Commander Spotlight: Leafdrake Roost

Welcome back to our continuing episodes on our Guild-Themed Commander picks. We last left our heroes in the unstable laboratories of the Izzet guild, trying to fend off (or harness) the untapped arcane powers of the universe. Luckily, other guilds...
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Commander Spotlight: Djinn Illuminatus

Welcome to Week 3 of the Guild-Themed Commander picks. Last week we saw the fury of the Gruul in all of their brutally efficient ways. This week we address exact opposite approach. When you need schemers, planners, and a bag...
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Commander Spotlight: Mage Slayer

Welcome to Week 2 of the Guild-Themed Commander picks. Last week we led off with The Dimir, and that was in no way because bad things would have happened to us if we didn’t. None whatsoever… Just remember kids: incriminating...
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Commander Spotlight: Lim-Dul’s Vault

We are now several weeks into the Gatecrash era of the Return to Ravnica block, and all ten guilds have been adequately represented in one of the two sets. It only seems fitting that they should be represented here as...
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Are the Primordials Good for Commander?

On just about every level, Magic has never been more popular than it is right now. The return to Mirrodin block was their best selling block on record. Until Innistrad beat that. And from what it appears, the Return to...
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Commander Spotlight: Elixir of Immortality

Remember back to when you first started playing the game (if you can). It’s very likely one of the first things you were taught were the basic zones of the game. You learned what your hand was. You were taught...
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Commander Spotlight: Grave Betrayal

You know what’s great about geek culture? How often it crosses many different categories. So I’m going to invoke a Star Trek analogy here this week.   These are the Borg.   In case you’re unfamiliar with the series, the...
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Commander Spotlight: Mogg Infestation

Chances are you’ve come across articles or forum posts on the concept of color pie philosophy. If you haven’t, it’s discussions of what certain colors can do versus what they can’t. It’s the discussion on what colors are the best...
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Horde Magic Revisited

I’ve been playing and enjoying the money sink known as Magic: The Gathering for many years now. To those unaware, games of Magic fall into two main camps of gameplay:  Tournament and Casual. Tourney play is fast and challenging, but if...
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Commander Spotlight: Empress Galina

In the ancient times of the Commander format (a couple years ago), back when it was still officially known as Elder Dragon Highlander, playing EDH was not incredibly common. Many people I came across had heard about EDH, but few...
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