What lessons can we learn when playtesting a new deck? What lessons should we AVOID when playtesting a new deck? Which techniques are most helpful, or most misleading? Let's discuss one of the trickiest aspects of the deckbuilding process! Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the […]
The Art of Playtesting Commander Decks | EDHRECast 224

#Agent of the Iron Throne, #alela artful provocateur, #Baba Lysaga Night Witch, #beastmaster ascension, #coat of arms, #consuming aberration, #Costly Plunder, #deadly dispute, #drowned catacomb, #EDHRECast, #glissa the traitor, #gonti lord of luxury, #greater good, #inspiring leader, #Iymrith desert doom, #Jaheira Friend of the Forest, #journey to eternity, #kaya's ghostform, #lightning greaves, #Miirym Sentinel Wyrm, #mirri weatherlight duelist, #omnath locus of rage, #phyrexian arena, #raggadragga goreguts boss, #reki the history of kamigawa, #rhystic study, #Sarevok Deathbringer, #silumgar the drifting death, #syr konrad the grim, #tainted isle, #tainted wood, #tasha the witch queen, #teysa karlov, #the mimeoplasm, #thunderfoot baloth, #titania protector of argoth, #ukkima stalking shadow, #valduk keeper of the flame, #village rites, #xanathar guild kingpin Read More »
These Cards Do WORK! - Rosheen Meanderer

Meander on over to a Rosheen deck that packs a HUGE punch!
#banefire, #bonfire of the damned, #burn from within, #farseek, #garruk's uprising, #gelatinous genesis, #greater good, #helix pinnacle, #jaya's immolating inferno, #neverwinter hydra, #pest infestation, #pyromancers goggles, #rosheen meanderer, #Unbound Flourishing, #volcanic geyser, #wildest dreams Read More »
Too-Specific Top 10 - Hellbent on Rummage

No cards in hand? Good! That's exactly what Eruth wants.
#academic dispute, #ancient excavation, #baral chief of compliance, #breakthrough, #breakthrought, #burning inquiry, #careful study, #cathartic reunion, #cavalier of flame, #chains of mephistopheles, #chandra flamecaller, #chandra's defeat, #chart a course, #daretti scrap savant, #dark deal, #demonfire, #desperate ravings, #Eruth, #Eruth Tormented Prophet, #faithless looting, #faithless salvaging, #fateful showdown, #field trip, #forgotten creation, #ghirapur orrery, #greater good, #Hellbent, #hunt for specimens, #ideas unbound, #idle thoughts, #izzet charm, #jaya ballard, #keldon megaliths, #loot, #magmatic insight, #mask of memory, #mindstorm crown, #nantuko cultivator, #necromancers stockpile, #neheb dreadhorde champion, #obsessive search, #occult epiphany, #poets quill, #pull from tomorrow, #rakdos pit dragon, #rankle master of pranks, #read the runes, #rummage, #smugglers copter, #sparring regimen, #taste for mayhem, #thrill of possibility, #tolarian winds, #tormenting voice, #wheel of fate, #whirlpool warrior Read More »
Jumbo Commander - Pick Up a Copy of GREATER GOOD!

This card is pretty good. Some might even call it great. Go buy one! Buy one from https://www.coolstuffinc.com/ and save 5% when you use "Jumbo5" at checkout!
Overcoming Setbacks in EDH | EDHRECast 180

Board wipes can totally demolish a deck... but not if you prepare for them! Even if you can't save your board state, these cards can help you recover so well that you'll NEVER be out of the game! Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Check out our new custom altersleeves at https://www.altersleeves.com/content-creator/edhrecast EDHREC is sponsored […]
#arachnogenesis, #ardenn intrepid archaeologist, #austere command, #avenger of zendikar, #batwing brume, #chasm skulker, #damnation, #deadly tempest, #decree of pain, #deflecting palm, #disrupt decorum, #distant melody, #dying wish, #EDHRECast, #elenda the dusk rose, #ezuris predation, #Felisa Fang of Silverquill, #fresh meat, #geode rager, #greater good, #hallowed spiritkeeper, #hangarback walker, #inkshield, #jolrael empress of beasts, #kamahl fist of krosa, #kardur doomscourge, #karmic justice, #marchesa the black rose, #marionette master, #martial coup, #martyrs bond, #minions' mumurs, #moldervine reclamation, #momentous fall, #natural affinity, #necrotic hex, #outpost siege, #Pact of the Serpent, #phyrexian rebirth, #puresteel paladin, #revel in riches, #rise of the dread marn, #selfless squire, #shamanic revelation, #skullclamp, #syr konrad the grim, #tendershoot dryad, #the ozolith, #toothy imaginary friend, #ukkima stalking shadow, #vela the night-clad, #vicious shadows, #wrath of god, #yawgmoth thran physician Read More »
Card Draw in Commander: Card Draw, Advantage, & Velocity in the 99 | EDHRECast 163

