Exploring 1v1 Commander
It only took a few days on Magic Online to turn Commander on its head! We’ve had mid-week bans, a deck rising to the top, and even more mayhem! Ari Lax has analysis (and lists) for you here!
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Searching For Specs On The Commander Banned List
Magic speculators are all over Banned List changes to Modern and Legacy, but what about paper Commander? Chas Andres shares his insights!
Menery’s Mailbag
Sheldon Menery opens up the mailbag and answers your questions on Commander banning philosophy, the joys of homemade pasta, the card he would make if Wizards of the Coast let him add one to a design file, and much, much more!
Oketra The True Commander
As Bennie Smith says goodbye to his mono-green deck in Standard, he welcomes the possibility of a mono-white Commander deck with open arms! Check out his build with Oketra the True!
Commander VS: Commander 2016 And A Couple Hundred Bucks
We gave each of our Commander VS. players a Commander 2016 preconstructed deck and a $200 budget to customize. What sweet upgrades and techy tricks did Justin, Stephen, Jeremy, and Jonathan bring to the table this week?
Commander 2016 Rotisserie Draft: The Draftening, Part 2
Sheldon Menery concludes his Commander 2016 Rotisserie Draft recap with 30 more rounds of picks and his take on how everything went!
Commander 2016 Rotisserie Draft: The Draftening, Part 1
Let the Commander 2016 Rotisserie Draft begin! In Part 1 of The Draftening, Sheldon Menery shares how the first twenty rounds went down…and what happens when someone takes a card that gets banned!
Totally Temmet!
Bennie Smith makes a Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun Commander deck with tokens galore and plenty more! Embalm this one; it’s worth preserving! The Complete Commander commander is at it again!
Commander VS: More Random Planeswalkers!
Players love leading with Planeswalkers! So we’re running it back! Random Planeswalkers have been selected, and our band of Commander mages is ready to go!
The Dangers Of A Bigger Ban List
Degenerate cards in Commander are auto-bans, right? Well, not so fast. That’s level-one thinking, and Sheldon Menery is providing a thought experiment this week that should make you be careful what you wish for!
Atogatogatogatogatog
There’s no way to play Atogatog and not have a great time. It starts with the artwork and never stops! But Bennie is using more than just a tribal strategy here; he wants to bring a few Amonkhet cycles to life in the possible!
Friends: Setting Up The Commander Rotisserie Draft
Commander is all about your pals, and it’s the more the merrier when Sheldon Menery starts setting up one of his trademark Commander drafts! Let’s get started!
Commander VS: Random Planeswalkers!
Only a few Planeswalkers are allowed to lead brigades at Commander tables, but we want to use more of them! Each member of our crew took a random leader with loyalty this week! Now they march into battle!
Predicting Iconic Masters
We have seen lots of Masters sets at this point, but we haven’t seen anything like Iconic Masters! What in the world is in this thing? And what does it mean for Modern, Legacy, and even Commander? Chas Andres goes to work!
Hapatra: It Has To Be Snakes On A Plane
With Grand Prix Richmond coming to Bennie Smith’s hometown, you know he’s hitting the Command Zone! Today he showcases his latest black and green build with new Amonkhet card Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons at the helm!