Casual Black Magic
Colorless Resistance in cEDH
December 4, 2023
8 min to read
Sam looks at some of the more powerful colorless options for helping you control cEDH games and when to take them and when to leave them.
Casual Black Magic
Drafting Control Decks in Lost Caverns of Ixalan
November 27, 2023
8 min to read
Sam discusses their approach to drafting control decks in Lost Caverns of Ixalan limited, going against the trend of aggressive decks.
Casual Black Magic
The Politics of Information in Commander
November 20, 2023
8 min to read
Sam discusses their strategies for bluffing the counterspell to counter your opponent’s counter that is going to counter a threat.
Casual Black Magic
Standard No Longer Makes Sense for Magic
November 13, 2023
8 min to read
Sam takes a look at Standard and wonders if its even a format worth saving or if its better to let it ride off into the sunset.
Casual Black Magic
Goblin Bombardment in Pre-Modern
November 6, 2023
7 min to read
It’s important to be able to find inspiration from weird places. At CubeCon, I drafted a couple different cubes with […]
Casual Black Magic
Unexploitable Cube Drafting
October 30, 2023
8 min to read
Sam spent the weekend at CubeCon and shares his thoughts on cube drafting in general, and trying to give better advice than “pick good cards”
Casual Black Magic
High-Powered Casual Commander Doctor Who Decks
October 23, 2023
8 min to read
Sam takes a detour from their usual cEDH analysis to dive down the time spiral that is the new Doctor Who decks and give them an update!
Casual Black Magic
Activated Abilities on Commanders are Stronger Than They Appear
October 16, 2023
6 min to read
Activated abilities in your rear view mirror may be closer to killing you than they appear.
Casual Black Magic
Cards I Like to Avoid in cEDH
October 9, 2023
8 min to read
When I compare decklists from other players to decks that I build, I notice a handful of cards that show […]
Casual Black Magic
The Gathering in Las Vegas
October 2, 2023
10 min to read
Sam’s column switches to a new day and to celebrate they’re forgoing the usual strategy content in favor of “Sam’s Weekend in Vegas!” Enjoy.
Casual Black Magic
My Take on Blue Farm in cEDH
September 22, 2023
9 min to read
Sam takes a look at the most popular deck in cEDH, and analyzes how they might do things differently.