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Sheldon, the Commander
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Bennie Smith
Jun 2, 2026
Bennie Smith
The Tectonic Shift from EDH to Commander
It's really been 15 years since Commander 2011? Bennie was playing & writing about EDH then and shares his memories of that momentous release!
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98%synergy
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78%synergy
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67%synergy
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66%synergy
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66%synergy
Comeuppance
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
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63%synergy
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63%synergy
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61%synergy
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58%synergy
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3%synergy
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-1%synergy
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50%synergy
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48%synergy
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49%synergy
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50%synergy
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50%synergy
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33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Portal Manipulator
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33%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
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33%synergy
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30%synergy
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33%synergy
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33%synergy
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33%synergy
Malleable Impostor
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33%synergy
Sun Titan
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28%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
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12%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
Treasure Nabber
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16%synergy
Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders
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13%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mischievous Quanar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Brash Taunter
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15%synergy
Clone
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16%synergy
New Prahv Guildmage
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17%synergy
Mother of Runes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Stalking Leonin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
The Reality Chip
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Windborn Muse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Flectomancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Selfless Squire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Soulbright Flamekin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Bastion Protector
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Loxodon Gatekeeper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Chromeshell Crab
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Molten Primordial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Raiyuu, Storm's Edge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
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Mirror Strike
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Boros Fury-Shield
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Reflect Damage
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Reiterate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Keep Watch
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Prismari Charm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Flashback
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
See Double
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Gideon's Sacrifice
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Boros Charm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Condemn
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Chef's Kiss
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Angel's Grace
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Invert Polarity
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Final Showdown
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Decoy Gambit
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Dawn Charm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Legion Leadership
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Olórin's Searing Light
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Reverse Damage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Master Warcraft
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Redirect Lightning
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Absorb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dovin's Veto
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Pollen Lullaby
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Orim's Chant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sudden Impact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Domineering Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Radiate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Return the Favor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Everybody Lives!
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14%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Take the Bait
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
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16%synergy
Hibernation
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17%synergy
Metamorphic Blast
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17%synergy
Redirect
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Quick Study
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Slip Out the Back
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Holy Day
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16%synergy
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Seize the Spotlight
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Solar Blaze
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49%synergy
Chain Reaction
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Call for Aid
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31%synergy
Role Reversal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Snort
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20%synergy
Relm's Sketching
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Fractured Identity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Modify Memory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Open the Armory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wrath of God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Acidic Soil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Final Judgment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Bribery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Day's Undoing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reconstruct History
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sleep
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Robe of Stars
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
The Key to the Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Lost Jitte
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Argentum Armor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Rod of Absorption
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Angel's Trumpet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Basilisk Collar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Enchantments
Trouble in Pairs
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Repercussion
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Lightmine Field
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Powerstone Minefield
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Copy Enchantment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Aether Flash
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Observed Stasis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Curiosity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Reconnaissance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Dissipation Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Righteous Authority
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blind Obedience
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fighter Class
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Steel of the Godhead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Karmic Justice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Exchange of Words
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Public Enemy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Possession
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
LAND TAX
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Share the Spoils
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dovescape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Martial Law
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Wanderer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Kor Haven
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Maze of Ith
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Vesuva
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Academy Ruins
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
RELIQUARY TOWER
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-0%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Multiversal Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Desert
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Buried Ruin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Mystifying Maze
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mistveil Plains
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Castle Vantress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Needle Spires
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Misleading Signpost
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Talisman of Progress
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Boros Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Azorius Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Hedron Archive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cursed Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Relic of Legends
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Coveted Jewel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lands
Glacial Fortress
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Mountain
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Steam Vents
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Sacred Foundry
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Monastery
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Raugrin Triome
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Reef
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Sundown Pass
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Rugged Prairie
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Arid Mesa
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Gate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Deserted Beach
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-29%synergy
Prairie Stream
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Sea of Clouds
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Battlefield Forge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Legion Leadership
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Spectator Seating
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Glittering Massif
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Tundra
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Chancery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Boros Garrison
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Volcanic Island
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
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