Doug takes a look at game-winning spells and finishers with counters and fan-favorite keywords galore. Proliferate, menace, storm...Take your pick!
Too-Specific Top 10 - Counter Spellslinger
January 12, 2024 by
DougY 
#all will be one, #Aria of Flame, #azors elocutors, #betrayal's sting, #chandra torch of defiance, #daretti scrap savant, #deathbringer thoctar, #descent into avernus, #elspeth suns champion, #firemind's research, #flaming tyrannosaurus, #garruk primal hunter, #Jace wielder of mysteries, #Juri Master of the Revue, #liliana dreadhorde general, #lux artillery, #Nissa Who Shakes the World, #radstorm, #rowan kenrith, #shalai and hallar, #sphinx-bone wand, #teferi master of time, #triskelion, #ugin the spirit dragon, #vraska, #walking ballista, #will kenrith Read More »
Nearly Identical - Ashaya or Yedora?
January 11, 2024 by
Joshua Wood 
Who's the best commander for a mono-green Landfall deck?
#altar of dementia, #ancient greenwarden, #ashaya soul of the wild, #avenger of zendikar, #blasting station, #evolutionary leap, #jolrael empress of beasts, #Last March of the Ents, #life and limb, #Multani Yavimaya's Avatar, #nantuko vigilante, #Nissa Who Shakes the World, #oran-rief hydra, #overwhelming stampede, #rampaging baloths, #sakura-tribe elder, #sylvan awakening, #thelonite druid, #traverse the outlands, #Yedora Grave Gardener Read More »
Too-Specific Top 10 - Gatewatch
September 10, 2021 by
DougY
Which Gatewatch members make the biggest impact in EDH?
#ajani the greathearted, #ajani unyielding, #ajani valiant protector, #chandra bold pyromancer, #chandra fire artisan, #chandra flamecaller, #chandra pyrogenius, #chandra torch of defiance, #gatewatch, #Gideon Blackblade, #gideon martial paragon, #gideon of the trials, #Gideon the oathsworn, #Jace arcane strategist, #jace cunning castaway, #jace ingenious mind mage, #jace mirror mage, #jace unraveler of secrets, #Jace wielder of mysteries, #kaya bane of the dead, #kaya the inexorable, #liliana death wielder, #liliana deaths majesty, #liliana the last hope, #Nissa genesis mage, #nissa natures artisan, #nissa of shadowed boughs, #nissa steward of elements, #nissa vital force, #nissa voice of zendikar, #Nissa Who Shakes the World, #teferi hero of dominaria, #teferi time raveler, #teferi timebender Read More »
Which Commanders Use the Most (or Least) Rares? | EDHRECast 175
August 13, 2021 by
Community Spotlight 
How many rares do Commander decks usually play? Which commanders use the most rares, and which commanders are fine with just commons and uncommons? Time for a very RARE data dive! 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 by CardKingdom, TCGPlayer.com, and altersleeves.com. Use the […]
#academy rector, #angus mackenzie, #approach of the second sun, #Archmage Emeritus, #atarka world render, #atraxa praetors voice, #avacyn angel of hope, #batterskull, #bident of thassa, #blackblade reforged, #bronze guardian, #brudiclad telchor engineer, #captain sisay, #crux of fate, #demonic embrace, #desecrated tomb, #djeru with eyes open, #docent of perfection, #doubling season, #dragon's hoard, #EDHRECast, #elesh norn grand cenobite, #Esika God of the Tree, #grim haruspex, #grunn the lonely king, #kethis the hidden hand, #lashwrithe, #Linvala Shield of Sea Gate, #mosswort bridge, #Nissa Who Shakes the World, #peacekeeper, #primevals glorious rebirth, #questing beast, #reki the history of kamigawa, #return of the wildspeaker, #runaway steam-kin, #scion of the ur-dragon, #seedborn muse, #shimmer dragon, #shirei shizos caretaker, #sphinx of the second sun, #sword of feast and famine, #Sword of Hearth and Home, #talrand sky summoner, #tamiyo field researcher, #teferi master of time, #teferi temporal archmage, #the chain veil, #the prismatic brudge, #tiamat, #twinflame, #urborg tomb of yawgmoth, #utvara hellkite, #vampiric tutor, #Vorinclex Monstrous Raider, #yargle glutton of urborg, #zada hedron grinder Read More »
Too-Specific Top 10 - Double the Mana
May 28, 2021 by
DougY
We don't need green to double up our mana!
