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MTGO 1v1 Ban Update — Tutors, Scrap Metal, and Tunes

MTGO 1v1 Ban Update — Tutors, Scrap Metal, and Tunes

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Jolt
Jolt
So we received a pretty big shakeup to the 1v1 Commander format for MTGO. Tutors were hit hard, and tutor commanders were taken off the list. Let's take a look into these bannings and unbannings and what it means for MTGO 1v1 Commander. Bringing Down the Hammer! Cards Added to the Banned List Cards Removed […]
Underdog's Corner — A Thousand Years of Dissent

Underdog's Corner — A Thousand Years of Dissent

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Mason Brantley
Mason Brantley
Every story needs its own underdog, and every underdog with a story needs their chance to rise to the occasion. When this series first started, I evoked the imagery of Rudy, the Toon Squad, and Gold-Medalist Olympic hockey team. These were all characters and teams that defied the odds and had their moment to shine. […]
Replacement Commanders —  O-Kagachi, Where Art Thou?

Replacement Commanders — O-Kagachi, Where Art Thou?

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DM Cross
DM Cross
Hello again readers and welcome back to Replacement Commanders. For this series, we look at all the alternative legendary creatures created for the Commander 2017 product and concoct some different brew strategies for them with the help of EDHREC.com's endless data on what the cool kids are building for each Commander. I put up a […]
The Chopping Block — Mob Rule

The Chopping Block — Mob Rule

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Josh Coleman
Josh Coleman
Welcome back to The Chopping Block! The place where we take an average deck and chop it into more refined pieces. With this information, you will be able to create a deck that feels like your own and is competitive to boot. This week we’ll be looking at a series decks to fulfill your mob […]
Commander Focus — Wasitora, Nekoru Queen

Commander Focus — Wasitora, Nekoru Queen

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Nate Burgess
Nate Burgess
Some people like cats. Some people like dogs. Some people like both cats and dogs, so there's a bit of overlap on that Venn diagram. But what, you presumably ask, about the people who like both cats and dragons? is a hard-working mother who just wants to feed her litter of cute baby kitten monsters. […]
Commander Showdown — Hapatra vs The Scorpion God

Commander Showdown — Hapatra vs The Scorpion God

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Joseph Schultz
Joseph Schultz
V for Venom-Detta Voilà! In view, the vast valleys of Ixalan! However, now that we've arrived at this vivid, vibrant vista, we must veer our vessel back to Amonkhet! We volunteered to visit two voracious veterans before the Hour of Devastation vanishes, and they would be very vexed and vindictive if we vacated our vow. If you, valuable viewer, would rather […]
Flash of Insight — 5 Lessons for Commander My Wife Taught Me

Flash of Insight — 5 Lessons for Commander My Wife Taught Me

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Matt Morgan
Matt Morgan
Well hello there! Welcome back to another edition of 60...wait. No, that's not right this time. Sorry about that! If you came for my regular series on adapting 60-card decks for Commander, you'll find that article is this week. This topic is something that I've wanted to cover for a while, and several other writers for […]
Weird Harvest — Turning Trash into Lannery's Treasure

Weird Harvest — Turning Trash into Lannery's Treasure

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Christopher Russell
Christopher Russell
Pirates are here. Granted, they’ve been here but they haven’t really been a “thing”, if you know what I mean. Ixalan is finally upon us and we have all been summoned to explore the open waters to new uncharted lands. Lands filled with dinosaurs, lawful evil vampires, pirate Vraska, and half-naked Jace. Yes, it seems […]
Non-Basically Speaking — Kess, Dissident Mage

Non-Basically Speaking — Kess, Dissident Mage

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Nick Wallace
Nick Wallace
Hello friends and spellslingers, welcome back to EDHREC and our continuing biweekly column, Non-Basically Speaking, the series that strives to identify non-basic lands that should be considered valuable staples or hidden gems based on their visibility on EDHREC. In our last episode of non-basically speaking we jammed three of Ixalan's new double faced artifact-to-land cards […]
Low Market — Cheap Date: [Super]friends with Benefits

Low Market — Cheap Date: [Super]friends with Benefits

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Quinn Miller
Quinn Miller
Ramos, Dragon Engine art by Joseph Meehan The Power of [Super]friendship Welcome back to Low Market, a column for budget Commander deckbuilding! Every week, I gaze balefully at the perpetually empty "Planeswalker" subcategory of my deck template, yearning for the day that I will stuff it to the brim with planeswalkers. That day has finally come: […]