Heralding The Primal Dawn
The Elder Dinosaurs have Bennie Smith’s mind racing! First he built with Ghalta, Primal Hunger. Now he takes a look at the “Akromasaur” with abilities for days: Zetalpa, Primal Dawn!
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.
Cards I Am Grateful For: 2017 Edition!
Bennie Smith saw a lot to love in 2017! He’s a Commander man with some Standard and Modern tendencies, so he’s basically the target audience for the whole game! Which were your favorite cards of the last year?
It Was A Graveyard Smash
Grusilda, Monster Masher has filled Bennie with dreams of Un-legal Commander over the holidays! Check out his latest list!
The Hosts With The Mosts
It’s unsurprising that Unstable should have captured Bennie Smith’s attention! While Commander welcomes silver-bordered cards, he’s making the most of Dr. Julius Jumblemorph!
Silver Is Gold: Un-Cards In Commander
Six weeks of silver-bordered cards being legal in Commander…what’s a 100-card-deck lover to do? Well, Bennie Smith will be making lists soon, but for today, he’s rounding up his top picks from Unstable! Who’ll make the list? Dr. Julius Jumblemorph? The Big Idea? What about X?
Revere The Hammer!
Bennie Smith is getting his Equipment polished with Nazahn, Revered Bladesmith! But if edged weapons aren’t your thing in Commander, don’t worry. Bennie’s about to drop the hammer!
Clone Wars: Wizards!
Bennie Smith kept his Arcane Wizardry deck from Commander 2017 intact for quite a while, but it’s time for him to rebuild! Watch him get to work bringing out the best in Her Eminence, Inalla, Archmage Ritualist!
Elder Dinosaur Highlander?!
Ghalta, Primal Hunger sure got Bennie Smith’s attention, and not just for the type line! He’s already dreamed up a Commander list for the Elder Dinosaur, and today he shares it with you!
Tribal Gideon In Commander
Multiple Gideon planeswalkers have been printed, but are there enough to make a “Gideon tribal” list…in Commander? Bennie Smith makes the attempt and comes to a surprising conclusion!
Commander Vona Is Life
Like a Vampire landing on distant Ixalan’s shores, Bennie Smith is ready to discover what the set has to offer Commander fans like him! Today’s exploration: Vona, Butcher of Magan!
Big Hands, I Know You’re The One
When it comes to drawing cards, Bennie Smith likes keeping them all! Enjoy the ride as he goes big in Commander with Tishana, Voice of Thunder!
Who Should I Attack?
Sometimes simple questions have complicated answers! Suppose you have a creature and can damage any of your opponents. Who’s getting attacked? Bennie Smith tackles this Commander conundrum!
Admiring Admiral Beckett Brass And The Crew
After stomping around with Dinosaurs, Bennie Smith turns his attention to Ixalan’s other new major tribe: Pirates! And after he’s done explaining his Admiral Beckett Brass build, you’ll be joining her crew in no time flat!
What Can Mirri Duel For You?
Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist is an intriguing option from Commander 2017! Bennie Smith explores the potential of a brand-new card featuring an old-school character!
I Gishath An Idea…
Are there enough good Dinosaurs to build a reasonable tribal deck in Commander? Bennie Smith didn’t think so when he started writing this, but there’s a Gishath, Sun’s Avatar deck at the end!