Commander Showdown — Hapatra vs The Scorpion God

V 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 […]

#-1/-1 counters, #black, #black suns zenith, #blowfly infestation, #carnifex demon, #contagion engine, #control, #crumbling ashes, #devoted druid, #dusk urchins, #everlasting torment, #flourishing defenses, #golgari, #green, #hapatra vizier of poisons, #infect, #jund, #kulrath knight, #necroskitter, #nest of scarabs, #Obelisk Spider, #quillspike, #rakdos, #red, #soul snuffers, #swarm, #the scorpion god, #tokens, #wither Read More »

NEWS — New EDHREC Feature! Themes!

A message from Don, the founder of EDHREC: In this article, Chris is going to go through our new features on EDHREC that revolve around "themes"! I'm really excited about it because there are so many fun hidden archetypes and this should make it easier to find them. Tribes were our first theme and those were […]

#anointed procession, #control, #crucible of worlds, #deus of calamity, #ember swallower, #endless ranks of the dead, #epicenter, #ertai the corrupted, #esper, #esper control, #ghoulcaller gisa, #icefall, #jund, #jund control, #keldon firebombers, #land destruction, #lich lord of unx, #price of glory, #price of progress, #shattergang brothers, #stoneshaker shaman, #the scarab god, #tribal, #wayward servant, #Zombie Tribal Read More »

60 to 100 — Cat Dragon Stompy

Howdy folks! Thanks for coming back to 60 to 100, the articles where we transform a 60-card archetype into a deck fit for 100-card singleton commandering. This week we take another request from a reader to cover the casual favorite Dragon Stompy deck. So, since we did just get our new tribal decks in Commander […]

#black, #c17, #commander 2017, #dragons, #green, #jund, #red, #wasitora nekoru queen Read More »

Ultra Budget Brews — Sek'Kuar Deathkeeper

Welcome back to Ultra Budget Brews, the article that desperately wants to be named Dollar General, but can’t, serving as a grim reminder that I have nice things. This article series builds EDH decks that only contain cards that cost less than $1, hopefully saving you money so that you can have nice things, like […]

#betrothed of fire, #budget, #deckbuilding, #dictate of erebos, #elemental bond, #emrakuls evangel, #goblin bombardment, #jund, #nether traitor, #ogre battledriver, #parallel lives, #purphoros god of the forge, #sekkuar deathkeeper, #thunderfoot baloth Read More »

Pyramid Theory 101 — Savage Lands

Greetings everyone, I'm back to talk more about Pyramid Theory, and how it can be applied when building a commander deck. Last time I covered the basics of deck construction using Pyramid Theory. This time around I highlight the process of building a commander deck using a different aspect of Pyramid Theory. I will use […]

#jund, #lands, #valakut Read More »

Underdog's Corner — Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper

This article is Round 4 of the Underdog’s Corner, a series spotlighting various lesser-used commanders and their place in the format. Each article makes the argument for a single commander that deserves more play, as well as highlighting key cards and synergies. The bell has rung, and we're back in the ring with this installment of the […]

#casual, #graveyard, #jund, #lands, #nontoken, #sacrifice, #sekkuar deathkeeper, #underdog Read More »

Partner Focus —Tana, the Bloodsower

Shout out to those 1/1 Saprolings! While Tana, the Bloodsower doesn't have the same immediate impact on the board state as the ubiquitous Avenger of Zendikar, now all you belligerent botanists and red-loving hydroponics engineers can role play a commander that suits your interests. Tana has a few different moving parts, so let's take each in turn. She has to […]

#gruul, #jund, #partner, #saproling, #tana the bloodsower, #token Read More »

Non-Basically Speaking — Prossh, Skyraider of Kher

Whether brainstorming a brand new brew or fine-tuning an existing stack of commander goodness, many of us turn to EDHREC as an inspirational resource of card suggestions. While it's easy to glean ideas or receive confirmation of cards we select for our deck, there is a vital section on EDHREC that most intrepid builders surprisingly ignore. Scroll down […]

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