It's a draw! We're looking through the most popular sources of card draw, card advantage, and card velocity in EDH, including our favorite tips to find the most effective forms of draw in your Commander decks. Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Check out our new custom altersleeves at altersleeves.com/edhrecast! EDHREC is sponsored by CardKingdom, […]
#argothian enchantress, #beast whisperer, #bident of thassa, #blue suns zenith, #brainstorm, #careful study, #cathartic reunion, #chart a course, #coastal piracy, #consecrated sphinx, #coveted jewel, #decree of pain, #dig through time, #distant melody, #EDHRECast, #endless atlas, #etali primal storm, #fact or fiction, #faithless looting, #greater good, #grim haruspex, #guardian project, #harmonize, #howling mine, #infiltration lens, #inspiring commander, #jeska's will, #kindred discovery, #lifes legacy, #mangara the diplomat, #mask of memory, #mazemind tome, #mentor of the meek, #mesa enchantress, #midnight reaper, #minions murmurs, #moldervine reclamation, #momentous fall, #mystic confluence, #mystic remora, #necropotence, #nezahal primal tide, #nights whisper, #one with the machine, #outpost siege, #painful truths, #phyrexian arena, #ponder, #preordain, #psychic possession, #pull from tomorrow, #puresteel paladin, #read the bones, #reforge the soul, #Reliquary Tower, #return of the wildspeaker, #rhystic study, #rishkars expertise, #sandstone oracle, #secret rendezvous, #Secrets of the Golden City, #serum visions, #shamanic revelation, #sign in blood, #sire of stagnation, #skullclamp, #stinging study, #stroke of genius, #sunbird's invocation, #sylvan library, #temple bell, #the great henge, #the immortal sun, #thirst for knowledge, #thirst for meaning, #thoughtcast, #tome of legends, #treasure cruise, #vanquisher's banner, #verduran enchantress, #wheel of fate, #wheel of fortune, #wheel of misfortune, #windfall, #Winged Words, #zendikar resurgent Read More »
Ultra Budget Brews - Ghalta

Budget nom-noms are still excellent nom-noms
#bellowing tanglewurm, #budget, #deckbuilding, #drumhunter, #edh, #ghalta primal hunger, #gigantosaurus, #greater good, #hunted troll, #krosan drover, #managorger hydra, #mono green, #return of the wildspeaker, #stompy, #timmy, #ultra budget brews, #wrap in vigor, #yeva natures herald Read More »
Mind Bend - Temur Aristocrats

Who needs black and white to sacrifice their own creatures?
#anax hardened by the forge, #aristocrats, #awakening zone, #cauldron of souls, #chasm skulker, #deckbuilding, #fecundity, #foster, #goblin bombardment, #goblin sharpshooter, #greater good, #gutter grime, #hangarback walker, #mitotic slime, #nesting dragon, #reef worm, #riku of two reflections, #temur, #teysa orzhov scion, #vicious shadows Read More »
Monomania Takes on Eldraine – Best Friend Auditions

Syr Faren is very fair indeed... now let's use him to smash our way to victory!
#blackblade reforged, #crashing drawbridge, #craterhoof behemoth, #dawntreader elk, #diligent farmhand, #elder of laurels, #elvish rejuvenator, #farhaven elf, #greater good, #guardian project, #martyr of spores, #momentous fall, #nylea god of the hunt, #return of the wildspeaker, #rhonass monument, #rishkars expertise, #sakura-tribe elder, #soul of the harvest, #syr faren the hengehammer, #the great henge, #wolfir silverheart, #wood elves Read More »
Underdog's Corner - Rienne, Angel of Rebirth

Rienne was overlooked in Core 2020, but ignoring her could be your downfall.
#aluren, #birthing pod, #desecrated tomb, #evolutionary leap, #greater good, #gruul ragebeast, #harmonic sliver, #painters servant, #qasali pridemage, #realm razer, #rienne angel, #scuttlemutt, #vithian renegades, #zacama primal calamity Read More »