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- Replacement Commanders — Spells from the Grave
ArticlesAh, hello again, readers and spellslingers. Welcome back to Replacement Commanders, the series where we look at the Other Commanders (™ pending) from Commander 2017 and break down their abilities and stats. Next, we use EDHREC.com's data to see what the current best card choices and strategies are for each one. Finally, we go off […]
- Commander Focus — Mairsil, the Pretender
ArticlesSome commanders are considered to be "glass cannons", in the sense that all the offensive power of the deck is concentrated through a single creature. If that creature is repeatedly removed or otherwise subdued, then the deck just stops being a threat. However, if that creature has enough protection or can evade detrimental spells, then […]
- EDH Political Science — Straw Man and Threat Assessment
ArticlesPolitics wouldn’t be the same without lying. There is a precedent for it. Lying as part of any political system exists simply because there are clear advantages to doing so. A politician can get caught lying and still come out ahead. The fact that information is out there is more important than if it was […]
- Low Market — Lightning Strikes Twice
ArticlesSaskia the Unyielding art by Greg Opalinski Lightning Strikes Twice Whether you're a grizzled Magic veteran or a bushy-tailed new player, chances are good that at some point before learning to play you listened to someone discussing the game and said to yourself, "I recognize the words they're using, but they may as well be speaking a different language." […]
- Replacement Commanders — O-Kagachi, Where Art Thou?
ArticlesHello again readers and welcome back to Replacement Commanders. For this series, we look at all the alternative legendary creatures created for the Commander 2017 product and concoct some different brew strategies for them with the help of EDHREC.com's endless data on what the cool kids are building for each Commander. I put up a […]
- Commander Focus — Wasitora, Nekoru Queen
ArticlesSome people like cats. Some people like dogs. Some people like both cats and dogs, so there's a bit of overlap on that Venn diagram. But what, you presumably ask, about the people who like both cats and dragons? is a hard-working mother who just wants to feed her litter of cute baby kitten monsters. […]
- Commander Showdown — Hapatra vs The Scorpion God
ArticlesV for Venom-Detta Voilà! In view, the vast valleys of Ixalan! However, now that we've arrived at this vivid, vibrant vista, we must veer our vessel back to Amonkhet! We volunteered to visit two voracious veterans before the Hour of Devastation vanishes, and they would be very vexed and vindictive if we vacated our vow. If you, valuable viewer, would rather […]
- Non-Basically Speaking — Kess, Dissident Mage
ArticlesHello friends and spellslingers, 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 last episode of non-basically speaking we jammed three of Ixalan's new double faced artifact-to-land cards […]
- Low Market — Cheap Date: [Super]friends with Benefits
ArticlesRamos, Dragon Engine art by Joseph Meehan The Power of [Super]friendship Welcome back to Low Market, a column for budget Commander deckbuilding! Every week, I gaze balefully at the perpetually empty "Planeswalker" subcategory of my deck template, yearning for the day that I will stuff it to the brim with planeswalkers. That day has finally come: […]
- In the Margins — Clone
ArticlesCurrently there are 5,363 decks in the EDHREC database running , and not a single one of them should have it as part of the 99. Once again I'm lying. is fine and there are probably decks that want every clone effect possible. There might be one at the end of this article. I think […]
