What are the most overrated cards? Can you over-optimize a deck? This week we share our "hot takes" for your EDH edification! 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 […]
Commander Hot Takes | EDHRECast 246
January 13, 2023 by
Community Spotlight 
#archivist of Oghma, #armageddon, #Astarion’s Thirst, #avacyn angel of hope, #breya's apprentice, #Celestine the Living Saint, #crux of fate, #cursed mirror, #deadly rollick, #delgamer, #demonic tutor, #EDHRECast, #glissa the traitor, #gray merchant of asphodel, #heraldic banner, #heroic intervention, #isshin two heavens as one, #korvold fae-cursed king, #lurrus of the dream-den, #midnight clock, #Miirym Sentinel Wyrm, #natures claim, #nylea's colossus, #rhystic study, #rodolf duskbringer, #ruinous ultimatum, #seasoned dungeoneer, #splendid reclamation, #thornbite staff, #true-name nemesis, #winter orb, #wrath of god, #Wulfgar of Icewind Dale, #ziatora the incinerator Read More »
Commander Deckbuilding Principles | EDHRECast 227
August 26, 2022 by
Community Spotlight
How many lands? What type of draw spells? What DON'T you play? This week we're chatting about the personal rules we follow to help guide the EDH brewing process. Check out the Cards to U.S.E. video here: https://youtu.be/XKmbNIYTurE Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast […]
#Abomination of Llanowar, #access denied, #anax hardened in the forge, #arachnogenesis, #Astarion’s Thirst, #aura of silence, #beast within, #bojuka bog, #broken bond, #consecrated sphinx, #counterspell, #cyclonic rift, #dictate of erebos, #EDHRECast, #fumigate, #generous gift, #ghostly prison, #go for the throat, #gorm the great, #hall of gemstone, #homeward path, #hrmonize, #isperia supreme judge, #midnight clock, #pendrell mists, #rhystic study, #rishkars expertise, #sakashimas will, #scaveger grounds, #spell swindle, #stasis, #sudden spoiling, #tatyova benthic druid, #the council of four, #the mimeoplasm, #Tivash Gloom Summoner, #trailblazer, #utter end, #vampiric tutor, #virtus the veiled, #whelming wave, #Wilhelt the Rotcleaver, #winds of rath, #wrath of god, #yennett cryptic sovereign Read More »
Planning Ahead in Commander | EDHRECast 197
January 21, 2022 by
Community Spotlight
Things don't always go the way you want in EDH, so you have to think ahead and add contingency plans during the deckbuilding stage. Today we're discussing some important categories and specific examples where just a few small deckbuilding decisions can totally save your bacon in Commander. Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the […]
#arachnogenesis, #austere command, #blasphemous act, #Brought back, #cosmic intervention, #crux of fate, #deglamer, #EDHRECast, #eerie interlude, #ezuris predation, #faiths reward, #feed the swarm, #fumigate, #ghostway, #in garrukswake, #lightning greaves, #merciless eviction, #moments peace, #not of this world, #obscuring haze, #ohran frostfang, #path to exile, #patricians scorn, #pest infestation, #primal order, #Scavenger Grounds, #swiftfoot boots, #swords to plowshares, #throne of the god-pharaoh, #tibalt's trickery, #unravel the aether, #whelming wave, #wrath of god Read More »
Reconstruct History — Oblivion Stone and Nev's Disk
December 9, 2021 by
Trent Trombley 
Do these explosive artifacts still measure up in Commander these days?
#all is dust, #blasphemous act, #cyclonic rift, #Goblin Engineer, #goblin welder, #massacre girl, #nevinyrrals disk, #oblivion stone, #scourglass, #sevinne's reclamation, #sun titan, #toxic deluge, #triad of fates, #Vanquish the Horde, #wrath of god, #zirda the dawnwaker Read More »
EDH Lessons From Other Games | EDHRECast 188
November 12, 2021 by
Community Spotlight
These other strategy games can offer a bunch of great lessons to help improve your skills in Commander! Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? 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 […]
#animate dead, #blue suns zenith, #EDHRECast, #fog, #harmonic prodigy, #inspiring statuary, #mana tithe, #marchesas decree, #nights whisper, #oblation, #petrified field, #ponder, #propaganda, #swords to plowshares, #urzas bauble, #vindicate, #wrath of god Read More »
Reconstruct History — White Board Wipes
October 7, 2021 by
Trent Trombley
Have these board wipes gotten more or less popular over time?
