There's no free lunch in Commander, unless you're talking about free spells, that is. Doug shows us alternative costs and tricks of the trade when you're short on mana value.
Top 10 Free Spells
August 2, 2024 by
DougY 
Top 10 Instants and Sorceries of Each "Type" To Copy
June 21, 2024 by
DougY
In today's Too-Specific Top 10, take a look at the best instants and sorceries for copying with new card Tempt with Mayhem!
#beast within, #blasphemous act, #brainstorm, #chaos warp, #counterspell, #cultivate, #curse of the swine, #dark ritual, #demonic tutor, #dread return, #enlightened tutor, #frantic search, #generous gift, #heroic intervention, #jeska's will, #lightning bolt, #living death, #mana geyser, #mystical tutor, #narset's reversal, #path to exile, #reanimate, #return of the wildspeaker, #seething song, #sevinne's reclamation, #swords to plowshares, #teferi's protection, #tempt with mayhem, #torment of hailfire, #vampiric tutor, #victimize, #windfall Read More »
Mechanical Memories - Extra, Extra! Attack All About It!
December 11, 2023 by
Jubilee Finnegan 
Where did extra combats in Magic come from? Explore the history of Magic the Gathering with Jubilee.
#ad nauseam, #aggravated assault, #alrunds epiphany, #aurelia the warleader, #bloodthirster, #counterspell, #extra combat, #godo bandit warlord, #isshin two heavens as one, #Karlach, #last chance, #relentless assault, #seize the day Read More »
Setting the Record Straight - How Does Commander Masters Compare to Other Masters Sets?
July 31, 2023 by
Cooper Gottfried 
Cooper takes us on a Masters-ful adventure through almost a decade's worth of Commander playables.
#arcane signet, #brainstorm, #command tower, #counterspell, #cyclonic rift, #dimir signet, #kodamas reach, #mana drain, #mind stone, #misty rainforest, #path to exile, #rampant growth, #sign in blood, #sol ring, #swords to plowshares, #terramorphic expanse, #wayfarers bauble, #windfall Read More »
When Your Commander is Also Your Win Condition | EDHRECast 230
September 16, 2022 by
Community Spotlight 
Some commanders are just value engines, but some are the deck's ultimate payoff! How do you change your deckbuilding when your commander is vital to the deck's endgame? Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Want to see the decks we play? […]
#ardenn intrepid archaeologist, #atemsis all-seeing, #counterspell, #EDHRECast, #empyrial plate, #heroic intervention, #ishai ojutai dragonspeaker, #Juri Master of the Revue, #Kyler Sigardian Emissary, #lightning greaves, #mogis god of slaughter, #nekusar the mindrazer, #omnath locus of rage, #psychosis crawler, #rafiq of the many, #reyhan last of the abzan, #swiftfoot boots, #syr konrad the grim, #teferi's protection, #the locust god, #the mimeoplasm, #the scarab god, #tuvasa the sunlit, #valduk keeper of the flame, #ziatora the incinerator Read More »
Commander Deckbuilding Principles | EDHRECast 227
August 26, 2022 by
Community Spotlight
How many lands? What type of draw spells? What DON'T you play? This week we're chatting about the personal rules we follow to help guide the EDH brewing process. Check out the Cards to U.S.E. video here: https://youtu.be/XKmbNIYTurE Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast […]
#Abomination of Llanowar, #access denied, #anax hardened in the forge, #arachnogenesis, #Astarion’s Thirst, #aura of silence, #beast within, #bojuka bog, #broken bond, #consecrated sphinx, #counterspell, #cyclonic rift, #dictate of erebos, #EDHRECast, #fumigate, #generous gift, #ghostly prison, #go for the throat, #gorm the great, #hall of gemstone, #homeward path, #hrmonize, #isperia supreme judge, #midnight clock, #pendrell mists, #rhystic study, #rishkars expertise, #sakashimas will, #scaveger grounds, #spell swindle, #stasis, #sudden spoiling, #tatyova benthic druid, #the council of four, #the mimeoplasm, #Tivash Gloom Summoner, #trailblazer, #utter end, #vampiric tutor, #virtus the veiled, #whelming wave, #Wilhelt the Rotcleaver, #winds of rath, #wrath of god, #yennett cryptic sovereign Read More »
What Do You Want From A Game of Commander? | EDHRECast 219
July 1, 2022 by
Community Spotlight
