Where Are My Dragons? Welcome to the EDHREC Red Set Review for Core Set 2019. We have some exciting new fire-breathers to look over, so let's get right to it. Sarkhan Three mana for a planeswalker is a good start. It will take a while to get to the ultimate, but neither +1 ability is bad, […]

Hey, there's a new set with the partner mechanic! That means I can dust off this article series and talk some more about partners in Commander decks. I'm not talking about how to play Battlebond, or Two-Headed Giant, or drafting, or any of that, just looking at these cards and how they stand up in […]

Picture in your mind an elf that taps for mana. These are colloquially known as "mana dorks". Given that descriptor, you can probably extrapolate some ideas about this type of character. Do those ideas include decent power and toughness, haste, and an urge to charge into combat? is in fact an elf, and in her […]

3 and a Black, Green, and Blue. Legendary Creature - Elemental Avatar, 6/6 No combat abilities... why should we care about this commander? During each of your turns, you may play up to one permanent card of each permanent type from your graveyard. Oh my... Your Graveyard and You For Muldrotha, the graveyard is a […]

It is thus proclaimed on this day that is a Legendary Creature Sphinx with 6/6 and Flying. When Azor comes into play, thou shalt get a free . When Azor attacks, thou can cast . And thus it is proclaimed as law. The law has been brought. By Azor. To get more value from his […]

Blue/Green Merfolk Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca — If you read the stories on the Wizards web site, then you know that the Kumena character is actually a minor villain. If you don't read the stories, then maybe you could infer that by the word "Tyrant" and the way his manic smile resembles Jared Loughner's mug […]

Do you enjoy forcing your opponents to put all their cards in the graveyard so that you can rummage through it and pick the best stuff to use for yourself? does. Would you like to mash two of the best dead creatures together to make something that has the combined might of both? would. Do […]

Okay FINE. Yeah. We'll look at Unstable commanders. Sometimes a new legendary creature comes out that values other cards in a new way, making cards that were previously useless suddenly amazing in the right EDH deck. The last time I wrote about this sort of thing was with and a fresh look at activated abilities. […]

  Typical Selesnya. Making everyone else play by harsh rules that they themselves gleefully ignore. It's an unusual and non-standard definition of the word "duel" when one side of a dispute presents one champion and the other side gets to respond with their entire army. The Precon Effect At this "early" date, if we look […]

Some commanders are considered to be "glass cannons", in the sense that all the offensive power of the deck is concentrated through a single creature. If that creature is repeatedly removed or otherwise subdued, then the deck just stops being a threat. However, if that creature has enough protection or can evade detrimental spells, then […]