Jess Stirba

Senior Staff Writer

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Gifts for the Commander Player in Your Life

Jess talks presents for the Commander player you love, like, or anyone else to whom you feel obligated to give a gift. So here are ten suggested presents, ranging from under $10 to $35, with two much pricier, but still vaguely affordable, outliers.

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Fun Vacuum

Jess tries to make Marath, Will of the Wild into her own deck. She succeeds on that front, but it’s not all that fun to play. One might even say it’s an ordeal.

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Oloro’s Lifegain Is a Pain

Jess talks Oloro, Ageless Ascetic, including her current decklist. Also, there’s a long digression on that “Ten Commandments of Commander” idiocy. Guess what she thinks of it!

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Prossh, Skyraider of Inevitability

Jess talks about Prossh, Skyraider of Kher in this installment of her Commander 2013 rundown. These decks should all be fairly strong pickups should you find one of them in the wild. They’re all really good, and of them Prossh is in competition for the most powerful of the lot.

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Wondertwin Powers, Activate!

Jess expresses her love for Derevi, Empyrial Tactician and Baleful Force. There’s a modified decklist and even a recap of a game against Oloro, the Ascetic! Magic the Gathering, woo!

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Hands on Hilarity

Jess reviews how the different Commander 2013 decks play out of the box, and offers some preliminary suggestions on the different directions in which you can take them. She also gives a rundown of the loot in each deck, so that people can make an informed decision on what deck to buy.

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Something Old, Something New, Part 2

Jess takes us through the second half of the new and notable cards in Commander 2013, after giving her personal opinion on what decks a more casual player might want to initially buy.

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Something Old, Something New, Part 1

Jessica takes us through the new cards and notable reprints in Commander 2013. Part 1 covers white, blue, and black, while next week’s Part 2 will cover red, green, gold, and miscellaneous. There are some solid new cards, and a lot of great art to go along with it.

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Commanding Complexity

Jessica gives us a rundown on the new Generals being offered in Commander 2013. The verdict? Looking good, WotC!

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One Big Turn

Jessica debates the ethics of killing a player before they get off their one big turn, through the lens of an EDH game she played over the weekend. She also spends a few words talking about Commander 2013, about which she is excited.

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The Traitorous Tyrant

Jess walks us through a Sedris, the Traitor King decklist of her own making.