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Playing a tapped land in Commander has always felt punishing when you’re at a higher power table, but has the average Commander game changed? Do tapped lands feel rough even at lower bracket tables? How many enters tapped lands is it viable to run? ENTERS TAPPED LANDS IN COMMANDER If you started Commander before 2020, you probably started out playing …
Maralen, Fae Ascendant is one of the most popular Commanders out of Lorwyn Eclipsed, and she can be built quite powerfully indeed. After a couple of months of testing, here are our picks for some of the most underrated cards for Maralen, Fae Ascendant. MARALEN, FAE ASCENDANT Maralen has a really cool gameplay loop, and it helps bridge two distinct …
Commander is the most popular way to play Magic, and the most social. As a beginner, it can be overwhelming to choose where to start. These are our picks for some great beginner options – and why to pick them. WHAT MAKES A GREAT BEGINNER COMMANDER Not all Commanders are good for a beginner. In fact, some of them can …
Blue Green decks – otherwise known as UG, or Simic – are some of the strongest and craziest decks in Commander. They’re able to pull off massive mana generation and draw the most cards. So why don’t I play them? The answer isn’t as obvious as you might think. THE POWER OF SIMIC Blue Green is one of the most …
I don’t tend to update my decks more than twice a year, so Secrets of Strixhaven also proved to be a good time to look at the past few sets for interesting pickups, too. Some decks had me going over cards from Final Fantasy and even evaluating older cards to keep up with my ever-changing local metagame. HOFRI GHOSTFORGE My …
Commander is a singleton format, encouraging diversity through deckbuilding. But what if you could play the same card, over and over? And what if that card was your Commander? WHAT IS A CLONE IN MAGIC? Clones are named after the eponymous Alpha card, Clone, a card that debuted with Magic. Clone effects have been popular ever since, with dozens upon …
Making sure you have something to do on turn one in a game of Commander is a recipe for success. Having access to some great one drops in a Black deck gives you something to do on Turn 1 and when you have a little extra mana to spare. THE BEST ONE-DROPS IN COMMANDER Before we kick things off, let’s …
If I was to compare the Commander games I’ve had in recent years that are over before they even get going, it would dwarf the amount like it in previous years. Commander is fast now, and one of the reasons is that everything is a must-answer threat. The thing is… there’s an easy solution. MODERN CREATURE DESIGN IS ALL ABOUT …
Cultured enjoyers of Path to Exile and Settle the Wreckage have long leveraged them as ramp spells. Secrets of Strixhaven brings a new removal spell that gives the target’s controller the opportunity to ramp in Erode. If you’re not thinking about this card in a modal way, you’re missing out. ERODE IS A POWERFUL NEW REMOVAL SPELL At just one …
Secrets of Strixhaven releases April 24. It’s a lot of fun to revisit Strixhaven, as we get to check out some interesting takes on how enemy color pairs interact to produce unconventional tactics. You can find other recent set reviews here: Card Kingdom’s Set Reviews only really care about broadly powerful and relevant cards, so if you notice something missing? …
