Joey Hoffer
December 29, 2015
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Daily Dose of Oath of the Gatewatch – Can I get a Little Support Here!
Welcome all to another edition of the Daily Dose of Oath of the Gatewatch, where today we will be looking at some of the new cards being previewed for the second set of the Battle for Zendikar block. Although still in 2015, the prerelease events for Oath of the Gatewatch are less than 3 weeks away, so its time to look at some more new cards from the upcoming set. As we have seen with the new...
Pierre Dupont
December 29, 2015
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Five EDH resolutions for the New Year
Good day all! To begin I’d like to thank all of you for reading and, of course, Dave Tellier for providing me this comfortable part of webspace to rant and imagine on the topic of my favourite format, Elder Dragon Highlander, AKA Commander. As is the custom as we approach the New Year, resolutions are made for self-improvement. If you’ll allow me, part of this tradition may date back to...
Wizards Tower
December 28, 2015
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(Chaotic) Hugs From Another Dimension
Greetings readers! I'm so glad to be back from my holiday and back to serving up some great Commander content. Though Christmas has already passed, I'm going to share a deck that stays in the spirit of giving. The Russian Group Hug Roulette Though the archetype tends to be hated by my fellow competitive players, I have a soft spot for group hug/group chaos decks, as the randomness and speed they...
Joey Hoffer
December 28, 2015
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Daily Dose of Oath of the Gatewatch – Can I get a double shot of counters please
Welcome to another edition of the Daily Dose of Oath of the Gatewatch, where today I’ll be showing you a new card from the upcoming set and how it can be used in an existing Standard deck I’ve been using for 3 months. Abzan Aggro have been a mainstay of Top 8 decklists in many a major tournament in the past couple of months including at Pro Tour Battle for Zendikar in Milwaukee. This deck is...
Wizards Tower
December 24, 2015
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Going Rogue: Sideboard Scepter Control
Hello and welcome back to another edition of Going Rogue, where winning isn't the goal but it often happens anyway. I've been playing this game since 1993, and I'm not sure I've ever seen a card quite as exciting as . To any Timmy or Johnny, and especially the control-lovers among them, there are fewer cards more tantalizing than one that lets you play every single turn. The bulk of my Magic...
Wizards Tower
December 23, 2015
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Modern Masters: Modern Playable
When the original Modern Masters was released the closest comparable set was Chronicles - a set similarly designed to increase supply of hard-to-find cards - but one that was so overprinted that its impact was mostly to collapse the price of a few good Legends cards. Modern Masters was better than Chronicles, but the comparison is so lopsided that its virtually worthless. The release of Modern...
Pierre Dupont
December 22, 2015
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The Grixmas Exchange
Good day again all! With the Christmas holidays fast encroaching on our time and occupations, why not look at the spirit of receiving instead of giving? Yes, a holiday that puts a new twist on the time honoured Secret Santa and turns it into a Secret. ? This can’t end well, can it? Keep reading and find out! The Origins of Grixmas MTGCommander.net’s Random Chatter section spawned this event...
Joey Hoffer
December 21, 2015
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Daily Dose of Oath of the Gatewatch – Losing Control
Welcome to another edition of the Daily Dose of Oath of the Gatewatch. Previews are starting to come in in anticipation of the new set coming out in January. Today we will be taking a look at some cards that could see some play in Control decks in the near future. In today’s Standard metagame, there aren’t very many Control decks going around, safe from Esper Dragons. Some of these cards...