Doug combos off with the help of Commander Spellbook on this week's Too-Specific Top 10.
Too-Specific Top 10 - Oops, All Combos!
January 19, 2024 by
DougY 
#animation module, #ashnods altar, #basalt monolith, #blade of selves, #blightsteel colossus, #clock of omens, #cogwork assembler, #colorless combos, #combo, #crackdown construct, #grindstone, #heartstone, #helm of the host, #Karn the Great Creator, #Lithoform Engine, #magistrates scepter, #maskwood nexus, #metalworker, #mycosynth lattice, #myr galvanizer, #mystic forge, #painters servant, #palladium myr, #pariahs shield, #powerstone shard, #realmbreaker the invasion tree, #rings of brighthearth, #rocket launcher, #sands of time, #senseis divining top, #staff of domination, #strionic resonator, #sword of the paruns, #Syr Ginger the Meal Ender, #The Peregrine Dynamo, #thran dynamo, #ugin the ineffable, #umbral mantle, #voltaic construct Read More »
Gemstone Mine - Okotoberfest 2022 Tournament Report
November 30, 2022 by
Community Spotlight 
What happens when you bring a fringe deck 2-color deck with a Commander-centric combo to the largest in-person paper cEDH tournament in US history? John breaks down a round-by-round recounting of Okotoberfest 2022, where he piloted an Azorius Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher deck to a top 16 finish! Want to hear how this fringe deck managed […]
#gemstone cavern, #noble heritage, #staff of domination, #Vhal Candlekeep Researcher Read More »
Gemstone Mine - Vhal / Staff Infinite Mana Combo
August 2, 2022 by
Community Spotlight
It's Combo Time! The prerequisite is having 3 available to cast the artifact while it's in our hand, plus Vhal needs to have 5 or greater toughness and cannot have summoning sickness. You can check out our deck primer on Vhal for details on that! 1. Cast Staff of Domination for 3 (*this is the […]
#gemstone cavern, #staff of domination, #Vhal Candlekeep Researcher Read More »
Gemstone Mine - Simic Vhal Untap Combo -- Video Primer
We've got a deck we're excited to share! Fresh out of Commander Legends 2: Battle for Baldur's Gate comes a combo deck that can grind value and hold its own in combat. If you've played cEDH decks like Evolution or Dawnwaker Thrasios and are looking for a unique deck that blends combo and value engines, […]
#gemstone cavern, #raised by giants, #staff of domination, #Vhal Candlekeep Researcher Read More »
Too-Specific Top 10 - Everything in the Kitchen Sink
March 26, 2021 by
DougY
Need a place to put your infinite mana? Let's check out some mana sinks!
#basalt monolith, #dark depths, #grim monolith, #havengul lich, #higure the still wind, #Infinite mana, #mana sink, #mana sinks, #mirage mirror, #mirror entity, #pemmins aura, #scion of the ur-dragon, #senseis divining top, #shadowspear, #slimefoot the stowaway, #soul of new phyrexia, #staff of domination, #steel hellkite, #thrasios, #thrasios triton hero, #urza, #urza lord high artificer, #walking ballista, #xantcha sleeper agent Read More »
Commander Showdown — Mairsil vs Experiment Kraj
March 7, 2018 by
Joseph Schultz 
Some Assembly Required Magic: the Gathering is filled to the brim with abilities. We have triggered abilities, as seen on cards like Eternal Witness and Phyrexian Arena. There are mana abilities, famously found on lands, artifacts, and mana dorks such as Gilded Lotus and Llanowar Elves. Then we have static abilities, like the classic Glorious […]
#+1/+1 counters, #activated ability, #aetherling, #anthroplasm, #cage counter, #experiment kraj, #gilded lotus, #grixis, #hateflayer, #infinite combo, #mairsil the pretender, #mirror-mad phantasm, #nevinyrrals disk, #pili-pala, #quicksilver elemental, #sage of hours, #simic, #staff of domination, #tree of perdition, #untap Read More »