Build around resource battles in commander #magicthegathering #mtg

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## Summary

Core principle: build Commander decks around resource battles, since games are usually decided by lack or abundance of resources. Card advantageΓÇöusing one card to draw more of your own or remove multiple of an opponent'sΓÇöquietly wins games and should come proactively from draw spells, recursion, or board wipes. Run at least 10 card-advantage sources; the mix depends on commander and strategy. Examples by archetype: go-wide creature decks use Garruk's Uprising or Mentor of the Meek; Voltron decks with a big commander use Hunter's Insight or Rishkar's Expertise; control decks use draw like Fact or Fiction or Dig Through Time, or board wipes like Austere Command or Farewell. Recursion is another card-advantage category to fill similarly. Pick includes that serve both your strategy and your card-advantage mission.

## Key Clips

- **[00:32]** When building our decks for commander, it's still really important that we think about card advantage and how we can generate that in our game plan.
- **[00:35]** Card advantage comes from using one card of ours to get either more cards of our own or get rid of multiple cards of our opponent's stuff.
- **[00:44]** Proactively it'll usually come from draw spells, recursion spells, or board wipes. Which of these types you run and how many depends on your commander and deck strategy.
- **[00:54]** You will typically want at least 10 ways of generating card advantage.
- **[00:58]** In a Gruul creature-heavy deck, card draw could look like Garruk's Uprising or Mentor of the Meek.
- **[01:03]** In a Voltron deck where you have a big commander, that could look like Hunter's Insight or Rishkar's Expertise.
- **[01:08]** In a control deck, that could be a draw spell like Fact or Fiction or Dig Through Time, or a board wipe like Austere Command or Farewell.

## Tags

**Archetypes/Strategy:** value-engine, control
**Format/Bracket:** Core
**Card Categories:** draw, recursion, board-wipe
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Source video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiQrzJ5q3fc

Summary

Core principle: build Commander decks around resource battles, since games are usually decided by lack or abundance of resources. Card advantageΓÇöusing one card to draw more of your own or remove multiple of an opponent'sΓÇöquietly wins games and should come proactively from draw spells, recursion, or board wipes. Run at least 10 card-advantage sources; the mix depends on commander and strategy. Examples by archetype: go-wide creature decks use Garruk's Uprising or Mentor of the Meek; Voltron decks with a big commander use Hunter's Insight or Rishkar's Expertise; control decks use draw like Fact or Fiction or Dig Through Time, or board wipes like Austere Command or Farewell. Recursion is another card-advantage category to fill similarly. Pick includes that serve both your strategy and your card-advantage mission.

Key Clips

[00:32] When building our decks for commander, it's still really important that we think about card advantage and how we can generate that in our game plan.
[00:35] Card advantage comes from using one card of ours to get either more cards of our own or get rid of multiple cards of our opponent's stuff.
[00:44] Proactively it'll usually come from draw spells, recursion spells, or board wipes. Which of these types you run and how many depends on your commander and deck strategy.
[00:54] You will typically want at least 10 ways of generating card advantage.
[00:58] In a Gruul creature-heavy deck, card draw could look like Garruk's Uprising or Mentor of the Meek.
[01:03] In a Voltron deck where you have a big commander, that could look like Hunter's Insight or Rishkar's Expertise.
[01:08] In a control deck, that could be a draw spell like Fact or Fiction or Dig Through Time, or a board wipe like Austere Command or Farewell.