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I have failed you. I try to provide a balanced and varied series of themes and color combinations. I was talking to someone about my series, and he said, “too bad you haven't done a Sultai deck.” I was a little defensive and corrected the record by talking about my Sultai Equipment deck. I did a little introspection that night and realized I had a gap. That deck debuted in June 2023, so it's understandable someone wouldn't be familiar with it (go check it out). I set out to m

Commander damage gets a bad wrap in the game. People find any reason to confuse themselves with this mechanic. Non combat damage? Cumulative across all commanders? I've been asked it all. People even complain about having to track it (have you ever seen someone try to storm off? It's a recap of everything in the last round to figure out the spell count). The real problem is that people don't use commander damage appropriately. People envision just putting all of your resource

I feel like we were just here together. I did a Make Mine Magic article based around Avatar Aang and the Ally creature type. We had another legend spoiled that got a lot of attention: Toph, the First Metalbender . I knew it was a trap to put her in an Ally deck. She is an earthbender first and foremost. Earhbending is a noble way to get people to attack with their lands. The mechanic takes the danger out of attacking by guaranteeing the attacker retains the land if it would

Welcome to the last of my 4 color EDH decks. I've learned a lot with this project. The first thing is that 4 color identity doesn't really exist. I've tried to layer my themes and explore a variety of strategies to make 4 color decks cohesive. Everything from snow to vehicles to leylines . Don't be disheartened, though. I had a revelation with this deck. This last deck would be free of blue cards, so I was expecting to lose a lot of cheap, simple card draw and maybe some c

There are many ways to play Magic. Some people love a wide open format, while others prefer a more curated experience. Premodern is the...

Welcome back to Make Mine Magic, where I look at a Universes Beyond Legendary Creature and try to convince you to play a Commander from...

I've been plugging along with these 4 color decks through the year. At some point, I realized I've neglected mono colored decks. I...

Welcome to my new series, Make Mine Magic, where I look at a new pushed Universes Beyond Card and make an argument to build around a...

My 4 color EDH deck experiment continues. This week, I'm taking you on a tour of a deck without green. A lot of these 4 color decks so...

It seems most sets have some Commander tie in decks these days. Some can be lackluster, but others really stand out. When it comes to...

This is a story of a deck cut in half. I was working on my 4 color project and had jammed too many themes into the deck. It started as 4...

There's a big rule change coming to Commander. Any Planeswalker can be your commander. Not yet, but soon. No, the rule change allows...

Planeswalkers are both equally loved and equally maligned in Magic. Certainly more maligned in EDH. There was a time when the basic...

Card types get a lot of attention in Magic. People are always looking to maximize their synergies and get the most out of their spells....

You've been enjoying my takes on Modular decks for some time now. I have one that swaps Commanders among a half dozen Legendary Elves ,...

Everyone has a favorite color in Magic, a favorite Guild, Shard, and Wedge. I'm no different. Bant used to be my favorite color...

They say drawing cards is the best feeling in the game of Magic. Drawing is a very powerful tool in the game. It's really a necessity....

Let's get political! Not really. I do want to talk about politics in EDH though. There are two extremes when it comes to politics. One is...

Years ago I embarrassed myself as a deck builder all because I misread a card. I was looking at a STAX deck with Kentaro the Smiling Cat...

We just left spoiler season behind and happily entered....a new spoiler season. That didn't take long. Along the way of Aetherdrift being...