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Oops, All Squirrels | Building Your Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Commander Deck
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is a mono-green legendary creature from MTG Marvel Super Heroes that may be one of the strongest token Commanders ever printed. She creates a Squirrel every time she enters or attacks, and her doubling ability never taps, letting you activate it as many times per turn as you can afford. This guide covers the full strategy across every stage of the game plus five must-include cards, including the genuinely busted Earthcraft infinite combo.

Greg Montique
Jun 2510 min read
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Wakanda Forever Precon Decklist: Best Cards and Easy Upgrades
The Wakanda Forever precon decklist is officially public. The deck is led by T'Challa, the Black Panther with the Monarch mechanic and Vibranium artifacts at its core. We break down the full decklist in a clean reference, highlight the strongest inclusions worth keeping, identify the weaker seats that need swapping, and recommend the most effective upgrades to push the deck past precon power level.

Greg Montique
Jun 178 min read
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Doom Prevails Precon Decklist: Best Cards and Easy Upgrades
The Doom Prevails precon decklist is officially public after Wizards revealed the full 100-card Marvel Super Heroes Grixis villains deck on June 10. The deck is led by Doctor Doom, King of Latveria with the connive mechanic at its core. We break down the full decklist, highlight the strongest inclusions worth keeping, identify the weakest seats that need swapping, and recommend the most effective upgrades to push the deck past precon power level.

Greg Montique
Jun 117 min read
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MTG's The Incredible Hulk | Enrage, Infinite Combos, and Making Him Angry
Bruce Banner and the Incredible Hulk is a double-faced card in MTG Marvel Super Heroes. Bruce Banner starts as a 1/1 who draws cards until you pay six mana and flip him into an 8/8 with Reach, Trample, and Enrage. Whenever the Hulk takes damage while attacking he gets a counter and gets another combat phase. He literally gets stronger every time he gets hit. And players already found the combo that makes him go infinite. Here is everything you need to know about this exciting

Greg Montique
Jun 48 min read
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MTG's Worthy Mechanic | How Does it Work & Who Can Wield Mjolnir?
Mjolnir, Hammer of Thor arrives in MTG Marvel Super Heroes with a brand new Worthy mechanic restricting who can equip. Thor qualifies. Captain America qualifies. Jane Foster qualifies. And so does a horse from Lord of the Rings, a corgi, a haunted doll, a frog who happens to be red, and Deadpool who loses three life every upkeep. Here is exactly how Worthy works, every rule that governs it, and five of the funniest commanders in Magic history who are apparently up to the task

Greg Montique
Jun 38 min read
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The MTG Power-Up Mechanic Explained: How It Works in Marvel Super Heroes
Power-up is the marquee new keyword mechanic in MTG Marvel Super Heroes, releasing June 26, 2026. It's a once-per-game activated ability whose cost is reduced by the creature's mana value if used the same turn the creature entered. The result is a kicker-style ability that rewards you for casting threats and then triggering their ultimate power immediately. We break down exactly how Power-up works, why it's stronger than Exhaust, and which decks it changes.

Greg Montique
May 277 min read
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Marvel Super Heroes Commander Decks: Full Breakdown One Month Out
MTG Marvel Super Heroes drops June 26, 2026, and the four Commander precons (Avengers Assemble, Wakanda Forever, The Fantastic Four, Doom Prevails) are already commanding wild Collector's Edition premiums on the secondary market. One month out from release, here's a full breakdown of each deck, what mechanics they actually run, who the best face commanders are, and which deck is the smart preorder for both players and collectors before the June 19 prerelease window opens.

Greg Montique
May 267 min read
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Secret Lair x Garfield | Every Card Revealed and Is It Worth Buying?
Secret Lair x Garfield is three separate drops releasing June 15 as part of the Cats Are the Best Superdrop. As Intended puts classic Alpha-era Magic cards in Garfield comic strip art. Motivationally Challenged turns famous Garfield posters into Magic cards. Our Only Thought Is to Entertain You is the one where Garfield becomes an eleven-eleven Eldrazi. Here is every card revealed, what each drop costs, and whether it is worth buying.

Greg Montique
May 158 min read
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Secret Lair Goblin Storm Commander Deck: Decklist, Price, and Strategy
Secret Lair Goblin Storm is the newest preconstructed Commander deck from Wizards of the Coast, launching May 18, 2026 at $149.99 exclusively through MagicSecretLair.com. Built around Zada, Hedron Grinder and powered by a Storm-style swarm plan, the deck packs heavyweight reprints including Roaming Throne, Goblin Lackey, and Empty the Warrens. We break down the full decklist, the secondary market value, why this release matters for the Secret Lair Commander product line, and

Greg Montique
May 116 min read
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MTG Reality Fracture | The Echoverse, Hexhaven, & Everything Confirmed
MTG Reality Fracture is the climactic conclusion to Magic's Metronome Arc and the what-if set players have been asked for years. Jace Beleren has constructed the Echoverse, an alternate version of the entire multiverse centered on Hexhaven, a twisted allied-color version of Strixhaven. Boosters contains two versions of the same character in different colors. Prerelease September 25, full release October 2, 2026. Here is everything confirmed at the first look.

