fbpx

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.

You Lika The Juice? Unpacking The Political Puppets Commander Deck

Bennie tweaks the Political Puppets Commander Deck product by Wizards. This one’s a little tricky, since it involves wanting to give away your own permanents! Check out his upgrades and comment.

You Lika The Juice? Blairwitchdeck-a-palooza!

Bennie loves brewing! This week, he tries to make a ton of Zombies with Zombie Infestation and Treasure Hunt in Standard; then he brews up a Damia Commander deck with the textbox-heavy Ice Cauldron. What does it even do?

You Lika The Juice? Unpacking The Heavenly Inferno Commander Deck

Bennie Smith takes the Heavenly Inferno Commander deck with Kaalia of the Vast at the helm and upgrades it with new additions. See what changes he’d make and suggest your own!

You Lika The Juice? The Horror…

Bennie Smith is getting super excited about Innistrad and Dark Ascension! What’s the news on the next set to be released? What is this about werewolves becoming a thing?

You Lika The Juice? Unpacking The Devour For Power Commander Deck

Bennie unpacks the Devour for Power Commander deck with The Mimeoplasm at its helm. The goal is to keep the staples, keep the core of the deck, and replace the chaff with better cards! What do you think?

You Lika The Juice? Unpacking The Counterpunch Commander Deck

Bennie Smith takes the Ghave, Guru of Spores Commander deck and adds some updates of his own! What are the staples, the gems, and the extras from the deck and what would you replace them with?

You Lika The Juice? M12 Excitement!

In the wake of the Standard bannings, things are finally starting to get interesting again, so Bennie talks about M12 and what he’s most excited about.

You Lika the Juice? My Commander Evil Not-Quite-Exes

Bennie has decided to pit the new Commander deck product against his old decks to see which one will come out on top. It’s the fight of the evil not-quite-exes.

You Lika The Juice? Random Schizo Thoughts On The New Commander Decks

Bennie Smith and a grumpy old curmudgeon named Force of Geezer evaluate the Commander Decks from top to bottom. Who do you agree with more?

You Lika The Juice? Commander Combo With Melira

Bennie Smith went and made an infinite-combo Commander deck, to see what the fuss was about. Check out his mono-green Melira, Sylvok Outcast deck. What’s it feel like to be the one with the target on your head?

Commander Preview: The Mo’ Fo’s The Better!

Check out Ruhan of the Fomori! A legendary Giant Warrior creature with an ability definitely geared for the political-minded. Preorder your Commander Decks to ensure you get your copy!

Commander Preview: The Mo’ Fo’s The Better!

Check out Ruhan of the Fomori! A legendary Giant Warrior creature with an ability definitely geared for the political-minded. Preorder your Commander Decks to ensure you get your copy!

You Lika The Juice? Just The Right Time

Bennie Smith enjoys a trip back to Mom’s and continues his love affair with Glissa, the Traitor by devising a Standard deck with an artifact creature theme, including hits like Spellskite, Necrotic Ooze, and Fauna Shaman.

You Lika The Juice? Just The Right Time

Bennie Smith enjoys a trip back to Mom’s and continues his love affair with Glissa, the Traitor by devising a Standard deck with an artifact creature theme, including hits like Spellskite, Necrotic Ooze, and Fauna Shaman.

You Lika The Juice? Eyes On The Prize

Bennie discusses some community issues, including the banning of Stoneforge Mystic vs. Jace, the Mind Sculptor as well as the viability of Overextended vs. Modern vs. Extended. In addition, read about the Hawkward deck.