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Cure for the Common Game

Cure for the Common Game

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Brian Canada
Brian Canada
Building Every Commander Deck My name is Brian Canada, and I am building a deck for every single commander. First, let me tell you a little about me. I'm a husband, father, grandfather, and an EDH addict. I have been playing Magic nonstop for 24 years. Somewhere around the Ravnica: City of Guilds era, I read an article […]
Ultra Budget Brews - Nature's Vengeance

Ultra Budget Brews - Nature's Vengeance

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Andrew Cummings
Andrew Cummings
World Wide Web of War Hello, and welcome back to a special edition of Ultra Budget Brews, the article series that is perpetually "Thinking Arby's" (I blame the coupons they mail). It's also the series that builds entire EDH decks in which no card costs more than $1. Well, typically. I mentioned that this is […]
Commander Showdown - Grenzo vs Alesha

Commander Showdown - Grenzo vs Alesha

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Joseph Schultz
Joseph Schultz
Mini Minions Some colors in Magic: the Gathering like to play the "go big or go home" game. In green, for example, we see , , , and a myriad of other effects that reward you for playing enormous monsters. Other colors, however, prefer to go wide rather than tall. White, with its and effects, loves legions […]
Spreading the Love - Remembering a Good Boy

Spreading the Love - Remembering a Good Boy

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Kya Vess
Kya Vess
The Goodest Boy Hello everyone, Kya here! I apologize for the delay since my last article. Oh, who are we kidding, no one is paying attention to my schedules. Anyhow, last we spoke I was on my way to Dragon Con for some cosplay fun. Unfortunately, while going up to Georgia to stay with my […]
60 to 100 - Teshar Has Iron in the Works

60 to 100 - Teshar Has Iron in the Works

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Matt Morgan
Matt Morgan
Iron Will Greetings and salutations to fans of formats both large and small! Welcome back to another installment of 60 to 100, the where we upsize all the decks from constructed formats and bring them into the world of Commander! This week, I've got a spicy one for you. I know that I say that […]
EDHREC Guilds of Ravnica Preview Card

EDHREC Guilds of Ravnica Preview Card

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Mason Brantley
Mason Brantley
Discovery/Dispersal Hello everyone! Today is an exciting day, as I have the distinct pleasure of bringing you EDHREC's preview card for Guilds of Ravnica! Thanks to Wizards of the Coast for the exclusive free preview! Since I know you're all here to see the card, let's skip the pleasantries and take a look! is one of the the new […]
Uncommonders - Is Gix's Favorite Student a Dud?

Uncommonders - Is Gix's Favorite Student a Dud?

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DM Cross
DM Cross
Disciplined Disciple Hello, my lovely reader friends. My name is Seth Cross and this is the newest, latest, and greatest edition of Uncommonders! This series was inspired by the Dominaria set, which released a myriad of legendary creatures, including twenty of them printed at the uncommon rarity. While many (including myself) thought this was strange […]
EDH Player Psychographics - Turtle Time

EDH Player Psychographics - Turtle Time

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Kyle Massa
Kyle Massa
Turtle Power Every playgroup has one. I'm talking about the player who never attacks. I'm talking about the player who plays  and in every white and/or blue deck. (If not for the color restriction, they'd play them in green, black, and red decks, too.) Every playgroup has one. I'm talking about Turtles. Turtles are the […]
General Medicine - Taigam Control!

General Medicine - Taigam Control!

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Robin Kaas
Robin Kaas
Doing the Rounds! Welcome to another edition of General Medicine! This week I'm right where I belong in my comfort zone: we're going to take a look at a deck that consists of one of my favorite color pairs, blue and black, and my favorite archetype, control. These two, combined specifically, are a mainstay in […]
The Knowledge Pool - Riku of Two Reflections

The Knowledge Pool - Riku of Two Reflections

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Scot Sutton
Scot Sutton
Seeing Double Hi everyone! Welcome back to The Knowledge Pool! I feel like every week I proclaim my devotion to Temur in some form, and this week will be no different. In fact, the only difference this week is that we will actually be looking at a Temur deck! One of my favorite aspects of the […]