Hopefully the boys don’t read this entry before I finish my next Commander deck. With Giants close to rotating out of Standard as I write this, I’ve been building a Giant tribal Commander deck with Ruhan of the Fomori at the helm.

I’m not known as a fast deck builder (translation: I tend to procrastinate a lot) so I have yet to finish. On an afternoon outing today with Christian, I did let it out that I was building a new Commander deck (that was not Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist). He asked about the colours and I revealed that the deck was built around White, Blue and Red.

Christian turned to me and asked, “You’re building a Ruhan deck?” I was stunned: There are 17 Jeskai Commanders, according to Scryfall. How did Christian guess that I was building a Giants deck? And how did he know about Ruhan? I thought this was some obscure Commander. At times like this, I think that he has memorized all of Magic’s cards (upwards of 20,000 at this point, I believe).

Granted, it may have something to do with the fact that I have been vocal about enjoying my Giants deck in Standard. Clearly, the kid not only knows his Magic cards but does listen to his father as well, even if he does not let on that he does.

For what it’s worth, Ruhan is ranked #425 as I write this by EDHRec. Maybe not quite as obscure as I thought he might be but definitely not among the most popular either.

Not wanting to give anything away, I told him he would have to wait until the deck is finished. “Is it Elsha of the Infinite?” he probed.

“Not telling,” I responded.

“Is it Narset of the Ancient Way?”

How does he know all of these cards? I barely remember that Steel Leaf Champion is a a GGG card and it is a card that I love.

I’ll post the deck list when I finish the deck.