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AuthorCassidy McAuliffe

Cassidy got his start playing Magic in 1994 just after the release of Antiquities. He touched on just about every format before settling on Commander as a primary home for his creative focus. He is an active blogger and avid deckbuilder who lives in New Hampshire with his wife Nina and son Declan.

Dear Azami: Pure (Galvanic) Genius

Cassidy revisits Sharuum the Hegemon thanks to a reader’s submission… or does he? He feels a glitch in the Matrix as the submission spooks him, and overthrows the head of the Machines to put a new Commander at the helm.

Dear Azami: Something To Erebos(t) About

Cassidy got asked to work on an Erebos, God of the Dead deck… which he was already working on at home for his own gaming pleasure. Let’s see where he ends up, after getting this new starting point!

Dear Azami: Old School With Adun

Join Cassidy as he kicks it old school with Chris’ desire to build a Commander deck with the deckbuilding constraint of the 1994 challenge.

Dear Azami: The 101 Themes Of Daxos

Cassidy gets his first opportunity to work with Theros this week with Brian’s Daxos of Meletis Commander deck. Take a look!

Dear Azami: Slobad Table Manners

In this edition of Dear Azami, Cassidy helps Oliver streamline his Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer list, which is not your everyday Commander deck.

Dear Azami: An Inside Job!

Cassidy takes things internal for the week and helps his cowriter Sean keep his The Mimeoplasm Commander deck on theme and avoid good stuff inclusions.

Dear Azami: Dealing With The Green Menace

Cassidy and his good friend Mr P take some time to smooth out Dirk’s Ruhan of the Fomori deck that he built for his playgroup’s ramp-heavy metagame.

Dear Azami: Who’s The Esper Beatdown?

This week Cassidy fine-tunes Michael’s Sen Triplets Commander deck with his hands-on approach. Check out the changes he suggests!

Dear Azami: Going Green With Jacques Le Vert

Check out this Jacques Le Vert Commander deck if you’re interested in a tokens deck that doesn’t have Avenger of Zendikar and Craterhoof Behemoth.

Dear Azami: Revisiting Vaevictis…Er…Karrthus

Cassidy does the first-ever revisit of a previous submission by talking to Tyler about how his retooling of his Commander deck has worked out for him.

Dear Azami #103: Purging Grixis Hands On

Cassidy goes hands on by trying out Mike’s Crosis, the Purger deck himself before deciding on some changes to make the deck run more smoothly.

Dear Azami 101: Isn’t It Grand(eur)?

Cassidy goes back to basics with some “how to” guidelines for Dear Azami while working on Brian’s Dakkon BlackbladeCommander list.

Dear Azami: The 99th Problem

Cassidy celebrates Dear Azami’s centennial by building a deck for a commander that should have been covered already but fell through the cracks until now.

Dear Azami: A Weird Look At Dragon’s Maze

Cassidy kicks off Dear Azami with Dragon’s Maze by theorycrafting a Commander deck with new legendary creature Melek, Izzet Paragon.

Dear Azami – I Want YOU For Ruhan’s Army!

This week Cassidy enhances the Ruhan of the Fomori Commander deck of a player serving overseas in the United States Army with a patriotic Soldier theme.