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
August 5, 2022 by
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#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 »
Commander Backups & Substitutes | EDHRECast 155
March 26, 2021 by
Community Spotlight
If your commander is offline... can your deck still win? This week, we're examining cards in the 99 that help substitute a commander's abilities, and why some archetypes have more backups than others. Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Interested in writing for EDHREC? Send us […]
#aesi tyrant of gyre strait, #animate dead, #anje falkenrath, #ankh of mishra, #athreos shroud-veiled, #avenger of zendikar, #brago king eternal, #chasm skulker, #conjurers closet, #EDHRECast, #eerie interlude, #Emiel the Blessed, #eternal witness, #forgotten ancient, #fumiko the lowblood, #ghostway, #glimpse of nature, #goblin spymaster, #guardian project, #havoc festival, #hullbreacher, #ishai ojutai dragonspeaker, #journey to eternity, #kardur doomscourge, #karma, #kenrith the returned king, #kor spiritdancer, #living death, #manabarbs, #managorger hydra, #meren of clan nel toth, #mogis god of slaughter, #painful quandary, #panharmonicon, #pestilence, #psychosis crawler, #rafiq of the many, #rampaging baloths, #reki the history of kamigawa, #reyhan last of the abzan, #rielle the everwise, #scute swarm, #sheoldred whispering one, #sram senior edificer, #tatyova benthic druid, #Teferi's Ageless Insight, #thassa deep-dwelling, #the great henge, #the locust god, #the ozolith, #urborg tomb of yawgmoth, #uril the miststalker, #valduk keeper of the flame, #victimize, #xyris the writhing storm, #zendikars roil, #zo-zu the punisher Read More »
The Nitpicking Nerds - It’s Time to Actually put the Ixalan Flip Lands in your Commander Deck
July 8, 2020 by
Community Spotlight
The Flip Lands from Ixalan are underrated and we're here to talk about them! Check out the full list of Ixalan Flip Lands: https://bit.ly/IxalanLands Consider Supporting us via Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15711695 Check Joe Cherries out LIVE on Twitch Weekdays 10-4 EST: https://www.twitch.tv/thenitpickingnerds You can digitally tip us here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/9CWGBPu Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/Nitpicking Nerds The […]
#journey to eternity, #nitpicking nerds, #search for azcanta, #thaumatic compass Read More »
Rivals of Ixalan EDH Review — Top Ten
January 22, 2018 by
Mason Brantley 
Hello all, Today I have the pleasure to bring you the Top Ten EDH cards from the newest Magic: The Gathering expansion, Rivals of Ixalan. Now... what makes a card fit into the Top Ten? I think a card makes the cut via a combination of power and the ability to see play in multiple […]
#atzal cave of eternity, #azors gateway, #dead mans chest, #dire fleet daredevil, #edh, #etali primal storm, #journey to eternity, #nezahal primal tide, #path of discovery, #pitiless plunderer, #release to the wind, #rivals of ixalan, #storm the vault, #the immortal sun, #top ten, #twilight prophet, #vault of catlacan, #world shaper Read More »
EDHREC Rivals of Ixalan Set Review — Gold and Colorless
January 12, 2018 by
Nate Burgess 
Blue/Green Merfolk Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca — If you read the stories on the Wizards web site, then you know that the Kumena character is actually a minor villain. If you don't read the stories, then maybe you could infer that by the word "Tyrant" and the way his manic smile resembles Jared Loughner's mug […]
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