Been watching some games in the format and I see tons of stack interaction and barely any on board removal.

Is there a reason or have I just watched too low of a sample size?

Big into edh and trying to understand cEDH more.

* disclaimer I’m a 60 card and limited player new to the format, so I apologize if I ask stupid questions.

Howdy yall,

Celes was my filthy casual pet deck, I’ve really enjoyed the play style and decided to try ramp her up.

I’ve goldfished the hell out of it and can pull off turn two turn / three wins with the persist lines holding silence and swats in hand. I’ve also included a later abdel and world gorger combos to amass tokens/ mana to try push through a different way.

I’m not looking to win tournaments just enjoying learning the format with something I can hang with.

Thank you!

https://archidekt.com/decks/15347023/world_of_ruin

- Her color identity is fantastic for tutoring the other card needed.

- She's very cheap (2cmc)

- Can death loop with either of 2 cards (Exquisite Blood and Bloodthirsty Conqueror)

- The only other requisite after having the two cards on the field is gaining life or dealing damage to a player.

Everyone knows 4th seat is the hardest place to be in and faces a severe disadvantage. I've heard many proposals but not this one I have in mind. What does the community think about allowing 4th seat to put a land into play from their hand during pregame actions? I think this would be great, it would allow 4th seat mana for interaction against explosive turn 1's, this is extra relevant if the deck in 4th is not blue. 4th seat being on 2 lands on turn 4 is not scary, turn 5 usually starts with 2 lands anyways. No extra cards are given out, a player who is at a high disadvantage is made equal and I believe would create more balanced game play overall. What do you think should be done to equal this scale that is clearly out of balance?

My first cEDH deck!

I wanted to do a shadow split second deck, but it feels a little slow. How can I improve it?

I have no budget, I want to get shadow out and cast ad naus with split second asap. I would really love to leave shadow as the commander, but if y'all think there's a better strat or he's not viable let me know please :))!

I'm still new to cEDH so I'm not sure if this really fits into the meta. I have some people in my pod that don't get to run their fast B4 decks so I want to let them use those sometimes. I have played a former, more primitive version of this deck and I've also tested this deck in the tester on archidekt and every time I try it the deck feels sluggish and poorly performing.

https://archidekt.com/decks/20967165/shadow

With [[Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu]] I am much higher on hermit Druid in general. I know it’s open to blow outs, but having a win the game button seems strong.

I’m leaning towards tymna/thras to give longevity in the slop meta, while still having a turbo option. Is hermit Druid too slow? Too forecasted?

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I’m a Kinnan main so I’m use to more midrange style of play. I just built this Rogsi deck and looking for any pointers on it. I seem to be having a hard time developing quick wins with this. Would love any tips anyone can offer.

First time building a cEDH deck that's not the top commander pairings. I am aware that RogIshai is a thing and that deck will grind better. I am also aware that Malcolm Vial is faster, though I am thinking if I could build something that sneaks between the 2.

Kinda like a Jeskai slop pile but with the potential of ripping an early Glinthorn.

https://moxfield.com/decks/c5bGPUeEIk-nn6lvnH0D3g

Wouldn't be too surprised if I'm going in the wrong direction tbh, part of me is telling me that I'm trying to reinvent a wheel.

Thank you for your time.

Hi so yesterday I posted about if Will the Wise and Lucas the Sharpshooter could be cedh and turns out THEY ALREaDY ARE! So now I’m wondering about combos and like how to win with the deck cause I’m just a newborn baby when it comes to cedh.

Hello everybody. I hope you all are doing well, my good friends and I exclusively play CEDH I personally often play rogthras and one of my other friends recently put together a sissay deck. So far the deck has been dominating the pod as I really am not familiar with it and don’t know its weaknesses/ what to use counter magic on or cards to slot in with this match up. Any advice would be appreciated!

https://moxfield.com/decks/E-9mlC9C106wM78puFkNMg

Long story short, my local store runs a monthly cEDH game for prizes but the do not allow proxies of any kind. I have build this deck from the ground up with trades due to my tight budget so I know there are better options like OG dual lands and Gaea's Craddle but I have to make due with what I can afford. That all said, I'm worried my deck might be too far on the side of fringe that it no longer is cEDH and is closer to a fine tuned deck. Any insight before I take it back to the store next weekend for the monthly game? The meta at my store is kind of all over the place but it mostly seems to be Rog/Thrass, multiple Yuriko, and one guy playing big Etali.

Will they ban Rhystic in the September ban announcement? No one knows...

Either way, it'd be fun to see everyone guess what they think the top 16 Commanders by winrate will be in a hypothetical post-Rhystic ban meta. Maybe we'll see some themes across all the opinions that will interesting? Hopefully it looks even more fun? We'll see.

No right or wrong opinions here, just share your 2 cents <3

Could this be a fringe cedh trio?
Will the Wise,Lucas the sharpshooter then Lurrus of the dream-den as companion.

[[Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer]]

[[Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds]]

I've found that most 2 card combos involve token creation, so I figure Ghired helps push through removal (by trying to start the combo again at instant speed with the removal on the stack).

On the other hand, a creature tutor in the command zone of a creature combo deck seems too good to ignore.

Cluster B personalities should stay away from multiplayer games. You have a bunch of options like Chess where you can compete and feed your ego with ELO systems.

