A Long-Overdue Pilgrimage
Bennie took a long-overdue vacation… and visited the StarCityGames store in Roanoke! He’s off today, too, walking the Earth and battling Commanders…
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.
MTGC13: An Overview
Bennie wants to do nothing more than walk the earth playing with the new 2013 Commander decks, and shares the top reasons why he’s so excited for their upcoming release on November 1st.
Legends Of The Fall
Bennie examines the five new Legends at the helm of the Commander 2013 decks due out November 1st, looking for similarities in their mechanics and considering their impact on the format.
Co-Commanders: Anax And Cymede
Although a fast and aggressive Commander deck is outside of his comfort zone, Bennie decided to give Anax and Cymede a shot. Check out what he’s come up with!
Bennie Brews For Theros Standard
Playing in the Prerelease last weekend got Bennie stoked about Theros Standard! Let him know what you think of his brews in the comments!
Devoted To Commander Nylea, Goddess Of The Hunt
Join Bennie as he builds his first Commander deck around one of the Gods of Theros and let him know what you think in the comments!
Of Gods & Their Toys
This week Bennie presents his research about how well the Gods and their Equipment work together. Which pair are you excited to play with?
Kicking It Old School With Nicol Bolas
Bennie rights a terrible wrong—never having built a Commander deck led by Nicol Bolas—and hatches an evil Grixis deck for the ages!
They May Be Leaving Standard, But They Won’t Leave Our Hearts!
Bennie goes over the Standard staples—and more than a few fringe cards—that are rotating out of his Standard boxes and going right into his Commander stash!
Monstrous!
Can’t wait for Theros to be released? Then be sure to check out Bennie’s Commander deck built around Polukranos, World Eater!
Commander Deck Madness!
This week Bennie talks about four insane Commander decks that took part in the big Commander tournament this past weekend at Richmond Comix.
When, Whenever, At
Bennie gushes about the possibilities of Strionic Resonator in Commander and recommends you start picking up copies of it sooner rather than later!
Dog Days? How About Beast Days Of Summer!
Bennie tells you about a few Garruk decks that caught his eye at #SCGRICH and #SCGINVI and shares the lists they inspired him to come up with.
Karador’s Shadowborn Apostles
Bennie talks about playing in the Team Sealed Open at #SCGRICH and shares his take on Shadowborn Apostles in Commander with Karador, Ghost Chieftain.
1.5 Million Words: A Magic Life
After crossing a pretty big milestone and with Magic’s 20th anniversary coming up, Bennie reflects on how Magic has impacted his life as a gamer and a writer.