(Simic Guildgate | Art by Svetlin Velinov) Simic Surprises Today, in this fourth article of the Pursuit of Knowledge series, we will take a glance at the Command Zone gameplay data with a focus on Simic. I've ranked the various cards from the Command Zone gameplay data and grouped them in categories, and have created templates […]
Pursuit of Knowledge - Simic
January 21, 2019 by
Martin Dubuc 
Pursuit of Knowledge - Rakdos
January 11, 2019 by
Martin Dubuc
Rakuno, Rakdos, Raktres Barring decks with black and green in their color identity, the Command Zone found in their gameplay survey that decks with black and red in their color identity were the strongest. Although this extends to color combinations like Jund and Mardu, does this color pairing advantage translate to Rakdos? In this new […]
#control, #deckbuilding, #gameplay stats, #olivia voldaren, #rakdos, #vampire Read More »
Top 10 Cards From 2018
December 31, 2018 by
Andrew Cummings 
Another Lap Around the Sun As the year draws to a close, people have a habit of looking back and evaluating the last year. It might seem a bit arbitrary, but it's a way we're collectively wired. Another way we're collectively wired? We love lists: debating, comparing, and coming up with them is something we […]
#battlebond, #commander 2018, #deckbuilding, #dominaria, #edhrec, #guilds of ravnica, #m19, #rivals of ixalan, #top 10 lists, #top ten Read More »
Pursuit of Knowledge - Golgari
December 17, 2018 by
Martin Dubuc
Deathly Data In the first article of this series, I presented a number of results regarding card effectiveness based on gameplay data from the Command Zone. What can be done with such data? Can we use this'information as a tool for deckbuilding? In this second installment of Pursuit of Knowledge, we will take a look […]
#aristocrat, #deckbuilding, #gameplay stats, #golgari, #meren of clan nel toth, #zulaport cutthroat Read More »
Pursuit of Knowledge - Introduction
December 7, 2018 by
Martin Dubuc
An Introduction to the Introduction My name is Martin Dubuc. I have been playing Magic since Fifth Dawn. For some obscure reason, I was drawn very early on to the multiplayer format, playing Emperor at drafts and free-for-all with friends. The first decks I created were 60-card decks with a multiplayer focus. When MTGO grew […]
The 10 Commandments of Building on a Budget
December 3, 2018 by
Andrew Cummings
Shalt Thou? Thou Shalt Hello! I'm Andrew Cummings, and normally I'm the guy that writes the Ultra Budget Brews article series. Today, however, I want to do something a bit different. I want to talk about ways to make the game of Magic a bit cheaper for you. Before I begin, I think it's important […]
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 »
Ultra Budget Brews - 5 Colors
October 29, 2018 by
Andrew Cummings
Hello and welcome back to another edition of Ultra Budget Brews, the monthly article series that builds entire Commander decks in which no card costs more than $1. Every week, I give you all a poll so that you all have some say in what these articles end up being about. If I'm writing about […]
#5 color, #budget, #crop rotation, #deckbuilding, #door to nothingness, #duneblast, #edh, #Hour of Promise, #into the wilds, #mazes end, #rites of flourishing, #scapeshift, #seasons past, #tatyova benthic druid, #wildest dreams Read More »
Ultra Budget Brews - Nature's Vengeance
September 20, 2018 by
Andrew Cummings
World Wide Web of War Hello, and welcome back to a special edition of Ultra Budget Brews, the article series that is perpetually "Thinking Arby's" (I blame the coupons they mail). It's also the series that builds entire EDH decks in which no card costs more than $1. Well, typically. I mentioned that this is […]
#avatar of slaughter, #budget, #crown of doom, #cruel entertainment, #deckbuilding, #Dire Fleet Ravager, #disrupt decorum, #fury storm, #gyrus waker of corpses, #havoc festival, #jund, #moonlight bargain, #precon upgrade, #thantis the warweaver, #varchild, #whiptongue hydra, #windgraces judgment Read More »
Ultra Budget Brews - Noyan Dar
August 23, 2018 by
Andrew Cummings
Annoyin' Noyan Hello, and welcome back to another edition of Ultra Budget Brews, the monthly column that firmly believes that August is the worst month of the year. Seriously, think about it. There are no holidays, you're right in the middle of summer (objectively the worst season of the year), school starts back up, my […]
#always watching, #azorius, #baral chief of compliance, #budget, #deckbuilding, #dreamscape artist, #faerie conclave, #herald of secret streams, #mana tithe, #metallurgic summonings, #noyan dar roil shaper, #perilous vault, #planar birth, #remembrance, #sacred ground Read More »