Cooper takes us on a Masters-ful adventure through almost a decade's worth of Commander playables.
Commander Threat Levels | EDHRECast 254

Are these legends kill-on-sight, or can you ignore them? Which ones require special types of removal to handle? Joey and Dana discuss commanders of various threat levels, and how to prepare for their impact on the game. Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on […]
#darksteel mutation, #doubling season, #EDHRECast, #Elesh Norn Mother of Machines, #ghave guru of spores, #gonti lord of luxury, #imprison in the moon, #isperia supreme judge, #kardur doomscourge, #kenriths transformation, #lignify, #maelstrom wanderer, #mindcrank, #morality shift, #najeela the blade blossom, #nekusar the mindrazer, #nethroi apex of death, #oketra the true, #oubliette, #prossh skyraider of kher, #Rakdos the Showstopper, #shared anomosity, #sharuum the hegemon, #stifle, #syr konrad the grim, #Thalisse Reverent Medium, #the locust god, #thraximundar, #Urza Chief Artificer, #vaevictis asmadi the dire, #Wilhelt the Rotcleaver, #windfall, #Yasharn Implacable Earth, #yidris maelstrom wielder, #yuriko the tigers shadow, #zacama primal calamity Read More »
The Mana Confluence - 10 MTG Cards That Need Secret Lair Reprints (For Commander)
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 »
Challenge the Stats EXTRAVAGANZA! | EDHRECast 200

It's Episode 200! Join us (and some special guests!) as we celebrate with a full episode of Challenge The Stats! 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 the decks we play? Check them out here: https://edhrec.com/articles/edhrecast-our-decks/ Check out our […]
#act of treason, #bred for the hunt, #delina wild mage, #dolmen gate, #EDHRECast, #entrapment maneuver, #equal treatment, #haze frog, #Jadzi Oracle of Arcavios, #mana clash, #meloku the clouded mirror, #mercadias downfall, #mitotic slime, #okaun eye of chaos, #one with the machine, #pandemonium, #pariah, #porcuparrot, #reap, #simulacrum, #temple of the false god, #veilstone amulet, #windfall, #zndrsplt eye of wisdom Read More »
Card Draw in Commander: Card Draw, Advantage, & Velocity in the 99 | EDHRECast 163

It's a draw! We're looking through the most popular sources of card draw, card advantage, and card velocity in EDH, including our favorite tips to find the most effective forms of draw in your Commander decks. Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Check out our new custom altersleeves at altersleeves.com/edhrecast! EDHREC is sponsored by CardKingdom, […]
#argothian enchantress, #beast whisperer, #bident of thassa, #blue suns zenith, #brainstorm, #careful study, #cathartic reunion, #chart a course, #coastal piracy, #consecrated sphinx, #coveted jewel, #decree of pain, #dig through time, #distant melody, #EDHRECast, #endless atlas, #etali primal storm, #fact or fiction, #faithless looting, #greater good, #grim haruspex, #guardian project, #harmonize, #howling mine, #infiltration lens, #inspiring commander, #jeska's will, #kindred discovery, #lifes legacy, #mangara the diplomat, #mask of memory, #mazemind tome, #mentor of the meek, #mesa enchantress, #midnight reaper, #minions murmurs, #moldervine reclamation, #momentous fall, #mystic confluence, #mystic remora, #necropotence, #nezahal primal tide, #nights whisper, #one with the machine, #outpost siege, #painful truths, #phyrexian arena, #ponder, #preordain, #psychic possession, #pull from tomorrow, #puresteel paladin, #read the bones, #reforge the soul, #Reliquary Tower, #return of the wildspeaker, #rhystic study, #rishkars expertise, #sandstone oracle, #secret rendezvous, #Secrets of the Golden City, #serum visions, #shamanic revelation, #sign in blood, #sire of stagnation, #skullclamp, #stinging study, #stroke of genius, #sunbird's invocation, #sylvan library, #temple bell, #the great henge, #the immortal sun, #thirst for knowledge, #thirst for meaning, #thoughtcast, #tome of legends, #treasure cruise, #vanquisher's banner, #verduran enchantress, #wheel of fate, #wheel of fortune, #wheel of misfortune, #windfall, #Winged Words, #zendikar resurgent Read More »
Challenge the Stats – Varina, Lich Queen

