New MTG Planeswalker Commander Immediately Crushes Multiple Events
This past weekend, MTG players had their first opportunity to play with the new Secrets of Strixhaven cards. While many players unsurprisingly flocked to their local game stores for prerelease, others participated in tournaments where the new cards were finally legal. Interestingly, of all the new cards from the main set and Commander precons, Quintorius, […]
Underplayed Golgari Reanimation Commander Crushes MTG Event
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Exciting MTG Commander Deck Uses Broken Mechanic to Cast Haymakers for Free
In the world of MTG, there’s seemingly an endless number of huge monsters that can take over games. Unfortunately, many of these bombs cost a boatload of mana to cast, which makes their playability somewhat suspect. Luckily, if winning games with big haymakers is your cup of tea, there’s an exciting archetype in Duel Commander […]
Mono-Black Storm Crushes Commander Tournament Thanks to Card-Drawing Demon
Since its debut in Scourge in 2003, Storm has remained one of Magic’s most infamous keywords. Many cards across a multitude of formats have been banned due to how well they bolster Storm decks. Despite this, the archetype just never seems to die out. Most recently, Storm is back in Duel Commander, thanks to an […]
MTG x TMNT’s Most Expensive Card Makes Beloved Commander Archetype Competitive
In EDH, one of the most popular archetypes is Sacrifice. Players love go-wide creature decks and generating tons of value, and Sacrifice decks seamlessly combine both themes. Unfortunately, in more competitive environments, Aristocrats-style decks have had their fair share of struggles up to this point. Now, with the release of MTG x TMNT, Super Shredder […]
New MTG TMNT Commander Enables Turn Two “Cascade” Combo Deck
MTG TMNT cards have been tournament-legal for a week at this point, and already players have found ways to incorporate and utilize the new cards. From potent Pauper upgrades to exciting Modern combo enablers, MTG TMNT has a lot of powerful tools despite being a small set. Given this set’s vast array of legendary creatures, […]
Free Combo Commander Banned in Unexpected Announcement
Over the past year, Duel Commander has continued growing as a format. Also known as French Commander, this one-versus-one competitive format saw its reach expanded after becoming a sanctioned format on Magic Online. With more events being played than ever, the Duel Commander Committee has plenty of data to use. In hopes of further promoting […]
Notorious Banned Instant Propels Sliver Commander to New Heights
Five Color Slivers has long been a controversial archetype in EDH. Regardless of which potent legend you decide to have at the helm, this archetype is capable of putting immense pressure on the opponent and generating tons of value in the process. Still, as well-suited as this style of deck is for bracket 4, none […]
Unexpected Appearance Showcases Hedgehog’s Hidden Potential
Over the past year, the massive influx of powerful Universes Beyond legends has created a significant shift in the Duel Commander metagame. Newer options like Cloud, Midgar Mercenary and Aang, Swift Savior have emerged as format all-stars. While not as mainstream, Sonic the Hedgehog is also beginning to appear in the format. This Secret Lair […]
Unbanned Four-Color Legend Quickly Emerges as Commander All-Star
Last week, the Duel Commander format was subject to two major changes. Unsurprisingly, the ban to Nadu, Winged Wisdom seemed to garner the most attention. This is yet another format where the broken Bird had run its course, after all. On top of that, though, Breya, Etherium Shaper also earned its freedom as a Commander […]