I got a friend who's burnt out and still want to play EDH with us. Hello everybody I am currently deciding what deck to piece together as my second commander deck. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, LEFT FIST NAMED BARU, RIGHT FIST NAMED KAMAHL. Is there any other commanders that you think fit this same kind of feeling for a commander? Coreless Stretch Film; Pre-Stretch Film; Hand Roll; Machine Roll; Jumbo Roll; Industrial Plastic Division. Be resilient. [[Liesa, Shroud of Dusk]]: As long as you have enough life to pay as commander tax, you always pay 5 MV. Best Commanders in EDH [Tier List] Part 1 Commander / EDH* Casual Competitive Goodstuff Multiplayer smilodex Fariorn Eisenherz actAdmin Upvote 0 Playtest v1 Similar Deck Space Card Recommendations Commander Recommendations Card Kingdom $0 - 4.1K TCGPlayer Mkt $0 - 3.4K CardHoarder 754 TIX Compare to Spoiler Timeline Card Odds Draw hand Artifacts is the most popular theme in EDH, and they're incredibly powerful when used right. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Most fun was [[Gretchen]]. It does feel very inevitable when playing against it. But after a while, you end up playing solitaire and creating redundant value. Maybe I'm just looking for solid midrange commanders? Jeska, Thrice Reborn - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) I'm obviously biased, but once you find a version that works for you, it'll be a blast. in front of your post to get a pm with all blocks replaced by images (to edit). . The Nitpicking Nerds - The Most Hated Commanders in the Format | The Least Fun Commanders to Play Against December 15, 2021 by Community Spotlight Some commanders just make the game much more stressful than others. Izoni, Thousand-Eyed - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) . Seconding this; I'm currently playing around with a group-slug deck with [[Mogis, God of Slaughter]] at the helm. Definitely my pick for a resilient commander :), surprised no one has mentioned [[karador]], depending on the amount of grave hate in your meta, he should basically always cost 3 and his access to the GY provides a lot of late game inevitability no matter what power level you build him at, karador - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. EDH Rec. Result is a bird deck thats pretty all over the place, but in a way that enables a lot of options. Honestly, I cast Oloro a lot. It is interesting that what you call offense many would call defense, but I understand your question. February 5, 2015 11:58 p.m. 1 . His deck is full of expensive to cast creatures. Resilient Commander Hello, I need your help,. I know Korvold all too well, we have a regular in my playgroup and he will play it occasionally. I run a pretty beefy braids deck. The original Phyrexianized elf herself, Glissa, the Traitor, had certain deckbuilding constraints you'd need to obey to realize maximum value. Or Toxrill. Muldrotha, the Gravetide - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Definitely one of my favorites and much more table-friendly than Dargo+[[Jeska, Thrice Reborn]], Dargo - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) https://www.moxfield.com/decks/D3L3VNKjlE2m0107bBVa-w, it's built to play in strong non-cEDH pods. Thank y'all for your time and have fun brewing! [[Sigarda, Host of Herons]] or [[Derevi, Empyrial Tactician]]. Surprised no one has yet mentioned [[Koma, Cosmos Serpent]]. sigarda, host of herons - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) [[determined iteration]] is such a cool card in this deck. [[Sisay, Weatherlight Captain]] can be built so anytime someone tries to remove her, you can use her ability to find something to protect your board and herself. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. I miss having tevesh in the CZ lol, I'm not the guy you are replying to, but here is mine. Least fun? Why would you play Lord Wingrace when you get more value from Korvold? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, Thrax, Niv, Rith, Vorel, Oloro, Agrus, Freyalise, Phenax, Jarad. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Backgrounds are a type of enchantment that only affect commanders you own. A New and Exciting Beginning The End of an Era Home MTG Salvation Forums The Game Commander (EDH) Multiplayer Commander Decklists Most resilient decks to control/sweeper decks Tasigur - cmc 1 almost always, competitive colors. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. I like [[Zahid]]. CUSTOMER SUPPORT : If you have any question. any commander that you can allow to go to the gy instead of the comand zone and then replay via reanimation (child, sidisi uv, etc). If you want to be as resilient as possible, well control is probably the way to go. Its wild how one [[Kalonian Hydra]] cast can threaten someones entire life total. Xiahou Dun spends a lot of time in the graveyard to get buybacked by Phyrexian Reclamation, Corpse Dance and friends. I would have to second Karador. And i'll try the ol'stickfingers! Marchesa can support many different builds . 15 Rats. Probably Yuriko in my experience, or a deck that doesnt really need the commander out. