Randomizing the cards in your deck can be a good way to add variance, but what if it leads to massive swings in power?
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 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.
A former CAG member and now on the Commander Format Panel, Charlotte Sable gives an insider’s perspective on how Wizards took control of EDH.
At what point does "upgraded precon" become a fully kitted out deck capable of destroying a table?
How do you deal with an opponent who insists you're the threat long after you've been dealt with by the table?
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?
With Wizards of the Coast taking over managing the Commander format from the Commander Rules Committee, it's both the end of an era and a new beginning.
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?
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 makes Magic more than just a game and truly live up to the epithet "The Gathering"?
What happens when your issue isn't the deck, the format, or the game, but one specific player giving you grief?
Explore a fascinating crossover between the worlds of music and EDH with this Marchesa the Black Rose deck inspired by Slipknot.
If 2024 year has anything, it's a LOT of new commanders! Thankfully we have Benjamin Levin to break down his picks for the best of the bunch.
What happens when your reputation precedes you and the table starts treating you as the threat because they know what you're capable of?
Is land destruction always a hard no in your playgroup? Do you have different rules for mass land destruction and targeted land destruction?
Does Blood Moon still have a place in the cEDH meta of 2024? Harvey McGuinness suggests it might be time to put the red enchantment away...
Lots of Commander groups have their own house rules, but what happens when a player starts taking advantage of those house rules?
Michael Celani isn't saying Rampant Growth is completely useless, but it's not good enough to deserve its top twenty-five position on Scryfall!
Should you rewind on a misplay and act like the optimal play went ahead or is it better to play the game as it actually happened?