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Building Colorless Spellslinger in Commander with The Dawning Archaic
Jesse's colorless deck for The Dawning Archaic is built around a bizarre constraint: cram in every instant and sorcery we can, then cast them for free!
10 Underplayed Cards from Commander Precons
Over 2,000 cards have debuted in Commander precons since 2011, but most have faded into obscurity. Here are 10 that deserve a second chance.
Underplayed Cards for Animar, Soul of Elements
Check out these hidden gems for Animar, Soul of Elements that deserve a slot in your Stompy, Hydra, or combo brew!
The Most Underplayed Commander Cards in 2025
Brian's here to show you some of the best Magic cards printed this year that Commander players are overlooking. And they're all dirt cheap!
Bottom of the Barrel - Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal
Brew a saga-centric deck with an underplayed Duskmourn commander!
Under the Radar - Drana, Liberator of Malakir
Who said Vampires are boring? This Drana brew gives you an aggressive strategy to fully drain your opponents.
Bottom of the Barrel - Katilda and Lier
What do burn, flashback, humans and swamps have in common? An underplayed commander with a unique strategy that's sure to confound the entire table.
Forgotten Harvest - The 2019 Crop
Wrapping up the year with a look at some hyper-underplayed cards from 2019
EDH Player Psychographics - Barktooths and the Allure of the Unusual
Barktooth Warbeard is a card you've probably never heard of, which is exactly why he's the namesake of our next EDH player psychographic. A Barktooth is an EDH player who loves playing unusual, underused, and under-appreciated cards. For Barktooths, the fun of the format isn't necessarily derived from playing the optimal card all the time. For […]
Dig Through Time — Onslaught
Welcome back to another Dig Through Time—I apologize for the lateness of this article. I had some computer troubles, and some issues with work and getting ready for a second child. This week we're going to check out 2002's Onslaught set. Onslaught brought back the cycling mechanic which was first introduced during Urza's Saga, and which we saw […]