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call, In a similar vein, [[Lucius the Eternal]], Lucius the Eternal - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) An Introduction. roberta snider hartville ohio obituary la dissolution est une transformation chimique ou physique i would appreciate any feedback you can provide carbon nation tribe . Derevi. Making it so those two can just never pay it was a big design mistake. Enchantments also allow a fast growing of mana and the ability to refill your hand at any point while recovering a board state. samut voice of dissent - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) There's been a couple of times where i started with an empty board and won the same turn, stilk, https://www.moxfield.com/decks/D3L3VNKjlE2m0107bBVa-w. Marchesa the Black Rose - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Color Id. Crystalline Giant - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. The most unfortunate part to me is that he just serves as the most efficient commander for multiple strategies in Jund. [[Yuriko]] and [[Derevi]] can both cheat the commander tax and thus get pretty resilient. Press J to jump to the feed. A list of tribes and their popularity in EDH may also be found here. You load him up with counters. Then load Derevi with value generating swords and evasion and beat your foes to death. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. And the deck doesnt care if he gets killed a few times. To be honest probably any bant deck, or simic/Selesnya, green I play a partner deck of [[Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker]]/ [[Slurrk, All-Ingesting]] it is pretty resilient. Would be interesting to hear what people think. [[Henzie toolbox torre]] is probably the most fun build Ive ran for the last couple months. All I want is to live happily as her royal consort and dote on her. I'll throw my hat in the ring. This essentially means you only need to focus on ramp and even if people interact with your card advantage and board state you will still be so far ahead on mana sources it is really easy to rebuild as long as you've kept up on card advantage. Wincon is getting a board full of big creatures and turning them sideways: [[Cyclonic Rift]], [[Whelming Wave]], [[Slinn Voda]], [[Brinelin]], [[Hullbreaker Horror]], [[Scourge of Fleets]], [[Breaching Leviathan]], [[Distorting Wake]], [[Lorthos]], [[Ugin, the Spirit Dragon]]. The Emiel deck is so good at ramping and protecting itself from targeted removal, and with Karmic Guide, exceedingly good at board wipe recovery. Some do bird tribal too. They also are both quite high power. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Wow, that looks strong. I would be left without a decent blocker and having to recast henzie and then play a bigger creature felt like I would get farther behind on closing the game. The first that comes to mind for me is [[Yuriko]], but [[Derevi]] and even the eminence commanders are in the same league imo. Having Wulfgar on the field with [[Pathbreaker Ibex]] and [[Tuya Bearclaw]] was pretty much game since the attack triggers stacked to give all three +44/+44 and trample. Just making lots of big stompy elementals really speaks to my inner Timmy. Ognis? Brinelin - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) There is a stigma to her though, most people will assume the worst, no matter your build. Expedition Map, Mind Stone, and Burnished Hart are just a few examples of Commander staples with different converted mana costs that can hit the graveyard. Surprised to not see a [[tasigur]] on the list. Making it so those two can just never pay it was a big design mistake. Do you mind to share your list for Liesa? He was targeted every turn I played him. He's extremely tough to remove because you can bounce him to your hand at instant speed for 0 mana, so Commander Tax is unlikely to be a factor. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Prossh - (G) (MC)[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call, I'd say Tasigur because Delve and Card advantage. Oketra is my token deck and a fun one at that. [[Old Stickfingers]] doesn't care how many times you kill him, since that just means you get to cast him again. Korvold - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) As I'm reading the message I would blush and stutter because she's so beautiful, and then she would smirk at me and say "aww, is someone shy for mommy? Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Derevi has been recommended the most, Ill have to give her a try. [[Marchesa the Black Rose]] is pretty good at staying on the field. Meren of Clan Nel Toth 10. With Triskelion or Walking Ballista, Mikaeus creates an infinite damage combo and wins you the game also infinitely triggering your aristocrat triggers. As you're looking to win through combat damage, Equipment like Nettlecyst and Fireshrieker are automatic inclusions. [[Yuriko]] hands down is one of the best as long as you can get a 1/1 through. With a bunch of backgrounds in play he becomes a decently powerful and resilient Commander for a flat 6 mana. I've recently put together a [[Yeva, Nature's Herald]] deck and what I have come to appreciate most about the deck is it I play [[Karametra, God of Harvests]] in EDH and she's resilient even beyond the obvious "indestructible" text line. Stretch Film Division. Hes my go to resilient as fuck commander. You can see how crucial your commander is in EDH format, but with hundreds of legendary units to pick from, which are worth your time? Landfall decks' resiliency comes from the fact that lands just don't really get interacted with in commander or at least not in a meaningfully enough way to shut down a landfall player. Derevi is without a doubt the most resilient commander in the game though - especially with the typical Lockdown-focused builds. There's no way a woman as beautiful as Marchesa could ever love a worthless guy like me. The more I played, the more I hated myself. Anything that can play w/o the commander - elfball, UGx goodstuff decks, grixis stax, Azami. