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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: Commander ’95

A few days ago Abe wondered what a Commander deck would look like if it were built in mid-1995, and the Commander ’95 project was born. Check it out!

The Kitchen Table: Nekusar, The Mind-Commander

When he saw all the new legendary creatures in Commander 2013, Abe knew he wanted to build his first Commander deck around Nekusar, the Mindrazer.

The Kitchen Table #424: From Toolkit To Commander #5

Abe has been working on a pair of Commander decks, each built out of a single Deckbuilder’s Toolkit and the cards he was able to trade out of that card-pool for improvements. They’re nearly done, and ready for some games!

The Kitchen Table: Llawan’s Insane Discount Prices

After building a Commander deck around Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor, Abe couldn’t resist making one commanded by Llawan, Cephalid Empress to go with it!

The Kitchen Table: Aboshan, Cephalid Commander

Abe has been taunted by Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor for years, so he finally builds a Commander deck around him. Take a look at the result!

The Kitchen Table: The Next 100 With Prime Speaker

Abe kicks off a new project with this first edition of The Next 100, a deeper look at your favorite Commander decks… by building the “ideal” deck for that Commander and excluding each of those cards!

The Kitchen Table: 15 Commander Cards Uncovered

Today Abe Sargent looks at fifteen cards that see little play in Commander but are good and cheap. Check out his list of hidden gems!

The Kitchen Table: Triad Of Fates, Greek Style

In celebration of the release of Theros this Friday, Abe builds a Greek-themed Commander deck around Triad of Fates. Enjoy!

The Kitchen Table: From Toolkit To Commander #4

Abe continues his From Toolkit To Commander project by telling you about some trades he recently took part in to shape up both of the decks he’s building.

The Kitchen Table #417: Kiora Atua Commander Deck

Check out Abe’s Simic mana ramp deck inspired by Kiora Atua, a U/G planeswalker from Duels of the Planeswalkers that has not yet appeared as a real life card.

The Kitchen Table #416: From Toolkit To Commander #3

Abe continues to explore building Commander decks from Deckbuilder’s Toolkits, this time starting from scratch with a Magic 2014 Deckbuilder’s Toolkit.

The Kitchen Table #415: From Toolkit To Commander #2

Abe narrates the second part of his journey from Toolkit to Commander, in which he went to a FNM M14 draft and traded into a passable Commander deck.

The Kitchen Table #414: From Toolkit To Commander #1

Abe has taken on a challenge: purchase a M13 Deckbuilder’s Toolkit and then trade the cards in it to build a Commander deck. Check out the start of his journey!

The Kitchen Table #413: Retiring The Most Underused Cards Of All Time – Entry X

In this edition of Retiring The Most Underused Cards Of All Time, Abe lists ten cards from Zendikar block and tells you why he feels they’re underused.

The Kitchen Table #412: The Next 100 With Rhys

For his second deck in the Next 100 Project, Abe tackles commonly seen commander Rhys the Redeemed. Leave a comment and let him know what you think!