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Replacement Commanders - Once an Apprentice, Now a Combo Master!

Replacement Commanders - Once an Apprentice, Now a Combo Master!

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DM Cross
DM Cross
An Artificial Apprenticeship Alright, my beloved readers, it is time to return to this year's Commander product and shining the spotlight on those Replacement Commanders, the legendary cards that were the right colors to be in the command zone, but found the deck's directions to not be as supportive for their abilities as the face […]
Shape Anew - Grixis Tokens with Kess

Shape Anew - Grixis Tokens with Kess

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Willem-Jan Rensink
Willem-Jan Rensink
The Token Tokens Greetings, fellow EDH addicts. Welcome to another iteration of Shape Anew, where we build a decklist around a commander with 500+ decks on EDHREC. Different strategies will be explored to find original approaches for these popular commanders. We’re not allowed to use more than fifteen nonland cards used in the commander’s average […]
Commander Showdown - Vela vs Yuriko

Commander Showdown - Vela vs Yuriko

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Joseph Schultz
Joseph Schultz
Lurking in the Shadows Happy Halloween to all! In honor of this dark and spooky holiday, let's take a look at Magic's deadliest shadow-dwelling commanders! Commander 2018 introduced one of the craziest legends we've ever seen: . At long last, our wishes for a Ninja Tribal commander were fulfilled! Does the term "Commander ninjutsu" still crack me […]
Ultra Budget Brews - 5 Colors

Ultra Budget Brews - 5 Colors

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Andrew Cummings
Andrew Cummings
Hello and welcome back to another edition of Ultra Budget Brews, the monthly article series that builds entire Commander decks in which no card costs more than $1. Every week, I give you all a poll so that you all have some say in what these articles end up being about. If I'm writing about […]
Lore Seeker - Galvanized Goddess

Lore Seeker - Galvanized Goddess

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Eric Seidl
Eric Seidl
Prologue Welcome to Lore Seeker, a series devoted to the legendary creatures left by the wayside of Magic story. In this series I analyze a legendary creature card in depth, one that does not have much mythos surrounding it. I consider everything from the name and mana cost to the art and flavor text, extracting […]
EDH Player Psychographics - Negotiating with Goblin Diplomats

EDH Player Psychographics - Negotiating with Goblin Diplomats

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Kyle Massa
Kyle Massa
Negotiation is for those who don't attack enough. At least that's what Goblin Diplomats think. Today is the sixth (and final?) edition of our EDH Player Psychographic series. We've covered Herm/Hermettes, Turtles, Mackenzies, Barktooths, and Puppet Masters. To round things out, we'll take a look at perhaps the most extreme psychographic there is: the Goblin Diplomat, […]
The Knowledge Pool - Karador, Ghost Chieftain

The Knowledge Pool - Karador, Ghost Chieftain

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Scot Sutton
Scot Sutton
The Ghost Chieftain Hi everyone! Welcome back to The Knowledge Pool! It's been a little while since my last article, and for those of you who don't remember, I promised you a Part 2 to my lands series. However, given that we're approaching the spookiest of holidays, I thought it only fitting to push back […]
The Toolbox - You Get an Artifact! And You Get an Artifact! And You Lose an Artifact!

The Toolbox - You Get an Artifact! And You Get an Artifact! And You Lose an Artifact!

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Elijah Klein
Elijah Klein
Who’s that Writer? Hello everybody! I hope that you are all having a great day, and I would like to welcome you to the first article in this series, The Toolbox. My name is Elijah, and I am a student looking to go into computer engineering. I started playing Magic just before the release of […]
Underdog's Corner - Savra, Queen of the Golgari

Underdog's Corner - Savra, Queen of the Golgari

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Mason Brantley
Mason Brantley
A City of Thrills Hello everyone and welcome back to another edition of the Underdog's Corner! My name is Mason Brantley, and if you've never joined us before, this series is all about the commanders that deserve a little more of the spotlight. These commanders might be one of the least popular choices from their […]
Cure for the Common Game - The 340's

Cure for the Common Game - The 340's

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Brian Canada
Brian Canada
My name is Brian Canada, and I am building a deck for every single commander. I am building a commander deck of every legal legendary creature, and most importantly, keeping that deck together and ready to play. The end goal is to have every possible deck at once. This is quite an undertaking, since Wizards is still […]