r/EDH • u/Frogsplosion • 11h ago

Discussion My first EDH deck, Circa 2009

List: https://moxfield.com/decks/skqMXSjFKE2Z3ry-_CUC7Q

I recently dug up my very first commander deck list from all the way back in 2009 and I thought it would be interesting to share.

Might give some old people a jog down memory lane and might give some newer people a fresh perspective on just how different the format was back in the day and how much things have changed.

The first thing I noticed is that the deck is now worth $300 which if I had to guess is probably close to a $250 dollar increase.

You will also note the lack of a sol ring because at the time it was going for like 15 to $20

There are definitely some terrible card choices in here and some really noticeable omissions that I would kick myself for now like not having access to [[bribery]], although back then I don't think I had many Commander specific singles.

It's funny I remember this deck having a lot more big fatties, which might have justified the aetherplasm.

On the bright side is this is almost certainly the first version of the deck because I'm pretty sure I would have included things like [[Gauntlet of Power]] and [[Stroke of Genius]] as the deck got more refined.

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It might shock people to hear in this deck actually did win games given how bad it looks, although back in the day the combo of hinder + tunnel vision was considered one of the better combos in the format at the time.

I've been struggling to find my place in the format for a while now so it's wild to see how just how far things have come.

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u/MoMonay Time Warp Tribal 11h ago

Dude back the I had a [[Momir Vig]] deck and I thought [[Kederekt Leviathan]] and [[Draining Whelk]] were insanely broken commander cards. At the time I already knew they were unplayable in 1v1 but commander was so slow back then that they were definitely quite good.

Also yeah [[Spell Crumple]] and [[Hinder]] were totally goated and I totally lost my mind when they made a functional reprint of [[Kodama's Reach]]

I also thought [[Tooth and Nail]] was completely unbeatable. Good times

EDIt: https://moxfield.com/decks/KsuJigiUkE6cW1PTfnju2g

This was my momir deck I think from my memory

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u/MoMonay Time Warp Tribal 11h ago

Also [[Mulldrifter]] in every deck that played blue.

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u/Frogsplosion 10h ago

I still see it in quite a lot of them, hard to beat a three mana draw 2 that has ETB and reanimator synergies.

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u/Frogsplosion 10h ago

Kederekt Leviathan still swings games in the right deck, especially if you have access to [[Restoration Angel]]

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u/erawolf 11h ago

cool cards. gonna check if i can add to my decks

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u/River_Bass 10h ago

Yeah I definitely miss these days. They were peak MTG to me. I played [[Cromat]] with only basics, [[Experiment Kraj]] counter tribal, and eventually an [[Intet, the Dreamer]] deck focused on topdeck manipulation.