Deckbuilding

CUT #27 Finals - Ellie and Alan vs Ellie and Alan

Ellie and Alan face off against Ellie and Alan in this special Ellie and Alan mirror match. Do you prefer Beth or Christian's brew?

Flavor of the Month: A Spirited Tribute to Louise Glück

The late Nobel Prize-winning poet gets the highest honor (in the Magic world, at least): a commander deck based on one of her most famous works.

Uncommanders - Kill Count

Alejandro builds a simple deck about making creatures, sacrificing creatures, and beating face with creatures!

Hidden Strings - Treasure Hunt

How many lands should you run in a Commander deck? 30? 40? How about 95? Check out this wild Treasure Hunt deck from Luca Appi!

Satirical

Shocking: Mark Rosewater Reveals He Traced the Art for Look at Me, I'm the DCI

A joke piece of art from years ago becomes the center of yet another art controversy for the major trading card game.

Youth Pastor Knows a Super Cool Legendary Creature You Should Build Around

“If you think about it, the King James Bible was the first errata.” said Fyve between handing out fidget spinner crosses.

Snoop Dogg Retires His Favorite Mono-Green Commander Deck

The former lover of green has changed his ways, and it starts with getting rid of a very toxic deck in his life.

Skeleton Token Looks a Lot Like Artist's Missing Wife

For skeletons, I use the person whose face I saw every day for years. The beautiful, ethereal face I see leering into my blackened heart every time I close my eyes…

Budget

Uncommanders - Kill Count

Alejandro builds a simple deck about making creatures, sacrificing creatures, and beating face with creatures!

Hidden Strings - Treasure Hunt

How many lands should you run in a Commander deck? 30? 40? How about 95? Check out this wild Treasure Hunt deck from Luca Appi!

Is Ojer Axonil The Best Burn Commander? - $50 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might Deck Tech

How badly have you tried to make burn work in Commander? This Ojer Axonil EDH deck might just be the solution you were looking for!

Top Five Budget Commanders from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan

Benjamin Levin breaks down the top five budget Commanders from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. Which is your favorite?

cEDH

An Introduction to RogSi in cEDH

Rograkh & Silas Renn don't make mana, draw cards or go infinite. So how come RogSi is one of the strongest decks in all of cEDH?

Five Underrated Free Spells in cEDH

You might be running Force of Will, Deflecting Swat, Mana Crypt and Mox Diamond, but have you tried these free spells?

Setting the Standard: Cheating in cEDH

For everything great about cEDH, there's no denying that cheating is becoming a serious problem, particularly in webcam tournaments.

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan - A cEDH Set Review

Looking for the best cEDH cards from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan? Jake FitzSimons has you covered!

Opinion

Am I The Bolas? - Let's Make This Challenging For You Then!

Stax decks are one thing, but what about stax decks that shut down one player and one player alone?

Artful Breakdown: The Art of Gesture in Lost Caverns of Ixalan

Have you noticed the striking poses and gestures in the art from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan?

Am I The Bolas? - The "God" Hand

What do you do when you draw a hand so good that you know you're going to steamroll the entire table?

Setting the Standard: Cheating in cEDH

For everything great about cEDH, there's no denying that cheating is becoming a serious problem, particularly in webcam tournaments.

Art

Flavor of the Month: A Spirited Tribute to Louise Glück

The late Nobel Prize-winning poet gets the highest honor (in the Magic world, at least): a commander deck based on one of her most famous works.

Artful Breakdown: The Art of Gesture in Lost Caverns of Ixalan

Have you noticed the striking poses and gestures in the art from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan?

Artful Breakdown: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan

A look at the some of the finest art from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, including Ojer Pakpatiq and Sovereign Okinec Ahau

Artful Breakdown: A Tribute to the Brothers Hildebrandt

Aaron Radney pays tribute to the brothers Hildebrandt, twin artists that illustrated the 1975 Lord of the Rings calendar and now, the Magic holiday set.

Vorthos

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan - Cultural and Historical References

Morgan Sanchez and Jessica Sagahon explore the cultural and historical references from the Lost Caverns of Ixalan in this itemized breakdown.

Brewing Baldur's Gate - A Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar Commander Deck

Take your undying love of Shadowheart from Baldur's Gate III and channel it all into a winning Commander deck with this brew from Eliana!

What Would They Play: Louise Michel's EDH deck!

Charlie and Dan answer the question everyone's been asking: what Commander deck would Parisian anarchist Louise Michel play?

Rules Resources

The Basics of "Battle" - New Card Type Explained!

What is a Battle card? How do they work? Judge and CAG member Charlotte Sable breaks down Magic’s newest card type.

How To Enforce Competitive REL in Multiplayer Games

Enforcing the rules is hard enough for judges at the best of the times, but what happens when they're adjudicating multiplayer games?

Common cEDH Tournament Issues

What sort of issues do cEDH players and judges run into at tournaments? Kevin Sugihara speaks with the Head Judge of Silicon Dynasty.

The Best and Weirdest Combos from Phyrexia: All Will Be One

Phyrexia: All Will Be One has arrived with a whole host of new combos! Myles Schaller of Commander Spellbook runs us through the best and weirdest.

Profiles

People You Need to Know - Trapixieum

Queen of Cardboard continues her community spotlight series with a profile on Trapixieum, one of the finest Xenagos players in Commander!

Flavor of the Month: A Spirited Tribute to Louise Glück

The late Nobel Prize-winning poet gets the highest honor (in the Magic world, at least): a commander deck based on one of her most famous works.

People You Need to Know - OblivionSorrow

Queen of Cardboard launches People You Need To Know with a profile on the one and only Oblivion Sorrow.

Project Gorehorn

Brandon Amico took a stack of Gorehorns to MagicCon Vegas and had your favorite Magic personalities give it their own special flavor text!