Welcome to Word of Command! Did you know that the Commander forums has its own articles? The Word of Command is the Commander Forums' official article, where the moderators recap the activity of the forum, and major Commander specific news, and touch on current topics. This thread is for the discussion of the latest issues of the article, or to suggest future topics to discuss.
Kaladesh. The home of inventors, tinkerers, and master crafters. No wonder that this set is sure to excite the craftiest of deck builders! With the set now released, it is time to see what cards can provide value to existing decks, and which ones might push the creation of a new deck altogether. So let's get to looking at what works, and what does not.
In this month's look at Kaladesh, the Commander mod team looked over some of the cards that show great promise and selected the card of each color that showed the most promise.
We also came up with some more technical options: some hidden potentials which will not be for every deck, but something some crafty builders could make good use of. Finally, we of course go over the new legendary creatures of the set, and see how they might measure up as potential Commanders.
Welcome to the first edition of the Commander Forums Monthly Chat! Moving forward, we’ll be giving you the updates of what’s been happening in and around the Commander forums. This being our first article, we’re going to keep things simple with a few highlights from Comic-Con and a Commander-based set review for Magic 2015. You’ve probably seen a few already around the Internet, but we hope to touch on a few specifics that might have been missed. Each mod will also talk about their favorite take-away from the set.
bobthefunny and the rest of the Commander team return with a recap of the latest banlist news, news of recent activity in our Commander forums, and a Commander-centric review of Khans of Tarkir!
This month, bobthefunny and the rest of the Commander team return to keep us up to speed on forum news, review Commander 2014, and reflect on bringing new players into a Commander environment.
Welcome to the fourth Word of Command! I hope everyone had an excellent holiday break; mine was especially busy! Jumping right in, after our usual news section this article will focus on lesser known or less popular methods to generate continual advantage during a game. Hopefully you'll be inspired to try out some new ideas in a deck this year!
Welcome to the fifth Word of Command! A new set means a new look at cards from a Commander's perspective! Though a small set, Fate Reforged was quite generous for us with ten new legendary creatures. A new set also means a new ban list update, so we'll go through the news from Commander in general and the forum in particular, then start discussing the cards.
In this article, we discover how to combat commanders, which sometimes pop up in Commander. From exiling to sacrificing to countering them, just because you can't tuck them doesn't mean they're invincible.
This year's enemy colored decks have just come out, so we're going to take this issue of Word of Command to look over the new Commanders and assess their strengths and potential builds. Enemy colored pairs have generally had low representation for Commander options, so this years product helps shore up some pairs with less options, and opens new playstyles for other pairs.
In this special issue of Word of Command, the Commander forum moderators speak with members of the Duel Commander rules committee and their regional coordinators. Learn more about Duel Commander, previously known as "the French banlist," and how MTGSalvation is increasing support for this popular format!
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In this article, we discuss the Forum split to add the 1v1 Duel Commander subforum, and we have an interview with members of the Duel Commander rules committee and regional coordinators discussing the future of the format and upcoming events.
In this edition of Word of Command, we discuss the ban list update accompanying Oath of the Gatewatch, the removal of the partial Paris mulligan, the removal of the contested Rule 4, and some new cards of interest. Don't miss your chance to swear this oath before the shadows come over us!
I debated quite a bit about Void Shatter over Dissipate since I only have 1 slot in my cube for this effect. While you can't get it with Merchant Scroll I don't feel that's something you'd hardly ever want to do (since you probably have better counterspells). Being colorless does dodge Iona, Shield of Emeria, Red Elemental Blast and some other color hosers that are probably terrible. I'm not quite sure if this is a wash or not but a debate could certainly be had as to which one is the better card. Good article though.
In this edition of Word of Command, we take a look at one of the most basic elements of Commander decks: lands. Building a multicolor manabase with basic lands can seem daunting, but isn't nearly as challenging as it might initially seem. Whether you're new to Commander or are simply looking to improve your manabase, make sure to read this issue!
In this month's Word of Command, we investigate a powerful new mechanic introduced in Shadows over Innistrad, and how Clues can aid a deck in myriad ways. Expanding on the concept of expanding one's hand through card draw, the Tariel deck from last month is given a suite of cards for card advantage.
In this month's edition of Word of Command, our Commander mods give you a short guide to identifying problems in your Commander decks and how to fix them.
Kaladesh. The home of inventors, tinkerers, and master crafters. No wonder that this set is sure to excite the craftiest of deck builders! With the set now released, it is time to see what cards can provide value to existing decks, and which ones might push the creation of a new deck altogether. So let's get to looking at what works, and what does not.
In this month's look at Kaladesh, the Commander mod team looked over some of the cards that show great promise and selected the card of each color that showed the most promise.
We also came up with some more technical options: some hidden potentials which will not be for every deck, but something some crafty builders could make good use of. Finally, we of course go over the new legendary creatures of the set, and see how they might measure up as potential Commanders.
We talked about panharmonicon between ourselves quite a bit, but it always seemed to land in second place in our respective lists, so it just didn't make it to the top - we simply didn't want to crowd in too many cards. This is especially true of Panharmonicon, which we figured that most people were already aware of it.
Sadly, it's also one of the few cards that I wanted that I wasn't lucky enough to open during the pre-release. I actually got super lucky and got most of the cards I wanted early on. This has... delayed... my Kaladesh purchases, due to wanting to combine on shipping.
