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1 week ago | 
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Elvish Visionary | Illustration by D. Alexander GregoryDrawing cards is one of the best ways to win a game of Magic. Pushing yourself ahead of your opponents on the card advantage metric closes out games surprisingly easily. Drawing cards increases the odds of hitting your land drops and playing relevant spells on each of your turns—that’s why blue spells like Brainstorm and Ponder are so highly regarded.
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1 week ago | 
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Commander, MTG Decks, Strategy Ms. Bumbleflower | Illustration by Marta NaelGroup hug decks have a reputation for sneakiness. They pretend to be your friend, providing cards, maybe some land drops, and everybody has a great time! Until the foot drops and they reveal themselves as the true enemy, having amassed more resources than anyone else through one means or another.
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1 week ago | 
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Commander, MTG Decks, Strategy Betor, Kin to All | Illustration by Dan MumfordI normally care little for lifegain commanders, but Betor, Ancestor's Voice piqued my interest, even as my attention wavered by the time I got to the life loss ability. The wall of text has general applications, which lets you play it however you like. Betor just asks you to focus on creatures, with a few tools to gain and lose life.
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3 weeks ago | 
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Commander, MTG Decks, Strategy Teval, the Balanced Scale | Illustration by Chris RahnTeval, the Balanced Scale topped my ranking ofTarkir: Dragonstorm’s commanders as a powerful, dynamic creature that supports a range of strategies, from casual decks that fiddle around with Insidious Roots to higher-powered decks fiddling around with Dark Depths and Glacial Chasm.
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3 weeks ago | 
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Eshki Dragonclaw | Illustration by Tran NguyenTemur cards () have lots of potential; they get to dip into Simic (), an often broken , with additional value coming in from red giving haste and a variety of other effects (like damage!). The slate from Tarkir: Dragonstorm adds lots of spice and power to this wedge, with cards that have potential in a variety of power levels and formats—I’m especially excited to mess around with some of these in Cube and Commander.
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4 weeks ago | 
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Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan | Illustration by Victor Adame MinguezI’ve always been a fan of multicolor cards. I just think they’re neat, and I love constructing decks with dubious mana bases that draw on three, four, or even all five colors for some value and a range of powerful effects. This corresponds closely to a love of multicolored sets, and I can’t wait to see what I can do with all the 3-color cards in Tarkir: Dragonstorm.
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4 weeks ago | 
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Taigam, Master Opportunist | Illustration by Joshua RaphaelTarkir: Dragonstorm looks like one of the coolest Magic sets printed in some time, if only because it has a genuine high fantasy feel rather than attempting to draw on a gimmick like cowboy hats or races. This extends to the commanders, with a slate of legendary creatures that look promising in the command zone for most strategies. But which of them are the best, and how do they stack up with commanders we already have? Let’s find out.
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1 month ago | 
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Rigo, Streetwise Mentor | Illustration by Scott MurphyWhile Magic: The Gathering has a lot of powerful creature types such as demons or dragons, some others are somewhat humbler or, why not, common as is the case of citizens. Don’t be fooled though. These regular creatures can compete toe-to-toe against some other typical decks despite not being a tribe at all. Today, I will go over which citizens are the best, and of course, the best tools to maximize them. Intrigued on what this list has to offer?
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1 month ago | 
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Collecting, Commander, MTG Products Will of the Abzan | Illustration by Yigit KorogluThe new set is upon us, which means we get new commanders galore and a host of new precons. Tarkir: Dragonstorm has a whopping five precons, one for each of Tarkir’s five clans that correspond with 3-color wedges.
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1 month ago | 
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Creeping Bloodsucker | Illustration by Antonio José ManzanedoGames of Magic can go long and become quite grindy, with every life point mattering. A great way to turn those tight races in your favor is with life drain cards. Incidental damage and lifegain each add up quickly, especially in a format like Commander with super long games. Combining them into one effect gives you a strong advantage—but which of them are the best for you?
