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A Review of Magic: The Gathering’s Kaldheim Expansion, Part 1 of 2: WUBRG

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With the imminent release of the new Kaldheim set, Phillip York and FromTheShire are reviewing the avalanche of new cards sweeping downhill into all formats. Note that as our typical coverage is focused on Commander, we'll be primarily examining...
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Commander Focus: Kobolds and Swords

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In general, combat damage is a difficult (read: Bad) way to win games of Commander. In a normal game of Magic you have to get your opponent to zero life.  Assuming they don't interfere in some way (either gaining...
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Commander Focus: 2020 in Review and What Does 2021 Hold?

B Phillip York -
2020 saw an astonishing number of releases of product for Magic: the Gathering, and as Commander is its own essentially eternal format, virtually any release of any cards whatsoever adds the possibility of new cards for the format. And...
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Commander Focus: A Pirate’s Life for me, Part II: Admiral Becket Brass

B Phillip York -
Avast matey! Welcome to part two of our series on building around Pirates (you can find part 1 here). Lemme ask: Do you seek to set sail on the stormy seas with a deck with flair and a nautical...
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Commander Focus: A Pirate’s Life for Me, Part 1 – Malcolm and Breeches

B Phillip York -
Credit: Ferris, Jean Leon GEROME/Private Collection/BRIDGEMAN IMAGES The distribution of power throughout the tribes of Magic: the Gathering is - at best - uneven. For most of Magic's history Elves have probably been the strongest, with the combination of cheap...
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Commander Focus: Kenrith, death by taxes

B Phillip York -
Credit: Kieran Yanner, Wizards of the Coast Kenrith, the Returned King is just sort of generically good. He's a 5/5 for 5, which isn't an amazing stat block, but his 5 activated abilities are flexible, powerful and useful. Additionally his cmc...
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Commander Legends Review, Part 7 of 7: Artifact and Colorless, Decks, and Wrap-Up

B Phillip York -
With Commander Legends releasing, the format is about to see a shakeup arguably bigger than any in its relatively short history. This week, Phillip York and FromTheShire are doing a card-by-card review of the new set and what the...
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Commander Legends Review, Part 5 of 7: Red

B Phillip York -
With Commander Legends releasing, the format is about to see a shakeup arguably bigger than any in its relatively short history. This week, Phillip York and FromTheShire are doing a card-by-card review of the new set and what the...
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Commander Legends Review, Part 4 of 7: Black

B Phillip York -
With Commander Legends releasing, the format is about to see a shakeup arguably bigger than any in its relatively short history. This week, Phillip York and FromTheShire are doing a card-by-card review of the new set and what the...
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Commander Legends Review, Part 3 of 7: Blue

B Phillip York -
With Commander Legends releasing, the format is about to see a shakeup arguably bigger than any in its relatively short history. This week, Phillip York and FromTheShire are doing a card-by-card review of the new set and what the...
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