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Historically Speaking — Sun Empire, Snakes, Dinosaurs and Birds!
Hello again! We're going to be talking about the Sun Empire and its use of 'feathered serpent imagery', its roots in Mesoamerican culture, iconography and thought, and how that influenced the art-style of Ixalan in regards to the Sun Empire's aesthetic. Also, dinosaurs! Lets get off to a ROARING start! Jurassic Petting Zoo Dinosaurs are […]
Intellectual Offering — Admiral Beckett Brass
Hello and welcome back to Intellectual Offering. Sorry for the short hiatus, but the end of the school year was a bit more busy than I expected, and I needed the time to focus on crushing my exams. Now, though, it is time to focus on crushing my opponents. Last set we achieved this literally […]
Low Market — Samut Archers
Hit Me With Your Best Shot Welcome to the first Low Market of the new year! We've got a fresh coat of paint, a renewed sense of purpose, and the same commitment to budget deckbuilding. Here on Low Market, we have an impressive track record of building tribal decks. And for good reason! Tribal decks […]
The Knowledge Pool — Mayael the Anima Part 1
Hi everyone! I’m Scot, and I want to welcome you to The Knowledge Pool. In this series I want to discuss deckbuilding theory and the elements that we can implement to make our decks more consistently competitive in our respective metas. I will walk you through the approaches that work for me with the hope […]
Bringing Magic to Life — Unstoppable Omnath Army!
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Kya Vess
A Happy (Late) Red and Green Christmas! Hello everyone, Kya here! I wanted to give a little late gift for Christmas, as well as an interesting concept for our beloved EDH community for the new year! Today we bring some of our favorite EDH commanders to life! Two dimensional Magic is fun, but lets add […]
Commander UNFocus — Grusilda, Monster Masher
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 […]
Low Market — Revenge of the Pauper Commander Double Feature
Composite Golem art by Mark Tedin Double or Nothing Many moons ago, we here at Low Market made a brief double-foray into Pauper Commander, a Commander subformat where any Uncommon creature can be at the helm of deck composed entirely of Commons. My love for this obscure little format has not diminished, so we're bringing […]
Low Market — A Great Un-dertaking
Grusilda, Monster Masher art by Mathias Kollros Here on Low Market, we've only just started playing with Unstable, and we're already having an un-credible time with it; so much so that we're coming back around with another silver-bordered commander. This time, though, we're building for flexibility, with a deck capable of using a silver-bordered commander () […]
Historically Speaking — 'Nacatl' means what?!
Words have weight. A heft, like a cleaver, or a rolling pin. Words like imperator or carnifex, tribune, or legion evoke certain images, certain moods; they carry deep over and undertones and implications. Take the previous examples—they evoke a Roman flavor so before we even see a card, we've drawn expectations. Look at Licia: Words […]
Uncompetitive Spirit — Chase
Welcome to December's first installment of Uncompetitive Spirit! Here we celebrate not only the holidays, but also the quirky ways to play EDH with our friends - format variants! In this article series, I discuss the basic rules and strategies for each of these variants, and I also throw out a deck generated by this […]