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Low Market — Borborygmos' Splendid Combo

Low Market — Borborygmos' Splendid Combo

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Quinn Miller
Quinn Miller
Borborygmos Enraged art by Aleksi Briclot Anger Management It's an important life skill, I believe, to find constructive outlets for your anger. I, for example, might channel it into video games. Some people might exercise. Some people might find a private place to emit a primal screech. does none of these things, preferring instead to […]
EDHREC Spoiler Coverage — Dragon Watch

EDHREC Spoiler Coverage — Dragon Watch

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Matt Morgan
Matt Morgan
Day 2 of spoiler season for Commander 2017 was all about the flying beasts. Dragons are the second tribe to get their day in the sun(unless you count their early leak which we covered here) and we'll jump right into the new hotness! The big bad flying beast of the set. The Eminence ability is […]
Commander Showdown — The Ur-Dragon vs Scion of the Ur-Dragon

Commander Showdown — The Ur-Dragon vs Scion of the Ur-Dragon

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Joseph Schultz
Joseph Schultz
The Year of the Dragon Commander 2017 Spoilers are going crazy, and in this week’s Showdown, we’re going to talk about the biggest and baddest of them: ! Five colors, nine mana, and twenty combined power/toughness. The Ur-Dragon is here, and it means business. At the helm of the dragon-tribal preconstructed deck, this big baddy […]
Burning Inquiry — Taking a Break from Magic

Burning Inquiry — Taking a Break from Magic

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Eric Walter
Eric Walter
We've all been there. At some point this game which once inspired such lustful joy becomes a frustrating grind. Somewhere between the reserved list and the banned list, netdecking and token promos, boundless infinite combos and constricting real-life circumstances; it is here that players must reconsider the spaces for Magic: The Gathering in their lives. […]
Dig Through Time — Visions

Dig Through Time — Visions

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Dean Gootee
Dean Gootee
Did you know that Magic is 25 years old? You probably did. But are you familiar with very many cards more than a decade old? Maybe you aren't. Today I'm going to reacquaint you with a set 20 years in Magic's past: Visions! Visions is a small set from Mirage block that used the mechanics phasing, flanking, and cumulative upkeep. But […]
EDHREC Spoiler Coverage — Crazy for Kitties!

EDHREC Spoiler Coverage — Crazy for Kitties!

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Matt Morgan
Matt Morgan
Welcome to spoiler week! It's like the nerdy version of Spring Break only we get like, six of them a year instead of just one. Plus there's way less shameful decisions made during spoiler week. Usually. Here at EDHREC we're going to break down the spoilers every day and give you a quick rundown of […]
60 to 100 — Meet Alesha's Aristocrats

60 to 100 — Meet Alesha's Aristocrats

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Matt Morgan
Matt Morgan
How do folks!? Welcome back for another edition of 60 to 100, where we accelerate our decks from 60-card formats to 100-card Commander piles of fun! This week was a bit of a conundrum for me. I like brewing decks from scratch, maybe getting some ideas from some of my fellow writers at the site, […]
Ultra Budget Brews — Sek'Kuar Deathkeeper

Ultra Budget Brews — Sek'Kuar Deathkeeper

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Andrew Cummings
Andrew Cummings
Welcome back to Ultra Budget Brews, the article that desperately wants to be named Dollar General, but can’t, serving as a grim reminder that I have nice things. This article series builds EDH decks that only contain cards that cost less than $1, hopefully saving you money so that you can have nice things, like […]
The Chopping Block — Zurgo, Helmsmasher

The Chopping Block — Zurgo, Helmsmasher

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Josh Coleman
Josh Coleman
Welcome back to The Chopping Block! The place where we take an average deck and chop it into more refined pieces. With this information, you will be able to create a deck that feels like your own and is competitive to boot. This week we'll be looking at a series decks for the more aggressive […]
Commander Showdown — Titania vs The Gitrog Monster

Commander Showdown — Titania vs The Gitrog Monster

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Joseph Schultz
Joseph Schultz
Let Me Tell You a Story Some time ago, I sat down for a game with my favorite deck, . A short while into this game, I assembled a small army with an . An opponent wiped the board. I dropped a and began to recreate the army, but the board was again wiped. Undeterred, […]