Jess Stirba

Senior Staff Writer

@jlina

Command of Etiquette

Ramping Sans Green

Green is traditionally the color of ramp in Commander.  But with Prime Time banned, some of the allure of Green […]

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Mono for Modern

It’s an exciting time to play Modern, isn’t it? New set, new bannings, new landscape. For what it’s worth, I […]

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Gatecrash Goodies

 It’s the time of year when everyone is doing set reviews.  While not horribly original, I am joining in on […]

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My Last Stand in Standard

 This past weekend was the Twenty Sided Store’s Players’ Championship.  You have already likely heard about this from Matt, and […]

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The Social Cost of Combo

Combo has a place in the Commander meta. Many games will drag on forever, and it’s not a terrible thing […]

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Cut the Library

Recently I went to Grand Prix Atlantic City with an EDH deck sleeved up in the hopes of being able […]

Hope Eternal

Getting to Day Two at Grand Prix Atlantic City

Shockingly enough, Standard is not usually my “bag.”  I mean, the column is called “Hope Eternal,” not “Hope Constructed,” because […]

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Power Matching

Today I am going to share with you two Commander decks, to better highlight to concept of power matching.  In […]

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Elves Have Game, and a Surprising Standard Brew

This weekend I took Elves back out for a spin in the Twenty Sided Store weekend Legacy tournament. I had […]

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Social Rules to Play Commander Well

Welcome to a new feature on Hipsters of the Coast: articles about Commander decks and strategy.  While much of our […]

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If Wishes Were Fishes I’d Still Want to Play Elves

Sunday was the Twenty Sided Store’s monthly Legacy tournament, something to which I always look forward.  While I still think […]