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28 Turns Later – Zombie Tribal Commander

FromTheShire - November 6, 2020

Halloween is past us but that doesn't mean we can't still talk about the walking dead. So it’s time to raise some moldering old corpses from the grave with a Zombie tribal deck! Are you picturing a sweet mono...

Gaming

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...

Gaming

CF: Let’s Fighting Love: Neyith of the Dire Hunt

B Phillip York - September 29, 2020

Occasionally Wizards of the Coast comes out with a new legendary creature (or planeswalker) that makes for an exciting commander. Unfortunately, some of the topmost competitive commanders in the game (Tymna the weaver, Thrasios Triton Hero, Kenrith the returned...

Competitive Play

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...

Gaming

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...

Gaming

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...

Gaming

Getting Started: Magic the Gathering

Sean "Star Man" Matoon - July 21, 2020

So you’ve played a few games and enjoyed them, and decided that you want to take the plunge with Magic: The Gathering. Good choice! Magic is one of our favorite games, with dozens of game variants, tons of wonderful...