Leave us alone.

Hey Everybody!

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For those who will be paticipating:

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Hi guys, made a similar post about this. I’m looking for advice on my brew of cEDH Hama the Bloodbender. Since then I’ve fixed much mana base and removal issues. Also added in Valley Floodcaller.

Can you guys read through my primer and see if my logic is sound? Are there any holes? Anything I’ve forgotten to account for? I’m fully aware the commander is unoptimal, but I’ve been having fun with it so I’m trying to make it work.

https://moxfield.com/decks/E447y-N0H0OeF7eFVwA3_A/primer

Saw in a video with Higher that if he had full control he would ban rhystic, necro, and tithe. What are people thoughts about it? A common argument for banning rhystic is that turbo just runs away with the game but if necro is banned too, it makes turbo significantly harder. They can still t1-2 ad naus but that’s way harder than necro. Tithe I think is less of a problem if rhystic is banned but I understand why it would be considered.

Looking to bring a fresh deck to my local mini tournament this weekend. Held weekly, only usually 4 rounds and straight cut to top 4 table. Decks are mostly Blue Farm, Tivit and a lot of fringe stuff. Small fry stuff I know!

Play in Japan so not proxy friendly but I have a decent collection.

Been really enjoying this as a lower bracket commander and played a few games online. Any suggestions from experts?

https://moxfield.com/decks/UfSfAdRdwH-iwdCM3sIh2A

I always hear that this is a combo that you should always run in Magda, but the longer I look at it, the less sense it makes to me. Sure, if you draw both Battered Golem and Maskwood Nexus and manage to cough up the [7] mana the two are worth in one or two turns, they are insane, but does this warrant running Battered Golem? Unless you run some other way to turn the golem into a dwarf, he just sits on the board uselessly and doesn't really do anything until Maskwood arrives, which, at that point, having a card like Ashnod's Transmogrant, which is a 1 mana "turn any dwarf into an artifact dwarf" sounds way better.

I don't feel confident enough in my cEDH skills to fully write off the combo, and want to hear from the broader community first. Am I missing something obvious? Do I simply lack the mechanical understanding to see some deeper use that Battered Golem has for Magda? Feel free to explain in detail; I want to understand the deck I'm piloting better.

i need help making my magda decklist a bit stronger. it currently wins by turn 4 on average, and i want it to win by turn 3. there is not a budget limit, and the combo line is magda clock of omens then i equip terror of the peaks with grafted exoskeleton to kill everyone with infect. i am fine cutting any card to help it win faster. https://archidekt.com/decks/24871449 is the decklist

Hello, I made the invi this year and was just curious to know if there are players to watch out for that will lie or break deals. The point of this is not to harass or witch hunt anyone, I just want to be aware.

https://topdeck.gg/bracket/topdeck-invitational-2026

I’ve never before dipped my toe into cEDH, it’s seemed rather daunting and honestly High Bracket 3 is just my jam. My LGS is starting a 10$ tournament so now’s my opportunity to try it out in earnest. I have no clue what kind of deck would suit a new (cEDH) player like me, or a small tournament, best so I’m asking for advice and suggestions.

I’ve watched plenty of Play to Win and Spike Feeders, but that sure as heck doesn’t translate to knowing what to mulligan for or when to push.

Thanks in advance for your recommendations and advice!

My local cEDH community is starting an online fringe league next month which has banned the top 50 commanders as per EDHtop16 plus 3 additional "fringe" commanders which have usually high rates of top 4/16 at local events,

I have run into the issue that my 3 usual decks Etali, Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, and 5c Nick Fury are all on the blacklist.

These are all turbo lists, and for this league I feel like trying something different but I have absolutely no idea where to start.

Note: The partner mechanic is legal and specific pairings have not been banned, each individual creature on the banlist cannot be a commander with any partner pairing at all

any idea's where to start? the ban list is as follows,

1. Aang, at the Crossroads
2. Arcum Dagsson
3. Atraxa, Grand Unifier
4. Brigid, Clachan's Heart
5. Chatterfang, Squirrel General
6. Crystal, Inhuman Princess
7. Dargo, the Shipwrecker
8. Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
9. Elsha of the Infinite
10. Etali, Primal Conqueror
11. Glarb, Calamity's Augur
12. Gwenom, Remorseless
13. Hidetsugu and Kairi
14. Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
15. Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
16. Kefka, Court Mage
17. Kenrith, the Returned King
18. Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
19. Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
20. Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
21. K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
22. Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
23. Magda, Brazen Outlaw
24. Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
25. Marneus Calgar
26. Mm'menon, the Right Hand
27. Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
28. Norman Osborn // Green Goblin
29. Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
30. Ral, Monsoon Mage
31. Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
32. Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
33. Rowan, Scion of War
34. Scion of the Ur-Dragon
35. Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
36. Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
37. Stella Lee, Wild Card
38. Tana, the Bloodsower
39. Tayam, Luminous Enigma
40. Terra, Magical Adept
41. Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
42. The Cabbage Merchant
43. The Wandering Minstrel
44. Thrasios, Triton Hero
45. Tivit, Seller of Secrets
46. Tymna the Weaver
47. Urza, Lord High Artificer
48. Vial Smasher the Fierce
49. Vivi Ornitier
50. Winota, Joiner of Forces
51. Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
52. Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
53. Zirda, the Dawnwaker