Commander Single Card Strategy #1
Bennie Smith takes a look at individual cards that are funky or off-the-radar for Commander. You may discover some neat tools for you 100-card decks.
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.
Ooze Deck Wins?
Bennie Smith builds some more evolved version of his Grimgrin, Corpse-Born Ooze deck for Standard. If you’re looking for something crazy and fun to do in Standard, check this out!
The Ghost With The Most
Who’s caught Bennie’s eye lately? A new Innistrad General is in the neighborhood. Check out his new Geist of Saint Traft EDH deck.
You Lika The Juice? Taking Heartless Summoning To 11
Heartless Summoning is not a card you see often in Standard anymore. But maybe looking at some recent decklists from States and SCG IQs will spur a little imagination.
Radha And Me (A Vorthos Detour)
Bennie Smith enters into the real realm of Magic: The Gathering, the place where characters come to life. In this article, he breathes life into Radha and takes her on adventures.
Powering Up My Commander Deck
Bennie Smith wants to power up his Glissa, the Traitor EDH deck to hang with the big boys at the table. Sacrificing synergy for power, he’s making some pretty big swaps. How would you amp up a Commander deck?
You Lika The Juice? Creative Deckbuilding In Innistrad Standard
Bennie’s States deck didn’t take it home, but today he offers an inside look at several successful brews from across the country!
You Lika The Juice? Commander And Socializing At States
Bennie’s got the results of last week’s Standard poll and his States decklist, plus a Commander deck featuring Ghave, Guru of Spores!
You Lika The Juice? Schooze Me? Three Standard Deck Concepts
States is the weekend after SCG Open: Nashville, and it looks like the brewing is on full blast. Bennie polls his readers as to which deck he should run between several decks with Necrotic Ooze, Birthing Pod, and Heartless Summoning.
You Lika The Juice? My Favorite Innistrad Cards For Commander
Bennie brings his unique Commander perspective to bear on Innistrad, exploring the options for everyone’s favorite singleton format!
You Lika The Juice? A Cauldron Of Innistrad Standard Brews
Bennie puts on a witch hat and stirs the pot. What comes out? Why, a bunch of decks with Innistrad cards for Standard!
You Lika The Juice? To The Pain!
Bennie Smith makes movie references while creating Commander decks, namely one with Nin, the Pain Artist as the general.
You Lika The Juice? Brainstorming Innistrad Standard For States
What Innistrad cards have got your juices flowing?
You Lika The Juice? Unpacking the Mirror Mastery Commander Deck
Bennie soups up the preconstructed “Mirror Mastery” Commander deck to be more competitive! What cards hit the skids (and what cards get slotted in) to turn a fun deck into a sleek engine of copying?
You Lika The Juice? Thoughts on Snakeblade and SlowDredge Tut
Between Cobra, Sword, and Garruk, you’re talking about decidedly powerful methods of achieving mana and card advantage that harkens back to the most powerful cards in Magic. Plus, bonus Modern decks!