The Great Divide If you browse the pages of EDHREC enough, you might notice a gap between the most-played and second-most-played commander in any given color identity. In Gruul, for example, [card]Omnath, Locus of Rage[/card] has 1343 decks, while the next highest, [card]Xenagos, God of Revels[/card], has 909. In Azorius, the difference between [card]Brago, King […]

I've been looking forward to writing this article. Along with [card]Vial Smasher the Fierce[/card], this partner was the most immediately appealing to me. [card]Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper[/card] is a combat-ready commander that enjoys jumping into the fray and gives you an amazing benefit as a result. Let's look at each part of the card in […]

Get out your lifepads everyone, because it's time for a math test! The topic is imaginary numbers. You remember those from high school don't you? No? You probably didn't care. Well know this: your math teacher was very excited the day he or she got to show you a number that isn't real; the imaginary […]

Since this series is about breaking down the results on EDHREC, why not take it one step further and take a deeper look into a popular commander? [card]Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim[/card] is the most popular Orzhov commander on the site with 538 decks (at the time of writing). As a commander, she lends herself towards a […]

If you play enough EDH, you’ll see a lot of commanders with very similar abilities. This can make building a new deck confusing for both new and advanced players. Should a player interested in lifegain brew with [card]Karlov of the Ghost Council[/card] or [card]Oloro, Ageless Ascetic[/card]? If you like blink effects, should you choose [card]Roon of […]