What are the most overrated cards? Can you over-optimize a deck? This week we share our "hot takes" for your EDH edification! 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 […]
Commander Hot Takes | EDHRECast 246
January 13, 2023 by
Community Spotlight 
#archivist of Oghma, #armageddon, #Astarion’s Thirst, #avacyn angel of hope, #breya's apprentice, #Celestine the Living Saint, #crux of fate, #cursed mirror, #deadly rollick, #delgamer, #demonic tutor, #EDHRECast, #glissa the traitor, #gray merchant of asphodel, #heraldic banner, #heroic intervention, #isshin two heavens as one, #korvold fae-cursed king, #lurrus of the dream-den, #midnight clock, #Miirym Sentinel Wyrm, #natures claim, #nylea's colossus, #rhystic study, #rodolf duskbringer, #ruinous ultimatum, #seasoned dungeoneer, #splendid reclamation, #thornbite staff, #true-name nemesis, #winter orb, #wrath of god, #Wulfgar of Icewind Dale, #ziatora the incinerator Read More »
The Command Zone - Good Cards We Don’t Play | The Command Zone 508 | Magic: The Gathering Commander EDH
January 12, 2023 by
Community Spotlight
Support the show and become a Patron! Be a part of our community, receive awesome rewards, and more! https://www.patreon.com/commandzone -------- Show Notes: If a Magic card is powerful, you should play it right? Well in a format like Commander, the choice isn’t always that simple. There’s a whole bevy of reasons a discerning player might […]
#demonic tutor, #jeweled lotus, #mindslaver, #overwhelming splendor, #scute swarm, #senseis divining top, #smothering tithe, #the command zone, #toxic deluge Read More »
Achievement Unlocked - Winning in the Most Epic Way
January 11, 2023 by
Benjamin Nicol 
Can Ben pull of victory with an epic Epic spell in EDH?
#Anhelo the Painter, #basalt monolith, #chromatic lantern, #creeping tar pit, #cruel ultimatum, #dark ritual, #decree of annihilation, #decree of pain, #demonic tutor, #doom blade, #echo mage, #endless swarm, #enduring ideal, #Errant Street Artist, #eternal dominion, #Galvanic Iteration, #gamble, #geistblast, #goblin electromancer, #high tide, #howl of the horde, #illusionists bracers, #izzet signet, #jaya ballard task mage, #jeska's will, #Magnus the Red, #Mirrorshell Crab, #mizzix of the izmagnus, #mizzixs mastery, #mnemonic deluge, #neverending torment, #nimble obstructionist, #otawara soaring city, #overtaker, #paradox haze, #quicksilver amulet, #shark typhoon, #solve the equation, #the mirari conjecture, #thousand-year storm, #twincast, #twinning staff, #undying flames, #Vadrik Astral Archmage, #waterfront bouncer, #worst fears, #zaffai thunder conductor, #zevlor elturel exile Read More »
Solve the Equation – Maybe You Should Mulligan More
May 24, 2022 by
Benjamin Nicol
Are you using the mulligan enough? How do some commanders benefit MORE from mulligans?
