Tag Archives: Commander

Untitled Commander Series 2: 99 + 1 Does Not Equal 1 + 99

Recently, after Commander night I was standing outside my local game store with a friend and regular podmate. We had just finished our third game of the night where the two of us were the last players standing. Piloting my Sek’Kuar, Deathkeeper Aristocrats deck, I was able to whittle him down from 60 life toContinue reading “Untitled Commander Series 2: 99 + 1 Does Not Equal 1 + 99”

Untitled Commander Series 1: Mavinda, Student’s Advocate

Every so often I decide it’s time to attempt writing about Commander again. When I started playing, Magic was not a social event. I made acquaintances through the game but I viewed Magic as a way to prove myself at an endeavor. As I got older, however, Magic morphed into a way to just hangContinue reading “Untitled Commander Series 1: Mavinda, Student’s Advocate”

Treasured Finds: Hakim, Loreweaver

Do any of your Commander decks have a story? Do they have a “why” of their existence? Part of me wonders if this is something the format has lost since its explosion in popularity. It is not that people cannot have a reason behind their choice of deck, but the tales around them feel farContinue reading “Treasured Finds: Hakim, Loreweaver”

Treasured Finds: My Favorite Commander Cards from Duskmourn

I have always found Commander to be an intensely personal experience. This may seem like an odd statement given that in an average game you’re going to have three times as many opponents as you would in a game of heads up Magic. But Commander is place where I find it easier to express somethingContinue reading “Treasured Finds: My Favorite Commander Cards from Duskmourn”

Labor Day-bor Commander

It’s been a while since I’ve indulged myself in the “dash of Commander” that this page purports to support. So today I’m putting off tracking last weekend’s Pauper Challenge recap for a bit to talk about the three games of Commander I got to play yesterday. Self-indulgent? Sure. But I finally feel like I haveContinue reading “Labor Day-bor Commander”

Treasured Finds: Ruthless Deathfang

Welcome back to Treasured Finds, a place to appreciate sacrifice in Commander I have a confession to make: I’m a griefer. Given my druthers my preferred style of play is to drag out the game and put the screws to my opponent(s). I grew up in an era where breaking “negative” symmetry was a viableContinue reading “Treasured Finds: Ruthless Deathfang”

Treasured Finds: The Four Types of Aristocrat Commanders

Last week I wrote this with the intent of turning it into a script for a video. In the intervening days I attended a professional development conference for my career and the keynote address gave me a lot to think about. Namely, writing brings me joy and I’m not sure that moving to another mediumContinue reading “Treasured Finds: The Four Types of Aristocrat Commanders”

Stories from Multani, Maro-Sorcerer

The Legends of Big Dingus As I was packing for MagicCon Philadelphia I left four of my Commander decks behind. One of these was a deck I had together for quite some time but had yet to play beyond playtesting – Multani, Maro-Sorcerer. I had the chance to play the deck for the first timeContinue reading “Stories from Multani, Maro-Sorcerer”

Commanding Stupid Green Deck

About six months ago I pitched something to my editor. I had been trying to find a way to write about Commander that played to my strengths and after bouncing a few ideas back and forth I came up with the concept that became this article. I would take successful or interesting tournament decks fromContinue reading “Commanding Stupid Green Deck”