Cas Hinds
Cas Hinds
Cas started playing Magic in 2016, working at the Coolstuffinc LGS. They started writing Articles for CoolStuffinc in June 2024. They are a content creator under the handle strixhavendropout.
Are "Pumpkin Spice" Commander Decks Bad?
Why do we look down on players who build the format's popular commanders? A look at the bias behind calling a deck basic — or, the PSL of EDH.
Was Bad Threat Assessment The Reason You Hated That Game?
Why does Commander get salty? A look at threat assessment — the strategic and social skill behind most of the format's biggest pain points.
The Desire For Opulence - What is a Collection?
What gives us the urge to collect? Value, sentiment, or some future-past version of ourselves? Cas analyzes the depths of collection formation and building.
What EDHREC Writers Are Adding From The Hobbit
Which cards from The Hobbit are EDHREC's writers actually putting in their decks? Eight contributors on their favorite new pickups.
How Are We Going to Get More Women Into Magic?
Why don't more women play Magic: The Gathering? A look at visibility, safe spaces, and why Wizards should make sets for women, too.
Is Roaming Throne Affecting Commander Deckbuilding?
Roaming Throne appears in more and more decks. A history of double-trigger effects from Panharmonicon to now, and whether ubiquity is a problem.
Why Don't We Like Infinite Combos?
Why do Commander players hate infinite combos? A look at competitive expectations, telegraphing, and what really makes a win feel earned.
Combos EDHREC Writers Like Best
EDHREC writers share favorite infinite combos in Commander: Thassa's Oracle lines to Ratadrabik loops, Kiki-Jiki, and Elf-ball mana engines.
Why I Play Lightning Greaves Less and Less
Is Lightning Greaves still worth a slot in Commander? When protection packages help, when they slow you down, and what to run instead.
Marvel Super Heroes Cards EDHREC Writers Are Putting In Their Decks
EDHREC writers share the Marvel Super Heroes cards going into their Commander decks, from Thor and Mjölnir to Molecule Man and the Ten Rings.