#blood artist, #demonic tutor, #dockside extortionist, #gamble, #goblin matron, #grenzo dungeon warden, #impact tremors, #kess dissident mage, #kiki-jiki mirror breaker, #krenko mob boss, #siege-gang commander, #sling-gang lieutenant, #zealous conscripts Read More »
Extremely Linear Commanders | EDHRECast 214
May 20, 2022 by
Community Spotlight
These commanders do exactly one thing, but they do it well! Let's chat about commanders who encourage linear play patterns, and what that means for EDH games. 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 […]
#acererak the archlich, #anje falkenrath, #blightsteel colossus, #bruna light of alabaster, #captain sisay, #craterhoof behemoth, #demonic tutor, #dragon's approach, #EDHRECast, #feather the redeemed, #kadena slinking sorcerer, #krenko mob boss, #kruphix god of horizons, #maralen of the mornsong, #muldrotha the gravetide, #narset enlightened master, #Ognis the Dragon's Lash, #oloro ageless ascetic, #persistent petitioners, #prime speaker vannifar, #purphoros god of the forge, #ramos dragon engine, #rat colony, #seedborn muse, #sidisi undead vizier, #sigarda host of herons, #sram senior edificer, #thantis the warweaver, #thrumming stone, #tiamat, #tiana ships caretaker, #time stretch, #tuvasa the sunlit, #uril the miststalker, #valduk keeper of the flame, #yarok the desecrated, #yisan the wanderer bard 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 »
Decks We Deoptimized | EDHRECast 202
February 25, 2022 by
Community Spotlight
These decks were so tuned up that we didn't even like them! How do you de-tune a deck to make it as enjoyable as possible? 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 […]
#Alibou Ancient Witness, #anax hardened in the forge, #archon of justice, #ashen rider, #demonic tutor, #dictate of erebos, #EDHRECast, #expropriate, #fierce guardianship, #Finale of Devastation, #glissa the traitor, #grave pact, #Kyler Sigardian Emissary, #leyline of the void, #mana crypt, #mirri weatherlight duelist, #narset enlightened master, #reliquary monk, #rest in peace, #Scavenger Grounds, #sidisi undead vizier, #sigarda host of herons, #smothering tithe, #sol ring, #survival of the fittest, #teysa karlov, #the mimeoplasm, #torment of hailfire, #vaevictis asmadi the dire, #vampiric tutor, #vile entomber, #void winnower, #wurmcoil engine, #yennett cryptic sovereign, #yidris maelstrom wielder Read More »
Too-Specific Top 10 - Borderline
July 2, 2021 by
DougY 
New cards, old borders! Let's check out those popular cards with retro frames
#arid mesa, #azorius signet, #beast within, #bojuka bog, #boros signet, #counterspell, #demonic tutor, #dimir signet, #elvish mystic, #eternal witness, #fabled passage, #farseek, #generous gift, #izzet signet, #marsh flats, #mind stone, #misty rainforest, #natures claim, #orzhov signet, #path to exile, #ponder, #prismatic vista, #rakdos signet, #rampant growth, #reclamation sage, #scalding tarn, #sol ring, #solemn simulacrum, #swords to plowshares, #temple of the false god, #vandalblast, #verdant catacombs Read More »
Staple Remover - Tutors
March 23, 2021 by
Jaelyn Rosenquist 
We all know the famous tutors... but what about the lesser-loved deck-searchers out there?
#academy rector, #arenarector, #buried alive, #captain sisay, #congregation at dawn, #crop rotation, #demonic tutor, #diabolic intent, #Elvish Reclaimer, #entomb, #flamekin harbinger, #forerunner of the heralds, #gamble, #gishath sun's avatar, #Goblin Engineer, #idyllic tutor, #Ignite the Beacon, #knight of the reliquary, #merchant scroll, #mwonvuli beast tracker, #mythos of brokkos, #nylea's intervention, #pyre of heroes, #search for glory, #signal the clans, #sterling grove, #vampiric tutor, #worldly tutor Read More »
Popular Cards BANNED In Other Formats | EDHRECast 137
November 13, 2020 by
Community Spotlight
The ban hammer hit them hard! This week we're discussing popular EDH cards that were BANNED in other formats, and examining what it is that makes them so powerful. Support us 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 […]
#agent of treachery, #bloodstained mire, #chrome mox, #coalition victory, #deathrite shaman, #demonic tutor, #EDHRECast, #escape to the wilds, #felidar guardian, #Field of the Dead, #fires of invention, #flooded strand, #green suns zenith, #iona shield of emeria, #jeweled lotus, #kethis the hidden hand, #lurrus of the dream-den, #mana crypt, #mana vault, #mystical tutor, #nexus of fate, #oko thief of crowns, #Omnath, #omnath locus of creation, #once upon a time, #paradox engine, #polluted delta, #ponder, #preordain, #prophet of kruphix, #senseis divining top, #skullclamp, #smugglers copter, #strip mine, #sway of the stars, #teferi time raveler, #treasure cruise, #underworld breach, #Uro titan of nature's wrath, #vampiric tutor, #veil of summer, #walking ballista, #wilderness reclamation, #windfall, #windswept heath, #winota joiner of forces, #wooded foothills, #worldfire Read More »