Welcome to the home of Alternative Outcomes, a series of self-expression using the development and brewing of alternative builds, often of popular commanders. The name’s “Dev”, and I will be your guide on these journeys. I have been a proud Magic the Gathering player for over fifteen years and have competitive experience across multiple formats. […]

The Realm of Possibilities In Low Market's long, storied, two-prior-articles history, we began with a commander, and then worked our way around to a theme. Today, we're going to walk on the wild side and approach deck building from a different direction: choose a theme and find the commander that suits it best. Now, if […]

Shout out to those 1/1 Saprolings! While Tana, the Bloodsower doesn't have the same immediate impact on the board state as the ubiquitous Avenger of Zendikar, now all you belligerent botanists and red-loving hydroponics engineers can role play a commander that suits your interests. Tana has a few different moving parts, so let's take each in turn. She has to […]

Kaladeshi Breya episode on our home page. Shivam Bhatt comes commanderin’ to talk about how he tuned his Breya deck with Kaladesh and Aether Revolt cards! Shivam’s deck list is here: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/breya-thops/ You can find Shivam on Twitter: @ghirapurigears & @elektrotal He’s on Tumblr: http://talinthas.tumblr.com/ See our episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CommanderinMTGPodcastChannel Submit your decks to […]

Here we are folks, our fourth installment of the Singleton Guild Wheel. They still haven't fired me, so here I am for another week giving you the lowdown on the most unnecessary deck building restriction since...highlander? Either way, thanks for stopping by again for this entry. Now to be completely honest this deck has been […]

Welcome to my weekly recap! I have some nice gameplay videos for you this week. We have a stormy Yidris, road raging Omnath and the wealthy villain Gonti. Also, get ready to get down and dirty with some Back Alley Magic. Weekly Gameplay Recap Yidris, Thunderstorm vs Olivia Voldaren It's time to step into the […]

Welcome back to Pure//Simple, the article series that tries to take the mystery out of card choices. Knowing what cards are good in Commander is one of the first steps towards becoming well-versed in the format, but knowing why certain cards are good is even more important. Last time, I discussed two sets of cards […]

In politics, everything is a weapon to be used against you. Each picture unravels your personality, each statement twisted to abomination, and each decision you make could be your last. In Magic: The Gathering, each card you draw brings you closer to the bottom, each attacking creature leaves you vulnerable, and each spell could be […]

[Editor's Note: The original release of this article used the pronoun 'it' to refer to Yahenni; however, that was this editor's change and not the author's. The author's original use of 'they' has been restored.]  Let me be straight with you for a minute, readers. I am very new to writing. Such a shock, I know. Therefore, this […]

Commander Showdown is a series that compares and contrast two similar commanders, analyzes differences in strategy and deck construction, and evaluates how those differences are represented by the data here on EDHREC. Welcome to the second Commander Showdown! Last time we looked at Trostani vs. Rhys, token-makers extraordinaire. This week, we examine the kings of cascade, with […]