A Tale Of Two Enchantments
Bennie lets you know why you should vote enchantment for You Make the Card 4 and tells you about the Bant Battle of Wits deck he’s built for Standard.
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.
Epic Commander Goodness
Bennie’s back with a recap of the sweet Commander tournament that went down two weeks ago at Richmond Comix. See if he got to give out any Haymaker Awards!
The Hero’s Journey
Why do you like to play Commander? Bennie tells you why he thinks it’s the haymakers and epic stories that draw people to the format.
Four Gatecrash Cards
Four Gatecrash cards have inspired Bennie to come up with four different Standard brews. Try one of these sweet decks out at FNM tonight!
Commander: Lord Of Tresserhorn
Bennie Smith shares his ideas for a Lord of Tresserhorn Commander deck after a reader asked for more competitive options! Beef up your Grixis Zombies build.
Completely Unplayable Fundecks?
People hating on your brews? Bennie Smith tells you why brewing is sometimes the way to go! Take a rogue deck to SCG Open: Edison this weekend.
Borborygmos Enraged For Commander
Bennie has a couple of sweet ideas for Commander decks led by brand-new legend Borborygmos Enraged. Check them out!
Crashing The Standard Party With Bennie Brews
Bennie shares some 60-card sketches of Gatecrash Standard brews he’s been working on. Be sure to tell him what you think in the comments!
Commander Aurelia, The Warleader!
Brand-new Gatecrash legend Aurelia, the Warleader hates waiting, so Bennie’s gone ahead and built a sweet R/W Commander deck with her!
Oozing Into Modern
Bennie’s been brewing a G/B Necrotic Ooze deck that he thinks has the potential to shake up the Modern format.
Oona By Request
Bennie helps a reader out by building an Oona, Queen of the Fae Commander deck for his friend that will soon be returning home from overseas military service.
Christmas Riot
To celebrate the holidays, Bennie Smith has a special Rakdos, Lord of Riots Commander deck he’d like to share to spread the cheer. It’s all about partying and having a good time!
The Genius Of Thragtusk
Bennie goes through all the things a Thragtusk-heavy metagame has given us to see if the diverse Standard metagame is thanks to or in spite of the Beast.
The Thanks Of Giving In Commander
Since it’s the season for giving thanks, Bennie lists a bunch of cards in Magic that help out or give something to your opponents that can be found in Care Bear/Group Hug Commander decks.
Discipline, Self-Restraint, And Cavern Of Souls
What beats the U/W Flash deck that’s so popular in Standard right now? Bennie’s cooked up a tribal deck answer with Cavern of Souls that he can’t wait to try out at Friday Night Magic tonight.