From Oko to Elspeth and from Teferi to Narset, planeswalkers have a wild reputation in Commander. We're going all-in to check out which walkers are the most popular, which commanders love to play them the most, the special tricks they can pull, and even how to defeat those pesky Superfriends strategies! Support the cast on […]
Planeswalkers in EDH: A Primer | EDHRECast 161
May 7, 2021 by
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#aethersnap, #aminatou the fateshifter, #ashiok dream render, #atraxa praetors voice, #calix destiny's hand, #dack fayden, #daretti ingenious iconoclast, #daretti scrap savant, #djeru with eyes open, #doubling season, #EDHRECast, #elspeth suns champion, #estrid the masked, #freyalise llanowars fury, #golos tireless pilgrim, #Jace wielder of mysteries, #jeska thrice reborn, #kardur doomscourge, #liliana dreadhorde general, #lord windgrace, #nahiri the lithomancer, #narset parter of veils, #nevinyrrals disk, #Nicol Bolas Dragon God, #nicol bolas god-pharaoh, #nicol bolas the ravager, #Nissa Who Shakes the World, #ob nixilis of the black oath, #oko thief of crowns, #pernicious deed, #Planewide Celebration, #ral storm conduit, #ramos dragon engine, #rings of brighthearth, #rowan kenrith, #saheeli sublime artificer, #settle the score, #sisay weatherlight captain, #spark double, #tamiyo field researcher, #teferi temporal archmage, #teferi time raveler, #tevesh szat doom of fools, #tezzeret artifice master, #tezzeret master of the bridge, #tezzeret the seeker, #the chain veil, #the elder spell, #the immortal sun, #thief of blood, #throne of geth, #ugin the ineffable, #ugin the spirit dragon, #Vivien Champion of the Wilds, #will kenrith Read More »
Removal Spell Review | EDHRECast 160
April 30, 2021 by
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Swords, Path, Pongify, Mortify, Putrefy... the list of removal spells is so long, and Strixhaven is adding even more! How do you choose which ones to use? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast EDHREC is sponsored by CardKingdom, TCGPlayer.com, and altersleeves.com. Use the price links on EDHREC or visit http://cardkingdom.com/edhrec and altersleeves.com/edhrecast to support the […]
#anguished unmaking, #assassins trophy, #Baleful Mastery, #banishing light, #beast within, #Bedevil, #chaos warp, #councils judgment, #Culling Ritual, #darksteel mutation, #deadly rollick, #defile, #despark, #detahsprout, #dreadbore, #EDHRECast, #fracture, #generous gift, #go for the throat, #heros downfall, #imprisoned in the moon, #kenriths transformation, #lightning bolt, #lignify, #Mortality spear, #mortify, #murder, #oblivion ring, #oubliette, #path to exile, #pongify, #putrefy, #rapid hybridization, #ravenform, #ravenous chupacabra, #Resculpt, #shock, #song of the dryads, #swords to plowshares, #terminate, #tragic slip, #utter end, #vanishing verse, #vindicate Read More »
Deckbuilding Heuristics and Personal Principles | EDHRECast 159
April 23, 2021 by
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Building and tuning a Commander deck can be a challenge! These are the lessons we've learned that help us take our EDH brews to the next level. Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Interested in writing for EDHREC? Send us your pitch at edhrec.com/apply or send […]
Commanders That Reject Their Own Sets | EDHRECast 158
April 16, 2021 by
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Their average decks don't contain a single card from their own set! Which commanders are they, and why do some commanders refuse to play cards originally printed in the same set that they were? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Interested in writing for EDHREC? Send […]
#alesha who smiles at death, #arcades the strategist, #EDHRECast, #jodah archmage eternal, #kinnan bonder prodigy, #kykar wind's fury, #Marwyn the Nurturer, #nicol bolas god-pharaoh, #oubliette, #phenax god of deception, #sen triplets, #sisay weatherlight captain, #sliver overlord, #the gitrog monster, #the locust god, #the scarab god, #xenagos god of revels, #zur the enchanter Read More »
Most Parasitic Commanders | EDHRECast 157
April 9, 2021 by
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They could play cards from ANY set... but they love their own set the most! This week we're digging into the data to discover the commanders whose playstyle is so parasitic that their average deck is dominated by cards that were printed in the same set they were! Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow […]
