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 Kindred Decks Your Commander Comfort Zone?
Kindred decks are easy to build and pilot, which might make them a comfort zone worth leaving: a case for breaking out and trying new things.
Why Commander Is the Best Way to Learn Magic
Why Commander—not Pauper or Arena—is the best format for learning Magic, through productive struggle, growth mindset, and player engagement.
Is Your Local Meta Making You a Worse Commander Player?
Your Commander playgroup shapes how you build and play, and sometimes it's for the worse. Here's how your local meta and ecosystem affect you.
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.