{"ops":[{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.commanderlabsmtg.com/","bold":true},"insert":"Commander Labs"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"We are an independent, curated publication of unique Commander deck techs and creative EDH brews. Commander Labs is ad-free and "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.commanderlabsmtg.com/category/all-products","color":"inherit","background":"initial","underline":true},"insert":"reader-supported"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"initial"},"insert":"​"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"initial","bold":true},"insert":"Commander is at its best when every deck at the table tells a different story."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"At least, that’s the version of the format we care about."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"initial"},"insert":"​"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"But over time, Commander deckbuilding has begun to converge—optimized staples, repeatable engines, and familiar lines of play started showing up everywhere. Even when commanders changed, the experience often didn’t."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"initial"},"insert":"​"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"We didn’t want to abandon Commander. We wanted to look at it differently."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"initial"},"insert":"​"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"Commander Labs is a collection of deck tech essays that treat Commander decks as designed experiences, not just lists of cards. Each featured brew is selected, studied, and written about in depth, with an emphasis on how the deck actually feels to pilot and play against."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"initial"},"insert":"​"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"These are interpretive pieces about what happens when a deck expresses a clear idea at the table. Here you’ll find decks that:"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"initial"},"insert":"​"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"Shape how the table behaves rather than simply responding to it"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"Read differently in play than they do on paper"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"Prioritize identity, structure, and play experience over convention"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":" "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"Not jank. Not chaos for its own sake. These are coherent strategies built around unusual assumptions."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"initial"},"insert":"​"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"We publish only a small number of deck features each month. Every piece is selected for clarity of idea, depth of play pattern, and coherence of execution."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"initial"},"insert":"​"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"initial","bold":true},"insert":"The goal is simple: to document Commander decks that are worth understanding, not just copying."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"initial"},"insert":"​"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"Not the strongest decks."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"Not the most optimized lists."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000","background":"transparent"},"insert":"But the ones with something to say."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":{"image":"https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f56b48_4c357ef39b274da0884e5bf28dbf9074~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_880,h_946,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Logo%20ideas-03.png"}},{"insert":"\n\n"}]}