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AuthorAbe Sargent

A Commander and casual Magic lover who calls all of West Virginia his hometown, Abe Sargent moved to Michigan for a time, working there for eleven years before heading off to seminary in the North Philly suburbs before finally heading to southwestern Connecticut. He's still not sure how a state the size of Connecticut has its own distinct regions. If you face Abe in a duel, be prepared to face his notorious work of art, Abe's Deck of Happiness and Joy.

The Kitchen Table #380 – A Casual Overview of Avacyn Restored

If you need to know how Avacyn Restored is affecting your casual group, Abe’s got the skinny on the hits and misses from the new set!

The Kitchen Table #379 – “Mastering Magic Cards” Revisited

It’s time to look at Magic 1995-style! While doing some cleaning, Abe Sargent found a Magic book called "Mastering Magic Cards" that was published in 1995. Find out how well the book’s information holds up today.

The Kitchen Table #378 – Retiring The Most Underused Cards Of All Time: Entry IX

Welcome back to Retiring The Most Underused Cards Of All Time! Abe Sargent lists ten more cards that have been forgotten that you should take another look at. Check out the complete list of The Underused Hall of Fame!

The Kitchen Table #377 – The Nexus Commander

This week at The Kitchen Table, Abe Sargent remakes his old deck, The Nexus, which he’s written about previously. Check out the changes he made to his original 80-card Highlander deck to make it into a fun-to-play Commander deck.

The Kitchen Table #376 – My Champions Of Kamigawa Rotisserie Draft

Abe Sargent waited for years to play a Rotisserie Draft. He finally played his first one with his set of Champions of Kamigawa. Find out if he was able to draft the deck he planned.

The Kitchen Table #375 – Chaos Magic

Do you like alternate ways of playing Magic? Then learn how to play Chaos Magic, an RPG-feeling, casual-style game. Let Abe Sargent teach you the rules!

The Kitchen Table #374 – Decks Inspired By Dark Ascension

Abe Sargent messes around with the new cards from Dark Ascension and finds unique synergies with the latest cards. What kind of decks does he come up with?

The Kitchen Table #373-Bad Rares XV

In another edition of “Bad Rares,” Abe Sargent reaches into his box full of bad rares and builds a deck around each one he pulls out. An interesting deckbuilding exercise that you can do at home!

The Kitchen Table #372 – Commanders From Commander

Abe Sargent reviews the fourteen legendary creatures from the Commander precon decks released six months ago. Now that they’ve seen the battlefield, which rose to the top? Which sunk to the bottom?

The Kitchen Table #371 – Commander Multiplayer Theory

If you’re a fan of playing games with more than two people, you know the rules don’t work quite the same way. Abe Sargent explains how to win in games where diplomacy and multiplayer dynamics factor in.

The Kitchen Table #370 – The Ties That Bind

Abe Sargent gets sentimental this week, recalling the memories that have made Magic a huge part of his life and asks you to join him.

The Kitchen Table #369 – Whimsy Magic

Introducing another variant for his Compendium of Alternate Formats, Abe is happy to present you with Whimsy Magic, based on the namesake card from Shandalar!

The Kitchen Table #368 – Germ Warfare, A Horde Deck

Horde is the big new thing for casual players with EDH or other various multiplayer decks lying around. Abe Sargent puts his spin on the typical Zombie Horde deck, instead using Germ tokens.

The Kitchen Table #367 – Equinaut Commander Deck

What’s Equinaut? The deck was one built around Equilibrium and Fleetfoot Panther. It’s a Bant deck with lots of bouncing! Check it out ’cause it’s tons of fun, even in a 100-card format.

The Kitchen Table #366 – Twenty Cards For Your Commander Decks

This week, Abe’s recommending an assortment of cards you may not have considered for Commander play. Could your deck use a boost?