Am I The Bolas? - Vibes are Off
How do you feel about fellow Commander players pressuring you into dealing with the "problem player" when you'd rather do something else?
How do you feel about fellow Commander players pressuring you into dealing with the "problem player" when you'd rather do something else?
How do you feel about someone acting to help another player even when it doesn't help their own chances in a game of Commander?
Is it worth helping out a new player in Commander? Should you point out a game winning combo or leave the new player to discover it?
Is it bad manners to use a card like Worst Fears or Mindslaver in a Commander game? Or is it just another card and fair play?
Randomizing the cards in your deck can be a good way to add variance, but what if it leads to massive swings in power?
How do you deal with the feeling that you're being unfairly targeted, knocked out first, and treated like the biggest threat at the table?
How much ramp is too much ramp? Is there anything an average EDH pod can do about ridiculous amounts of mana?
Is conceding a game for the sake of helping or hurting other players fair game? Mike Carrozza weighs in on political resignations.
A reader writes in to ask if they're the Bolas for bringing a competitive deck to a local tournament that wasn't prepared for it.
Mike Carrozza dives right into the new allied and shard cards from Foundations.
At what point does "upgraded precon" become a fully kitted out deck capable of destroying a table?
Rounding out his analysis of the franchise, Mike takes a look at the second half (or so) of Saw movies and assigns each one a color identity. Did your favorite character get the color(s) you'd think? Click to find out!
How do you deal with an opponent who insists you're the threat long after you've been dealt with by the table?
There's no Universes Beyond: Saw in sight, but that won't stop Mike Carrozza from hypothesizing about the color identity of every Saw character!
How do you feel about cards like Oubliette that truly neutralize a Commander by locking it out of the game?
How far can you take a lord effect in Commander? Would you consider Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite to be fair game?
Is blue a color for nerds and tryhards? Or has it earned an undue reputation over the years? Mike Carrozza weighs in on Magic's wettest color.
Placing counters, doubling them, tripling them... How often does complicated math get in the way of enjoying a game of Magic?
Slash your way into the best allied color cards from Duskmourn: House of Horror with this review from Mike Carrozza.
Do you have an obligation to help your opponent remember their triggers? Is it okay to help someone play their own deck?
Should you expect your opponents to know the ins and outs of how your cards work? Should you read the full text of a card as you cast it?
What happens when a player tries to build a meme deck and ends up creating something that stomps the whole table?
Is it appropriate to ban a player from your playgroup if they won't stop playing the same card?
How do you feel about politics in Commander and people talking when it isn't their turn?
Fellow Commander's Herald writer Nick Wolf asks if he's the Bolas when he uses signed cards that aren't as easy to read as they could be...
What happens when your issue isn't the deck, the format, or the game, but one specific player giving you grief?
Join Mike Carrozza in Bloomburrow with a review of the best allied color cards to lead your latest Commander deck!
What happens when your reputation precedes you and the table starts treating you as the threat because they know what you're capable of?