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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? 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.

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.

You Lika The Juice? Sculpting A Commander Deck

Bennie finds inspiration from Picasso and decides to sculpt his own [Commander] masterpiece. Thelon of Havenwood takes the helm of a Fungus and Saproling army in this G/B Commander deck.

You Lika The Juice? Sculpting A Commander Deck

Bennie finds inspiration from Picasso and decides to sculpt his own [Commander] masterpiece. Thelon of Havenwood takes the helm of a Fungus and Saproling army in this G/B Commander deck.

You Lika The Juice? A Commander’s Eye View Of New Phyrexia

Bennie Smith reviews all the potential Commanders in New Phyrexia, as well as the exciting new additions to any multiplayer / Commander deck. Find the perfect fit for your deck!

You Lika The Juice? A Commander’s Eye View Of New Phyrexia

Bennie Smith reviews all the potential Commanders in New Phyrexia, as well as the exciting new additions to any multiplayer / Commander deck. Find the perfect fit for your deck!

You Lika The Juice? Of Godbooks And Event Coverage

Bennie Smith touches on two community issues today: the banning of the Guillaumes and the future of text coverage in an era of new media.

You Lika The Juice? Of Godbooks And Event Coverage

Bennie Smith touches on two community issues today: the banning of the Guillaumes and the future of text coverage in an era of new media.

You Lika The Juice? Pod People And Souleaters

Friday, April 29 – The Souleater cycle of New Phyrexia with the Phyrexian-mana activated abilities has gotten Bennie interested in Necrotic Ooze. What kind of powers does the Ooze gain with the new set?

You Lika The Juice? Pod People And Souleaters

Friday, April 29 – The Souleater cycle of New Phyrexia with the Phyrexian-mana activated abilities has gotten Bennie interested in Necrotic Ooze. What kind of powers does the Ooze gain with the new set?

You Lika the Juice? Tin Roof Rust

Friday, April 22 – Bennie Smith did not in fact run his G/W Vengevine build at Nationals Qualifiers! Find out what he did run and how he did.

You Lika the Juice? Tin Roof Rust

Friday, April 22 – Bennie Smith did not in fact run his G/W Vengevine build at Nationals Qualifiers! Find out what he did run and how he did.

You Lika The Juice? Wards Backdraft Block Invasion

Friday, March 18 – Bennie Smith creates a Commander deck based on proliferate and covers a fun twist on an old-school draft format, Invasion block but backwards (based on the new draft rules)!

You Lika The Juice? A Tale Of Two Glissas

Friday, March 11 – Two formats. Two Glissas. The new and the old legendary Elves shine in both Standard and Commander, and Bennie has two new decks to show off for both!

You Lika The Juice? Rhymes With Winning: Bleiweiss On Commander Decks

Friday, March 4 – Bennie Smith goes deep into the predictions on the new Commander product coming out from Wizards of the Coast – will it contain Legacy staples? Or is that way off? Bennie interviews Ben Bleiweiss for his thoughts!