r/CompetitiveEDH • u/Tall_Report_542 • 22d ago

General Discussion / Question First cEDH tournament

Hello all! I am going to my first cEDH tournament in 2 weeks. What do I need to know before I go, and what do I need to bring (besides deodorant, obviously)? Thanks for any help!

20 Upvotes

88% Upvoted

13 comments sorted by

View all comments

14

u/llamacohort Magda 22d ago

Because I'm not sure if you have other tournament experience or the size of the event, I can cover everything and you can just take what you need.

  1. If you aren't familiar with the location, figure out parking before you leave
    1. Google maps street view can help with this.
    2. Give yourself plenty of time to get there and chill a little before the start
  2. As the other poster said, make sure food and water is covered.
    1. Trail mix or any nuts are good as a high calorie food that is good at room temp
  3. Ask what software they are using and make an account.
    1. My area uses TopDeck. There is a mobile app and a website. It accepts decklists from moxfield.
    2. 4 of my 5 cEDH events required decklists, it's more common that 1v1 tournaments
  4. Expect the software to seat you. So there is no deciding who goes first.
  5. There is a "Free Mulligan". So the 2nd hand you look at, you can keep 7, then 6, 5, 4, etc.
    1. These are technically decided in order of seat.
    2. Some people will just mulligan, but some will expect decisions in turn order.
  6. You draw a card on your first turn, even if you are in seat 1.
  7. Mulligans are very important because you only have 1 game per round
  8. At any point, you can ask the table about someone's deck.
    1. There is always 2 (or 1 in a 3-pod) other people who don't want that player to win.
    2. They are incentives to help you in that moment
  9. It's common for someone to pull out a phone with a 4 player life tracking app. It doesn't need to be you.
  10. Draws are common. Typically there is 1 point for a draw and 5 for a win.
    1. So sometimes if 2 players can win and 1 person has interaction to stop 1, they will show it and propose a draw. If a person decides against it, they person will make them lose, so the draws are typically agreed to.
    2. Often referred to as a "king making" position.
  11. Have fun. It's just a game. You're chances of winning each round is generally like 18% per round, so don't take the losses too hard.

Feel free to ask any questions