as Standard seems to keep getting faster and faster. Now it’s back, however, with a traditional smorgasbord of counterspells, removal, and board wipes. Powerful creatures like Beza and Overlord of the Mistmoors help you catch up and pull into the lead once the enemy’s assault is curtaile...
The set of four Warhammer 40k Commander decks is not colour balanced. It seems the 41st millennium has lots of Blue and Black, but not much White or Green mana to speak of – fitting for a far future where humans and aliens alike have ruined the galaxy with endless war. ...
You want to runYorion, Sky Nomadin thecompanionslot, pump up how many cards of it you’ve got in the deck, and run two or three copies of it in the main board. From here, crank up the number of removal enchantments, then you want card draw and more copies of board wipes to fill...
If you’re in black/white reanimate, this can give you some sweet value by killing their blocker and getting your reanimate target in the bin. Otherwise, it’s a pretty mediocre 3/1 that can use excess lands to save itself in combat sometimes. Secure the Scene –3.5 The premier piece ...
Brimaz, King of Oreskos($10)– One of the best creatures to cast on an empty board. Best post-Languish play. Wingmate Roc($2.75)– A powerful top end to take advantage of your Nykthos. Mono-Black Devotion Despoiler of Souls($1)– Recurring devotion plus reasons fromlast weeks article...
an advocate of condition mattering. Your goal isn’t to flip them to a dealer or store or anything. Your goal is to play with them. Sure, let them be a little messy, nobody is going to care if its a shuffle creased Ugin or a $110 Ugin’s Fate Ugin that wipes their board. ...
t bring this in vs Bant and the answer is simple. They have too many ways to deal with it, FromGlass Casket,Devout Decree,Teferi, Time Raveler,Elspeth Conquers Deathto straight upShatterthe Sky. You never want to bring it in against any deck that has access to White or Black, ...
White devotion receives Tier 1 potential with Heliod and Archangel of Tithes at the top end of the curve. Brimaz and Wingmate Roc advance the board without over committing. Banishing Light and Chained to the Rocks (if splashing red) remove problems while also increasing devotion. Black devotio...
The monuments will always have a place in Commander, as they provide mana fixing and allow themselves to become 4/4 flying creatures until end of turn if needed. This is pretty nice in a format where board wipes are about as common as water. Though they’ll probably never be more than ...
If you draw it late in the game and already have some flyers to get in and hit your opponent, you can play it as a Morph creature and then have a counter backup for any board wipes, or other nasty instants or sorceries, that your opponent throws at your dudes. I don’t think we...