Is poison a problem, or just Triumph of the Hordes? Is Dockside Extortionist the issue, or are Treasures in general? This week we try to figure out which keywords & card groups deserve their bad reputations, and which are the result of just a few standout troublemakers. Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the […]
Emblematic Problems & Bad Reputations | EDHRECast 252

#aesi tyrant of gyre strait, #bloated contaminator, #craterhoof behemoth, #cystbearer, #dockside extortionist, #edgar markov, #EDHRECast, #glistener elf, #grafted exoskeleton, #inalla archmage ritualist, #Ivy Gleeful Spellthief, #kelsien the plague, #keruga the macrosage, #kinnan bonder prodigy, #koma cosmos serpent, #lurrus of the dream-den, #meren of clan nel toth, #Minthara Merciless Soul, #mizzix of the izmagnus, #obosh the preypiercer, #old gnawbone, #oloro ageless ascetic, #Otharri Suns' Glory, #overwhelming stampede, #phyresis, #pitiless plunderer, #planar chaos, #Professional Face-Breaker, #revel in riches, #scrambleverse, #smothering tithe, #storm-kiln artist, #tainted strike, #tatyova benthic druid, #the ur-dragon, #triumph of the hordes, #warp world Read More »
Power Sink - Chatterfang: Off the Walnuts

We've all seen Chatterfang Squirrel decks and Chatterfang aristocrats... but what about Chatterfang Voltron?
#alpha status, #blade of the bloodchief, #chatterfang squirrel general, #chatterstorm, #fallen ideal, #Ghost Lantern, #pitiless plunderer, #sigil of valor, #verdant command, #Verdant Mastery, #yavimaya dryad Read More »
Too-Specific Top 10 - Mana Martyrs

These creatures are mana piñatas!
#carrier thrall, #cathodion, #dire fleet hoarder, #dread drone, #gleaming barrier, #Illuminor Szeras, #marut, #myr moonvessel, #pawn of ulamog, #pitiless plunderer, #priest of gix, #shambling ghast, #sifter of skulls, #skullport merchant, #su-chi Read More »
Reconstruct History — Treasures, Pt. 1

Have Treasures gone too far? Trent analyzes the numbers behind the Treasure token explosion.
#Academy Manufactor, #blind obedience, #disciple of the vault, #eye of singularity, #fangren marauder, #gala greeters, #Goldspan Dragon, #haunting wind, #hurkyls recall, #kothophed soul hoarder, #last laugh, #leyline of singularity, #Magda Brazen Outlaw, #magnetic mine, #manglehorn, #marionette master, #meltdown, #Ognis the Dragon's Lash, #patron of the nezumi, #pitiless plunderer, #Prosper Tome-Bound, #quicksmith genius, #reckless fireweaver, #revel in riches, #seeds of innocence, #smothering tithe, #viridian revel Read More »
Reconstruct History — Solemn Simulacrum and Burnished Hart

Have Solemn Simulacrum and Burnished Hart maintain popularity, or are they trending downward?
#brago king eternal, #burnished hart, #Culling Ritual, #deathreap ritual, #Farfinder, #Goldspan Dragon, #golos tireless pilgrim, #gonti lord of luxury, #gontis aether heart, #grim hireling, #jareth leonine titan, #jeska's will, #jhoira of the ghitu, #Magda Brazen Outlaw, #manalith, #osgir the reconstructor, #pilgrims eye, #pitiless plunderer, #Prosper Tome-Bound, #reaper king, #rubinia soulsinger, #smothering tithe, #solemn simulacrum, #visions of ruin, #willowdusk essence seer Read More »
Too-Specific Top 10 - Even Demon

What exactly are Gyruda's best targets in Commander?
#altered ego, #archaeomancer, #beast whisperer, #blightsteel colossus, #blood artist, #clever impersonator, #clone, #consecrated sphinx, #crypt ghast, #dacks duplicate, #deadeye navigator, #desolation twin, #dockside extortionist, #duplicant, #Even, #evil twin, #gigantoplasm, #grave titan, #Gyruda, #gyruda doom of depths, #harvester of souls, #it that betrays, #kokusho the evening star, #kozilek butcher of truth, #kozilek the great distortion, #massacre wurm, #mikaeus the unhallowed, #notion thief, #noxious gearhulk, #phantasmal image, #phyrexian metamorph, #pitiless plunderer, #progenitor mimic, #rampaging baloths, #ravenous chupacabra, #razaketh the foulblooded, #sakashima the imposter, #sakashima's protege, #sakashimas student, #sakshima of a thousand faces, #sakura-tribe elder, #solemn simulacrum, #soul of new phyrexia, #spark double, #steel hellkite, #stunt double, #sun titan, #thassa's oracle, #ulamog the ceaseless hunger, #vilis broker of blood, #vizier of many faces, #wall of stolen identity, #wurmcoil engine, #zulaport cutthroat Read More »
Too-Specific Top 10 - Tokens of Appreciation