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10/12/2016
Kaladesh. The home of inventors, tinkerers, and master crafters. No wonder that this set is sure to excite the craftiest of deck builders! With the set now released, it is time to see what cards can provide value to existing decks, and which ones might push the creation of a new deck altogether. So let's get to looking at what works, and what does not.
In this month's look at Kaladesh, the Commander mod team looked over some of the cards that show great promise and selected the card of each color that showed the most promise.
We also came up with some more technical options: some hidden potentials which will not be for every deck, but something some crafty builders could make good use of. Finally, we of course go over the new legendary creatures of the set, and see how they might measure up as potential Commanders.
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StaffWord of Command #1 A monthly Chat
8/27/2014
Welcome to the first edition of the Commander Forums Monthly Chat! Moving forward, we’ll be giving you the updates of what’s been happening in and around the Commander forums. This being our first article, we’re going to keep things simple with a few highlights from Comic-Con and a Commander-based set review for Magic 2015. You’ve probably seen a few already around the Internet, but we hope to touch on a few specifics that might have been missed. Each mod will also talk about their favorite take-away from the set.
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StaffWord of Command #2 KHAAAAANS!
9/27/2014
bobthefunny and the rest of the Commander team return with a recap of the latest banlist news, news of recent activity in our Commander forums, and a Commander-centric review of Khans of Tarkir!
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StaffWord of Command #3 Welcoming New Commanders
11/08/2014
This month, bobthefunny and the rest of the Commander team return to keep us up to speed on forum news, review Commander 2014, and reflect on bringing new players into a Commander environment.
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StaffWord of Command #4 Engines of Command
1/08/2015
Welcome to the fourth Word of Command! I hope everyone had an excellent holiday break; mine was especially busy! Jumping right in, after our usual news section this article will focus on lesser known or less popular methods to generate continual advantage during a game. Hopefully you'll be inspired to try out some new ideas in a deck this year!
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StaffWord of Command #5 Fate Reforged Review
2/08/2015
Welcome to the fifth Word of Command! A new set means a new look at cards from a Commander's perspective! Though a small set, Fate Reforged was quite generous for us with ten new legendary creatures. A new set also means a new ban list update, so we'll go through the news from Commander in general and the forum in particular, then start discussing the cards.
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StaffWord of Command #6 Preventing a Blast from the Past
3/16/2015
This month, bobthefunny tackles graveyard hate in Commander, an important yet under-appreciated aspect of the format.
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StaffWord of Command #7 Combating Commanders
4/17/2015
In this article, we discover how to combat commanders, which sometimes pop up in Commander. From exiling to sacrificing to countering them, just because you can't tuck them doesn't mean they're invincible.
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StaffWord of Command #8 Introducing the 2015 Commander Decks
11/18/2015
This year's enemy colored decks have just come out, so we're going to take this issue of Word of Command to look over the new Commanders and assess their strengths and potential builds. Enemy colored pairs have generally had low representation for Commander options, so this years product helps shore up some pairs with less options, and opens new playstyles for other pairs.
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StaffWord of Command #9 The Rise of Duel Commander
01/07/2016
In this special issue of Word of Command, the Commander forum moderators speak with members of the Duel Commander rules committee and their regional coordinators. Learn more about Duel Commander, previously known as "the French banlist," and how MTGSalvation is increasing support for this popular format!
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In this article, we discuss the Forum split to add the 1v1 Duel Commander subforum, and we have an interview with members of the Duel Commander rules committee and regional coordinators discussing the future of the format and upcoming events.
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StaffWord of Command #10 Swearing an Oath of the Ban List
02/03/2016
In this edition of Word of Command, we discuss the ban list update accompanying Oath of the Gatewatch, the removal of the partial Paris mulligan, the removal of the contested Rule 4, and some new cards of interest. Don't miss your chance to swear this oath before the shadows come over us!
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Staff03/06/2016
In this edition of Word of Command, we take a look at one of the most basic elements of Commander decks: lands. Building a multicolor manabase with basic lands can seem daunting, but isn't nearly as challenging as it might initially seem. Whether you're new to Commander or are simply looking to improve your manabase, make sure to read this issue!
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Staff04/12/2016
In this month's Word of Command, we investigate a powerful new mechanic introduced in Shadows over Innistrad, and how Clues can aid a deck in myriad ways. Expanding on the concept of expanding one's hand through card draw, the Tariel deck from last month is given a suite of cards for card advantage.
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Staff05/18/2016
In this month's edition of Word of Command, our Commander mods give you a short guide to identifying problems in your Commander decks and how to fix them.
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Staff10/12/2016
Kaladesh. The home of inventors, tinkerers, and master crafters. No wonder that this set is sure to excite the craftiest of deck builders! With the set now released, it is time to see what cards can provide value to existing decks, and which ones might push the creation of a new deck altogether. So let's get to looking at what works, and what does not.
In this month's look at Kaladesh, the Commander mod team looked over some of the cards that show great promise and selected the card of each color that showed the most promise.
We also came up with some more technical options: some hidden potentials which will not be for every deck, but something some crafty builders could make good use of. Finally, we of course go over the new legendary creatures of the set, and see how they might measure up as potential Commanders.
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StaffRings of Brighthearth is one of my favorite cards, so Panharmonicon is up there on my list of fun things to try out.
Sadly, it's also one of the few cards that I wanted that I wasn't lucky enough to open during the pre-release. I actually got super lucky and got most of the cards I wanted early on. This has... delayed... my Kaladesh purchases, due to wanting to combine on shipping.
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