Triple Showdown Two months ago, I wrote a Commander Showdown about the reigning zombie tribal commanders, Gisa and Geralf and Grimgrin, Corpse-Born. Then Hour of Devastation happened, unleashing one of the coolest and most frightening commanders we've seen in a long time: The Scarab God. The zombie apocalypse never stops, nor do its commanders. We've been […]
Commander Showdown — The Locust God vs Niv-Mizzet
July 5, 2017 by
Joseph Schultz 
A Plague of Locusts Upon Your House Hour of Devastation is almost upon us, and there are some awesome preview cards on the horizon. We've seen Theros gods and Amonkhet gods before, but we've never seen plague gods. Scorpions and scarabs are terrifying, but the one that frightens me most is The Locust God. This giant insect will […]
#blue, #combo, #curiosity, #hour of hevastation, #infinite, #izzet, #laboratory maniac, #mana echoes, #niv-mizzet the firemind, #purphoros god of the forge, #red, #shared animosity, #the locust god Read More »
Hour of Devastation EDH Review — Green
June 30, 2017 by
Joseph Schultz
The Grass is Always Greener The Hour of Devastation is almost upon us, and in the spirit of survival, it's time for a review of the green cards in the upcoming set that are sure to shake up the EDH format. No time for pleasantries, Nicol Bolas is coming to wreck face, so we'd best […]
#Beneath the Sands, #green, #Hope Tender, #hour of hevastation, #Hour of Promise, #Majestic Myriarch, #Pride Sovereign, #Quarry Beetle, #Ramunap Excavator, #Resilient Khenra, #Rhonas's Last Stand, #Uncage the Menagerie Read More »
Commander Showdown — Ayli vs Karlov
June 21, 2017 by
Joseph Schultz
The Great Divide If you browse the pages of EDHREC enough, you might notice a gap between the most-played and second-most-played commander in any given color identity. In Gruul, for example, Omnath, Locus of Rage has 1343 decks, while the next highest, Xenagos, God of Revels, has 909. In Azorius, the difference between Brago, King […]
#ayli eternal pilgrim, #black, #karlov of the ghost council, #life drain, #life gain, #lifegain, #orzhov, #white Read More »
Commander Showdown — Karador vs Meren
June 7, 2017 by
Joseph Schultz
Blast from the Past Commander Anthology comes out this Friday, inviting us all to enjoy some of our old favorites from past Commander products, such as Kaalia of the Vast and Derevi, Empyrial Tactician. The Anthology deck I'd like to spend some time on is Plunder the Graves, featuring Meren of Clan Nel Toth. Before Commander […]
#abzan, #black, #golgari, #green, #karador ghost chieftain, #meren of clan nel toth, #reanimator, #toolbox, #white Read More »
Commander Showdown — Gisa and Geralf vs Grimgrin
May 24, 2017 by
Joseph Schultz
Commander Showdown is a series that compares and contrast two similar commanders, analyzes differences in strategy and deck construction, and evaluates how those differences are represented by the data here on EDHREC. The Planeswalking Dead In the wake of Pro Tour Amonkhet, zombies have begun shambling their way through the Standard format. With new toys […]
#black, #blue, #combo, #dimir, #gisa and geralf, #grimgrin corpse-born, #tribal, #zombies Read More »
Commander Showdown — Zedruu vs Kynaios and Tiro
May 10, 2017 by
Joseph Schultz
Commander Showdown is a series that compares and contrast two similar commanders, analyzes differences in strategy and deck construction, and evaluates how those differences are represented by the data here on EDHREC. Free Hugs Here on Commander Showdown we’ve discussed a wide array of deck archetypes, from token swarms to counterspell control. One we haven’t yet […]
#group hug, #inktreader, #jeskai, #kynaios and tiro of meletis, #zedruu the greathearted Read More »
Commander Showdown — Oketra vs Heliod
May 3, 2017 by
Joseph Schultz
Commander Showdown is a series that compares and contrast two similar commanders, analyzes differences in strategy and deck construction, and evaluates how those differences are represented by the data here on EDHREC. Amonkhet is here, with a whole new set of legendary creatures! So, in the words of Mark Rosewater: you know what that means! […]
#amonkhet, #gods, #heliod god of the sun, #mono white, #oketra the true Read More »
Commander Showdown — Leovold vs The World
April 26, 2017 by
Joseph Schultz
Rest in Pieces If you haven't already heard, EDH had a bit of a shakeup this past Monday: Leovold, Emissary of Trest is now banned in Commander. (If you'd like to read the full announcement, you can do so here.) Since Leovold had over 700 decks here on EDHREC, this probably stings for quite a few […]
Commander Showdown — Zur vs Bruna
April 12, 2017 by
Joseph Schultz
Commander Showdown is a series that compares and contrast two similar commanders, analyzes differences in strategy and deck construction, and evaluates how those differences are represented by the data here on EDHREC. Modern Masters 2017 has been out for a few weeks now, and hopefully you've had the chance to draft the set a few […]
#auras, #bruna light of alabaster, #enchantments, #voltron, #zur the enchanter Read More »