Varina... but with limited Zombie cards? What could Jevin be thinking?
#doom whisperer, #dreamscape artist, #Ghostly Pilferer, #ill-gotten gains, #ob nixilis, #ob nixilis the hate-twisted, #ominous seas, #sage of the falls, #varina lich queen, #windfall Read More »
Popular Cards BANNED In Other Formats | EDHRECast 137

The ban hammer hit them hard! This week we're discussing popular EDH cards that were BANNED in other formats, and examining what it is that makes them so powerful. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Interested in writing for EDHREC? Send us your pitch at edhrec.com/apply or […]
#agent of treachery, #bloodstained mire, #chrome mox, #coalition victory, #deathrite shaman, #demonic tutor, #EDHRECast, #escape to the wilds, #felidar guardian, #Field of the Dead, #fires of invention, #flooded strand, #green suns zenith, #iona shield of emeria, #jeweled lotus, #kethis the hidden hand, #lurrus of the dream-den, #mana crypt, #mana vault, #mystical tutor, #nexus of fate, #oko thief of crowns, #Omnath, #omnath locus of creation, #once upon a time, #paradox engine, #polluted delta, #ponder, #preordain, #prophet of kruphix, #senseis divining top, #skullclamp, #smugglers copter, #strip mine, #sway of the stars, #teferi time raveler, #treasure cruise, #underworld breach, #Uro titan of nature's wrath, #vampiric tutor, #veil of summer, #walking ballista, #wilderness reclamation, #windfall, #windswept heath, #winota joiner of forces, #wooded foothills, #worldfire Read More »
Too-Specific Top 10 - A Rising Tide

You draw a card! And you draw a card! Everyone draws a card!!!
#dark deal, #dictate of kruphix, #echo of eons, #fevered visions, #folio of fancies, #ghirapur orrery, #group hug, #happily ever after, #howling mine, #jace beleren, #jaces archivist, #kami of the crescent moon, #magus of the wheel, #mikokoro center of the sea, #minds aglow, #phelddagrif, #prosperity, #reforge the soul, #rites of flourishing, #selvala explorer returned, #teferis puzzle box, #temple bell, #universal card draw, #universal draw, #wheel of fate, #wheel of fortune, #wheels, #whispering madness, #windfall Read More »
EDHRECast 121: Start Your Engines!

Start your engines! Which cards propel a deck forward, and which cards help them cross the finish line? Some cards might be an engine in one deck, but the win condition in another! Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 https://edhrec.com/ We are polling for new Salt Scores! Share your opinion about the […]
#aggravated assault, #akiri line-slinger, #ashnods altar, #brago king eternal, #chandras ignition, #craterhoof behemoth, #doubling season, #Dread Presence, #EDHRECast, #elemental bond, #garruk's uprising, #guardian project, #karmic guide, #kaya's wrath, #krark-clan ironworks, #mind's eye, #muldrotha the gravetide, #mystical tutor, #narset enlightened master, #outpost siege, #penance, #phyrexian altar, #reveillark, #seedborn muse, #smothering tithe, #suture priest, #tendershoot dryad, #time warp, #windfall, #zulaport cutthroat Read More »
EDHRECast 117: Setup and Payoff: Your Deck's Synergy Ratio

"Synergy" is a very nebulous term, so this week the cast dives into the finer points of the deckbuilding template to examine how many card slots a deck tends to devote to its multi-part strategy. How many cards in your deck should help enable the deck in the first place, and how many do you […]
#aetherflux reservoir, #aminatou the fateshifter, #animate dead, #baral chief of compliance, #boundless realms, #brainstorm, #buried alive, #EDHRECast, #exquisite blood, #felidar sovereign, #Field of the Dead, #font of mythos, #Gavi nest warden, #glint-horn buccaneer, #howling mine, #jin-gitaxias core augur, #karlov of the ghost council, #king macar the gold-cursed, #living death, #lord of extinction, #lord windgrace, #metallurgic summonings, #myriad landscape, #necromancy, #nekusar the mindrazer, #oloro ageless ascetic, #omnath locus of rage, #praetors grasp, #psychosis crawler, #reforge the soul, #retreat to hagra, #sanguine bond, #selenia dark angel, #senseis divining top, #shared animosity, #shark typhoon, #soul warden, #souls attendant, #terastodon, #the locust god, #the mimeoplasm, #titania protector of argoth, #triskaidekaphobia, #warstorm surge, #wastes, #windfall, #winota joiner of forces, #xyris the writhing storm, #yennett cryptic sovereign Read More »