<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:07:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hive-188270/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Magic Monday: Brewing a Deck for Oathbreaker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Magic: The Gathering has spawned many variant formats developed by the community. Commander is by far the most famous, now an official format with wide product support. Some would say this has done more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/magic-monday-brewing-a-deck-for-oathbreaker</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/magic-monday-brewing-a-deck-for-oathbreaker</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-188270]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:47:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcSANHuJp8Qgdk2rQiZkBbU4vj1WLHdBzwkSvQqiGHhLv9PZZrq8XibFAb4qbT99YVNFNsWUsZUQh5AF?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jump Scare: A Commander Deck Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @jacobtothe/jump-scare-a-commander-deck-review by @jacobtothe.Big monsters leaping out of the shadows, plus new Archenemy rules and cards!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/jump-scare-a-commander-deck-review-hive-188270</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@jacobtothe/jump-scare-a-commander-deck-review-hive-188270</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-188270]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:23:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bear Necessities: a Budget Magic Commander Revamp]]></title><description><![CDATA[Way back in January, I wrote a post about my attempt to build Wilson, Refined Grizzly and the Flaming Fist background into a voltron-style commander with +1/+1 counters and pump spells. 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Cheers Brennan and Steve.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@swordandboard/s-and-b-magic-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188270/@swordandboard/s-and-b-magic-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-188270]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[swordandboard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 22:05:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnVSo3E4HeQV5NW5Xwcmd6rvMZcbCcpBW7yonYTw3eoZwpLdhnJsGo5XPdiBgpQnS1Skc7q46zZk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drawing on a Budget: A Deck Experiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, I'm trying a slightly different take on the kind of deck I wrote about last week. That deck was designed to inflict damage by making everyone draw. 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