Nick Benstead
Nick Benstead
Nick is a full-time educator of America's youth, teaching them to love stories, and write for expression. Outside of teaching, his life is steeped in Magic the Gathering, whether it be through playing commander with his wife, or coming up with wacky brews to take to Friday Night Magic at his local game store.
Proliferating in Mono White with Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan
Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan may seem like an odd card to have included in the Fallout set, but can we build a deck around her?
A New Way to Voltron, With Nikara and Yannik
This Bottom of the Barrel revisits Nikara and Yannik, from Commander 2021, to try them out with a new theme: Voltron.
Mono-Green Spellslinger With Anthousa, Setessan Hero
Let's take Anthousa, Setessan Hero, an underplayed mono-green commander, and turn her into a Spellslinger powerhouse.
Brewing Mardu Party with Terra, Herald of Hope
Who likes to rock the party? Terra, Herald of Hope, the Mardu commander from Final Fantasy, that's who. Come check out this fun brew.
Brewing Abzan Knights with Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan
Nick revisits a commander from Tarkir: Dragonstorm, with an Abzan Knight typal treatment. It's Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan.
Plargg, Dean of Chaos - A Love Letter to Shifting Shadow
Who doesn't love a secret commander? In this Commander deck tech, Nick shows us the many joys of the Aura Shifting Shadow.
Brewing Dimir Elves with Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
It's an Elves deck... in black and blue? Does that even work? Nick certainly thinks it can.
5 Underplayed Commander Partner Pairings
Ramp and "deathtouch-typal" are just one pair of the underplayed partner strategies you can start brewing today!
Brewing Around....Booby Trap? Starring: Edgar, King of Figaro
Ever seen Booby Trap used in a game of Commander? How about ten of them? Let's see if we can pull it off, with Edgar, King of Figaro.
Brewing a Landfall Commander Deck With Zell Dincht
Mono-red Landfall in Commander? We can make it happen with Zell Dincht, the new legend from Final Fantasy.