The Metaworker – Let’s Talk Lands James LaPage May 31, 2017 The Metaworker Note: For this article I will be using the term “budget” quite a bit. I’m defining budget to mean no individual land over $15, and going cheaper whenever possible. Good mana bases are expensive (my 2-colour com... Read More...
The Metaworker: Aspirational Deckbuilding James LaPage May 16, 2017 The Metaworker Today, I’d like to tackle a deckbuilding topic that’s going to be super relevant for the cEDH community but is really more of a thought experiment for the larger EDH community. Today, we’re going to talk about ... Read More...
The Metaworker: Amonkhet EDH Technology James LaPage May 3, 2017 The Metaworker I’ve had a few people approach me over the past 2 weeks or so to talk about Amonkhet. What do I think? Do any of the cards have competitive applications in EDH? Is this set going to make as big of a splash as K... Read More...
The Metaworker: Threat Assessment Part 3 James LaPage April 5, 2017 The Metaworker Today we’re going to be rounding out a three-part series on threat assessment in Commander. If you need to get caught up, part one (turn zero threat assessment, the mulligan, and when to leave mana up) is h... Read More...
The Metaworker: Threat Assessment Part 2 James LaPage March 22, 2017 The Metaworker If you're looking for part 1 of this threat assessment series, you can find it here. Last time we talked about a few basics of threat assessment. This week we’re going to dive right in and use some of thos... Read More...
The Metaworker: Look at the Board and Think about It James LaPage March 8, 2017 The Metaworker So after my last article went up, I hit the streets looking for some lessons that people have learned from losing games. As promised, here are some of the best: Reddit user /u/Wolrund: I actually have a g... Read More...
The Metaworker: Lessons Losers Learn James LaPage February 22, 2017 The Metaworker In my last article, I briefly touched on the topic of losing. I could have written another 6000 words on it, but I feel it warrants its own article. Whenever I played a game with my father as a kid, he woul... Read More...
The Metaworker: Teferi, Part 2 James LaPage February 8, 2017 The Metaworker 7 You may have noticed that this episode comes to you a little late. Never fear! I’m back after having some minor surgery that kept me from typing. In the last episode, we looked at /u/Radiophage’s Teferi deck,... Read More...
The Metaworker: Teferi Tax/Lockdown and Symmetry Part 1 James LaPage January 11, 2017 The Metaworker In the past few weeks I’ve had a considerable amount of feedback on these resource denial articles, so I figured I’d keep the ball rolling and take an even deeper dive into the archetype to pick apart how t... Read More...
The Metaworker: Stax, Tax, and Resource Denial James LaPage December 28, 2016 The Metaworker 2 In the last episode, we took a look at the different types of resources in Commander, and how to convert one type of resource to another. In this episode, we’re going to look at what can go wrong when you’re tr... Read More...