Greg Montique
May 110 min read
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Chip Off the Old Blex | Building Your Blech, Loafing Pest Commander Deck
Blech, Loafing Pest is a three-mana black-green legendary Pest from Secrets of Strixhaven that turns every life gain trigger into a board-wide counter pump for five creature types simultaneously. Gain life constantly, grow your creatures into a threatening wide board, and win through combat before your opponents figure out that the dopey-looking Pest in your command zone has been quietly making everything else enormous. This guide covers the full strategy and five must-includ

Greg Montique
Apr 2313 min read
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Sac Up | Building Your Silverquill, the Disputant Commander Deck
Silverquill, the Disputant is a four-mana Elder Dragon from Secrets of Strixhaven that gives every instant and sorcery you cast Casualty 1, meaning every spell becomes two spells if you have a creature to spare. Build a wide token board, copy your removal, double your card draw, and win by making every spell count twice. This guide covers the full strategy and five must-include cards with direct TCGPlayer buy links.

Greg Montique
Apr 1612 min read
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Unbalanced | Building Your Witherbloom, the Balancer Commander Deck
Witherbloom the Balancer is an Elder Dragon from Secrets of Strixhaven that gives every instant and sorcery you cast affinity for creatures, meaning your whole deck gets cheaper the more creatures you have in play. Build a wide token board, point discounted spells at the problem, and close out with Torment of Hailfire for whatever X ends up being when you have fifteen creatures. This guide covers the full strategy plus five must-include cards with direct TCGPlayer buy links.

Greg Montique
Apr 810 min read
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Secrets of Strixhaven College Abilities Explained | Repartee, Opus, Infusion, Flashback, and Increment
Secrets of Strixhaven gives each of the five colleges its own exclusive mechanic for the first time, and each one plays very differently from the others. This is a full breakdown of Repartee for Silverquill, Opus for Prismari, Infusion for Witherbloom, Flashback for Lorehold, and Increment for Quandrix, with real interaction examples, rules clarifications straight from the team, and an honest take on which mechanic is going to matter most in your games.

Greg Montique
Apr 78 min read
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Mystical Tutor | What is the MTG Commander Bracket System?
The MTG bracket system is Wizards of the Coast's official framework for rating Commander deck power levels on a scale of 1 to 5. Updated in October 2025, it now includes five brackets from Exhibition casual to cEDH, adds expected turn counts per bracket, removes tutor restrictions, and refines the Game Changers list. The system runs on an honor code and is designed to help players find balanced games before anyone shuffles up. Tools like the Manabox bracket checker make self

Greg Montique
Mar 306 min read
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The Band is Back! | Building Your Zaffai and the Tempests Commander Deck
Zaffai and the Tempests is a freshly leaked Izzet legendary from Secrets of Strixhaven that lets you cast one instant or sorcery from your hand for free once per turn. In a format where mana is the most precious resource on the table, that ability is an engine waiting to happen. This guide covers what the card does, why it is going to be a Commander staple, and the must-include cards that make the Zaffai and the Tempests Commander deck sing, with direct TCGplayer buy links.

Greg Montique
Mar 268 min read
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Thumper | Building Your Baylen, the Haymaker Commander Deck
Baylen, the Haymaker is one of the most unique token commanders in Magic: The Gathering, rewarding you not for making tokens bigger or making more of them, but for converting your token army into mana, card draw, and a trampling rabbit the size of a small building. This guide covers everything you need to know to build your Baylen the Haymaker Commander deck, from flooding the board on turn three to closing games with a commander who has somehow become a 13/12 with trample.

Greg Montique
Mar 207 min read
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Mystical Tutor | MTG Hybrid Mana in Commander: What Are the Rules?
You pick up a Magic card, see a symbol that looks like two mana colors awkwardly sharing a circle, and think, "What the hell is that?" You are in very good company. Hybrid mana is one of those mechanics that seems simple on the surface and then reveals unexpected layers the moment you try to build a Commander deck around it. It has also become the source of one of the most heated format discussions the Commander community has had in years. So let's get busy untangling this me

Greg Montique
Mar 165 min read
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Use Your Brain | Building Your Krang, Utrom Warlord Commander Deck
Krang, Utrom Warlord, is one of the most powerful colorless Commanders coming out of the MTG TMNT set, and building around him correctly makes for one of the most satisfying artifact decks in Commander. This guide covers everything you need to know, from ramping into a nine-mana legendary brain in a robot suit to closing games with an indestructible, flying, trampling army that your opponents simply cannot deal with. Let's build the Krang Utrom Warlord Commander deck the righ

Greg Montique
Mar 137 min read
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The Top 10 Best MTG TMNT Cards to Buy in 2026 That Are Actually Worth Playing
The MTG Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set is full of gorgeous showcase treatments and Fracture Foils that cost as much as a used car. This guide is not about those. This is about the ten best MTG TMNT cards to buy in 2026 because they are genuinely good Magic cards. Cards that win games, anchor Commander builds, and hold value because players actually want to play them. Current prices included. No $400 cardboard. Just the cards worth actually sleeving up.

Greg Montique
Mar 117 min read
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