Well, readers, here we are. It feels like we just started on this journey together and we find ourselves at its end. This is the eighth installment of Replacement commanders, a series where we take a focused look at each of the eight new alternative commanders for the commander 2017 product, compile a “precon”-like list […]
Replacement Commanders —When the Hammer Comes Down
January 5, 2018 by
DM Cross 
Replacement Commanders — Revving up this Engine
December 15, 2017 by
DM Cross
Well, ladies and goblins we are back for another installment of Replacement commanders! This series looks at all the non-face, non-Eminence or “alternate” legendary creatures for the commander 2017 precons and breaks each one down by their colors, stats, types and abilities. Once we identify the different traits of each commander, we look at the […]
#+1/+1 counters, #artifact commander, #artifacts, #c17, #chaos, #commander 2017, #five color commander, #ramos dragon engine, #tri-color Read More »
Replacement Commanders — Licia Sucks (Your Life Total Away)
December 1, 2017 by
DM Cross
Here we are again, ladies and goblins! Starting off another installment of Replacement Commanders. This series looks at all eight of the “alternate” Commanders from the Commander 2017 product, instead of the face eminence legendary creatures from each deck. From there, we break down the replacement commander based on the stats, colors and abilities of […]
#+1/+1 counters, #black, #equipment, #equipment commander deck, #licia sanguine tribune, #mardu, #red, #tri-color, #tribal commander decks, #white Read More »
Replacement Commanders — Activating Abilities with the Great Pretender
November 17, 2017 by
DM Cross
Ladies, gentlemen, changelings…here we are again! Another installment of Replacement Commanders, the series where we look at the “other guys/girls” from Commander 2017 and break down some different strategies that may have not been represented well with the precons. We look at what you, the people are building with the help of EDHREC.com, the site's […]
#artifacts, #black, #blue, #c17, #colorless, #grixis, #red, #tribal commander decks, #wizard tribal Read More »
Replacement Commanders — Dueling is the Cat's Meow
November 3, 2017 by
DM Cross
We are back (back again), readers! This is Replacement commanders, where we look at each of the eight new “other” legendary creatures released with the four tribal decks in the commander 2017 product. So far, we covered vampires, dragons and wizards, so there is only one tribe left…cats! I put up polls on Twitter for […]
#c17, #cats, #green, #mirri weatherlight duelist, #selesnya, #tribal, #white Read More »
Replacement Commanders — Spells from the Grave
October 20, 2017 by
DM Cross
Ah, hello again, readers and spellslingers. Welcome back to Replacement Commanders, the series where we look at the Other Commanders (™ pending) from Commander 2017 and break down their abilities and stats. Next, we use EDHREC.com's data to see what the current best card choices and strategies are for each one. Finally, we go off […]
#black, #blue, #control magic, #graveyard, #grixis, #kess commander deck, #red, #tri-color, #wheel Read More »
Replacement Commanders — O-Kagachi, Where Art Thou?
October 6, 2017 by
DM Cross
Hello again readers and welcome back to Replacement Commanders. For this series, we look at all the alternative legendary creatures created for the Commander 2017 product and concoct some different brew strategies for them with the help of EDHREC.com's endless data on what the cool kids are building for each Commander. I put up a […]
#black, #blue, #dragon spirit, #dragon tribal, #five color, #green, #o-kagachi vengeful kami, #red, #spirit tribal, #tribal commander decks, #voltron, #white Read More »
Replacement Commanders — Building Decks for Alternative C17 Commanders
September 15, 2017 by
DM Cross
Well, hello there readers. My name is Seth Cross, though I commonly go by "DM" (and yes, it does stand for Dungeon Master.) I have played Magic: the Gathering on and off since I was 8 years old, nearly 20 years ago. For the past four years, I became obsessed with the Commander format and […]
#artifacts, #black, #bounty hunter, #counters, #equipment, #mardu, #mathas fiend seeker, #red, #voltron, #white Read More »