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Partner Focus — Ravos, Soultender
is an angel-in-training who is clearly too sexy for his shirt. Too Sexy for His Shirt Let's see what Ravos can do. Human Cleric If we like the tribal route, the pair of Ravos and are currently the second favorite "commander" for cleric tribal, which doesn't stray far outside of white and black. See for yourself at edhrec.com/tribes/clerics. […]
Underdog's Corner — Ulasht, the Hate Seed
This article is Round 14 of the Underdog's Corner, a series spotlighting various lesser-used commanders and their place in the format. Each article makes the argument for a single commander that deserves more play, as well as highlighting key cards and synergies. Little House of Horrors Hello everyone and welcome back to another edition of the Underdog's […]
EDHREC Spoiler Coverage — WIZARDS
Remember? The guy from that commercial? When he was all like "WIZARD!"? Remember commercials before Netflix and AdBlock? It's no coincidence that I'm bringing that up because I want to talk about WIZARDS today and I'm capitalizing every letter in the word because, have you seen the Wizards in this deck? Every new card is […]
EDH Political Science — Party Time, Excellent
Political parties have been a contentious part of United States politics since the founding of the nation. Alexander Hamilton and James Madison wrote about their concerns and the benefits of "factions" on the political stage in the ninth and tenth Federalist Papers. They began a heated debate that years later led to the formation of […]
Non-Basically Speaking - Karn, Silver Golem
Hello friends and nostalgic Weatherlight fans, welcome back to EDHREC and our continuing biweekly column, Non-Basically Speaking, the series that strives to identify non-basic lands that should be considered valuable staples or hidden gems based on their visibility on EDHREC. In our previous episode of Non-Basically Speaking we explored the spectrum of a five-color deck […]
EDHREC Spoiler Coverage — Blood and Iron
"To make you a vampire they have to suck your blood. And then you have to suck their blood. It's like a whole big sucking thing." Buffy Summers Day three of Commander 2017 spoiler week leaned heavily into vampires starting off in the wee hours of the morning with our first Mardu bloodsucker legend. As someone […]
Low Market — Borborygmos' Splendid Combo
Borborygmos Enraged art by Aleksi Briclot Anger Management It's an important life skill, I believe, to find constructive outlets for your anger. I, for example, might channel it into video games. Some people might exercise. Some people might find a private place to emit a primal screech. does none of these things, preferring instead to […]
EDHREC Spoiler Coverage — Dragon Watch
Day 2 of spoiler season for Commander 2017 was all about the flying beasts. Dragons are the second tribe to get their day in the sun(unless you count their early leak which we covered here) and we'll jump right into the new hotness! The big bad flying beast of the set. The Eminence ability is […]
Commander Showdown — The Ur-Dragon vs Scion of the Ur-Dragon
The Year of the Dragon Commander 2017 Spoilers are going crazy, and in this week’s Showdown, we’re going to talk about the biggest and baddest of them: ! Five colors, nine mana, and twenty combined power/toughness. The Ur-Dragon is here, and it means business. At the helm of the dragon-tribal preconstructed deck, this big baddy […]
Burning Inquiry — Taking a Break from Magic
We've all been there. At some point this game which once inspired such lustful joy becomes a frustrating grind. Somewhere between the reserved list and the banned list, netdecking and token promos, boundless infinite combos and constricting real-life circumstances; it is here that players must reconsider the spaces for Magic: The Gathering in their lives. […]