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AuthorSean McKeown

Sean McKeown is renowned for his ability to take existing archetypes and improve them. His articles often end up influencing constructed metagames from States and Regionals to the Pro Tour itself.

Dear Azami – The Worst Thing You Can Still Do To People

Sean McKeown asks: Should Ad Nauseam be banned in Commander? He takes up the challenge and builds the deck to break this incredibly powerful Legacy staple.

Dear Azami – Beating Down With The Bandit Warlord

Godo, Bandit Warlord is a mono-red Commander that loves to swing, particularly with crazy equipment. Sean helps update The Sack’s EDH deck with using his own personal touch.

Dear Azami – Leading The Ghosts For Halloween!

Halloween is coming up, and the ghosts are out! Sean McKeown helps a reader with a Karador, Ghost Chieftain deck. Readers who write in have a chance to get $20 in store credit at the SCG store, so submit your EDH builds!

Designing Decks For States

It all started with Sean telling Mike Flores to play Druidic Satchel, and now the new “Jace Beleren” substitute is providing incremental value in control decks everywhere. See what Sean’s got up his sleeve for Baltimore this weekend.

Dear Azami – Writing Damia’s Wrongs

Cassidy needed some help finding direction for his Damia, Sage of Stone Commander deck, so he wrote in to a fellow writer, Sean McKeown, for help! These are the results.

Dear Azami – Born To Die

Grimgrin, Corpse-Born is the perfect General for a Zombie deck looking to play with a variety of cool themes like revival, looting, and sacrifice. See how Sean fixes up Ben’s Zombie deck and submit your own for next week!

Dear Azami – A View Of Innistrad From The Command Tower

Sean McKeown reviews Innistrad for Commander, and it looks like a spicy one. Four great commanders, a bunch of ways to produce and enhance tokens, and graveyard interactions€”something for everyone.

Dear Azami – Vicious Carnage With Vish Kal

Sean McKeown helps a reader out by giving him some advice on what to do about that tricky Commander, Vish Kal from the new Commander decks. Check out this W/B beast!

Dear Azami – A Golgari Rhapsody

So you say we should take the kid gloves off and game hard with Savra, Queen of the Golgari? You had me at €“hello.€

Dear Azami – Answering The Call Of The Herd

Sean McKeown’s article this week has been infected with pachyderms. He helps reader Josh with a specially themed Commander deck for his wife. Can Sean make it work?

99 Problems Dear Azami – Wielding The Black Blade

Sean McKeown responds to fanmail and a request to spruce up a Dakkon Blackblade deck! He also elaborates on his picks for the Hall of Fame this year; who to vote for out of so many good choices?

99 Problems – Going Old-School With Adun Oakenshield

Sean McKeown is very familiar with this deck he’s about to doctor–because it’s from a New York player whom he has played on many occasions! Sean makes his improvements and addresses a community issue regarding his column.

99 Problems – Smashing Face With The Guru Of Spores

This week, Sean McKeown gets to help out Chris with his Ghave Commander deck. He’s tired of running all the same stuff in his decks; how can Sean spice it up for him?

Battle Royale: Fighting The Fight With Metal White

Sean’s Mono-White Control build features an awesome amount of proliferation combined with Tumble Magnet and Everflowing Chalice. Sean writes a fun report on a deck all about charging up artifacts and Allies.

99 Problems: Exploring Animar Online

Sean McKeown goes about building a Commander deck on Magic Online where cards like Imperial Recruiter are a mere 3 tickets! Sean builds using the new Commander, Animar, Soul of Elements.