Landfall... without green? You'll be shocked at how powerful Esper lands can be.
Mind Bend - Esper Landfall
February 27, 2019 by
Jeremy Podczerwinski 
#admonition angel, #aminatou the fateshifter, #deckbuilding, #emeria angel, #esper, #felidar guardian, #ghost town, #landfall, #oath of teferi, #ob nixilis the fallen, #oboro palace in the clouds, #omnath locus of rage, #retreat to coralhelm, #retreat to emeria, #retreat to hagra, #roil elemental, #ruin ghost, #walking atlas Read More »
Mind Bend - Rakdos Walls
January 29, 2019 by
Jeremy Podczerwinski
Have Arcades and Doran "solved" defender decks? Two words: Vent Sentinel
#aether membrane, #chaosphere, #corpse blockade, #deckbuilding, #epitaph golem, #fumiko the lowblood, #furystoke giant, #goblin diplomats, #grenzo dungeon warden, #helm of the host, #impact tremors, #imperial recruiter, #kiki-jiki mirror breaker, #kyren negotiations, #meekstone, #no mercy, #purphoros god of the forge, #rage nimbus, #ravenous chupacabra, #vent sentinel, #wall of souls, #wars toll Read More »
Mind Bend - Naya Extra Turns
November 7, 2018 by
Jeremy Podczerwinski
Time After Time “The world, I’ve come to realize, is a blank canvas on which to paint.” —Ixidor, reality sculptor Commander is the best Magic: The Gathering format for expression. With just about every card available to a deck builder, Commander is truly a blank canvas, and any idea is at least worth trying out. […]
#angels grace, #bruse tarl boorish herder, #cathartic reunion, #chance for glory, #charmbreaker devils, #deckbuilding, #eternal witness, #final fortune, #gideon of the trials, #guttersnipe, #howl of the horde, #increasing vengeance, #isochron scepter, #last chance, #monastery mentor, #naya, #naya charm, #platinum angel, #recollect, #regrowth, #skullwinder, #sundial of the infinite, #tana the bloodsower, #tormenting voice, #warriors oath, #wildest dreams, #young pyromancer Read More »
EDHREC Dominaria Set Review — Colorless, Artifacts & Lands
April 23, 2018 by
Jeremy Podczerwinski
Dominaria is teeming with nostalgia, so much more so than that Masters set specifically designed to celebrate Magic's past (I'm looking at you Masters 25). Dominaria is also teeming with great Commander options, from its startling number of legendary creatures, to its seemingly endless supply of fantastic support cards. While I'm not discussing the myriad […]
#blackblade reforged, #cabal stronghold, #cmdr review, #damping sphere, #dominaria, #edh review, #forebear's blade, #gilded lotus, #helm of the host, #karn scion of urza, #memorial to folly, #memorial to genius, #memorial to glory, #memorial to unity, #memorial to war, #mox amber, #set review, #traxos scourge of kroog, #weatherlight Read More »
Pure // Simple — Lose Weight, Not Games Part Two
March 19, 2018 by
Jeremy Podczerwinski
Last time on Pure//Simple, the article series that explores the why behind the best cards in the Commander format, I went over a few “I win” buttons. Cards that when you cast them in the right situations and you’re practically guaranteed victory. This time, I’m completing the list with a few more powerful Commander spells, […]
#blue, #colorless, #combo, #craterhoof behemoth, #green, #insurrection, #maelstrom wanderer, #nim deathmantle, #red, #strategy, #temur Read More »
Pure // Simple — Lose Weight, Not Games
January 31, 2018 by
Jeremy Podczerwinski
It’s 2018, and with the new year comes a whole slew of quickly broken New Year’s resolutions. But just because you might drop your gym membership by February, it doesn’t mean you should be dropping as many games of Commander as you did in 2017. Welcome back to Pure//Simple, the article series that explores the […]
#cyclonic rift, #exsanguinate, #iona shield of emeria, #strategy, #torment of hailfire Read More »
Pure//Simple — Still Going Strong
November 13, 2017 by
Jeremy Podczerwinski
In my last Pure//Simple article, I looked back fondly at the year 2010 and found some cards that were hot in the Commander format but have since lost their luster in the last 7 years. This time, I’m going to skip ahead two years to 2012 and look at cards that were at the top […]
#body double, #deckbuilding, #eternal witness, #havengul lich, #rune-scarred demon, #siege-gang commander, #solemn simulacrum, #sun titan Read More »
Ixalan EDH Review — White
September 18, 2017 by
Jeremy Podczerwinski
Ixalan has almost crashed ashore and you know what that means? Set reviews! I’ll guide you through the winding plains, staying out of the way of giant dinosaurs, and finding the best white cards in Ixalan for Commander. What cards will conquer your playgroup in the coming months? Let’s explore together! Ashes of the Abhorrent […]
#ashes of the abhorrent, #axis of mortality, #bellowing aegisaur, #bishop of rebirth, #edgar markov, #ixalan, #ixalan's binding, #kinjalli's sunwing, #legion's landing, #mavren fein dusk apostle, #priest of the wakening sun, #selenia dark angel, #settle the wreckage, #tocatli honor guard, #wakening sun's avatar, #white Read More »
Pure//Simple — Where Are They Now?
August 29, 2017 by
Jeremy Podczerwinski
I started playing Commander in 2010, about a year before it was even called Commander—when Wizards officially acknowledged the format with the release of Magic: the Gathering-Commander. At the time, it was hard to navigate Magic forum posts to figure out what to play. There wasn't the wide breadth of information that sites like EDHREC […]
#bogardan hellkite, #darksteel colossus, #deathless angel, #deckbuilding, #kederekt leviathan, #krosan tusker, #nezumi graverobber, #vulturous zombie Read More »
Pure // Simple - Get More Cards in All Colors
July 31, 2017 by
Jeremy Podczerwinski
Welcome back to Pure // Simple, the article series that takes the mystery out of card choices in Commander. Commander is usually a game of attrition. Wrath of God-like cards destroy your creatures, you use your Chaos Warp to deal with an opponent’s big threat, and maybe Neheb, the Worthy has been making you discard […]
#card draw, #damnable pact, #deckbuilding, #ephara god of the polis, #mentor of the meek, #mulldrifter, #oracles vault, #outpost siege, #scrying sheets, #shamanic revelation Read More »