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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? Glissa 2.0

Friday, February 25 – Bennie Smith continues to improve his Standard Glissa deck, with some major updates. He also shares his “Spikier” Commander deck, Uril, the Miststalker – how would you build these two Smith originals?

You Lika The Juice? Bennie Blue Commander

Friday, February 18 – Bennie builds his first mono-blue Commander deck with the master of copying: Sakashima the Imposter. Bennie keeps it fun, friendly, and feel-good.

You Lika The Juice? A Glissa of Hope

Friday, February 11 – Did you hear about From the Vault: Legends? Bennie Smith talks about the latest Wizards of the Coast product supporting Commander players and also builds decks using Glissa, the Traitor in Standard!

You Lika The Juice? Magic Schwagger

Friday, February 4 – Bennie Smith displays the various unusual Magic paraphernalia he has picked up from his many years of playing. He shares them with you in picture form! And do you think Bennie should change his column name?

You Lika The Juice? A Commander’s Eye View of MBS

Friday, January 28 – There may only be two legendary creatures in this set, but Mirrodin Besieged is ripe for Commander players. Bennie Smith tells you about the best cards for Commander!

You Lika The Juice? Tasty Waves and a Cool Buzz

Friday, January 21st – There were a lot of neat ideas back then that were shelved due to the oppressive power of Jund… but Standard is a brand new world now. Might the dangerously powerful and handsome Rico Suave be able to thrive now?

Mirrodin Besieged Preview: Red Sun’s Zenith

Monday, January 17th – Behold, Mirrodin Besieged spoilers! Try to contain your excitement long enough to click to see Bennie Smith’s exclusive, red-hot spoiler!

You Lika the Juice? The Best New Commander Cards from 2010

Friday, January 14th – I thought it would be fun to go back and look at all the great new cards printed in 2010 that are fantastic in Commander. At the end of this column, I’ll also include cards you all voted for in my poll from last week.

You Lika The Juice? Commander Savra and Her Incubi

Friday, January 7th – Lord of the Pit is one of Magic’s greatest villain cards, with as much history as Serra Angel and Akroma. So Bennie decided to honor the Lord with his own Commander deck filled with Demons!

You Lika The Juice? Dear Santa: A Standard Deck on Magic Online?

Friday, December 31st – Wizards has told us that there’s a Zendikar Block card that made Infect into a force to be reckoned with… at least in the Future Future League. So what could that card be?

You Lika The Juice? An EDH Reboot!

Friday, December 17th – Bennie is super excited about the new Commander announcements and has already begun to speculate on the new cards and what they will be! Check out why it’s a great time to be a Casual Magic player.

You Lika The Juice? Eye on the Little Things

Friday, December 10th – Bennie played U/W Clasp in the grinders at the SCG Open Weekend in Richmond featuring the Invitational. Failing there, he played Elves at the Standard Open. Read about all the moments in his weekend!

You Lika The Juice? Rockin’ Richmond for the Open Weekend!

Friday, December 3rd – The Biggest Magic Weekend Ever is almost here!!! Don’t miss the StarCityGames.com Open featuring the SCG Invitational in Richmond ’cause it’s going to be a blast. Bennie tells you all you need to know about his hometown.

You Lika The Juice? EDH Proliferation

Tuesday, November 30th – Bennie Smith laments the lack of midrange decks in Standard as he continues his quest to find the perfect deck for this weekend’s StarCityGames.com Open and Invitational in Richmond. At least he’s got a sweet new EDH.

You Lika The Juice? The Biggest Magic Weekend of All Time… of All Time!

Friday, November 19th – Bennie Smith needs your advice in finding a good Standard deck to run for the upcoming StarCityGames.com Open in Richmond! You best show up for some serious Magic goodness!