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Commander Focus: Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder – A cascading cascade of cascades

B Phillip York - November 5, 2020

In Commander Focus, we look at building around different Legendary creatures each week for the Commander format. This week we're looking at Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder. Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder comes out of a cycle of commanders from 2016, each possessed of...

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Commander Focus: Lurrus, of the Dream Den, you can Count on him

B Phillip York - October 29, 2020

Credit: Slawomir Maniak, Wizards of the Coast Given the impinging Halloween and the strange year, I think it's important to bring up a topic that may be of much concern, and is very relevant and very serious. Who is the best...

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Commander Focus: Karona, the False God says “FU, have this”

B Phillip York - October 22, 2020

Credit: UDON, Wizards of the Coast Karona, False God is kind of a strange card in a game that's ostensibly two-player. Why play a creature your opponents are going to get to control? Karona's effect is not entirely dissimilar to...

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Commander Focus: Kroxa, doesn’t want the turn to end

B Phillip York - October 16, 2020

Credit: Wizards of the Coast, Vincent Proce There are a few cards in magic that have mechanics associated with them that essentially break the game. The way some of these cards are dealt with changes over time; sometimes they work...

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Commander Focus: Tazri, Beacon of Unity (but not of winning)

B Phillip York - October 8, 2020

A long time ago, in a meta far far away, General Tazri was a top tier cEDH commander, and a shell for food chain. Food chain relies on a relatively rare ability: Cards that can be cast from exile. The...

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Magic the Gathering: Zendikar Rising Round-up

Goonhammer Staff - September 27, 2020

Magic's newest expansion dropped last week - Zendikark Rising, a new set in the very popular world of Zendikar. The Eldrazi are long defeated and the plane is at rest... or is it? New machinations are afoot as Nahiri seeks to...

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The Early Risers of Zendikar Rising

The Dive Down - September 25, 2020

by Shane Beeps of The Dive Down This week’s episode of The Dive Down is a celebration of the new. Zendikar Rising is here, and already making waves in Modern and Pioneer. In this companion article, I’ll first go over...

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Zendikar Rising Set Review, Vol. 2

The Dive Down - September 24, 2020

Hello again! Shane here from The Dive Down Podcast. Last week I wrote up some of our thoughts on the first batch of Zendikar Rising spoilers, and the second half is potentially even more exciting! The set looks to...

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Commander Focus: Prankle, Master of Pranks

B Phillip York - September 22, 2020

Credit: Dmitry Burmak, Wizards of the Coast Faeries and rogues are cool. And there's this thing floating around, which is kind of cool: Which is one of my favorite heroes in 12v12 (though that's a story for another day), but it...

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Zendikar Rising Set Review, Vol. 1

The Dive Down - September 19, 2020

We recently spoke about the new Zendikar Rising set and its impact on Commander; this week we have a special guest - Shane from The Dive Down podcast - joining us to talk about the set's impact on the...