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Low Market — Cheap Date: [Super]friends with Benefits
Ramos, Dragon Engine art by Joseph Meehan The Power of [Super]friendship Welcome back to Low Market, a column for budget Commander deckbuilding! Every week, I gaze balefully at the perpetually empty "Planeswalker" subcategory of my deck template, yearning for the day that I will stuff it to the brim with planeswalkers. That day has finally come: […]
In the Margins — Clone
Currently there are 5,363 decks in the EDHREC database running , and not a single one of them should have it as part of the 99. Once again I'm lying. is fine and there are probably decks that want every clone effect possible. There might be one at the end of this article. I think […]
Commander Focus — Edgar Markov
The eminence ability allows us to play a commander that is lurking behind the scenes, making the team stronger, and only entering the fray when an urgent decisive strike is needed. With these characteristics, is literally "The Man". He's an authority figure in the patriarchy, he's white, he has his own private army of fanatic […]
Underdog's Corner — Dragonlord Silumgar
Hello and welcome back to your regularly scheduled visit to the Underdog's Corner! I hope you enjoy your stay, but please keep an eye on your wallet, your phone, your foil commanders, and other valuables that you may have upon your person. This week we're taking a visit to the secretive guild color combination of […]
Ultra Budget Brews — Exava
Hello and welcome back to Ultra Budget Brews, the article series that gives the people what they want, overthrowing the Magic hierarchy by letting cheap, unwanted, unloved cards have their moment to shine. In other words, we build entire EDH deck with no card costing more than $1, but that sounds far less dramatic. Speaking […]
EDH Political Science — Guns, Germs, and STEAL
Update 1/16/2022: Since the original publishing of this article, we have learned that Cortés' arrival in Mexico was probably not interpreted by the Aztecs as the return of the god Quetzlcoatl, as some were taught in school. The 'white gods' myth was likely invented by later generations due to various social and political pressures. We're […]
Ixalan EDH Review — Gold, Artifacts, and Lands
Hello friends and Ixalanians. Welcome to EDHREC's final Commander set review of Ixalan - Gold Cards, Artifacts, and Non-Basic Lands! We have a lot to cover, so let's set sail! Gold Cards of Ixalan - What Be th' Gold? "Arrrgh, Welcome aboard me maties!" Ah, nothing like opening up our review with a cheesy pirate […]
Ixalan EDH Review — Green
Welcome back to EDHREC! Today we're looking at what Ixalan has to offer Commander players in green. While we didn't get any fancy new commanders or planeswalkers, Ixalan has great creature support going for it. This set is full of dinosaurs and they make themselves felt. The one oddity the set has is green merfolk. Magic has had its […]
Ixalan EDH Review — Red
Yes, that's right everyone, a double dose of my writing prowess here! In addition to my regularly scheduled article we get to run down some hot new toys coming out with Ixalan. I won't dilly dally too much here, since red is what we all know is the worst color in Commander. There are some […]
Intellectual Offering — Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Welcome back to Intellectual Offering. This week I’m excited to let my inner Timmy ROAR and talk a little about . In case you haven’t had a chance to drink this beauty in here it is in all it’s glory: That thing is HUGE. Ok so it’s not Titanosaur huge: But I mean a 7/6, […]