“Ripples in Commander – The Top 100 Generals of All Time” – by Jeremy Blair

Saturday, May 14th – Jeremy talks analyzes Commander’s top Generals. Check his video EDH coverage on YouTube by clicking HERE.
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“Big Announcements in the World of Magic: Ripples in Commander” – by Jeremy Blair

Tuesday, April 19h – Jeremy talks about changes in Commander. Check his amazing EDH coverage on YouTube by clicking HERE.
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“Commanding Card Advantage: Collecting & Trading” by Jeremy Blair

Thursday, April 7th – Jeremy talks about his “pack to power” journey. Check his amazing EDH coverage on YouTube by clicking HERE.
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“Core Gaming Concepts in EDH/Commander: Commanding Card Advantage” – by Jeremy Blair

Wednesday, March 30th – Jeremy talks about some of the ways to generate card advantage in EDH. Check his amazing EDH coverage on YouTube by clicking HERE.
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“Commanding Tempo: Exploring the Role of Green Ramp in EDH/Commander” – by Jeremy Blair

Sunday, March 13th – Jeremy talks about some of his favorite cards to build tempo. Check his amazing EDH coverage on YouTube by clicking HERE.
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“Understanding Tempo in Commander/EDH” – by Jeremy Blair

Wednesday, March 1st – Jeremy offers some advice on a core gaming concept: tempo. Check his amazing EDH coverage on YouTube by clicking HERE.
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EDH/Commander League at The Game Academy every Sunday

We would love to see you for our Sunday afternoon EDH/Commander League! Details below:

Elder Dragon Highlander, now known as Commander, is a singleton casual format for Magic the Gathering Card game.  In this format, deck construction consists of you picking a Commander for your deck. This Commander must be a Legendary Creature.  The choice of Commander will determine the rest of the deck restrictions.

  • Each deck can only contain 99 cards plus the Commander for a total of 100 cards
  • Each deck can only contain a single copy of any card that is not a basic land.

Deck construction and card choices are based on the mana color of your Commander.  For example if you choose Thraximundar, you may only include cards in your deck that have mana symbols s that appear in your Commander’s mana cost. In this case it would be red, black and blue.  This restriction applies to any mana symbol printed on the card according to the current Magic the Gathering Oracle text.

We run a weekly EDH League on Sunday, starting at 2:00pm.  We have choosen to use a point system to determine placement and win conditions.  Below you will find a list of bonus points used to determine the winner of each pod and the overall winner for the night.  These are unconventional means for determine winners, this is done to foster and grow the format instead of rewarding players for making unfun non-interactive decks into multiplayer formats.

Tournament Details:
Time: Every Sunday beginning @ 2:00 PM

Format: EDH/Commander (2 rounds; players will split into 4 man pods (or similar if odd number of players) and then re-paired for second round. players with highest number of points for round one will be at the same table)

Entry Fee: $3. Each player will receive a free booster pack for entering!

Prizes:
1. The player with the most points at each table will receive a booster pack.
2. Points will be awarded based on completed achievements. The achievement list will be provided before the tournament starts. Also, the list of achievements will be earned on a per-game basis and will rotate every month.
3. If everyone at the table gets at least 5 points, instead all players get a booster pack.

Tournament Rules & Banned List: Rule will follow as posted on http://mtgcommander.net/rules.php. Banned list can be found under the “social” heading.

If you have any questions, please call us at 813-914-7000

“Magic the Gathering’s Banned Card Update: Implications for EDH and Beyond” – by Jeremy Blair

Monday, June 21st – Jeremy shares his ideas on the new extended format, as well as the recent changes to the EDH banned list. Jeremy has been a pioneer of the EDH format since it’s creation, and has more experience with the EDH format than just about anyone. Check his amazing EDH coverage on YouTube by clicking HERE.
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“Building a New EDH Archetype with Eldrazi and Annihilation (Part 3)” – an MTG EDH article by Jeremy Blair

Monday, May 31st – Jeremy continues his Eldrazi series with his latest ideas on his new Eldrazi themed EDH deck. Jeremy has been a pioneer of the EDH format since it’s creation, and has more experience with the EDH format than just about anyone. Check his amazing EDH coverage on YouTube by clicking HERE.
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“Building a New EDH Archetype with Eldrazi and Annihilation (Part 2)” – an MTG EDH article by Jeremy Blair

Monday, May 17th – Jeremy continues his Eldrazi series with his latest ideas on his new Eldrazi themed EDH deck. Jeremy has been a pioneer of the EDH format since it’s creation, and has more experience with the EDH format than just about anyone. Check his amazing EDH coverage on YouTube by clicking HERE.
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