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Mike Carrozza teams up with the the Howling Salt Mine podcast to decide if a Lord Xander deck full of counterspells is the Bolas.
Mike Carrozza teams up with the the Howling Salt Mine podcast to decide if a Lord Xander deck full of counterspells is the Bolas.
Can a commander like Sen Triplets be fair? Or is it doomed to be cringed at and met with "maybe you should bring a different deck"?
Can you become the Bolas from winning too much? Is it worth pumping the breaks and pulling your punches for the sake of the group?
Is your local gaming store accessible to players and patrons with different needs? Take this short quiz to find out.
Magic players use the word "fair" a lot, but what does it really mean? What does a "fair deck" mean to you?
Is Wandering Archaic actually good in cEDH? Has the eight armed stax piece lived up to all the competitive hype around it?
Try as you might, you're not going to like every game of commander you play. Amanda Stevens discusses solutions.
The cEDH community has exploded over the last few years, but why? PlayEDH admin and former r/competititveedh moderator Sigi sheds some light.
What happens when a player wins too much? Is it okay for everyone else to work together to bring the champion down?
What happened in the eighteenth year of Magic, 2010? Well, it’s a bit like looking back at your eighth-grade yearbook…
How do you choose the top ten reprints of 2022 when there were more reprints this year than there were cards printed in all of 2018?
Is it wrong to take someone with you on the way down? Mike Carrozza discusses spite plays and mutually assured destruction.
Is it Bolas behavior to target a player that didn't provoke you in the first place? Mike Carrozza weighs in on a nuanced affair.
Designed as a Companion countermeasure, Drannith Magistrate is now one of Commander's most frustrating cards. Would you support a ban?
Paul Perjuns-Tart discusses the importance of Magic: The Gathering players taking a mental health inventory from time to time.
Do you find other games improve the way you play Magic? Paul Baranay examines the similarities between Commander and Path of Exile.
How do you feel about one player holding the table hostage with an infinite combo but choosing not to use it?
Is it okay to roll dice instead of making a hard decision in a game of Commander? Is randomly choosing actually "fair"?
Yesterday, Wizards of the Coast "concluded" their 30th Anniversary Edition sale just forty minutes after it began. Did it really sell out?
Paul Perjuns-Tart discusses Michael McClure’s controversial disqualification from Dreamhack and the ethics of selling curled foils.
Amanda Stevens talks diversity, equity, inclusion and an interesting conversation with Sheldon Menery from the Rules Committee.
Paul Perjuns-Tart speculates on the takedown of Card Conjurer. Could Wizards of the Coast be making their own digital alter service?
Sheepwave discusses proxies, counterfeits and cease and desist letters with Kyle Burton, creator of the now defunct Card Conjurer.
Corbin Hosler discusses what Magic players should make of the Bank of America report regarding Hasbro printing practices.
Sylvan Library is a competitive staple with a history stretching back to 1994. But does it secretly suck in cEDH? Drake Sasser says so!
Does every game of Commander have to be four player? Will you tolerate a three player pod? A five player pod?
Are Narset and Tergrid always going to be "those kinds of decks"? Mike Carrozza looks at teaming up against "problem" commanders.
Amanda Stevens breaks down what makes for a good Magic convention in a follow up to The Anatomy of a Good Event.