Sets That Got Better (Or Worse!) Over Time | EDHRECast 156
April 2, 2021 by
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Don't miss it: this is one of our most epic data dives ever! We're checking out the popularity of different sets & how that popularity aged over time! Which sets grew MORE popular, and which sets shrank down? The results are fascinating! Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz […]
#agent of treachery, #atla palani nest tender, #bala ged recovery, #barkchannel pathway, #branching evolution, #Bruvac the Grandiloquent, #chulane teller of tales, #deflecting swat, #dockside extortionist, #dryad of the ilysian grove, #EDHRECast, #eerie ultimatum, #Esika God of the Tree, #fabled passage, #feather the redeemed, #feed the swarm, #Field of the Dead, #fierce guardianship, #fiery emancipation, #Fiery Islet, #Finale of Devastation, #garruk's uprising, #God Eternal Oketra, #god-eternal bontu, #God-Eternal Rhonas, #golos tireless pilgrim, #heliod sun-crowned, #hogaak arisen necropolis, #hullbreacher, #indatha triome, #jeska's will, #jeweled lotus, #K'rrik Son of Yawgmoth, #Kalamax the stormsire, #ketria triome, #knights' charge, #kodama of the east tree, #korvold fae-cursed king, #mystic sanctuary, #narset parter of veils, #narset's reversal, #Needleverge Pathway, #nethroi apex of death, #Nurturing Peatland, #nyxbloom ancient, #obeka brute chronologist, #omnath locus of creation, #Orvar the All-Form, #raugrin triome, #return of the wildspeaker, #rin and seri inseperable, #rograkh son of rohgahh, #ruinous ultimatum, #sakashima of a thousand faces, #savai triome, #silent clearing, #sunbaked canyon, #Talisman of conviction, #talisman of creativity, #Talisman of curiosity, #talisman of hierarchy, #talisman of resilience, #Teferi's Ageless Insight, #tergrid god of fright, #thassa's oracle, #the great henge, #Tinybones Trinket Thief, #training center, #urza lord high artificer, #waterlogged grove, #yarok the desecrated, #yawgmoth thran physician, #zagoth triome Read More »
Commander Backups & Substitutes | EDHRECast 155
March 26, 2021 by
Community Spotlight
If your commander is offline... can your deck still win? This week, we're examining cards in the 99 that help substitute a commander's abilities, and why some archetypes have more backups than others. Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Interested in writing for EDHREC? Send us […]
#aesi tyrant of gyre strait, #animate dead, #anje falkenrath, #ankh of mishra, #athreos shroud-veiled, #avenger of zendikar, #brago king eternal, #chasm skulker, #conjurers closet, #EDHRECast, #eerie interlude, #Emiel the Blessed, #eternal witness, #forgotten ancient, #fumiko the lowblood, #ghostway, #glimpse of nature, #goblin spymaster, #guardian project, #havoc festival, #hullbreacher, #ishai ojutai dragonspeaker, #journey to eternity, #kardur doomscourge, #karma, #kenrith the returned king, #kor spiritdancer, #living death, #manabarbs, #managorger hydra, #meren of clan nel toth, #mogis god of slaughter, #painful quandary, #panharmonicon, #pestilence, #psychosis crawler, #rafiq of the many, #rampaging baloths, #reki the history of kamigawa, #reyhan last of the abzan, #rielle the everwise, #scute swarm, #sheoldred whispering one, #sram senior edificer, #tatyova benthic druid, #Teferi's Ageless Insight, #thassa deep-dwelling, #the great henge, #the locust god, #the ozolith, #urborg tomb of yawgmoth, #uril the miststalker, #valduk keeper of the flame, #victimize, #xyris the writhing storm, #zendikars roil, #zo-zu the punisher Read More »
Unexpectedly Tribal Commanders | EDHRECast 154
March 19, 2021 by
Community Spotlight
These commanders don't name a specific creature type, and yet their data shows us an undercurrent of tribal deck synergies! In this episode, we're investigating the decks whose leaders offer an unexpected home for Goblins, Elves, Angels, and more! Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Interested […]