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Im surprised about this not coming up sooner also. Random Commander. Such a clean setup. Derevi. fynn - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) [[Nesting Grounds]] plus [[Crystalline Giant]] has become one of my favorite interactions. Is there any other commanders that you think fit this same kind of feeling for a commander? One of my favorite voltrons, he is a pain to get rid of even with the lightest of protection packages. Commander / EDH Combo Competitive Grixis (UBR) Midrange Primer Storm Wheels An adaptive, midrange deck that aims to win with Thoracle Consultation or Underworld Breach Lines. Check out my primer! Toggo - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) In order to get the most out of your commanders, you need to run plenty of artifacts that you can easily sacrifice. My playgroup has recently embraced the old saying 'The best defence is a good offence' and are more actively disrupting each other's game plans, this has made some of the more glass cannon decks less viable. Any 2mv commander and a solid control list, honestly. Tergrid. This site works best with JavaScript enabled. Hullbreaker Horror - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) The only time I got to play is when I played tokens. I'd say it's a three way tie between [[Braids, Arisen Nightmare]], [[Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded]] and [[God-Eternal Oketra]]. Downside is that it is definitely not big on Combos or Stax but the colours you get are about as good as it gets for interaction. Any chance you could link/talk about the marath deck a bit more. Today Mitch goes over The Most Powerful Five Color Commanders. Its also my favourite on [[kykar, winds fury]], kykar, winds fury - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Costing just one generic and one red mana, Krark is a 2/2 red Goblin Wizard. It was a hardcore draw-go counter deck with every degenerate blue counter you can think of it.the only wincon was a polymorph and I didn't run tutors for it. Same boat. [[Prossh, Skyraider of Kher]] and [[Marchesa the Black Rose]] are both quite resilient to wraths and can recover very easily. No love for my man Squee? Sorry. Most fun to play against: Decks with light stax like [[Ethersworn Canonist]] that you have to solve like a puzzle to get to the win. Strix haven stadium - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) That dude never stays dead. Primer includes step-by-step combo guide. The dash mechanic becomes super cool here as does ninjutsu as well as myriad. So i asked him his need. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Keranos is a straightforward and resilient commander that gives you card advantage while also throwing Lightning Bolts around. Commander lets you run stuff with other colors mana symbols in the text box, EDH does not. Bonus points if the deck has varying play patterns from game to game. I know Slicer is used a lot as an aggro commander but I am looking more for a combo deck with one of these. Building Volo and playing him really rewards out-of-the-box thinking. Six mana? I play [[Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy]] and as long as Im not knocked out in the first few turns the 99 can deal with almost anything. Super helpful to quickly notice if I just don't like how something feels when I play around in the playtest with it (like finding out how I enjoyed [[Kinna, Bonder Prodigy]] and [[Anhelo the Painter]], but how I also didn't really like how [[Krenko, Mob Boss]] or [[Go-Shintai of Life's Origin]] felt). [[Beledros Witherbloom]] is easily my best deck for this. Because never dying without additional artifact removal isn't busted. Below is a list of some of the most popular creature types used in tribal Commander decks, and the color they most commonly appear in. ", which would make me blush even harder. I've been hit by multiple instant speed board wipes in a single turn and still come back out right as rain by the end of my turn, all thanks to the absurd amounts of mana you can produce if the deck is designed to do so. I really like [[wilhelt, the rotcleaver]]s ability to just not care about board wipes. Top Mono-Black Commanders Popular themes for Mono-Black Aristocrat11268 decks Rat Colony6210 decks Lifegain 6108 decks Discard 5900 decks Wheel 3742 decks Artifact 3176 decks Sacrifice 2832 decks Relentless Rat1438 decks Shadowborn Apostle1268 decks Zombie Token1234 decks Reanimator1131 decks Infect 1120 decks Graveyard 911 decks Mill 908 decks Yuriko - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Karador Boonweaver, Prossh Food Chain, Animar (can't remember the name of his combo, but results in a giant unstoppable Animar in one turn), Derevi Stax, super tuned Narset, EDIT: Ancestral Animar, link to deck in comments below. Kira, Great Glass-Spinner - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) That and Yuriko are both dickhead cards, imo commander tax is either something you all have or nobody has. What I mean by resilience is being able to recover well, have a wide variety of answers, and the ability to play both actively and reactively. This also ensures you draw more gas in the late game and less lands. That's why I don't player her in commander anymore. [[The Locust God]] is pretty resilient. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Least fun for me? I'm not a Derevi player though so I'm sure someone can speak to this better than myself. keep you in touch! if i can get to 7 mana to cast [[omnath locus of rage]] chances are i can get to 9 11 and 13 in the following turns. It's just so disappointing that so many jund commanders and playstyles get overshadowed by the efficiency and resilience of Korvold. muldrotha - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call, Marchesa clones is really fun, and pretty resilient. Solid idea, I like the colors as well. