A classic archetype, but with a twist! Dana takes us through his Equipment deck, highlighting the ways it deviates from the data and the most important lessons learned from brewing off-the-wall strategies. 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 […]
Decks vs the Data: Lessons from Dana's Decks | EDHRECast 249
February 3, 2023 by
Community Spotlight 
#ancient den, #ardenn intrepid archaeologist, #argentum armor, #batterskull, #blinkmoth nexus, #bloodforged battle axe, #bronze guardian, #colossus hammer, #commander's plate, #dispatch, #echo storm, #EDHRECast, #empyrial plate, #esior wardwing familiar, #fierce guardianship, #fireshrieker, #halvar god of battle, #heavenly blademaster, #inquisitors flail, #inspiring statuary, #mana drain, #mask of memory, #masterwork of ingenuity, #Nettlecyst, #patricians scorn, #puresteel paladin, #reverse engineer, #seat of the synod, #sevinne's reclamation, #shadowspear, #shimmer dragon, #swiftfoot boots, #sword of feast and famine, #sword of fire and ice, #sword of heart and home, #sword of war and peace, #teferi's protection, #the reaver cleaver, #thran power suit, #unexpectedly absent, #Winged Words Read More »
The Mana Confluence - 10 MTG Cards That Need Secret Lair Reprints (For Commander)
September 14, 2022 by
Community Spotlight
Welcome back to The Mana Confluence, a juncture for all things Magic! Today we're talking about cards that really need to be reprinted in secret lairs. These are cards with expensive foils, huge presences in commander, and appetite for a new art. My first card on this list was actually reprinted in a secret lair, […]
#dictate of erebos, #elesh norn grand cenobite, #mana drain, #terror of the peaks, #The Mana Confluence, #triumph of the hordes, #windfall Read More »
Superior Numbers - Let's Bounce!
May 4, 2022 by
Dana Roach 
Is the 'cost' of a bounce land actually an upside?
#bala ged recovery, #bojuka bog, #boseiju who endures, #bounce lands, #coral atol, #dakmor salvage, #golgari grave-troll, #golgari rot farm, #halimar depths, #llanowar reborn, #Malakir Rebirth, #mana drain, #mosswort bridge, #mystic sanctuary, #otawara soaring city, #spinerock knoll, #takenuma abandoned mire, #temur sabertooth, #Tolaria West, #trevas ruins, #valakut awakening, #windbrisk heights, #witch's cottage Read More »
The Nitpicking Nerds - Are These Cards Worth Their Price? | Purchasing Guide for Commander Staples
September 1, 2021 by
Community Spotlight
Are these commander staples worth buying? We've got our answers, and hopefully that helps inform your decision for YOUR commander decks! Let us know if you agree or disagree in the comments. Help support our Kickstarter project for commander gameplay: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nitpickingnerds/shuffle-scuffle-mtg-commander-gameplay-series Use our Tcgplayer affiliate link to buy cards: http://bit.ly/NitpickingNerdsTCG Come join our Discord community! […]
Jumbo Commander - Three EXPENSIVE CARDS you should buy
July 29, 2021 by
Community Spotlight
Commander can be an expensive game. I think there are some cards out there that worth the heavy price tag. Here are three cards you might want to buy. Sponsored by Cubeamajigs Kickstarter! https://bit.ly/2UgrHdZ Also by https://www.coolstuffinc.com/ ("JUMBO5" saves you 5%) https://jumbocommander.com/
#academy rector, #concordant crossroads, #jumbo commander, #mana drain Read More »
Staple Remover – Counterspell
June 16, 2021 by
Jaelyn Rosenquist 
Need some alternatives to the typical Counterspell? Jaelyn has some ideas!
#counterspell, #daze, #deprive, #familiars ruse, #fierce guardianship, #forbid, #force of negation, #force of will, #glen elendra archmage, #insidious will, #keep safe, #mana drain, #null brooch, #omnath locus of the roil, #pact of negation, #rebuff the wicked, #rewind, #siren stormtamer, #swan song, #tale's end, #turn aside, #unwind Read More »
The Nitpicking Nerds - Grading Blue Commander Staples of EDHREC | Which Blue Staples are Worth Playing?
