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This is my take on Gruul Stompy for PDH. It's pretty simple, with the distinction that I've paid particular attention to filling the deck with creatures that can be used cheaply in the early game, then hardcast later once I've ramped. That's why there are so many adventure creatures, creatures...

I was challenged to build a Rebels deck in Pauper EDH. This is my take. Five common rebels can initiate rebel search-chains, acting as a toolbox. Among the searchable cards are Children of Korlis and Task Force, both of which have some gamebreaking combo potential with my commander, Vizkopa...

I built non-Pauper EDH decks helmed by Quintorius twice. It's a fun commander. So now I'm trying it in this format. My initial list might be a bit rough. We'll have to test it and see. I'm not really comboing off here, but the hope is to have an inexorable flood of spirit tokens joining the...

In the thread for my Pauper EDH deck helmed by Iridescent Drake, I mentioned that this card took me down a rabbit hole. What I have here isn't so much of a question as it is a complaint about WotC's neglect of more formalized rules management for certain awkward, older cards. I'm used to...

I had a few Gamekeeper ideas for this format, but going all-in on Slime Against Humanity was my favorite. The premise here is simple: ramp, kill Gamekeeper, and attack with gigantic slimes for the win. Commander: Gamekeeper 1 Ashnod's Altar 1 Battlefield Scrounger 1 Conjurer's Bauble 1 Fog 36...

https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/banned-and-restricted-may-18-2026 Standard No changes Pioneer Cori-Steel Cutter is banned. Modern Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury is banned. Lotus Field is banned. Violent Outburst is unbanned. Umezawa's Jitte is unbanned. Legacy Undercity...

Of course I was going to build a Rabid Wombat deck. Commander: 1 Rabid Wombat 1 Aggressive Instinct 1 Ancestral Mask 1 Ashnod's Altar 1 Aura Gnarlid 1 Avoid Fate 1 Beastmaster's Magemark 1 Bequeathal 1 Bite Down 1 Bramble Elemental 1 Broken Fall 1 Cartouche of Strength 1 Cultivate 1 Dawn's...

I wanted to try to make Ruby Storm in Pauper EDH. This is my take on that. I forgot that Grinning Ignus was originally printed at common and not uncommon. While it is legal as a commander in the format, this now feels awkward. I'll mess around with this one and see whether I keep it or turn it...

Iridescent Drake is one of my favorite cards. So when I got into Pauper EDH, I knew I had to build a deck helmed by this thing. Mono-blue auras don't pack much of a punch at common, but the core gameplan here is to set up Iridescent Drake + False Demise + Ashnod's Altar and sink that infinite...

My second Pauper EDH deck. I love Auriok Salvagers and had to try to build a deck around it. Commander: 1 Auriok Salvagers 1 Afterlife 1 Ancient Den 1 Antler Skulkin 1 Arcane Signet 1 Arcbound Mouser 1 Arcbound Prototype 1 Ash Barrens 1 Ashnod's Altar 1 Ashnod's Transmogrant 1 Barbed Sextant 1...

I occurs to me that I don't think there was any discussion of this variant at the CPA prior to me posting my first decklist. Now that I'm obsessed with Pauper EDH, I think it deserves a thread. First, the rules... This is obviously inspired by the Pauper format, a format which I've mocked...

I've been invited to play Pauper EDH. When I was asked about playing this variant in the past, I generally said no. But eventually I hit on an idea of being ostentatious about it. The format only allows commons in the maindeck and the commander can be any uncommon creature. So I decided I'd run...

Back in 2019, one of my decks built for the West Coast Commander League was helmed by Gosta Dirk and crammed full of cards to attempt to fulfill special point categories for the League. One of the point categories involved causing creatures to gain flying, so I threw in Predator, Flagship and a...

There are three blue cards that swap control of lands (Political Trickery, Shifting Borders, and Vedalken Plotter). There are also some lands that can be activated such that they will not remain in the possession of the player they are traded to (Thawing Glaciers, Undiscovered Paradise, Rainbow...

I couldn't think of any new commanders from the TMNT set that really jumped out at me for building an EDH deck. After taking an extra week to stew over the issue, I just wound up reconfiguring my usual colorless deck to accommodate Krang. I mean, this is its own deck. There's a bit over 20 card...

One year ago, WotC published the announcement for the "Beta" rollout of the Commander Format Panel's "Bracket System." For some time now, I've been contemplating the idea of an "anniversary rant" breaking down my qualms with this system. As I'd originally envisioned it, I'd go through the...

I've been running with Pashalik Mons for a while and I thought black/red goblins might be a fun change of pace. That's about it. Commander: 1 Grub, Storied Matriarch 1 Ancient Tomb 1 Arid Mesa 1 Ashnod's Altar 1 Badlands 1 Basilisk Collar 1 Beetleback Chief 1 Blood Crypt 1 Bloodline Bidding 1...

https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/banned-and-restricted-february-9-2026 https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/commander-banned-and-restricted-february-9-2026 https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/commander-brackets-beta-update-february-9-2026 Standard No...

This is my first new deck of 2026, and I'm trying to rein in power level while still using cards I like. It's also my first deck helmed by a commander from the new *Lorwyn Eclipsed* set. As a big fan of Worm Harvest, I have to build around this guy. And while I couldn't resist the urge to...

Welcome to my seventh annual article summarizing my year in EDH. This project began with the relatively short-lived West Coast Commander League (2019–2020). Since then, it has taken on a kind of life of its own. I play a lot of EDH and, compared to most players, I build a lot of different...