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Uncompetitive Spirit — Kingdoms

Uncompetitive Spirit — Kingdoms

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Robin Kaas
Robin Kaas
Too Many Cooks... EDH is pretty great, though I think we’d be hard-pressed to find consensus among the community about exactly what it is that makes it great. Some like to play competitive EDH, a concept I myself find very difficult to grok. Some like to play preconstructed decks or Pauper EDH with only commons […]
Weird Harvest — Cyclonic Rift is my Commander!

Weird Harvest — Cyclonic Rift is my Commander!

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Christopher Russell
Christopher Russell
Welcome back to Weird Harvest, the column devoted to all things jank. This week we have our sights set on an Esper commander that tries to do something on its color identity. I know, the notion shocked me as well when it initially occurred to me. As I contemplated this thought for a bit it […]
60 to 100 — Train Sucks, Soul Sisters Doesn't

60 to 100 — Train Sucks, Soul Sisters Doesn't

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Matt Morgan
Matt Morgan
Welcome yet again to another edition of 60 to 100, your favorite series on taking 60 card archetypes and bringing them to the world of Commander. This week I'm taking another reader request to cover a deck, and it happens to be one that I really enjoy this time! In case you missed the last […]
EDH Political Science — Duel to the Death

EDH Political Science — Duel to the Death

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Rick Amundson
Rick Amundson
World at War When the world is thrown into the chaos of multi-sided war there is an air of unpredictability. Each country is attempting to get an edge on the enemy, but is ultimately only concerned with survival. During the last World War, there were the Axis and Allies, but each country fought multiple fronts […]
Weird Harvest — The Truth is Out There...

Weird Harvest — The Truth is Out There...

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Christopher Russell
Christopher Russell
There’s something to be said about the unexpected. Since our format is predominantly multiplayer, it has the potential to yield some hilarious results. There’s also something janky about the idea of setting our opponents up to expect one thing and then hit them with another. I recently caught up on a bunch of episodes of […]
Replacement Commanders — Spells from the Grave

Replacement Commanders — Spells from the Grave

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DM Cross
DM Cross
Ah, hello again, readers and spellslingers. Welcome back to Replacement Commanders, the series where we look at the Other Commanders (™ pending) from Commander 2017 and break down their abilities and stats. Next, we use EDHREC.com's data to see what the current best card choices and strategies are for each one. Finally, we go off […]
Commander Focus — Mairsil, the Pretender

Commander Focus — Mairsil, the Pretender

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Nate Burgess
Nate Burgess
Some commanders are considered to be "glass cannons", in the sense that all the offensive power of the deck is concentrated through a single creature. If that creature is repeatedly removed or otherwise subdued, then the deck just stops being a threat. However, if that creature has enough protection or can evade detrimental spells, then […]
EDH Political Science — Straw Man and Threat Assessment

EDH Political Science — Straw Man and Threat Assessment

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Rick Amundson
Rick Amundson
Politics wouldn’t be the same without lying. There is a precedent for it. Lying as part of any political system exists simply because there are clear advantages to doing so. A politician can get caught lying and still come out ahead. The fact that information is out there is more important than if it was […]
Low Market — Lightning Strikes Twice

Low Market — Lightning Strikes Twice

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Quinn Miller
Quinn Miller
Saskia the Unyielding art by Greg Opalinski Lightning Strikes Twice Whether you're a grizzled Magic veteran or a bushy-tailed new player, chances are good that at some point before learning to play you listened to someone discussing the game and said to yourself, "I recognize the words they're using, but they may as well be speaking a different language." […]
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 […]