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AuthorBennie Smith

Bennie Smith began playing Magic in 1994 and started writing about it shortly after. A Virginia State Champion, he enjoys few things better than winning at tournaments with home brews. Commander is one of those things. He loved the format so much he literally wrote the book on it: The Complete Commander.

Commander Deep Dive: Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep

Come on in, the water is fine! Join Bennie Smith for his Commander deep dive on creatures of the deep!

Commander Deck of the Week: Kibo, Uktabi Prince

Who doesn’t love a little monkey business? Join Bennie Smith for the Commander deck of the week featuring Kibo, Uktabi Prince

Commander Deep Dive: Zurgo and Ojutai

Looking to build around March of the Machine’s Legendary team-up cards in Commander? Bennie Smith provides his fourth team-up deep dive featuring Zurgo and Ojutai!

Commander Deck Of The Week: Etali, Primal Conqueror

Sometimes, a Commander player just wants to stomp with a big, angry Dino. Bennie Smith gives in to this awesome urge with Etali, Primal Conqueror, his Commander Deck of the Week.

Commander Deep Dive: Backup’s The Best With Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener

Don’t want to play Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener’s precon out of the box? Bennie Smith shares how to build your own backup plan of a Commander MTG deck.

Commander Deck Of The Week: D&D’s Doric, Nature’s Warden

Bennie Smith’s fun with the Secret Lair for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves continues with a Commander deck built around Doric, Nature’s Warden.

Commander Deep Dive: March Of The Machine’s Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy

Kaladesh’s most brilliant Gremlin is ready to break out of the precon box and start inventing freestyle! Bennie Smith offers ideas to build around the March of the Machine Commander preview.

Commander Deck Of The Week: Secret Lair “Secret Card” Themberchaud!

Film fan favorite Themberchaud is a new Secret Lair superstar for Commander. See how Bennie Smith built around the chonky Dragon!

Commander Deep Dive: Glissa, Herald Of Predation

Bennie Smith’s long history with Glissa reaches a new (final?) chapter with Glissa, Herald of Predation! How does he want to use this March of the Machine preview in Commander?

Commander Deck Of The Week: Titania, Voice Of Gaea

Forest fans, this one’s for you! Bennie Smith’s Commander deck of the week is all about lands and melding with Titania, Voice of Gaea.

Commander Deep Dive: Quintorius, Loremaster

Quintorius, Loremaster has Bennie Smith dreaming of big Commander plays. Spirit tokens? Playing exiled cards? There’s lore where that came from…

Commander Deck Of The Week: Thantis, The Warweaver

Get ready to proliferate some planeswalkers! Bennie Smith’s Commander Deck of the Week is all about Thantis, the Warweaver.

The PreDH Staple Magic Cards You Need To Know

Bennie Smith shares his lists of staples for PreDH, the retro Commander subformat on a rapid rise.

PreDH Deck Of The Week: Experiment Kraj

Bennie Smith switches up his Commander Deck of the Week with a PreDH list highlighting old-school favorite Experiment Kraj.

The One Ring And Beyond For Your Commander Decks

Bennie Smith surveys the known previews for The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Which one is his “precious” so far, and why is it The One Ring?