It's time to put this series to a rest. At least for now. I do have some suggestions I want to mull over and test with my own playgroup which I might cover in the future. An example is the "EDH with Planeswalkers for commanders" variant, which I personally find extremely interesting. That said, it's […]
Uncompetitive Spirit — Closing the book
February 22, 2018 by
Robin Kaas 
Uncompetitive Spirit — Secret Partners
February 12, 2018 by
Robin Kaas
Aside from the Pentagram variant and the Chase variant, there aren't that many ways to spice up a five-player game of EDH, but as I'm sure we're all well aware, they can really drag on if played in a classic free-for-all style. This installment of Uncompetitive Spirit will cover a variant which allows for very […]
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Uncompetitive Spirit — 2HG EDH, OMG!
January 26, 2018 by
Robin Kaas
One of my favorite stories to come out of competitive Magic of all time is the success of Chris Lachmann and Jacob Van Lunen at Pro Tour San Diego in 2007. The format was Two-Headed Giant Time Spiral Booster draft and the two had come up with a very specific plan: force slivers. Apparently, most of the […]
#black, #blue, #green, #sultai, #tasigur the golden fang, #two-headed giant Read More »
Uncompetitive Spirit — Planechase EDH, part 2
January 11, 2018 by
Robin Kaas
Welcome readers to another edition of Uncompetitive Spirit! In my previous article, which you can find by following this link here: CLICK, I described the format of Planechase EDH, or at least the way my particular group plays it. From the comments below that article, and other feedback I received, it seems we're not alone […]
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Uncompetitive Spirit — Planechase EDH, part 1
December 28, 2017 by
Robin Kaas
Happy Holidays everyone! Hopefully you have some time off from school or work, and that you use this time off for some epic games of EDH with friends and family. Today, Uncompetitive Spirit brings you another way to mix things up - and make them games even more epic! I'm talking about mixing in another […]
Uncompetitive Spirit — Chase
December 8, 2017 by
Robin Kaas
Welcome to December's first installment of Uncompetitive Spirit! Here we celebrate not only the holidays, but also the quirky ways to play EDH with our friends - format variants! In this article series, I discuss the basic rules and strategies for each of these variants, and I also throw out a deck generated by this […]
#black, #blue, #gameplay, #grixis, #kess dissident mage, #red, #strategy Read More »
Uncompetitive Spirit — Pentagram
November 23, 2017 by
Robin Kaas
You all know how it goes. You make the calls. You put the brews (or soda) in the fridge. You set the stage and make room around the kitchen table for yourself and three other powerful mages. And then four show up. So what do you do? You could just go ahead and play EDH […]
#dinosaur, #gishath sun's avatar, #green, #naya, #pentagram, #playstyle, #red, #white Read More »
Uncompetitive Spirit — Kingdoms
November 9, 2017 by
Robin Kaas
Too Many Cooks... EDH is pretty great, though I think we’d be hard-pressed to find consensus among the community about exactly what it is that makes it great. Some like to play competitive EDH, a concept I myself find very difficult to grok. Some like to play preconstructed decks or Pauper EDH with only commons […]
#alternate format, #black, #casual, #golgari, #green, #kingdoms, #meren of clan nel toth Read More »
General Medicine - Flashy Aggro!
September 27, 2018 by
Robin Kaas
Back In a Flash Welcome back to the clinic! This week we're taking a look at a deck that breaks the mold with what its colors can usually do. Our patient is a blue-white aggro deck featuring Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage as its commander! The deck, submitted by reader John, is chock-full of legendary creatures […]
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General Medicine - Taigam Control!
September 13, 2018 by
Robin Kaas
Doing the Rounds! Welcome to another edition of General Medicine! This week I'm right where I belong in my comfort zone: we're going to take a look at a deck that consists of one of my favorite color pairs, blue and black, and my favorite archetype, control. These two, combined specifically, are a mainstay in […]