James McCormickNo job is worth a commute.I’ve been getting a LOT of job openings lately. One thing they have in common is that they expect IT workers like me to return to the…Aug 26, 2021Aug 26, 2021
James McCormickAn End to Power Level Discussions in EDHFor years, we’ve all obsessed over power levels in EDH. We’ve tried to give our decks power scores to try to seek out “even” matchups…Feb 26, 2021Feb 26, 2021
James McCormickThat One Poor SodAs a software engineer, there are times when you look at something and think, “There has to be only one poor sod out there who needs this.”Aug 14, 2020Aug 14, 2020
James McCormickOn 7’s in CommanderEverybody thinks they have a 7. You (probably) don’t.Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
James McCormickBuilding a Commander Deck, part 6: Building an Orthogonal DeckWe’ve talked about useful decks. But now, it’s time to discuss when to throw the rules away entirely because it gets in the way of…Jan 28, 2020Jan 28, 2020
James McCormickBuilding a Commander Deck, Part 5: Building a Mechanical Commander DeckFinally, we get to the lowest power level of playable Commander decks: the Mechanical deck. These decks usually lack a focus or a good…Jan 22, 2020Jan 22, 2020
James McCormickBuilding a Commander Deck Part 4: Building a Focused Commander DeckLet us begin with a decklist. Unusually for this series, I even have gameplay video of this deck, featuring its author, Graham Stark of…Jan 13, 2020Jan 13, 2020
James McCormickBuilding a Commander Deck, part 3: Building a Tuned Commander DeckOnce again, we’re going to start with a decklist. This is a bit more of a classical deck tech than previous articles, because this time…Jan 6, 2020Jan 6, 2020
James McCormickBuilding a Commander Deck, Part 2: Building an Optimized DeckBefore, I begin, I want to start by sharing the decklist that will be the core of this article. I have this deck. But to start with, an…Dec 18, 2019Dec 18, 2019
James McCormickBuilding a Commander Deck, Part 1: What do you want to do?I’m not a name in the Magic: the Gathering community. I don’t create content. I don’t stream. You wouldn’t recognize me from some rando at…Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019