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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.

Arcane Signet Is Fantastic For Brawl And Commander

The first Throne of Eldraine previews are in, and they’re goodies for Brawl and Commander! Bennie Smith zeroes in on Arcane Signet, showing how and where it should see play in singleton formats!

Let’s Play All The Awesome New Elementals!

So you want to play Omnath, Locus of the Roil and Yarok, the Desecrated in the same Commander deck, and you want an Elemental theme as well? Bennie Smith sees a job for Morophon, the Boundless!

Spells And Spirits? Kykar!

Even a birdbrain could see Kykar, Wind’s Fury might make a powerful commander! Bennie Smith builds a spicy deck around Spirits and spells!

Hail Hydra With Gargos, Vicious Watcher!

A Hydra-themed Commander deck? Sounds like a job for Gargos, Vicious Watcher! Bennie Smith goes shopping for deals with a multi-headed discount in his latest fun build!

Digging For Naya Gold With Rienne

Core Set 2020’s Buy-a-Box promo isn’t getting nearly enough Commander love! Bennie Smith is here to fix that by building around Rienne, Angel of Rebirth!

Finding All The Lands With Golos, Tireless Pilgrim

Bennie Smith can’t wait for Golos, Tireless Pilgrim! But he has to, at least until Core Set 2020 comes out. Until then, he’s ready to build a delicious Commander brew around the colorless Scout with a five-color identity!

I Got A Fever, And The Only Prescription Is More Yawgmoth

Bennie Smith builds a Commander deck around all-time Magic villain Yawgmoth, Thran Physician! How sick can he make it? His enthusiasm is contagious!

Ayula And Your Right To Fight Bears

Send in the Bear Force! Ayula, Queen Among Bears inspires Bennie Smith to create a mono-green deck that’s all about 2/2s for two mana!

The Tribal Genius Of Morophon, The Boundless

Modern Horizons? More like Commander Masters! Bennie Smith is thrilled with the new goodies for his favorite 100-card format, and he’s already built a deck around Morophon, the Boundless!

Doubling Your Fun With God-Eternal Rhonas

The Zombie Gods continue catching Bennie Smith’s eye! This week, he makes God-Eternal Rhonas his Cobra Commander with a sweet mono-green build!

Mono-White Zombies With God-Eternal Oketra

Mono-White…Zombies? In Commander?! Bennie Smith pulls a rabbit from a hat to show you one of the wildest theme decks in recent memory!

Going Golgari With Storrev, Devkarin Lich

War of the Spark brought Bennie Smith lots of Commander goodies, including a Golgari general who uses the graveyard but won’t draw heat! See how he built around Storrev, Devkarin Lich!

All The Bolas!

What better time to make a Nicol Bolas-themed Commander deck? Bennie Smith makes a deep dive into all Magical things Bolas and shares his discoveries!

Boros, Heroic Style With Feather

Ready to take your Boros Commander deck in a new direction? Bennie Smith explores the potential of building around Feather, the Redeemed!

I’m Going Out Looking For A Massacre Girl

She may be trouble, but that’s just what Bennie Smith is looking for! He gets ready to wipe Commander battlefields and take names with Massacre Girl!