Looking to create Food, Treasure, and Clues? Doug's got a Top 10 for all three!
#Academy Manufactor, #bake into a pie, #brasss bounty, #bygone bishop, #captain lannery storm, #clue, #clues, #confirm suspicions, #dockside extortionist, #feasting troll king, #food, #foreboding fruit, #gadrak the crown-scourge, #gilded goose, #Gingerbread Cabin, #gluttonous troll, #Goldspan Dragon, #hullbreacher, #impulsive pilferer, #Magda Brazen Outlaw, #magnifying glass, #monologue tax, #oko thief of crowns, #pirates pillage, #pitiless plunderer, #prismari command, #prying blade, #rapacious dragon, #revel in riches, #root out, #savvy hunter, #Seize the Spoils, #shiny impetus, #smothering tithe, #spell swindle, #storm the vault, #storm-kiln artist, #surly badgersaur, #tamiyos journal, #Taste of death, #thraben inspector, #tireless tracker, #trail of evidence, #treasure, #treasure map, #treasures, #Tri-Token, #ulvenwald mysteries, #vraska relic seeker, #weirding wood, #witchs oven Read More »
Too-Specific Top 10 - Historically Chaff

These cards are Historic-ally popular!
#Abrade, #all that glitters, #arcades, #arcades the strategist, #arcane signet, #ashiok dream render, #aven mindcensor, #baird steward of argive, #banishing light, #barren moor, #blood artist, #bojuka bog, #bontus monument, #brawl, #by force, #cathartic reunion, #chromium, #chromium the mutable, #circuitous route, #cloudshift, #command tower, #cruel celebrant, #crush contraband, #cultivate, #danitha capashen paragon, #deathsprout, #despark, #disenchant, #dovin's veto, #Evolution Sage, #evolving wilds, #explore, #fertilid, #fierce empath, #forgotten cave, #foundry inspector, #goblin electomancer, #goblin electromancer, #goblin matron, #gray merchant of asphodel, #growth spiral, #guttersnipe, #hedron archive, #herald's horn, #Historic Brawl, #jhoiras familiar, #llanowar elves, #Llanowar Evles, #lonely sandbar, #mana geode, #meteor golem, #mind stone, #mortify, #murmuring mystic, #mystic sanctuary, #narset parter of veils, #negate, #nicol bolas, #nicol bolas the ravager, #opt, #palladia-mors, #palladia-mors the ruiner, #palladium myr, #phyrexian reclamation, #pitiless plunderer, #plaguecrafter, #ravenous chupacabra, #reassembling skeleton, #reclamation sage, #Reliquary Tower, #Return to Nature, #rewind, #rhythm of the wild, #secluded steppe, #skirk prospector, #soul warden, #spell pierce, #syr konrad the grim, #tatyova benthic druid, #terramorphic expanse, #thrill of possibility, #tormenting voice, #tranquil thicket, #trophy mage, #unwind, #vaevictis, #vaevictis asmadi the dire, #young pyromancer Read More »
Too-Specific Top 10 - Monocolor Pauper Commanders!

Popular mono-color Pauper picks? Pretty powerful!
#acidic slime, #anax hardened in the forge, #anger, #archetype of imagination, #artisan of kozilek, #aven mindcensor, #baird steward of argive, #beetleback chief, #blood artist, #burnished hart, #danitha capashen paragon, #daxos blessed by the sun, #dragon mage, #dryad arbor, #eidolon of rhetoric, #electrostatic field, #eternal witness, #Evolution Sage, #felidar guardian, #fertilid, #fiend hunter, #fierce empath, #fleshbag marauder, #foundry inspector, #goblin matron, #goblin warchief, #gray merchant of asphodel, #guttersnipe, #imperial recruiter, #jhoiras familiar, #laboratory maniac, #loyal apprentice, #mesa enchantress, #meteor golem, #mother of runes, #mulldrifter, #murmuring mystic, #myr retriever, #ornithopter, #palladium myr, #peregrine drake, #pilgrims eye, #pitiless plunderer, #plaguecrafter, #ravenous chupacabra, #reclamation sage, #Renata called to the hunt, #sakura-tribe elder, #shimmer myr, #shriekmaw, #siren stormtamer, #Slinn Voda the Rising Deep, #soul warden, #squallmonger, #syr konrad the grim, #temur sabertooth, #temur sabertoother, #Tetsuko Umezawa Fugitive, #tribute mage, #trinket mage, #trophy mage, #viscera seer, #wall of omens, #whisper blood liturgist, #wood elves, #young pyromancer, #zada hedron grinder, #zulaport cutthroat Read More »
Ultra Budget Brews - Dargo and Keskit

Dargo wrecks ships, and Keskit makes excellent use of the flotsam and jetsam!
#aristocrats, #artifacts, #brasss bounty, #budget edh, #commander legends, #dargo the shipwrecker, #Dreadhorde Invasion, #keshkit flesh sculptor, #loyal apprentice, #pia nalaar, #pitiless plunderer, #prying blade, #quicksmith genius, #rakdos, #revel in riches, #ring of valkas, #treasure map, #ultra budget brews Read More »