May 10, 2021 by
Community Spotlight
We're grading the blue staples from EDHREC, going over which ones we like and which we don't! Use our Tcgplayer affiliate link to buy cards: http://bit.ly/NitpickingNerdsTCG Come join our Discord community! https://discord.gg/RrfEBVd Consider Supporting us via Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15711695 Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/NitpickingNerds We're here discussing all the top blue staples from EDHrec, going over […]
Too-Specific Top 10 - Inducing Mana
May 7, 2021 by
DougY 
Need a bunch of mana? This Top Ten has you covered!
#Birgi God of Storytelling, #black market, #braid of fire, #cathodion, #dockside extortionist, #druids repository, #frontier siege, #grand warlord radha, #lotus cobra, #mana drain, #neheb dreadhorde champion, #neheb the eternal, #plasm capture, #priest of gix, #Radha Heart of Keld, #radha heir to keld, #revel in riches, #savage ventmaw, #smothering tithe, #waste not Read More »
Too-Specific Top 10 - Equal Value
February 26, 2021 by
DougY
"Converted mana cost" is transforming into "mana value", so this Top 10 is mana-value-tastic!
#austere command, #bolass citadel, #Casting Cost, #cmc, #Converted Mana Cost, #despark, #Finale of Devastation, #green suns zenith, #isochron scepter, #mana drain, #Mana Value, #priest of yawgmoth, #reanimate, #rishkars expertise, #serene offering, #Silverquill Command, #sun titan, #tariff, #Total Casting Cost, #Witherbloom Command Read More »
Power Creep by the Numbers | EDHRECast 148
February 5, 2021 by
Community Spotlight
How many cards does an average Commander deck play from the year 1993? Or from the year 2006? Or from 2001? Now, how about 2020? This week, we're looking at the data behind the power creep! Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Check out the EDH Wiki! https://edhwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz […]
#angus mackenzie, #arcane signet, #arid mesa, #azorius signet, #badlands, #bala ged recovery, #bayou, #blood crypt, #bloodstained mire, #boros signet, #breeding pool, #coiling oracle, #command tower, #cultivate, #defense of the heart, #deflecting swat, #dimir signet, #dockside extortionist, #EDHRECast, #embercleave, #emry lurker of the loch, #evolving wilds, #farseek, #Field of the Dead, #fierce guardianship, #flooded strand, #force of will, #forest, #gaeas cradle, #generous gift, #godless shrine, #golgari signet, #gruul signet, #guardian project, #hallowed fountain, #hullbreacher, #island, #izzet signet, #jegantha the wellspring, #kodamas reach, #mana drain, #manalith, #marsh flats, #misty rainforest, #mortify, #mountain, #muzzio visionary architect, #oko thief of crowns, #orzhov signet, #overgrown tomb, #pattern of rebirth, #plains, #plateau, #polluted delta, #putrefy, #questing beast, #rakdos signet, #rampant growth, #replenish, #return of the wildspeaker, #sacred foundry, #sasaya orochi ascendant, #savannah, #scalding tarn, #scrubland, #selesnya signet, #Serra's Sanctum, #simic signet, #smothering tithe, #sol ring, #steam vents, #stomping ground, #swamp, #syr konrad the grim, #taiga, #Talisman of conviction, #talisman of creativity, #Talisman of curiosity, #talisman of dominance, #talisman of hierarchy, #talisman of impulse, #talisman of indulgence, #talisman of progress, #talisman of resilience, #talisman of unity, #temple garden, #terramorphic expanse, #the great henge, #timetwister, #tropical island, #tubdra, #underground sea, #urza lord high artificer, #verdant catacombs, #village rites, #volcanic island, #watery grave, #windswept heath, #Winged Words, #wooded foothills, #yawgmoths will Read More »