#bubbling muck, #chaos moon, #crypt ghast, #dictate of karametra, #extraplanar lens, #forsaken monument, #gauntlet of might, #gauntlet of power, #heartbeat of spring, #high tide, #keeper of progenitus, #mana flare, #mana reflection, #miraris wake, #nikya of the old ways, #nirkana revenant, #Nissa Who Shakes the World, #no seriously bubbling muck, #overabundance, #regal behemoth, #vernal bloom, #vorinclex voice of hunger, #zendikar resurgent, #zhur-taa ancient Read More »
Planeswalkers in EDH: A Primer | EDHRECast 161
May 7, 2021 by
Community Spotlight
From Oko to Elspeth and from Teferi to Narset, planeswalkers have a wild reputation in Commander. We're going all-in to check out which walkers are the most popular, which commanders love to play them the most, the special tricks they can pull, and even how to defeat those pesky Superfriends strategies! Support the cast on […]
#aethersnap, #aminatou the fateshifter, #ashiok dream render, #atraxa praetors voice, #calix destiny's hand, #dack fayden, #daretti ingenious iconoclast, #daretti scrap savant, #djeru with eyes open, #doubling season, #EDHRECast, #elspeth suns champion, #estrid the masked, #freyalise llanowars fury, #golos tireless pilgrim, #Jace wielder of mysteries, #jeska thrice reborn, #kardur doomscourge, #liliana dreadhorde general, #lord windgrace, #nahiri the lithomancer, #narset parter of veils, #nevinyrrals disk, #Nicol Bolas Dragon God, #nicol bolas god-pharaoh, #nicol bolas the ravager, #Nissa Who Shakes the World, #ob nixilis of the black oath, #oko thief of crowns, #pernicious deed, #Planewide Celebration, #ral storm conduit, #ramos dragon engine, #rings of brighthearth, #rowan kenrith, #saheeli sublime artificer, #settle the score, #sisay weatherlight captain, #spark double, #tamiyo field researcher, #teferi temporal archmage, #teferi time raveler, #tevesh szat doom of fools, #tezzeret artifice master, #tezzeret master of the bridge, #tezzeret the seeker, #the chain veil, #the elder spell, #the immortal sun, #thief of blood, #throne of geth, #ugin the ineffable, #ugin the spirit dragon, #Vivien Champion of the Wilds, #will kenrith Read More »
Ranking Every Planeswalker with EDHREC – Finale: Top Ten People Who Are Good at Walking
February 1, 2021 by
Joseph Megill 
Joseph's finally made it to the end of the list of planeswalkers. Which one's #1?
#ashiok dream render, #elspeth suns champion, #Jace wielder of mysteries, #liliana dreadhorde general, #narset parter of veils, #Nissa Who Shakes the World, #planeswalkers, #Ranking every, #tezzeret the seeker, #ugin the ineffable, #ugin the spirit dragon, #Vivien Champion of the Wilds Read More »
Too-Specific Top 10 - Rotation Rotation Rotation, 2020 Edition
October 9, 2020 by
DougY
Let's look through the top ten EDH cards rotating out of Standard!
#blast zone, #casualties of war, #cavalier of flame, #cavalier of gales, #commence the endgame, #deafening clarion, #dreadhorde butcher, #expansion, #explosion, #gutterbones, #Hydroid Krasis, #knight of the ebon legion, #legion warboss, #Legion's End, #liliana dreadhorde general, #mass manipulation, #massacre girl, #midnight reaper, #Nightpack Ambusher, #Nissa Who Shakes the World, #priest of forgotten gods, #Rotting Regisaur, #shifting ceratops, #sphinx of foresight, #tamiyo collector of tales, #time wipe, #tolsimir friend to wolves, #Voracious Hydra, #vraska golgari queen Read More »
The Nitpicking Nerds - Pride in Commander! | EDH Pride Month Deck Tech Featuring Magic's LGBT Characters
June 5, 2020 by
Community Spotlight
Celebreating Pride Month with a commander deck tech based around Magic's LGBT characters! Check us out on Twitch 12-4 EST Weekdays: https://www.twitch.tv/thenitpickingnerds Consider Supporting us via Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15711695 You can digitally tip us here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/9CWGBPu Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/Nitpicking Nerds This Pride Month commander deck comes complete with just about every LGBT magic character […]
#alesha who smiles at death, #kynaios and tiro of meletis, #Nissa Who Shakes the World, #nitpicking nerds, #oviya pashiri sage lifecrafter, #ral storm conduit Read More »
Monomania - Coach of the Year
December 16, 2019 by
Steven Vincent 
Rishkar is counting on you. He's also putting counters on you.
#armorcraft judge, #carven caryatid, #cauldron of souls, #contagion engine, #elvish visionary, #fertilid, #gyre sage, #hardened scales, #harvest season, #incubation druid, #inspiring call, #Jiang Yanggu Wildcrafter, #Nissa Who Shakes the World, #Planewide Celebration, #return of the wildspeaker, #rishkar peema renegade, #skullmulcher, #vitalize, #wall of blossoms Read More »