The Casual Commander: A Grassroots Guide to Magic: The Gathering's Commander

Commander is a grassroots game that has been growing in popularity for many years and is now the most played game using Magic: The Gathering cards. It has been proven to be too complex for computers, but can be picked up by anyone from ages 8 to 80. Commander is a multiplayer, social game that encourages cooperative competition, empathy and has a focus on fun. This book gives you everything you need to know for casual play and is based on countless conversations with grassroots players from around the globe over a number of years. If you have never played before, this book will give you the quick way into Commander and the distilled knowledge from everyday, casual players. Visit any local store and borrow or buy a ready-to-play deck and this book will tell you everything else. Current casual players should find plenty inside too. Topics include the clarification of some of the odd rules and card interactions, the COOL framework for deckbuilding, detailed examination of mana management and much more. If you cannot tell the difference between mana ramp and mana inject or remember the difference between Embalm and Eternalize, this book has plenty for you.