Bennie Smith The Complete Commander
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Writer, geek, optimist 😊 Writing professionally about Magic: the Gathering since 1999 ✏️ 2.7 MILLION WORDS. Literally wrote the book 📘 on Commander. Currently bringing the noise on EDHREC!
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Lots of awesome folks, thanks for the fun interactions!! 🥰
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Lots of awesome folks, thanks for the fun interactions!! 🥰
If you've not yet put Waterbending Scroll in your monoblue deck, run-don't-walk to put it in there! Good stuff :)
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If you've not yet put Waterbending Scroll in your monoblue deck, run-don't-walk to put it in there! Good stuff :)
Sun Titan is so fab. This new art inspired me to build a Saffi deck for it!
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Sun Titan is so fab. This new art inspired me to build a Saffi deck for it!
Building a monoblue Equipment deck around Yue, just need a couple more waterbend cards! Casting noncreature spells for free or nearly free leaves mana to pay equip costs!
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Building a monoblue Equipment deck around Yue, just need a couple more waterbend cards! Casting noncreature spells for free or nearly free leaves mana to pay equip costs!
I would love to build a Cabbage Merchant deck, but I'm not dishing out over $20 for him 🫤
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I would love to build a Cabbage Merchant deck, but I'm not dishing out over $20 for him 🫤
Badgermole Cub reminds me of when Lotus Cobra came out. Magic had recently come up with the new mythic rarity and we were assured it would not be used for tournament staples you would typically run 4x in your deck. Then Lotus Cobra came out as mythic & immediately shot up to like $25 a pop.🤷♂️
November 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Badgermole Cub reminds me of when Lotus Cobra came out. Magic had recently come up with the new mythic rarity and we were assured it would not be used for tournament staples you would typically run 4x in your deck. Then Lotus Cobra came out as mythic & immediately shot up to like $25 a pop.🤷♂️
When I first read this, I thought it meant the defending player needed one or more creatures with power 4 or greater to draw a card LOL
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
When I first read this, I thought it meant the defending player needed one or more creatures with power 4 or greater to draw a card LOL
Starting Book 4 today, what a wild ride. A reminder to don’t forget to use your public library! Books are fun to own but can get expensive!
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Starting Book 4 today, what a wild ride. A reminder to don’t forget to use your public library! Books are fun to own but can get expensive!
I am a huge fan of these modal cards in both #CMDR and Brawl. Sure, they aren't as efficient as other options, but the choices they afford in a singleton format more than make up for it.
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I am a huge fan of these modal cards in both #CMDR and Brawl. Sure, they aren't as efficient as other options, but the choices they afford in a singleton format more than make up for it.
This was a fun memory to pop up! Beer on tap makes FNM even better!
November 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This was a fun memory to pop up! Beer on tap makes FNM even better!
As the trailblazer for copy tokens in Magic, I keep an eye out for new copy token artwork and collect one of each. #mtgatla has TWO new copy tokens!!
November 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
As the trailblazer for copy tokens in Magic, I keep an eye out for new copy token artwork and collect one of each. #mtgatla has TWO new copy tokens!!
From the B&R announcement: "a new approach towards our stewardship of Brawl" is incredibly encouraging! I'm excited about the possibility of a "competitive" Brawl queue to hopefully make the regular Brawl queue more casual and chill, which is the experience many of us want. @mtgarena.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
From the B&R announcement: "a new approach towards our stewardship of Brawl" is incredibly encouraging! I'm excited about the possibility of a "competitive" Brawl queue to hopefully make the regular Brawl queue more casual and chill, which is the experience many of us want. @mtgarena.com
For Iroh, Lesson synergies ofc, but I also want to leverage firebending cards to help cast expensive weirdass instants like Elminster’s Simulacrum and flash them back later
November 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
For Iroh, Lesson synergies ofc, but I also want to leverage firebending cards to help cast expensive weirdass instants like Elminster’s Simulacrum and flash them back later
For Toph just leaning into weird card type interactions for artifacts that can be targeted with Earthbending! Plus a built-in mini-quest to animate Griffin Canyon & give it changeling so it can tap and target itself to make itself huge
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
For Toph just leaning into weird card type interactions for artifacts that can be targeted with Earthbending! Plus a built-in mini-quest to animate Griffin Canyon & give it changeling so it can tap and target itself to make itself huge
In the 99 I’m looking forward to these!!
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In the 99 I’m looking forward to these!!
I have two piles of cards awaiting these two Commanders!
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I have two piles of cards awaiting these two Commanders!
I was gifted this mug 😂
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I was gifted this mug 😂
Izzet Phoenix deck got triggered and scooped when I killed two Cori-Steel Cutters with Silverback Elder, even with a Treasure Cruise in hand and more than enough graveyard fodder.
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Izzet Phoenix deck got triggered and scooped when I killed two Cori-Steel Cutters with Silverback Elder, even with a Treasure Cruise in hand and more than enough graveyard fodder.
Lunch today in honor of Sandwich Guy’s acquittal!
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Lunch today in honor of Sandwich Guy’s acquittal!
Notably another way to give mana production to nontoken artifacts when Toph is on the battlefield!
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Notably another way to give mana production to nontoken artifacts when Toph is on the battlefield!
That’s so funny— I got a message Monday from an old Magic friend who’s living on the other side of the country that mentioned Lurking Predators 😂
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
That’s so funny— I got a message Monday from an old Magic friend who’s living on the other side of the country that mentioned Lurking Predators 😂
Heh the reskin name is great 😂
November 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Heh the reskin name is great 😂