Revising the Rules - The Starting Life Total Is Too Damn High
Jake FitzSimons • August 6, 2021
How would EDH change if the Commander starting life total was changed from the 40 life it is now? Jake has some ideas for how it might improve.
Jake FitzSimons • August 6, 2021
How would EDH change if the Commander starting life total was changed from the 40 life it is now? Jake has some ideas for how it might improve.
Mike Carrozza • August 5, 2021
It's a tricky question at the table: how much should you enforce the EDH rules? Is there a limit to takebacks? Today's Am I the Bolas digs in.
Dana Roach • August 2, 2021
Is cEDH the future of Commander? Some have suggested so, and today Dana looks at the available data to see where things are really headed.
Mike Carrozza • July 23, 2021
Should playmat choices affect your decision to play a game of Commander? That's the reader question Mike tackles in today's Am I the Bolas?
Dana Roach • July 7, 2021
Mass Land Destruction is one of the most polarizing topics in EDH - today Dana looks at the the landscape and has some tips on how and when to blow up all the lands.
Mike Carrozza • July 6, 2021
Is there such a thing as too much interaction with an opponent's gameplan? That's the question posed to Mike today as he discusses a tough situation with a secret commander!
Mike Carrozza • June 22, 2021
Should "Honorary Partners" be allowed in Commander? A conversation with a friend sparked Mike to tackle the topic in his own group!
Mike Carrozza • May 25, 2021
What's the etiquette around scooping in Commander, and does scooping at instant speed make you the bad guy? Am I the Bolas tackles the topic.
Mike Carrozza • May 11, 2021
Is it better to let a new player win, or teach them the hard way? That's the quest Mike tackles in today's Am I the Bolas.
Mike Carrozza • April 27, 2021
What should you do when some people aren't interested in playing nicely with the rest of the table? Mike tackles the question in today's Am I the Bolas?
Mike Carrozza • April 6, 2021
When does politicking at the table go too far? That's the topic of today's Am I the Bolas, as Mike tackles the question after a reader has a negative experience at their LGS.
Mike Carrozza • March 23, 2021
Does playing Stax make you the bad guy in your Commander playgroup? That's the questioned tackled in today's Am I the Bolas!
Corbin Hosler • March 18, 2021
Tutoring is an EDH mainstay, but should it be? Corbin Hosler makes a compelling case that Tutors make Commander worse for all involved.
Dana Roach • March 15, 2021
Universes Beyond promises to expand the scope of Magic, but is it really breaking new ground or just returning to Magic's original roots? Dana examines the controversial issue today.
Mike Carrozza • March 9, 2021
The Walking Dead Secret Lair caused controversy when it was printed, but is it acceptable to play at the Commander table today? That's the question being tackled on this week's Am I the Bolas?
Dana Roach • March 3, 2021
Every Commander games starts with Rule 0, but Dana thinks more can be done and shares how he tries to go beyond Rule 0 when he sits down to an EDH pod.
Mike Carrozza • February 23, 2021
Tergrid has taken Commander by storm, and not necessarily for the better. Is playing the God alongside Pox a bridge too far?
Dana Roach • February 19, 2021
People play proxies in Commander for all sorts of reasons, but Dana Roach doubts how genuine those reasons are.
Corbin Hosler • February 18, 2021
Cyclonic Rift may rule them all, but there's more to bouncing boards in EDH than the Rift. Corbin highlights some of the best of the rest when it comes to Commander bounce.
Mike Carrozza • February 8, 2021
Have you ever wondered if you might secretly be the bad guy from at your EDH tables? Not just the bad guy, the Bolas?