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I've been posting in this thread a lot today. Let's keep it going. For context, this announcement reached the Commander community like a lead zeppelin. While most early responses seemed to be either bewilderment or outrage, it didn't take long for some of the more high-profile people in Magic to...

I've gone over the cards to set the stage. Now let's take a look at the announcement at the heart of this whole controversy... So far, so good, I guess? He's not factually wrong about what was going on in the format. I wouldn't have put it the way he did. But he's not wrong. Notably, Mana...

Alright, I noticed a mistake in my earlier post. When writing that post, I tracked down the receipt from when I purchased Jeweled Lotus in an attempt to offer a kind of full disclosure. I couldn't remember that it had been $100. I'm not rich, but I spend a lot on Magic cards, and I wanted to...

In one way, this card is probably the easiest one for my to analyze as a ban decision. Nadu is an infamous card across multiple formats and a cartoonishly stupid design from WotC that should really impel them to reevaluate their process. Many others commenting on this card have been quick to...

I'll say it again: I'm feeling pretty vindicated on this one. I was extremely critical of Jeweled Lotus as a concept from the moment it was spoiled, and went on to write an article here at the CPA (linking to it again here for convenience) detailing my take on this unfortunate design choice. I...

If I remember correctly, Dockside Extortionist holds the dubious distinctions of being the second card originally released in a Commander-specific product to be banned in Commander (after Hullbreacher), the second card printed in an official Commander preconstructed deck to be banned in...

Originally printed in 1995 as one of the HarperPrism book promotional cards, Mana Crypt has been part of Magic since before EDH crawled out of the Primordial Ooze. Despite being banned in Legacy and restricted in Vintage, this card hasn't really presented a problem in EDH. Sure, it's always had...

Well, I suppose that I've waited long enough. I have a plenty of thoughts on this stuff, but at this point I'm actually not sure where to begin. Since this is the CPA and there might be limited overall experience with the Commander format and the events that led up to this, I suppose it's best...

I used this deck for the final game of last night. One of my opponents was trying to use Shadowborn Apostles with Aetherflux Reservoir, and I was pretty sure he'd win before I could. Managed to slow him down with Dance of the Manse to get Parallax Wave and Parallax Tide. He tutored for a...

Played this deck last night. At first, it was holding its own. After a couple of board wipes shut me down and after lousy topdecks saw me fall behind several turns in a row, one of my opponents used Drown in Dreams to deck me so that I couldn't interfere with his attempts to win against his...

Played this deck for my first game last night (opponents picked it at random). Although I didn't have my fastest start ever, my opponents initially weren't doing much and were being beaten down by small creatures. Omarthis came in as a 2/2. For a while, I had the best board position. Then the...

He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldronaii, the Traveller came as a large, moving Torb! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the Meketrex Supplicants, they chose a new form for him... That of a giant Sloar! Many Shubs and Zulls knew...

Well, this one really got away from me. I had wanted to wait a bit before presenting my own critical analysis of this decision. There was a lot to say, but I didn't want to post a knee-jerk reaction here. Well, I waited a week, and WotC have already seized control of the format. Can't say that...

I don't play it often, but I've had my PreDH Barrin deck from 2023 in my bag this whole time. The Commander Rules Committee just banned Mana Crypt, which also invalidates the card for PreDH. If you take a look at the history of my use of Mana Crypt in EDH, there's actually very little there. I...

Jeweled Lotus was banned, so now I need to change this deck. Also, Exsanguinate is kind of boring anyway, so let's swap that out too: -1 Corrupt -1 Exsanguinate -1 Jeweled Lotus +1 Ever After +1 Painful Quandary +1 Rite of Consumption

I didn't build this deck to not run jank dragons from the original Portal set. Now that I've picked up copies of them, I need to make some swaps: -1 Coiling Rebirth -1 Icefall Regent -1 Noxious Dragon -1 Saw in Half +1 Cloud Dragon +1 Ebon Dragon +1 Ever After +1 Finale of Eternity

Bought some cards yesterday, so I can swap some cards in this deck: -1 Avatar of Fury -1 Boartusk Liege -1 Fires of Yavimaya -1 Phyrexian Colossus -1 Two-Headed Giant of Foriys +1 Borborygmos +1 Engulfing Slagwurm +1 Flameblast Dragon +1 Greater Gargadon +1 Kamahl, Fist of Krosa

Stickers are kind of annoying and I'm more interested in making this deck be about general aura goodstuff rather than zeroing in on Leonin Relic-Warder loops or whatever. I'm still using Animate Dead, Dance of the Dead, and Necromancy. But I'm cutting the sticker-based version of this effect for...

This deck is fun! I used this in my final game last night. Didn't win, but managed to hit an opponent for 60-something damage (too bad he was at 140 life).

Played this deck last night. I simply got a better start than my opponents and was able to beat them down with bigger creatures than what they had available. Nothing too fancy. Glaring Fleshraker did a lot of damage. I think that was the first time I actually used Glaring Fleshraker. Crazy card.