Dana Roach

Dana Roach

Dana Roach

Dana is one of the hosts of the EDHRECast and the CMDR Central podcast. He lives in Eau Claire, WI with his wife and son. He has been playing Magic so long he once traded away an Underground Sea for a Nightmare, and was so pleased with the deal he declined a trade-back the following week. He also smells like cotton candy and sunsets.

Superior Numbers - Power Begets Power

Superior Numbers - Power Begets Power

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
Do 'more powerful' commanders always run more powerful cards?
cyclonic rift, demonic tutor, exploration, force of will, gisa and geralf, grim monolith, imperial seal, intuition, mana crypt, mana drain, mana vault, mina and denn, mox opal, necropotence, omnath locus of rage, sol ring, superior numbers, sylvan library, taiga, the scarab god, three visits, underground sea, vampiric tutor
Superior Numbers - Why is Harmonize So Good?

Superior Numbers - Why is Harmonize So Good?

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
What makes Harmonize so much more popular than Concentrate?
blue suns zenith, brainstorm, concentrate, dig through time, fact or fiction, harmonize, lifecrafters bestiary, mulldrifter, mystic remora, ponder, preordain, rhystic study, rishkars expertise, sylvan library, treasure cruise, windfall, zendikar resurgent
Superior Numbers - Cascading Changes and Vestigial Cards

Superior Numbers - Cascading Changes and Vestigial Cards

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
Observing the massive impacts that a single card can have on a deck.
dark depths, decree of silence, enlightened tutor, expedition map, glacial chasm, mystic remora, phyrexian unlife, rhystic study, skullclamp, solemnity, superior numbers, tolaria west, true conviction
Superior Numbers - Breaking Down the Top 100

Superior Numbers - Breaking Down the Top 100

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
Examining the top 100 most popular cards through an analytical lens yields interesting results
blasphemous act, chaos warp, chromatic lantern, cyclonic rift, faithless looting, heroic intervention, maelstrom pulse, mortify, putrefy, superior numbers, sylvan library, teferi's protection, terminate, vandalblast, windfall
Superior Numbers - Crucible of Worlds

Superior Numbers - Crucible of Worlds

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
"We were all forged in the crucible." Welcome to Superior Numbers, where I try to do numerical analysis on cards and deckbuilding trends using slightly more math and slightly less snark than in my usual column. Slightly. So. . It first appeared in Magic in Fifth Dawn way back in 2004, and it's had a couple of […]
ash barrens, assassins trophy, blast zone, cathartic reunion, chart a course, crucible of worlds, dana roach, despark, emergence zone, faithless looting, generous gift, lotus field, myriad landscape, prismatic vista, search for azcanta, strip mine, superior numbers, tectonic reformation, underrealm lich, wasteland
Core Set 2020 Set Review - Black

Core Set 2020 Set Review - Black

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
Which black cards from Core Set 2020 will cast the longest shadow on EDH?
audacious thief, black, blightbeetle, blood burglar, blood for bones, bloodsoaked altar, bloodthirsty aerialist, cavalier of night, core set 202, dana roach, dread presence, edh, embodiment of agonies, epicure of blood, fathom fleet cutthroat, gruesome scourger, legion's end, leyline of the void, noxious grasp, review, rotting regisaur, scheming symmetry, sorin imperious bloodlord, vilis broker of blood, yarok's fenlurker
Superior Numbers - War of the Stats

Superior Numbers - War of the Stats

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
WAR - What is it good for? Welcome to Superior Numbers, where I try to do numerical analysis on cards and deckbuilding trends using slightly more math and slightly less snark than in my usual column. Slightly. This time around we're going to take a look at some cards from the recent set, War of the Spark, […]
blast zone, bolass citadel, dana roach, despark, finale of eternity, finale of promise, ravnica at war, superior numbers, war of the spark
In the Margins - Mortify

In the Margins - Mortify

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
Mortify has overstayed its welcome in Commander - here are the cards that should replace it.
anguished unmaking, assassins trophy, beast within, chaos warp, dana roach, despark, in the margins, oblation, path to exile, pongify, putrefy, rapid hybridization, swords to plowshares, utter end, vindicate
Superior Numbers - Cards Caring about Colors: Black

Superior Numbers - Cards Caring about Colors: Black

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
Some cards care about colors your opponents play... are they good enough for EDH?
absolute grace, compost, elephant grass, greater realm of preservation, lifeforce, light of day, reap, righteous war, snake pit, superior numbers
In the Margins - Divination

In the Margins - Divination

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
3,000 players are running Divination, but there are tons of better options available.
artificers epiphany, cerebral vortex, chart a course, compulsive research, consult the necrosages, counsel of the soratami, divination, dream cache, esper charm, ghastly discovery, huddle up, lat nams legacy, mulldrifter, notion rain, perilous research, pilfered plans, pulse of the grid, scarscale ritual, secrets of the golden city, see beyond, thirst for knowledge
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