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!
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?
Fan of Oko? Smokestack? Armageddon? How do you deal with players that would really rather not play against infamously hated cards?
They have basic land typing, they enter tapped and they surveil. Here’s why they’re a perfect addition to any Commander deck, even in cEDH!
Are you the Bolas if you include cards that let you lose on purpose in order to concede at instant speed without the usual connotations?
Are you more likely to complain about value engines or the most pressing threat on the board at any given moment?
Does going for early lethal with commander damage against one player and leaving the other two players untouched make you the Bolas?
What do you if the rest of the pod is enjoying playing powerful fast mana and you're not? Would it make you the Bolas?
If you decide on a higher power game to finish the night, how important is the pre-game discussion? How do you handle different definitions of high power?
According to EDHREC, Prosper, Tome-Bound is easily the most popular Rakdos commander, and the Tiefling has earned himself quite a reputation...
How do you feel about possible changes to the Commander ban list? Do the current signpost bans make sense given the current state of the format?
Modern Horizons 3 is still a month away, but we've already seen cards that will rock cEDH like Flare of Denial. So just how good is it?
How do you handle unwanted advice in a game of Commander? What if you realize that its your advice that's unwanted in the first place?
How important is it to play the rules as they're written? Is it possible to get overly pedantic? What about when they barely make a difference?
With Obeka from Outlaws of Thunder Junction and The Ninth Doctor in Doctor Who, there's never been a better time to abuse the upkeeps in Commander!
Whose job is it to track commander damage? Is it the player who deals the damage or the player who receives it?
How do you feel about conceding at instant speed? It might be technically legal, but what about when it amounts to a spite play?
Are stax effects acceptable in Commander even when they're not part of a dedicated stax deck? Doug from EDHREC wants to know!
Are you the Bolas for accidentally building a deck that's too strong for your table? What if it's a stax deck?
What happens if you convince your playgroup to start using proxies and then realise things might be getting out of hand?
Does the Commander ban list really make sense in 2024? Drake Sasser illustrates everything wrong with it and how it could be fixed.
How would you handle a wrongful accusation that you'd been caught cheating? What about correcting another player's misunderstanding of card interactions?
How do you deal with wealthy opponents? In other words, are you the Bolas for feeling frustrated with losing to an expensive collection?
Lying in cEDH has been the talk of the town since a recent tournament controversy. Is it unforgivable or just another part of the game?
Is not wanting play across from Optimus Prime, Hero any different from not wanting to play against certain archetypes?
(Void Mirror |Illustrated by Colin Boyer) Hello, and welcome to Am I the Bolas? This column is for all of you out there who have ever played some Magic and wondered if you were the bad guy. I'm here to take in…
What do you do when you already know you're the Bolas and you're wishing you'd played a different deck or acted differently?
There's no question that a Commander player who screams at their opponents is the Bolas, but how should you deal with someone like that?