What do you hope to get when you sit down for a game of EDH? Do you want to be surprised? Do you want to learn something? Do you seek a challenge? We discuss our favorite types of experiences to cultivate in Commander games. Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast […]
#akromas will, #atraxa praetors voice, #Baba Lysaga Night Witch, #cadira caller of the small, #clone, #counterspell, #death grasp, #EDHRECast, #fury storm, #gideon of the trials, #glasspool mimic, #Juri Master of the Revue, #metalwork colossus, #mob rule, #nyxbloom ancient, #opt, #profane transfusion, #raggadragga goreguts boss, #raised by giants, #reap, #revel in riches, #rewind, #rise of the dark realms, #skull storm, #snake pit, #spark double, #sphere of safety, #stuff doll, #tetzimoc primal death, #uril the miststalker, #varchild betrayer of kjeldor Read More »
Commanders that Hate EDH Staples | EDHRECast 211
April 29, 2022 by
Community Spotlight
Sol Ring? Nah! Cyclonic Rift? Who needs it! These commanders intentionally avoid the most popular staples in EDH. Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Want to see the decks we play? Check them out here: https://edhrec.com/articles/edhrecast-our-decks/ Check out our new custom […]
#adeliz the cinder wind, #admiral beckett brass, #batwing brume, #beast within, #chaos warp, #Codie Vociferous Codex, #command tower, #counterspell, #cultivate, #cyclonic rift, #demonic tutor, #demonlord belzenlok, #EDHRECast, #estrid the masked, #eternal witness, #Gavi nest warden, #heroic intervention, #hinata dawn crowned, #hogaak arisen necropolis, #Imoti Celebrant of Bounty, #jirina kudro, #kadena slinking sorcerer, #kestia the cultivator, #kodamas reach, #kozilek butcher of truth, #kresh the bloodbraided, #Lier Disciple of the Drowned, #lightning greaves, #lord windgrace, #maelstrom wanderer, #muldrotha the gravetide, #nekusar the mindrazer, #nikya of the old ways, #niv-mizzet reborn, #obuun mul daya ancestor, #path to exile, #Phylath World Sculptor, #phyrexian arena, #rayami first of the fallen, #rhystic study, #rienne angel of rebirth, #sakura-tribe elder, #silvar devourer of the free, #smothering tithe, #sol ring, #swords to plowshares, #teferi's protection, #teneb the harvester, #toxic deluge, #trynn champion of freedom, #uril the miststalker, #vaevictis asmadi the dire, #yidris maelstrom wielder, #yorion sky nomad Read More »
Jumbo Commander - Be Better at Commander: DON'T PLAY COUNTERSPELLS!
April 7, 2022 by
Community Spotlight
Look, counterspells can play an important role in our format but I see a lot of players play this card type for the wrong reasons. With some more understanding, I think every player can think critically about what purpose this card serves and how to best implement it. Sponsored by: https://www.coolstuffinc.com/ "Jumbo5" saves you 5% […]
Powerhouse Commons | EDHRECast 204
March 11, 2022 by
Community Spotlight
These commons are even more important than some mythic rares! What are the most popular commons? Which commander uses the most commons? Which commons are total powerhouses in EDH? Let's find out! Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Want to see […]
#abjure, #adeliz the cinder wind, #arcane signet, #ashnods altar, #bioshift, #brainstorm, #broken bond, #cathartic reunion, #counterspell, #cultivate, #dark ritual, #dawn charm, #deadly dispute, #defile, #EDHRECast, #ephemerate, #essence harvest, #faithless looting, #fanatical devotion, #feather the redeemed, #feed the swarm, #fling, #footbottom feast, #forever young, #gravepurge, #gravitic punch, #gray merchant of asphodel, #impact tremors, #impulsive pilferer, #kodamas reach, #lapse of certainty, #mana geyser, #mana tithe, #muddle the mixture, #natures claim, #negate, #ponder, #preordain, #pyroblast, #rampatn growth, #read the bones, #reckless impulse, #red elemental blast, #repository skaab, #rhystic study, #rite of consumption, #sakura-tribe elder, #Seize the Spoils, #shu yun the silent tempest, #snakeskin veil, #soul warden, #souls fire, #spore frog, #stone-seeder hierophant, #teferi's time twist, #thought vessel, #thoughtcast, #thrill of possibility, #tormenting voice, #unexpected windfall, #village rites, #viscera seer, #Winged Words Read More »