Commander Battery

They both wear red and black, warp reality, and ride unicorns.

You’ll never guess which John de Lancie character is riding a unicorn in the art…

“This is getting out of hand. Now there are two of them.”

New video out discussing includes from Reality Fracture for my commander decks, as well as what cards get cut to make room. What cards are you picking up from the set? youtu.be/Mbw6g9LglL0?...

“Should we get Olena Richards or Dominik Mayer to make a stylized hand?” “Nah. The kids want photo-realistic Patrick Stewart cuticles.”

My conspiracy theory is they specifically waited for the Borg precon to come out before they reprinted the Necron precon so people would buy both.

If UB products were limited to commander precons, one eternal legal draft set every other year, and Secret Lair reskins, that would solve everything. No more balancing UB sets for standard and Modern. UB products should be like Doctor Who or Fallout. That’s the sweet spot.

This should’ve been called “Trinisphere” with “I’ve brought you a gift” as the flavortext. Would’ve been so much better. Artifacts aren’t named a whole sentence.

Happy Halloween! I carved a Secrets of Strixhaven pumpkin! Anyone else carving pumpkins this year? Any Magic designs?

New video about the history of Sirens and Harpies in media and Magic the Gathering! youtu.be/XNfInDwGCx4?...

Finally. My dream deck. Q, Prisoner’s Dilemma, and 98 mountains.

Do I dare cut up a bunch of copies of Tribute to the World Tree like I did with Presence of the Master?

So about that Tribute to the World Tree… youtu.be/s97V0SbNLSw?...

Hot take: Vengeance spells should’ve been rotated 90 degrees like Aftermath spells to indicate they can only be cast from a graveyard, then exiled.

I really don’t get why this was a double-faced card. Sir Didymus being a doll wasn’t a plot point. It just showed that many characters from Labyrinth had analogs in Sarah’s room. It’s not like Didymus is a toy that comes to life and turns into a dog.

When I started playing commander, I ran Distant Memories as a way to counter my opponent casting Spell Crumple on my commander and losing them for good! (This was back when Chaos Warp effects didn’t let you put your commander back into the command zone. They were just gone.)

Cursed! Foiled again.

I don’t get the backlash over this drop. This wasn’t a repeat of the Monster Hunter drops. Swan Song? Underworld Breach? These are all solid inclusions. I never thought K-Pop Demon Hunters would be a one and done. I always figured it would be like Miku, with a new drop every few months.

“Miss a drop and it’s gone?” Apparently not. They should call this reprint “Zeta set Chronicles.” If WotC can reprint Secret Lair drops, what’s to stop them from reprinting Dandan, or Goblinstorm? What does this do to the confidence of drops as collectibles? magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...

I’m so hyped!

I called a Labyrinth Secret Lair crossover 8 months ago! youtu.be/SCraoW5wtyM?...

At the Reality Fracture prerelease. I woke up this morning at 5am in a tent in the woods. I’ve been driving all afternoon to get home. Barely had enough time to shower and make it hear on time. I can barely keep my eyes open. Wish me luck!

People keep saying Volkan Baga copied artistic elements of Breach the Multiverse into his Jace painting, but frankly I don’t see any similarities.

If you’re like me and only run in-universe Magic cards in your commander decks or cubes, we now have an in-universe printing of Flesh Duplicate!

New video up of a Hobbit Scene box opening with my son, George! youtu.be/2yoiHXEqkfw?...

So close… and yet so far.

It’s been a rough week for celebrity deaths… RIP Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and Peter Cullen.

I can’t believe we can finally add Nosferatu to a SpongeBob deck.

The first ever full-art, textless Sol Ring… and it has She-Ra on it. 😅 There’s a ‘fun’ piece of Magic trivia. “The first ever full art, textless Sol Ring featured what character from Universes Beyond?”

From the He-Man Secret Lair drops. Why? It’s not even a frog. 😭 Oh well, if this gets more people to build Gitrog decks, I’ll take it.

Now that Selvala’s ability is no longer considered a mana ability, it means you can double the trigger with Illusionist’s Bracers!

If your deck folds to a Blood Moon, you’re not running enough basic lands. If Drannith Magistrate shuts down your deck, you need to run more interaction. That being said, I don’t think MLD effects should be allowed below bracket 4. If they were, it would bloat the game changers list.

After piloting the Gitrog, Ravenous Ride for more than a year, I wanted to share the lessons learned and the changes made. I also discuss what makes it the most underrated landfall commander. youtu.be/sA3EptAFjxA?...

There’s something poetic about the drop in which Bilbo becomes invisible being excluded from the superdrop bundle.

When you add cards from two new Magic sets to build a deck: youtu.be/QuQbus0xfhk?...

Universes Beyond is spreading to other card games…

In the past I’ve been critical of WotC printing so many common legends. But after seeing my son’s joy opening a common Smaug card, I’ve changed my mind. Don’t stop with the common legends, WotC! It’s awesome! You can check out my son’s first Magic pack openings below.👇 youtu.be/doTjjXLVt-Q?...