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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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
Aetherdrift prerelease is February 7-13, with release on February 14. It’s a large set with many good cards. Let’s review it for Commander. You can find other recent Commander set reviews here: Our Commander Set Review focuses only on the new cards, and not the reprints. It’s also not going to be covering the forgettable cards that are only really …
Aetherdrift Commander precons have some eye-catching new Commander cards in, even if you’re not all in on energy or reanimator. Let’s look at 10 of the Best Cards from the Aetherdrift precons, Eternal Might and Living Energy. Eternal Might and Living Energy release on February 14th, but if you’d rather pick up some singles, then here’s our recommendations for the …
Eternal Might is the Esper precon from Aetherdrift. It features Zombies and Discard as the main synergies, and encourages you to draw cards to grow your Zombies, while pitching them away for later reanimation or Eternalize. Find out how to raise the roof (and the dead) with our thirteen in, thirteen out Budget Upgrade Guide – this time for just …
Looking for a new combo to wow your friends in your next commander game? Commander Spellbook, the search engine with over 30,000 Commander combos, put together a toad-ally awesome combo with everyone’s favorite frog: The Gitrog Monster. The Combo Begin this combo with The Gitrog Monster and Skirge Familiar on the battlefield, and Dakmor Salvage in your hand. Ulamog, the …
Aetherdrift finishes the Verge land cycle started in Duskmourn. These lands are a brewer’s dream in Commander, and contribute to a smoother and more accessible manabase for everyone. Kristen argues you don’t need Duals anymore. Manabases are important. Hugely important. Just recently, I talked about the kinds of payoffs and interactions that Fetchlands gatekeep. I also had some thoughts on …
Commander is a format with many must-answer threats and problems to deal with. You can only pack so much removal in your deck, so how can you get the most out of it? How can you make your removal go further in Commander? I’m a big advocate of running plenty of removal, and although I will often opt for the …
