Nick Benstead
Nick is a full-time educator of America's youth, teaching them to love stories, and write for expression. Outside of teaching, his life is steeped in Magic the Gathering, whether it be through playing commander with his wife, or coming up with wacky brews to take to Friday Night Magic at his local game store.
- How The Cards of The Hobbit Tell Tolkien's Story
ArticlesFrom Bag End to the Battle of the Five Armies, here's how The Hobbit's cards follow Tolkien's story beat by beat..
- Missed Opportunities in Lorwyn Eclipsed
With as good as Lorwyn Eclipsed is, there is still a lot of room for improvement. Let's look at the things this set could have done better.
- Selesnya Aristocrats With Polukranos Reborn
ArticlesDo Aristocrats strategies work outside of Orzhov in Commander? Let's see what we can do with Selesnya, with Polukranos Reborn.
- Sisters of Stone Death: A Hidden Commander Gem?
ArticlesSisters of Stone Death may be a very high-cost commander, but that doesn't mean you can't build a fun Commander deck around it.
- Mardu Clues for 100 Dollars, With Sophina and Wernog
ArticlesBant is the best color combination for Clue strategies, right? Maybe not! Let's see if this Mardu list will convince you otherwise.
- Proliferating in Mono White with Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan
ArticlesSierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan may seem like an odd card to have included in the Fallout set, but can we build a deck around her?
- A New Way to Voltron, With Nikara and Yannik
ArticlesThis Bottom of the Barrel revisits Nikara and Yannik, from Commander 2021, to try them out with a new theme: Voltron.
- Mono-Green Spellslinger With Anthousa, Setessan Hero
ArticlesLet's take Anthousa, Setessan Hero, an underplayed mono-green commander, and turn her into a Spellslinger powerhouse.
- Brewing Mardu Party with Terra, Herald of Hope
ArticlesWho likes to rock the party? Terra, Herald of Hope, the Mardu commander from Final Fantasy, that's who. Come check out this fun brew.
- Brewing Abzan Knights with Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan
ArticlesNick revisits a commander from Tarkir: Dragonstorm, with an Abzan Knight typal treatment. It's Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan.