Benjamin Nicol
Ben is a Michigan native who fell in love with Magic just a few years ago in 2019. He loves making big splashy plays in Commander as well as crunching the number to optimize his decks. Outside of Magic, he works in marketing and loves a great cup of coffee to start each morning… maybe with a splash of hot chocolate for his sweet tooth.
- Achievement Unlocked: Building Reanimation in Multiplayer
ArticlesBenjamin takes a look at Sultai reanimation with a new Jurassic Park commander.
- Achievement Unlocked: Building a Theft Deck
ArticlesPlunder your opponents' creatures with a Pirate typal deck build all around theft.
- Trading Dudes for Foods: Bant Aristocrats
ArticlesBen gives us a Golem's-ton of weighty strategies that utilize Bant colors by sacrificing creatures for value.
- Wilds of Eldraine: Building with Rats in 2023
ArticlesLeave Relentless Rats and Rat Colony behind, there's new Rats in town.
- Wilds of Eldraine: The Starring Roles
ArticlesIt turns out you can teach an old commander a new trick! Ben looks at a unique use for Aura Role tokens.
- Achievement Unlocked - What Creatures Make the Best Ring-Bearers?
ArticlesGet tempted by Benjamin's latest deck build, where he explores all the possibilities of the new The Lord of the Rings mechanic.
- Achievement Unlocked - Building a PDH "Commons Only" Deck
ArticlesBenjamin talks you through why building a Pauper EDH deck will make you a better deck builder.
- A Companion Retrospective - Underplayed Companion Matches
ArticlesFind your new favorite Companion from Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths to keep you company in your Commander games.
- Achievement Unlocked - Building around "Living Weapon" Creatures
ArticlesNahiri gives Living Weapons a new life!
- Achievement Unlocked - Building a Deck Around Battles
ArticlesBenjamin's brew is a battle for the ages!