Some play EDH for fun. Some play to socialize. Some play to make friends, or cast cards they can't cast in other formats. And then there are those who play for one reason and one reason only. (In the following video, please substitute the word "sports" with "Elder Dragon Highlander.") If you're a Herm or […]

Have you ever taken one of those Facebook personality tests? It's okay to admit it. One can only resist the "Which Game of Thrones Character Are You?" quiz for so long. (I got Ned Stark, so I hope I'm not beheaded before I finish this article.) Since I'm a longtime EDH player, I wondered how […]

Well, hello again, friends! My name is Seth Cross and welcome to my second installment of Uncommonders, a series inspired by the (now fully revealed) 20 Uncommon Legendary Creatures of Dominaria. In my first article, we covered how uncommon commanders are nothing new to Magic: the Gathering, since the first 20 uncommon “Summon Legend” cards […]

Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Knowledge Pool. This week we will be doing a continuation of our series on Kydele & Thrasios as commanders of a UG combo style deck. If you have not yet read Part 1, I strongly encourage that you do so. Part 1 can be found here. Efficient Evolution Last […]

Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Knowledge Pool! This week we're going to be looking at another deck I've personally built and remodeling it with the hope of reaching a more coherent deck list. I was quite happy with how our experiment turned out with , and I think the deck I'm presenting today could […]

Counters, Tokens, and Combos When people think of Commander cards, there are often a few EDH-specific cards that come to mind. , for example, or . One of the biggest is , a card whose price is exorbitantly high and whose demand comes almost exclusively from Commander players. While it's true that synergizes brilliantly with […]

Last time on Pure//Simple, the article series that explores the why behind the best cards in the Commander format, I went over a few “I win” buttons. Cards that when you cast them in the right situations and you’re practically guaranteed victory. This time, I’m completing the list with a few more powerful Commander spells, […]

We pause our regularly scheduled articles for a message from Don, the founder of EDHREC: We’ve just rolled out some new improvements to EDHREC that aim to help you find specific Commander decks. The commander summary-style pages have been here a long time and provide insight into how decks are built in general, but sometimes […]

Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Knowledge Pool. Last time I wrote about the times when the decks we build don't meet our expectations, and I introduced you to my Maelstrom Wanderer deck. If you have not yet read part 1, it can be found here. At the end of my previous article, I requested […]

Welcome back to The Knowledge Pool! During the last two installments I presented one of my longest tenured decks, Mayael the Anima. You can find my first article here, and part two here. I wanted to start this series with a deck I know inside and out so that I could best introduce the thought […]