Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Commander”
Shockingly, different color pairs in Magic play and feel differently. The black white color pair, Orzhov, can sometimes feel a little slow in Commander. Kristen has some thoughts on why that is. I love playing Commander, and there’s nothing I love more than brewing new and interesting decks. We’re spoiled for choice when it comes to picking something to brew, …
Enchantress decks are all about drawing a lot of cards. When people think about mana ramp in Enchantress, most just settle with Enchant Land Aura cards. Kristen argues that there’s an obvious mana engine that lies relatively untapped for Enchantress builds. Enchantress is one of the most popular archetypes in Commander. It comes in a variety of “flavors”; while Selesnya …
Fallen Empires is often considered one of the worst Magic sets of all time. The set has a famously low power level. This isn’t a situation where power creep is why the set is considered bad, either. People thought the set was bad when it came out back in 1994, too. Only a handful of cards saw play in 60-card …
The Commander precons for Duskmourn: House of Horror were always going to be an exciting prospect just for the powerful new cards and scary movie flavor. But Wizards had an extra–sneaky jump scare in store for us with these decks: a revival of the 1v3 Archenemy format! Archenemy is one of the more exciting ideas Wizards has put together for …
Right now in the Magic story we’re in the midst of what Wizards calls “The Dragon Storm Arc.” While we don’t know all the details of what this story entails, we do know that the arc will culminate with a return to Tarkir – a plane with more dragons than any other. We saw our first hint of this in …
It’s time for the Duskmourn Commander Set Review. This review will consider what’s hot from the set. If you’re a fan of 80’s horror, then you’ve come to the right place. You can check in any time you like, but it’s very hard to leave. You can find other recent Commander set reviews here: As per usual, this Set Review …
As of September 23, 2024, Jeweled Lotus, Mana Crypt, Dockside Extortionist and Nadu, Winged Wisdom are banned in Commander. The Commander Rules Committee today published their September 2024 Quarterly Update revealing the latest changes to the Commander format. COMMANDER QUARTERLY UPDATE: BANLIST UPDATED The headline changes from the Quarterly update are: Cards Dockside Extortionist is banned Jeweled Lotus is banned …
Duskmourn Commander releases on September 27, and with it comes four new precons complete with Archenemy cards. Death Toll, Endless Punishment, Jump Scare!, and Miracle Worker offer 40 new cards. What are the highlights? What new cards are worth checking out? GETTING STUCK IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE Our new Commanders for the set feature a mix of intrepid rescuers, wily …
We’re counting down to the release of Duskmourn, an expansion that seems to pack as many thrills and unexpected turns as the horror movies which inspired it. The set’s mechanics, its color pie, its arch-villain, even the modern-day aesthetic all feel new and uncertain, and the spoiler season has hit us with more than a few jump scares… Now, the …
Endless Punishment is the Rakdos precon from Duskmourn. It features a RB version of the set’s infamous demon Valgavoth, and encourages you to bring your group slug game. Find out how to turn up the heat with our $50 Budget Upgrade Guide. Duskmourn Commander has four Commander decks: Death Toll, Endless Punishment, Jump Scare and Miracle Worker. Today we’ll check …