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call, Sefris, Kadena, Dihada, Mortarion, Henzie. all are good stuff to have available for him, and then just pile on more and more mutations or enchantment auras to pump Brokkos to the max. [[muldrotha]], [[child of alara]], [[kenrith]] can all do big things with little board state or hand. My Norin deck warped my playgroup by causing people to run stifle effects to keep him gone, lol. Secondly, he is neither a combo piece nor can he tutor for combo pieces. It can straightly overpower your opponents and win literally out of nowhere. Just try to get rid of that guy. Tyrannate_X. When I first made my Ulamog deck, I was searching Magiccards.info for indestructible commanders Because there is something satisfying about a commander that is hard to get off/keep off the table. He's proven to be fairly resilient so far, stick a [[Whispersilk Cloak]] on the bugger and your opponents will be tearing out chunks of hair trying to answer him, his effect will make you a target though so keep that in mind. Things like [[Tergrid]] [[Tinybones]] [[Braids, Arisen]] just make so much value and make it easy to loop discard effects, stalling the game out, while removing any chance of things to be removed. I have respect for the og, he feels like a sleeper for sure. The command zone is his protection. Ive recently put together a [[Yeva, Natures Herald]] deck and what I have come to appreciate most about the deck is its resiliency to really never feel like its out of the game. Uril, the Miststalker Oloro, Ageless Ascetic Derevi, Empyreal Tactician Karador, Ghost Chieftain Maelstrom Wanderer Leovold, Emissary of Trest Jhoira of the Ghitu Zur the Enchanter Coming out at 3 mana lets you roll right into blitzing your 4 drops. Koma, Cosmos Serpent - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) I've never seen anyone use creatures like [[Whitemane Lion]] in token decks, most token players I've fought use Jetmir and more conventional token making strats, but I find Oketra's methods very satisfying. I'ts less about the deck and more about the winning combo and how the commander/deck enable it. My derevi deck is a X spells deck with a tap/untap subtheme. Obstensibly hard to remove and good usually leads people to talk about [[Sigarda, Host of Herons]] and [[Derevi, Empyrial Tactician]]. He just does everything well and makes everything you want to already be doing in Jund incredibly efficient and valuable. I played a blink derevi deck for awhile. Derevi - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) My favourite is what has been dubbed "dishonest beatdown", in which you control the game with removal, counters, etc on cheap creatures who can occasionally ramp you with hit triggers. Mimeo and Jarad are fairly resilient, HD Sidisi is not. I have played [[chulane, teller of tales]] but it feels linear in how it plays. The Locust God - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Ikoria made those counters ridiculous. [[Ghalta, Primal Hunger]] can be tough to keep out of the battlefield under the right circumstances. Child of Alara loses so hard to nonbasic hate. My friend's deck was made to proc Meren multiple times and it was unplayable. Tevesh Szat - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Press J to jump to the feed. Tasigur is mildly annoyed by RiP and Leyline, but its pretty resilient otherwise. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Or Toxrill. Was my first real for real build that I didn't take inspiration from anywhere. A great protection to baby's knees and legs, Eye-catching design of sports shoes, s Rose 75 - Everyone loves the ease and comfort of Rose shoes. They look like late 1800s nature paintings and I love it. What makes her up here is precisely her first ability, which escapes the Commander concepts even more than the last two positions. In terms of recursion, I would agree with the masses with [[derevi]]. Or big value creature decks, like [[yarok]], yarok - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Im looking again, and have my sights set on Konda, but since he isnt very good, Id thought Id ask first. If you were looking to build an optimized high power Derevi deck would you just build it is as a [[birthing pod]] deck? This is a subreddit dedicated to playing the Commander format of Magic: The Gathering at the highest power level possible. chromatic orrery - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) In a similar vein, [[Lucius the Eternal]], [[Rocco]] with [[Norin]] as the secret commander slaps. Gavin Verhey and Melissa DeTora both discuss in their review of Derevi and Yuriko's respective commander products that cheating the tax is almost always a mistake. Video By The EPIC Storm. Deck wins by playing super greedy, it's loaded with tons of ramp so ideally you're casting mana rocks as you play your lands, use rocks to pay for more rocks get Arcanis out ASAP and keep him protected. I play in a competitive environment so I am looking for very competitive cut throat decklists that don't care about people's feelings. Today, Wizards of the Coast believes that one format, called Commander, is the most popular one of all. It's easy to just make it durdley/grindy and a slog, though. What is background? A recent deck I built that also feels great to pilot is [[Goro-goro and Satoru]]. My Norin deck warped my playgroup by causing people to run stifle effects to keep him gone, lol. Command Beacon - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)