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Lowry Muses
Thassa’s Oracle and Format Warps in Commander
April 14, 2023
3 min to read
Lowry looks at the complicated design space for “Thoracle” in Commander. How do we overcome it? Can we?
Lowry Muses
Building Urza, Lord Protector
February 24, 2023
5 min to read
Stax, counterspells, and grinding the game to a halt; Lowry walks us through card choices for their upcoming Urza build.
Far Wanderings
Embracing the Suboptimal in Commander
May 18, 2022
9 min to read
You don’t have to play the “best” cards in your Commander deck.
Sin Collection
SLAY THE SPIRE Defines Deck-Builders — For Better and Worse
March 23, 2022
2 min to read
Part game review, part retrospective on the genesis of a hybrid genre, part wHY WON’T YOU DIE ALREADY
Commander Academy
Self-Reflection in Commander
January 13, 2021
8 min to read
Post-game reflection and conversation can lead to better games of Commander.
Commander Academy
The Evolution of Legendary Creature Design in Commander
July 30, 2020
11 min to read
What era is your Commander from?
Legion's Landing
Building A Casual Commander Deck Can Be A Challenge
December 16, 2019
11 min to read
Why it can be harder to build suboptimal decks.
Legion's Landing
Conserving Design Space in Commander, Part 1
November 25, 2019
9 min to read
Including an Elsha of the Infinite deck tech.
Legion's Landing
Keeping Gameplay Fresh in Commander
October 28, 2019
11 min to read
How to keep things fresh as you add more decks to your roster, including a Rhonas the Indomitable deck that mixes up mono-green stompy.
Shattered Perceptions
Sainio on Deck Building
May 3, 2018
8 min to read
Ryan tells you how to personalize your Commander decks.
Drawing Live
Should I Play This Land?
October 17, 2017
6 min to read
When is it correct to play your last land? When is it correct to sandbag multiple lands? Zach tells you what to think about when answering these questions.