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Hello loyal readers! It's been a bit of a while since I last showcased any Magic: The Gathering Commander deck techs for you, but today I will be returning to this with a new deck that is a great example of inspiration on my part. A lot of decks in Commander nowadays are built with optimization[...]

Today, I'd like to go over one of the toughest Commander deck builds in Brooklyn, New York, to sate all of your competitive Magic: The Gathering needs! Today, we at Bleeding Cool are looking into a Vilis, Broker of Blood list sent to us by Alan Betts of Brooklyn's notorious "Ramp Gang", as the collective of competitive[...]

And, to celebrate the coming of the new year and the delightful plethora of possibilities that the future may hold for any one of us, today's Oathbreaker deck tech will revolve around Aminatou, the Fateshifter. Source: Wizards of the Coast This deck tech concept was submitted to me with a list by a friend of mine, Mike Ruden,[...]

As such, I have a new Commander deck tech to close out the old year – 2019, a year stricken with scandal, revelations, and apparently Wolverine's endowment? Thanks, Jude That's awesome To the fridge door it goes! Anyway Today's final Commander deck tech for Magic: The Gathering in 2019 pertains to a mountain of a man –[...]

CommandFests and the Command Zone While I never got a chance to attend any of these events, I have heard fantastic things about these events from friends of mine (including Jake Fisher, the local Commander for-charity tournament champion around here, who got the meet The Professor – small world!) It's clear that these events are going[...]

I'm really digging that! What do you think? Is Klothys going to impact Magic: The Gathering's Standard format as much as Deathrite Shaman did when it was in Standard? Is Klothys up there with Xenagos in Commander? Let us know what your thoughts are! Well, I'm back, everyone! After a massive bout dealing with Nicol Bolas, I'm[...]

The draconic tyrant Nicol Bolas concludes his commandeering of this author's articles. Will we have peace at last?

The draconic God-Pharaoh Nicol Bolas continues his hijacking of this author's articles. Will the horror ever cease?!

The Commander deck tech I will be showcasing for you today, dear readers, is that of my Ravager iteration It is truly foul, indeed! Source: Wizards of the Coast But wait To add some more fun to this deck tech, I have selected a creature – me! – that flips into my ascended, Planeswalker form! Truly this[...]

We are going to look at a Commander decklist here, one where I, Nicol Bolas, Elder Dragon of lore and God-Emperor of all realms of the Multiverse, was just coming into the realization of my own rightful power. Source: Wizards of the Coast Shudder with horror at the shadows of my past, by looking at the decklist[...]

The megalomaniacal dragon Planeswalker Nicol Bolas continues his invasion of this author's articles.

Nicol Bolas has taken over this author's next few articles!

Hello, loyal readers, and welcome to another Commander deck tech article Today, we will be going over a slightly more peculiar option in the realm of Magic: The Gathering decks that have the capacity to go tall and outspeed opponents This deck is capable of winning games quite early, with its average converted mana cost[...]

And just who is our commander for this Commander deck tech? Why, it's none other than the Soul of Winter himself, Ojutai! Ojutai, Soul of Winter, that is! Source: Wizards of the Coast The decklist, as discussed below, can be found here. As it stands, this deck will contain a few different themes; two are thematic, and one[...]

Brr! To help us begin to adapt to the idea of a whole new year (albeit a month early), we at Bleeding Cool have another Commander deck tech for Magic: The Gathering for you Today, we will be focusing on one of the mightiest, most powerful, and most attractive characters that red has to offer us[...]

I'm going to try to make the messages behind this Commander deck tech as clear as a horse head at the foot of your bed Capische? As an addition to the end-of-month fun we had with Mary O'Kill and her beloved pet Killbots earlier today, today we are covering an elephant of a creature, a mob[...]

Happy end of November, loyal readers! We at Bleeding Cool get that November has been long-winded, cold, and unforgiving, much like our end-of-month Magic: The Gathering deck techs for the Commander format Personally, I think that as the months go by and winter rears its ugly head, it'll be great to just duck into our coats[...]

Source: Wizards of the Coast As an added course to today's news feast, we have written up a Commander deck tech revolving around Thromok the Insatiable, because we can't resist making food jokes at this time of year. The decklist as discussed in this article can be found here. This deck is based upon a three-step process: First,[...]

Happy Turkey Day to all those in the United States who celebrate!

There are a lot of cards that mention Serra in the overall life gain category of cards in this game, huh? Source: Wizards of the Coast Heartstone – Sometimes it's easier to make tokens with your commander than it is to cast spells Heartstone allows you to do so at a discount Watch out, though, because the[...]

You may remember my article from August covering Emiel van Daele's find of a misprinted "Mystic Intellect" deck from Commander 2019 This rare Magic: The Gathering deck had been printed with both sides of the printing on one face of each and every nonfoil card. Source: Emiel Van Daele We had interviewed Emiel and his colleague, Charly Traarbach, back then[...]

It's a bit more advanced than the Rhonas the Indomitable decklist I posted earlier today, but being that the two decks share many of the same cards, it should be a reasonable second or third step that a newcomer can take to become a stronger Magic: The Gathering player. What do you think? Can this deck[...]

This is a really simple deck, in all seriousness, and is probably a good deck for beginning players of Commander to learn with That said, here are some things for me to point out with this deck so that if you teach a new player with it, you can point these things out to them. Notable[...]

The original Titans (Kozilek, Butcher of Truth and Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre) are in here for the sake of the shuffle when you are worried about overdrawing your deck, but they're not useless by any means – just the opposite, or else they wouldn't be the Eldrazi Titans. Let's not forget Emrakul, the Promised End! Source:[...]

He is amazingly worth it as an alternate Commander option. Glint-Horn Buccaneer – I've discussed this dude of a card in my Torbran deck tech, I believe Even if so, it's still good for me to note that he's fantastic in any deck that thrives on discard of any kind The damage is pretty top-notch since[...]

Not too long ago, we at Bleeding Cool wrote up a Commander deck tech revolving around Bontu, the Glorified, the black-aligned god of Amonkhet This article will focus on the eternalized version of Bontu, the aptly-named God-Eternal Bontu. Source: Wizards of the Coast Bontu, now made into an Eternal warrior, embodies the flipside of what black represents[...]

Hello friends! It's time again for another set of Commander deck techs styled after the best and worst of each color in Magic: The Gathering Today, we will be looking over black, a color which may be even harder to find compliments for than blue (and hey, don't hate me for saying so – blue[...]

(Or, "Get In Nerds: The Party Bus Cometh!") Today in Oathbreaker deck techs, we have a Serra the Benevolent deck prepared especially for any Angel fans who wish to get into this illustrious format (created by the WeirdCards Charitable Club). Source: Wizards of the Coast This deck tech is based on a Gisela, Blade of Goldnight Commander deck[...]

In news which may absolutely floor a ton of Magic: The Gathering players while being completely predictable to a good many others, Commander may be the most played Magic format. Source: Wizards of the Coast According to Magic: The Gathering Head Designer Mark Rosewater in an answer to a question posed on his Tumblr blog Blogatog, data suggests that[...]

The very worst offenders among cards that facilitate such a board state may well be the ones that provide players extra turns of play. With that preamble, I'd like to introduce the other commander for my Magic: The Gathering deck techs today: the corrupted version of Kefnet the Mindful, the powerful legendary creature known as God-Eternal[...]