Silver Spellslinging Hello again, all you lovely cardboard-slinging wizards and warriors! My name is Seth Cross (call me “DM”) and this is another installment of the Uncommonders series! For the past few months, we've been looking at the unique phenomenon of legendary creatures printed at the uncommon rarity rather than rare or mythic. The idea […]
Commander Focus — Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
An Army of Securitrons Once upon a time, there was a very helpful character who had access to an unlimited supply of battle robots. Unfortunately, these robots did not have the necessary software driver updates to be able to fire their rocket launchers or their grenade machine guns. The task fell to one wandering courier […]
#artifact, #artificer tribal, #brudiclad, #feldon of the third path, #izzet, #mimic vat, #soul separator, #spellslinger, #token Read More »
Weird Harvest — Control Denied
It’s that time again! Welcome back to Weird Harvest, where misfit commanders wield forgotten spells to create head scratching situations. This week we tackle a reader request from Darrenn E Canton! He asked if we could break Ertai, the Corrupted. We’re going to shatter this jank commander or die trying. Ertai: Just Add Oil This […]
#black, #blue, #control, #counterspells, #enchantments, #ertai, #ertai the corrupted, #esper, #sacrifice, #token, #white Read More »
Commander Focus — Wasitora, Nekoru Queen
Some people like cats. Some people like dogs. Some people like both cats and dogs, so there's a bit of overlap on that Venn diagram. But what, you presumably ask, about the people who like both cats and dragons? Wasitora, Nekoru Queen is a hard-working mother who just wants to feed her litter of cute […]
#black, #cat, #dragon, #green, #jund, #land destruction, #red, #sacrifice, #token, #wasitora nekoru queen Read More »
Commander Focus — Edgar Markov
The eminence ability allows us to play a commander that is lurking behind the scenes, making the team stronger, and only entering the fray when an urgent decisive strike is needed. With these characteristics, Edgar Markov is literally "The Man". He's an authority figure in the patriarchy, he's white, he has his own private army […]
#black, #edgar markov, #mardu, #red, #token, #tribal, #vampire, #Vampire tribal, #white Read More »
Underdog's Corner — Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter
This article is Round 7 of the Underdog’s Corner, a series spotlighting various lesser-used commanders and their place in the format. Each article makes the argument for a single commander that deserves more play, as well as highlighting key cards and synergies. Hello and welcome to our newest installment of the underdog's corner! Normally I try to […]
#artifacts, #casual, #mono green, #oviya pashiri sage lifecrafter, #power, #tap, #token Read More »
Partner Focus —Tana, the Bloodsower
Shout out to those 1/1 Saprolings! While Tana, the Bloodsower doesn't have the same immediate impact on the board state as the ubiquitous Avenger of Zendikar, now all you belligerent botanists and red-loving hydroponics engineers can role play a commander that suits your interests. Tana has a few different moving parts, so let's take each in turn. She has to […]
#gruul, #jund, #partner, #saproling, #tana the bloodsower, #token Read More »