A New World!
There’s too much new Magic to handle! Oath of the Gatewatch Standard at #SCGATL. New Commander changes. Modern bannings. Bennie can’t choose, so he covers them all!
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.
Two Directions For Commander 2015’s Call The Spirits Deck!
As much as we all love the Commander 2015 decks, most of the fun is in customizing them! Bennie Smith has been doing just that, and today, he has a few ways you can take the Orzhov!
Standard Decks For Team Eldrazi!
Bennie Smith knows Oath of the Gatewatch isn’t Standard-legal for a few more weeks, but he can’t help himself! See the big-time brews Bennie will be ready with come set release time!
Two Ways To Wade Into Battle
Bennie Smith continues his excellent updates to the recent Commander 2015 precons! Whether you want to be merciless or you’re a fan of tribal Giants, Bennie has a great list for your next Commander pod!
One Deck, Two Directions: G/B Edition!
Bennie Smith showed us how to splice our Commander 2015 precons last week, and he’s got plenty more in store for the Plunder the Graves variety! See him work his favorite two-color combo into two distinct Commander monsters!
One Deck, Two Directions
One of the greatest joys of Commander is the different directions you can take your deck. Bennie Smith takes this principle to the maximum by showing you a few different things you can do with one of the most popular Commander 2015 precons!
Are You Experienced?
The great Bennie Smith likes experience counters enough to build a deck that amasses as many as humanly possible! See his build and his thoughts on MTGO’s sweet new Legendary Cube!
Celebrating Commander Celebration
The Commander Celebration at #GPAtlanta was one to remember! Bennie Smith shares the lists he played during the weekend and shares some of the great stories that made the event so much fun!
Revenge Of The Eldrazi
Bennie reviews a few recent Eldrazi ramp decks that have performed well in Standard! He also provides a few of his own sweet brews for your #SCGKC consideration!
Myriad Madness!
Commander 2015 is about to be unleashed upon the world, and there is no scarier card from the set to witness than Blade of Selves! See how Bennie plans on breaking the craziest piece of equipment we’ve seen in the format yet!
Countdown To Grand Prix Atlanta: 7 Days Out – Commander 101!
Interested in Grand Prix Atlanta’s Commander Celebration but you aren’t sure where to start with the format? Special guest and author of The Complete Commander Bennie Smith shows you how to get started on enjoying the best casual format around!
Liberating Your Life Total
Count Bennie Smith wants to suck blood, and the Commander Celebration at Grand Prix Atlanta might just be his next feeding ground! See his latest sanguine specialty starring none other than the great Drana, Liberator of Malakir!
Bring To Knight: BFZ Synergies For Each Format
Bennie puts down the Commander decks so that he can experiment with some of the most potent BFZ combos in more competitive formats! #SCGStates will assuredly show off lists with these Battle for Zendikar standouts!
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Commander
Bennie Smith prepares for some colorless tricks at Grand Prix Atlanta’s Commander Celebration and recaps his fun at the Battle for Zendikar Prerelease!
Team Eldrazi!
Sorry Allies, Bennie Smith is playing for the enemy! Bennie is loaded with new Standard brews and they all have one thing in common: they have creepy aliens that want to ingest and process victories!