Commander, or EDH, is the most popular format for Magic: the Gathering, and it’s one of our favorite ways to play. Each week, we build decks, talk strategy, and discuss the format, and when we do our set reviews we take a thorough view of how the new cards impact Commander. Whether you’re new to Magic or have been around since the game’s inception, in this section we have content for you.
Magic: The Gathering (and Commander Focus)
Howdy folks! We've recently forayed into the worlds of cheap, 2-cost mana rocks as well as the pricier 4-cost mana rocks. Today, we're looking at the big boys in the 5+ range. If you aren't familiar with what mana rocks are for or are in need of a quick refresher: Ramping is the term for spending your mana on sources...
Magic Basics
- Getting Started: Magic the Gathering
- Getting Started: Modern
- Getting Started: Competitive Magic
- Getting Started: Arena
- Magic 201: How to improve at Magic in the long run
- Improving at Magic: How to Prepare for an Event
Commander Basics
- Getting Started: Commander
- Building a Commander Deck
- Commander 101: Winning a Negative-Sum Game
- Commander 102: Resource Disparity and Denial
- Commander 103: Mana Value, Ramp, and the Meta
Conquest
Conquest is a format similar to Commander that uses 80-card decks and has a much stricter banned list.