#akromas vengeance, #austere command, #catastrophe, #citywide bust, #cleansing nova, #day of judgment, #descend upon the sinful, #doomskar, #dusk // dawn, #end hostilities, #fated retribution, #fell the mighty, #fortunate few, #fumigate, #harsh mercy, #hour of reckoning, #hour of revelation, #kirtars wrath, #march of souls, #martial coup, #mass calcify, #ondu inversion, #phyrexian rebirth, #planar cleansing, #planar outburst, #play of the game, #Ravnica at War, #realm-cloaked giant, #retribution of the meek, #rout, #settle the wreckage, #shatter the sky, #solar tide, #soulscour, #sublime exhalation, #sunscour, #tragic arrogance, #wakening sun's avatar, #winds of rath, #wrath of god Read More »
Making Those Last Few Cuts to Your Commander Deck | EDHRECast 181
September 24, 2021 by
Community Spotlight
Those last few cuts to a Commander deck can be tough! How do you go from 105 cards to the final 100? 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 price links on EDHREC or visit http://cardkingdom.com/edhrec and http://www.altersleeves.com/edhrecast […]
#Academy Manufactor, #Augmenter Pugilist, #author of shadows, #berserk, #cloudshift, #counterspell, #crafty cutpurse, #crux of fate, #cut, #cyclonic rift, #damnation, #dockside extortionist, #doomskar, #dramatic reversal, #EDHRECast, #end hostilities, #ephemerate, #exquisite blood, #feed the swarm, #fruit of the first tree, #gorm the great, #hydra's growth, #ishai ojutai dragonspeaker, #isochron scepter, #Juri Master of the Revue, #Karazikar the Eye Tyrant, #lightning greaves, #living death, #maelstrom wanderer, #mask of griselbrand, #mazirek kraul death priest, #meren of clan nel toth, #mirage mirror, #murderous cut, #nights whisper, #pattern of rebirth, #rakdos keyrune, #read the bones, #reyhan last of the abzan, #rishkars expertise, #sanguine bond, #scour from existence, #scroll rack, #second harvest, #senseis divining top, #sepulchral primordial, #sigil of distinction, #sign in blood, #solemnity, #splendid reclamation, #swiftfoot boots, #tragic arrogance, #viridian revel, #virtus the veiled, #whelming wave, #wrath of god Read More »
Overcoming Setbacks in EDH | EDHRECast 180
September 17, 2021 by
Community Spotlight
Board wipes can totally demolish a deck... but not if you prepare for them! Even if you can't save your board state, these cards can help you recover so well that you'll NEVER be out of the game! 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 […]
#arachnogenesis, #ardenn intrepid archaeologist, #austere command, #avenger of zendikar, #batwing brume, #chasm skulker, #damnation, #deadly tempest, #decree of pain, #deflecting palm, #disrupt decorum, #distant melody, #dying wish, #EDHRECast, #elenda the dusk rose, #ezuris predation, #Felisa Fang of Silverquill, #fresh meat, #geode rager, #greater good, #hallowed spiritkeeper, #hangarback walker, #inkshield, #jolrael empress of beasts, #kamahl fist of krosa, #kardur doomscourge, #karmic justice, #marchesa the black rose, #marionette master, #martial coup, #martyrs bond, #minions' mumurs, #moldervine reclamation, #momentous fall, #natural affinity, #necrotic hex, #outpost siege, #Pact of the Serpent, #phyrexian rebirth, #puresteel paladin, #revel in riches, #rise of the dread marn, #selfless squire, #shamanic revelation, #skullclamp, #syr konrad the grim, #tendershoot dryad, #the ozolith, #toothy imaginary friend, #ukkima stalking shadow, #vela the night-clad, #vicious shadows, #wrath of god, #yawgmoth thran physician Read More »
How to Give Good Deck Advice | EDHRECast 178
September 3, 2021 by
Community Spotlight
Deckbuilding is a collaborative art! We're sitting down this week to discuss the best methods of helping other players tune up their decks, and how it can be a learning experience for ALL players involved. 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, […]
#aesi tyrant of gyre strait, #Araumi of the Dead Tide, #damnation, #daretti scrap savant, #doomwake giant, #EDHRECast, #faithless looting, #Galea Kindler of Hope, #glissa the traitor, #grim guardian, #guardian project, #K'rrik Son of Yawgmoth, #karlov of the ghost council, #krenko mob boss, #leonin elder, #mana crypt, #mizzix of the izmagnus, #omnath locus of creation, #omnath locus of rage, #omnath locus of the roil, #open the armory, #Phylath World Sculptor, #prime speaker vannifar, #shark typhoon, #spreading insurrection, #sword of feast and famine, #trelasarra moon dancer, #uril the miststalker, #valduk keeper of the flame, #Veyran Voice of Duality, #virtus the veiled, #volo guide to monsters, #wrath of god, #zaffai thunder conductor Read More »
Modern Horizons 2 Set Review — Black
June 9, 2021 by
Trent Trombley
This set review has come off of Suspend, and it's ready to tutor you!
#animate dead, #Anowon the Ruin Thief, #Araumi of the Dead Tide, #archon of cruelty, #belbe corrupted observer, #bridge from below, #chainer dementia master, #chainer nightmare adept, #cruel ultimatum, #damnation, #dusk legion zealot, #entomb, #grief, #hymn to tourach, #kalitas traitor of ghet, #kroxa titan of death's hunger, #lurrus of the dream-den, #meren of clan nel toth, #reanimate, #sedris the traitor king, #shadow of the grave, #sinkhole, #skirge familiar, #tergrid god of fright, #thoughtseize, #Tinybones Trinket Thief, #tortured existence, #unmask, #Valentin Dean of the Vein, #wrath of god Read More »