert. This Goblin can return to the graveyard any time you activate an Exhaust ability. Tacking on a 4/2 to any one of those abilities is quite powerful. It ... Read More...
What Is The New Commander Bracket Beta System?
The Commander Bracket System is now in Beta. What is the system? Is it mandatory? Where can you read about it? Kristen has the lowdown. Gavin Verhey announced today on the DailyMTG Stream that the Commander Bracket System was now in public beta. The stream had a great lowdown of the work that Gavin has been doing with the Commander ... Read More...
Deck Builder: Craft Your Next Deck
Deck building is fundamental to the game, but we know how tedious it can be to search up each individual card and add each to your cart. We built the Deck Builder tool to make finding the cards for your deck easier and faster. Keep scrolling to find more about this tool, and how to use it! What is Deck ... Read More...
My First Pick Board Wipes in 2025
Commander is a format where a whole lot of stuff needs to be dealt with as efficiently as possible. If your opponents have a fast start, you need to keep them in check. Here are Commander Format Panel member Kristen’s first pick board wipes – the ones she finds the most efficient and useful. Ah, the humble board wipe. A ... Read More...
Aetherdrift Living Energy Precon Upgrade
The Aetherdrift Commander precons offer us a simple choice: Living Energy, or nonliving legions of zombies. This week we’re going with the first option, and running our race with the best pit crew of artificers and aethercrafters Kaladesh has to offer! If you haven’t been paying close attention to the lore here, Aetherdrift is sneakily a “Return” set. The interplanar ... Read More...
Which is the Best Energy Precon?
Energy made its debut in Kaladesh back in 2016, and for a long while we didn’t see very much of the mechanic outside of that Block. However, that’s changed a lot over the last year, when there has been a huge surge of energy cards, especially in Commander. In that time, there have been three energy-focused Commander precons. The first ... Read More...
Top 10 Vehicles for Vehicle Commander Decks
Aetherdrift releases February 14, and if you’ve got love in your heart for all things zoom-zoom in Commander, then you’ve got a hankering to build with vehicles again. Not all vehicle cards are created equally, so let’s look at the top 10 vehicles for vehicle decks to see which ones are worth a look. TOP 10 VEHICLES FOR COMMANDER 10. ... Read More...