Deckbuilding & Upgrades

Painterly fantasy scene of a robed player sorting illustrated cards into several color-themed piles around a central deck on a wooden table, with candles, a cat, tokens, a deck box, and a distant castle visible through an archway.

Commander Deck Rebuild Workflow: Keep, Cut, Proxy, Then Commit

Jeff Sawyer / October 14, 2026

Rebuild an existing Commander deck without losing what made it yours. Sort every card into four buckets, map each replacement to a cut, and freeze an exact list before ordering.

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Deckbuilding & Upgrades

Commander Sidegrade Testing: Proxying Alternatives for the Same Deck Slot

Jeff Sawyer / October 9, 2026

A controlled method for testing role-matched Commander card alternatives without changing so many variables that the results become meaningless.