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MTG Commander Draw Packages: Burst Draw vs Engines vs Looting

This post helps Commander players build MTG Commander draw packages by picking the right mix of burst draw, draw engines, and looting, so you stop topdecking like it’s a lifestyle. TLDR Commander is a 100-card singleton format, which means your deck has exactly one copy of every important card and exactly zero sympathy for you […]

MTG Commander Consistency Without Tutors: Redundancy, Selection, and Density

This post helps Commander players improve consistency without leaning on tutors by using redundancy, card selection, and effect density, so they can execute their game plan more often without making every game feel scripted. TLDR Your deck isn’t “inconsistent.” It’s just a 99-card mood swing. Commander players will do anything for consistency except the one […]

MTG Commander Power and Speed: Build to Your Pod, Not the Internet

TLDR So here’s the secret: MTG Commander power and speed is not an internet ranking. It’s a promise you’re making to the three people across the table that tonight’s game will feel like the same sport. The internet can’t help you keep that promise. It does not know your pod. It barely knows peace. Why […]

MTG Ramp in Non-Green Decks: Practical Packages That Do Not Pretend You Are Simic

This post helps Commander and casual MTG players build reliable ramp packages in non-green decks by explaining what actually works (rocks, catch-up, treasures, big-mana engines), so you can cast your spells on time without cosplaying as Simic. TLDR The problem with MTG ramp in non-green decks MTG ramp in non-green decks has one recurring tragedy: […]

MTG Proxy Etiquette: Rule 0 Scripts

TLDR MTG proxy etiquette is the art of not turning a casual game into a courtroom drama about cardboard. The goal is simple: everybody knows what they’re signing up for, nobody feels tricked, and the game doesn’t stop every time someone squints at your “definitely-a-Gaea’s-Cradle” font choice. This is a toolbox of short Rule 0 […]

MTG Proxies for cEDH: Norms, Expectations, and Event Reality

TLDR cEDH is the part of Commander where people will debate a single sequencing choice for five minutes, then calmly present a deck that costs more than a used Honda. That’s why MTG proxies for cEDH are not a fringe thing. They’re a practical tool for making “competitive” mean “skill and prep” instead of “who […]

How to Ask an LGS About MTG Proxies (with Copy-Paste Scripts)

TLDR You’re about to do the most powerful social play in Magic: The Gathering: how to ask an LGS about MTG proxies without making it weird. Because here’s the truth. Local game stores do not wake up excited to adjudicate The Great Proxy Debate. They just want a smooth night, happy regulars, and nobody yelling […]

MTG Fetch Lands | What are they and Why are they so Popular? 2026

TLDR Buying expensive lands in Magic the Gathering sucks. MTG fetch lands are a special kind of annoying. Especially lands that you almost always immediately put in the graveyard to find other, less expensive lands. A Scalding Tarn these days can fetch (pun intended) anywhere from “not cheap” to “why is cardboard like this,” depending […]

Is Legendary a Card Type in MTG?

TLDR If you’re here because you typed “is legendary a card type mtg” and then stared at a type line like it personally offended you, welcome. Magic has multiple label systems stacked on top of each other because one label system would be too calm and reasonable. Is legendary a card type in MTG? Nope. […]

How to Remove Poison Counters in MTG

TLDR If you searched how to remove poison counters mtg, you’re probably sitting at 6 poison, staring at an Infect creature, and realizing your 40 life total is mostly a decorative number. Poison is the glitter of Magic. Once it’s on you, it’s hard to get off, and it will absolutely show up in the […]