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Low Market — Alesha Cycling

Low Market — Alesha Cycling

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Quinn Miller
Quinn Miller
The Cycle Unbroken My love of the cycling mechanic is well-documented. How well-documented? Well, I mentioned it at least once, in the cycling subsection of my Hapatra article. What? That's not enough documentation for you? Fine! Then I'll make an entire list based around cycling, and I'll base it on one of my favorite Commander decks: Alesha […]
Partner Focus — Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder

Partner Focus — Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder

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Nate Burgess
Nate Burgess
Note the flavor text on the cards and . "May starving fleas birth a thousand generations on your stubborn hide, cow!" "May your horns get lodged in an Eldrazi's bony face, ornery brute!" -- Bruse Tarl, Goma Fada nomad is brash, abusive, unapologetic, and may or may not have a name that sounds like "bruise". […]
Singleton Guild Wheel — Rakdos and his Most Metal Collaboration

Singleton Guild Wheel — Rakdos and his Most Metal Collaboration

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Matt Morgan
Matt Morgan
This article is part 9 of a 10-part series covering the Singleton Guild Wheel Project, a 10-deck project with only a single copy of any non-basic land among the 10 decks. Each deck uses the color combination of a different Ravnican guild. The methodology is introduced here and expanded upon each week by featuring a deck […]
EDH Political Science — Temmet, Cyberpunk

EDH Political Science — Temmet, Cyberpunk

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Rick Amundson
Rick Amundson
Do You Feel Lucky, Cyberpunk? Cyber security is something that most people (and until recently many businesses) take for granted. You throw up your firewall, install Norton, and call it good. You’re safe, right? After all, it’s just some hooligan in their mom’s basement trying to get your credit card to buy a new Xbox. […]
Non-Basically Speaking — Touring the Land of Amonkhet

Non-Basically Speaking — Touring the Land of Amonkhet

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Nick Wallace
Nick Wallace
Hello friends and article-thirsty desert nomads, welcome back to EDHREC and our continuing biweekly column, Non-Basically Speaking, the series that strives to identify non-basic lands that should be considered valuable staples or hidden gems based on their visibility on EDHREC. Well, except for today. In this article I wanted to set aside our normal routine […]
Pyramid Theory 101 — Gambling with Power

Pyramid Theory 101 — Gambling with Power

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Mitchell Reinhart
Mitchell Reinhart
Greetings everyone, I'm back once again to highlight the deckbuilding process through the use of Pyramid Theory. This time I discuss 'all-in' strategies, and the gambling it brings to the table. What do I exactly mean by 'all-in' strategies? All-in strategies are hyperlinear that accept the risks involved with only having one gameplan. Some commanders […]
Commander Showdown — Leovold vs The World

Commander Showdown — Leovold vs The World

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Joseph Schultz
Joseph Schultz
Rest in Pieces If you haven't already heard, EDH had a bit of a shakeup this past Monday: is now banned in Commander. (If you'd like to read the full announcement, you can do so here.) Since Leovold had over 700 decks here on EDHREC, this probably stings for quite a few folks. Due to demand […]
Dig Through Time — Cold Snap

Dig Through Time — Cold Snap

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Dean Gootee
Dean Gootee
This week in Dig Through Time, we're going to take a trip back to the year I graduated high school, 2006. That's right, today we'll be reviewing WotC's lost design file: Coldsnap. Coldsnap replaced Homelands as the third installment of the Ice Age block. The set hit many of the themes and mechanics of Ice Age, giving us cumulative upkeep, […]

EDHREC News Update 4/24/17

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Matt Morgan
Matt Morgan
Welcome to our first news update here at EDHREC. Since we want to become your one stop shop for all things EDH we wanted to give you a quick rundown of recent events in the EDH world. Yesterday was a huge day for us! In case you missed it, here is a link to the […]
Underdog's Corner — Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter

Underdog's Corner — Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter

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Mason Brantley
Mason Brantley
This article is Round 7 of the Underdog’s Corner, a series spotlighting various lesser-used commanders and their place in the format. Each article makes the argument for a single commander that deserves more play, as well as highlighting key cards and synergies. Hello and welcome to our newest installment of the underdog's corner! Normally I try to […]