From May 29 to 31, the VIENNAGEDDON 2026 took place at Three for One Trading and at VinziRast Mittendrin. A total of 65 Old School players and 158 Premodern players came together for an unforgettable three days of Magic.
These Secrets of Strixhaven Commander decks are strong out of the box, but this guide shows how to level them up fast. For each precon, you get a clean “three-for-three” upgrade plan: three main-set adds, three classic staples, and three game-changing finishers to sharpen themes and boost consistency.
Secrets of Strixhaven looks like a sequel that actually levels up. Prepared creatures let you “store” spells for later, while Paradigm turns one cast into a free spell every turn. Add Mystical Archive reprints, five tuned precons, and meaningful land upgrades, and SOS feels like an instant Commander staple set.
Gates aren’t just budget taplands anymore. With 23 total Gates and modern payoffs, they can form a surprisingly smooth mana base that quietly threatens with Maze’s End without warping your deck. Keep the package lean, prioritize land tutors, and let opponents sweat a second win axis.
Mana rocks aren’t just “Sol Ring plus Signets.” This guide shows how to evaluate rocks by floor, ceiling, and average, then match them to your curve, colors, commander, and bracket. Go beyond safe picks with fast bursts, utility engines, and big-mana enablers.
Ben introduces us to Premodern: A 1v1, 60-card format spanning from Fourth Edition through Scourge that recreates 1995 - 2003 Magic without Power Nine or original Duals. Modern reprints are allowed, but a dedicated banlist avoids “Legacy-lite.” The metagame favors interactive, instant-speed staples, basic-heavy fetch manabases, and classic archetypes from aggro to combo-control.
Ben summarizes early TMNT previews, letting players assess themes early. He highlights Sneak, a ninjutsu-like ability and maps colors to Turtle themes: counters, artifacts, aristocrats, wheels, cheating, plus team-ups and utility.
Ben Guilfoyle charts white removal’s evolution: from Alpha’s Swords/Disenchant to catch-all O-Ring effects and modern three-mana answers, plus tools like Path and Prismatic Ending. He notes blind spots (selective land kill, stack interaction) and offers picks and a Moxfield package.
Ben Guilfoyle previews Lorwyn Eclipsed: products (Play/Collector Boosters, Bundles, Draft Night, Prerelease), headline mechanics (Kindred, Evoke, transforming DFCs, Blight, Vivid), supporting tech (Persist, Convoke, Behold), Commander reprints and precons (Elementals, Blight), new fetchable duals, plus early chase cards for brewers.
Ben Guilfoyle surveys Magic’s Reserved List as a Commander toolbox beyond the usual headlines, spotlighting underplayed legends, versatile utility lands, early color-pie outliers, quirky build-arounds, and potent engines. He emphasizes tradeoffs, synergy with land and graveyard themes, and bracket-aware inclusion, urging deckbuilding while balancing budget, table expectations, consistency, and commander fit.
