Time To Cast Your Vote!

Since the last EDHREC Combo Vote in 2025, there have been a few new cards printed.

To be exact, that number is 2,394 new cards. Granted, many of them don't find themselves contributing to two-card combos. But a lot of them do.

With that many cards comes a lot of data, and data is what EDHREC does. So to incorporate those new cards, and to better reflect any changes in the community's sentiment toward existing two-card combos, we're running back the Commander Bracket Combo Vote.

Voting begins now and will be open through April 12.

Everyone's invited to head here and start participating.

How Does It Work?

Utilizing combo data from EDHREC's sister site Commander Spellbook, voters are presented with a two-card combo and are asked three questions:

• Can this combo be reasonably executed in the first six or so turns?
• Are the prerequisites (ignoring mana) easy enough that you'd still call this a two-card combo?
• Is it easy to leverage this combo into a win?

If you've ever wondered if a two-card combo in your deck might impact which Bracket it belongs in, this community-driven vote will help decide.

EDHREC will use the collected data to display Bracket ratings for individual combos on the site as well as sharpen Bracket estimates for Archidekt's deck analysis. While Brackets help players determine their deck's power level, a deck incorporating infinite or near-infinite two-card combos might be hard to categorize on its surface.

To that end, each question in the Combo Voting is built around measuring real in-game impact in an average Commander game.

The data generated won't carry official status, but it will help players assess where their combo-powered decks actually land among the Bracket System, and provide data to smooth those Bracket-related pre-game conversations.

On the voting page, each voter will be presented with a two-card combo as identified by Commander Spellbook.

They'll be asked to assess the combo using the above three questions with either a "Yes," indicating that they agree with the question in relation to the combo, or "No," indicating that they do not agree.

Based on the voter's answers, they'll be presented with an opportunity to submit a vote for the lowest-powered Bracket in which the combo is safe to play.

When Can I Vote?

Voting will be live from Wednesday, April 8 through Sunday, April 12.

How Will It Help?

The Bracket System saw a "beta" period before being rolled out officially in February of 2025. In October 2025, the Commander Format Panel made adjustments to the specific classifications, which you can read about here.

In short, every Commander deck will fit into one of five Brackets based on a number of criteria related to that deck's power level, card inclusions and intent.

October 2025's revised Commander Brackets infographic.

The "Exhibition" Bracket, or Bracket 1, contains decks that "just focus on fun" and are usually based on a theme - in other words, "ultra-casual." Next up is "Core," followed by "Upgraded" and "Optimized."

According to Gavin Verhey and other Commander Format Panel (CFP) members, most decks fall into those two latter categories. Lastly, there's the "cEDH" Bracket, which is exactly what it sounds like.

We see above that the first three Brackets specifically call out two-card combos as prohibitive of placement in that Bracket. But what exactly determines a "two-card combo," its feasibility in being played in early stages of the game, and whether that combo truly "ends" a game? That's where your vote matters.

Commander Spellbook is host to more than 80,000 combos - doubled from when this vote was organized last year - and that number includes many dozens of clear two-card combos.

However, many of these combos fall into a bit of a "gray area" due to either the prerequisites required to initiate their effect, or the effect itself possibly not being game-ending on its own. That's covered in the latter two questions with which voters will be prompted.

As for the first question, the Commander Format Panel defines "early game" as "players able to expect to play at least six turns before anyone wins or loses," which is why the question is worded in this way.

If a two-card combo can be reasonably executed in the early game, that has relevance when determining which Bracket a deck might belong to.

Where Does the Data Go?

The information generated from this year's Commander Bracket Combo Vote will be used in a variety of ways much like last year's, but first and foremost the updated data will be available for public viewing on EDHREC in the weeks following the end of the initial voting period.

The primary goal behind the Commander Bracket Combo Vote is to provide players with more tools with which to assess their decks through the lens of the Bracket System.

To that end, deckbuilding site Archidekt will also be provided the data to allow the site to provide a more accurate estimate of a deck's Bracket.

White the Commander Bracket Combo Vote is not conducted in association with Wizards of the Coast, the data generated by the voting, like everything else on EDHREC, is thanks purely to the community at-large.

What's Next?

Nothing! Other than voting, that is. Let's get to it!

The Commander Bracket Combo Vote is now live, and the only thing left to do is lend your Commander expertise to it.

As always, thanks for reading, and happy voting!