Has played Magic since 8th grade and Commander since 2017. Builds Lotus.
I’ve played Magic: The Gathering since 8th grade and picked up Commander in 2017. Mono-red commanders are my favourite, and I brew decks on Moxfield.
I build Lotus, the life counter this blog belongs to, and a few other Commander tools: EDH Combos, Combo Finder and WatchEDH. I live in Graz, Austria, where I design, paint and code.
MechanicsEach time the Ring tempts you, you choose a Ring-bearer and your Ring emblem gets stronger, up to four abilities. Here's every level and the rules people get wrong.
CommanderTake 21 combat damage from one commander and you lose, no matter your life total. Here's what counts, what doesn't, and how partners, copies and infect change things.
CountersTen poison counters and you lose, whatever your life total. How infect, toxic and proliferate hand them out, and what changes in Commander and Two-Headed Giant.
MechanicsThe monarch draws an extra card every end step until someone hits them in combat. Here are the exact rules, what happens when the monarch leaves, and how it compares to the initiative.
MechanicsTake the initiative and you venture into Undercity right away, then again every upkeep. Here's how it works, how to steal it, and what happens if you're already in another dungeon.
CountersRad counters mill you at the start of your precombat main phase and drain 1 life per nonland card. Here's exactly how they work, how they go away, and how they combine with proliferate.
CommanderEach time you cast your commander from the command zone it costs 
more. Here's how commander tax adds up, when it doesn't apply, and the cards that get around it.
Formats20 in most formats, 40 in Commander, 25 or 30 in Brawl, 30 shared in Two-Headed Giant. The full list of starting life totals, plus commander damage and poison for each format.
CountersProliferate adds one more of each kind of counter to any permanents and players you pick. How it works, what you can and can't proliferate, and the tricks Commander players use it for.