#animar soul of elements, #archaeomancer, #atla palani nest tender, #aurelia the warleader, #brightstone ritual, #child of alara, #derevi empyrial tactician, #doran the siege tower, #dragonlair spider, #EDHRECast, #Esika God of the Tree, #gisela blade of goldnight, #golos tireless pilgrim, #hamlet captain, #isperia supreme judge, #kenrith the returned king, #korvold fae-cursed king, #kruphix god of horizons, #liesa shroud of dusk, #marisi breaker of the coil, #mirri weatherlight duelist, #niv-mizzet Parun, #o-kagachi vengeful kami, #progenitus, #purphoros god of the forge, #queen marchesa, #ravos soultender, #rosheen meanderer, #saskia the unyielding, #sephara sky's blade, #sigarda herons grace, #sphinx of the second sun, #sygg river cutthroat, #thantis the warweaver, #thassa deep-dwelling, #the mimeoplasm, #tuvasa the sunlit, #tymna the weaver, #yennett cryptic sovereign, #zada hedron grinder Read More »
Biggest Set Popularity Surges in Commander | EDHRECast 153
March 12, 2021 by
Community Spotlight
These sets hit the ground running! Which sets had an immediate impact upon Commander as soon as they were released, and why? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Interested in writing for EDHREC? Send us your pitch at edhrec.com/apply or send us an email at social@edhrec.com […]
#aesi tyrant of gyre strait, #agadeem's awakening, #akromas will, #anje falkenrath, #Anowon the Ruin Thief, #Araumi of the Dead Tide, #arcane signet, #ashiok dream render, #atla palani nest tender, #azusa lost but seeking, #bala ged recovery, #balduvian rage, #barkchannel pathway, #blessed sanctuary, #brokkos apex of forever, #command tower, #cosmic intervention, #court of bounty, #court of grace, #darien king of kjeldor, #darkbore pathway, #deadly rollick, #deflecting swat, #dockside extortionist, #dovin's veto, #EDHRECast, #eerie ultimatum, #elsha of the infinite, #emergent ultimatum, #Emiel the Blessed, #felidar retreat, #fierce guardianship, #fiery emancipation, #Fiery Islet, #Finale of Devastation, #force of despair, #force of vigor, #God Eternal Oketra, #golos tireless pilgrim, #heroic intervention, #hullbreacher, #Idol of Oblivion, #illuna apex of wishes, #jeska's will, #jeweled lotus, #K'rrik Son of Yawgmoth, #Kalamax the stormsire, #kenrith the returned king, #klothys god of destiny, #korvold fae-cursed king, #kroxa titan of death's hunger, #lurrus of the dream-den, #mystic sanctuary, #nethroi apex of death, #Neyith of the Dire Hunt, #Nurturing Peatland, #nyxbloom ancient, #obeka brute chronologist, #obscuring haze, #obuun mul daya ancestor, #omnath locus of creation, #opposition agent, #oracle of mul daya, #Pact of the Serpent, #purphoros bronze-blooded, #rejuvenating springs, #return of the wildspeaker, #rhystic study, #ruinous ultimatum, #sanctum of all, #scute swarm, #sol ring, #spectator seating, #stubborn denial, #sunbaked canyon, #swords to plowshares, #Talisman of conviction, #talisman of creativity, #Talisman of curiosity, #talisman of hierarchy, #talisman of resilience, #teferi time raveler, #temple of epiphany, #temple of malady, #temple of mystery, #temple of silence, #temple of triumph, #thassa's oracle, #the great henge, #tinybones, #Tinybones Trinket Thief, #Uro titan of nature's wrath, #urza lord high artificer, #valduk keeper of the flame, #vampiric tutor, #Vorinclex Monstrous Raider, #war room, #wyleth soul of steel, #yarok the desecrated, #yawgmoth thran physician, #zaxara the exemplary, #Zurzoth Chaos Rider Read More »
The Kaldheim Avalanche | EDHRECast 152
March 5, 2021 by
Community Spotlight
Kaldheim data has built up, so much that it's starting to overwhelm! This week we're taking a look at Kaldheim's most popular standouts, while discussing the set's potential ability to bury or overshadow its own most interesting card designs. Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Check out the EDH Wiki! https://edhwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page Follow the cast on […]
#alpine meadow, #arctic treeline, #barkchannel pathway, #binding of the old gods, #Birgi God of Storytelling, #blightstep pathway, #Burning-Rune Demon, #canopy tactician, #darkbore pathway, #EDHRECast, #elderfang disciple, #elven ambush, #Esika God of the Tree, #glacial floodplain, #Goldspan Dragon, #hengegate pathway, #highland forest, #ice tunnel, #immersturm predator, #Jorn God of Winter, #kardur doomscourge, #koma cosmos serpent, #Magda Brazen Outlaw, #Maja Bretagard Protector, #masked vandal, #mind harness, #mystic reflection, #Narfi Betrayer King, #Orvar the All-Form, #rampage of the valkyries, #ravenform, #realmwalker, #righteous valkyrie, #rimewood falls, #saw it coming, #Showdown of the Skalds, #snowfield sinkhole, #sulfurous mire, #tergrid god of fright, #the world tree, #tibalt's trickery, #Toralf God of Fury, #Valki God of Lies, #volatile fjord, #Vorinclex Monstrous Raider, #woodland chasm Read More »