Commander Cookout Podcast, Ep 309: When Cards Become Outdated Commander Cookout May 28, 2022 Commander, Commander Cookout Over the last few weeks, we've been highlighting what we think our best secrets of Commander are. Today, we cap things off by discussing when it's OK, or not OK, to update decks. Why should we do it? Why should... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Colour(less) Identity Ben Iverach-Brereton May 9, 2022 Rants of Valakut We've all had the idea: wouldn't it be fun to build a colourless Commander deck! Grab a big Eldrazi titan and plunk it in the Command zone, then fill your deck with all those utility lands that never usually ma... Read More...
The Metaworker: Learning to Love Hate (Part 1, Explosive Turns, Multiple Spells) James LaPage August 22, 2018 The Metaworker Hate is important for a healthy meta. It's what stops the best decks in your local meta from winning so consistently that you get sick of playing against them. What is it? How do you start hating on decks in yo... Read More...
The Metaworker – Seven-Mana Bad Spells Part 2: Minimizing Setup Costs James LaPage November 1, 2017 The Metaworker 1 Special Guest I’m so excited to have a guest writer with me today. After last week’s article, Dennis Lackmeyer offered up some very insightful comments about cost reduction. It’s a complex topic with quite a f... Read More...
The Metaworker – Signals (Part 2 of 2) James LaPage October 4, 2017 The Metaworker If you missed part one of this series, I would definitely recommend reading it before getting into this one. I'll be touching on a lot of the same concepts today. What did we learn last time? In the last epis... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: I Got a Rock – Part 2 Ben Iverach-Brereton April 10, 2017 Rants of Valakut 2 In the last Rant of Valakut we talked about mana rocks and their casting costs. This week I'd like to continue by examining some of the drawbacks these artifacts might have, as well as some of the extra utility... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: I Got a Rock – Part 1 Ben Iverach-Brereton March 21, 2017 Rants of Valakut The second commander deck I ever made was an artifact based deck led by Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer. Over the years it has gone through a lot of changes, but its most recent iteration has been an equipment based ... Read More...
