Reid Marsh
Commander & Budget Desk
Reid Marsh is the byline for BaseMTG's Commander coverage: budget builds, precon upgrades, and the deck-building questions that come with them. Every article starts from a sources table (EDHREC data, official product pages, Scryfall prices with the date), and every card in a list gets a one-line reason to be there. When a swap is cheap and changes a lot, he says so plainly; when a hyped card or precon is mediocre, he says that too. Written in an enthusiast's voice, not a hype-man's: short paragraphs, real terminology, no over-explaining to someone who already plays.
- Commander builds, budget lists and precon upgrades
- Prices checked on Scryfall, dated in the article
- A sources table behind every card and number
38 articles by Reid Marsh
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Bury MTG Meaning: What the Old Destroy Wording Did
Bury MTG meaning: retired wording for a destroy that stops regeneration. Plus how Extort triggers on every spell and how to resolve a Discover trigger.
· 13 min read
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Board Wipe in MTG: The 5 Kinds and Which Decks Play Them
A board wipe kills every creature, but destroy, damage, exile, -X/-X and bounce each miss something. 323 of 449 Standard top-32 lists run one. Real data.
· 9 min read
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cEDH Meaning in MTG: What Competitive Commander Actually Is
cEDH meaning: Competitive Elder Dragon Highlander, a high power approach to Commander using the same rules. How these decks win and differ from casual EDH.
· 8 min read
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Wakanda Forever Precon Upgrade Guide: Marvel Commander
Wakanda Forever precon upgrade guide: pick T'Challa's Vibranium engine or go-wide first, budget upgrades for this Selesnya Marvel Commander deck.
· 15 min read
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MTG Commander Brackets Explained: All 5 Brackets in 2026
Commander Brackets explained: the 5 brackets, turn expectations, the 53 Game Changers (Farewell added Feb 9, 2026) and what the most-played ones cost.
· 6 min read
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MTG Keyword Abilities Explained: Combat and Protection
MTG keyword abilities explained: flying, menace, deathtouch, trample, hexproof, and ward, with worked combat examples for how they actually interact.
· 7 min read
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Reality Fracture Commander Preview: Mirrored Pairs and Karn
Reality Fracture Commander preview, updated after the Oct 2 release: real card text for the Lorwyn 5 pairs and both Karns, and how each plays in Commander.
· 14 min read
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cEDH Staples Guide: Fast Mana, Tutors, and Interaction
cEDH staples grouped by function: fast mana for tempo, cheap tutors for selection, efficient interaction to protect the plan. No hype, just categories.
· 16 min read
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Budget Commander Decks Under $50: What Actually Fits
Budget Commander decks under $50: Lathril and Wilhelt with the cards to cut from EDHREC's budget lists, plus Krenko's list that already fits.
· 11 min read
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Doom Prevails Precon Upgrade Guide: Stay in Bracket 2
Doom Prevails precon upgrade guide: five swaps for about $74 that keep the deck free of Game Changers, what to cut first, and why Tri-Sentinel goes.
· 8 min read
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MTG Mana Base Guide: The Land Count Formula Explained
MTG mana base guide using Frank Karsten's land count formula: 19.59 plus 1.90 times Average Mana Value. Real math, not just a flat rule of thumb.
· 10 min read
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MTG Color Identity: Hybrid, Phyrexian and Reminder Text
MTG color identity counts every color in a card's mana cost and rules text. Hybrid and Phyrexian symbols count, reminder text does not. Real card examples.
· 15 min read