Commander and You: A Beginners Guide to EDH

[CounterAttack]

I recently built an EDH deck, though it has yet to be tested. My problem with them is that I don't have very much to choose from for a Commander...

If a decent Commander is your issue, I would recommend looking into getting your hands on a box of From the Vault: Legends. [http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/774] It is a little pricey, but if you can get together a friend or two to split it with, it will provide a GREAT pool of Commanders to use.

The thing about those legends, though, is that I have absolutely no idea what I would do with any of them. I don't know how to build a deck around a strategy, or how to make the end product of cards greater than the sum of their parts... that's why all my decks are so scattered and without certain win conditions.

 

[fanklok]

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We've already gone over this interaction in the thread, but thank you anyway. It's not an interaction I've encountered before and don't like giving wrong rulings, but hey judges are human too.

 

[vxicepickxv]

My commander is pretty useful in a recursion style deck. I designed my EDH deck to be 20% "throw away dragons".

I also tend to be a bit possessive of my stuff.

Spoiler: My commander

Spoiler: Prepossession is the final 1/10th of the law

 

[ccggenius12]

Wall'o'text

We've already gone over this interaction in the thread, but thank you anyway. It's not an interaction I've encountered before and don't like giving wrong rulings, but hey judges are human too.

I noticed that shortly after my posting, and edited accordingly. I didn't remove anything because I feel that an in depth explanation is not a bad thing.

 

[Herb sewell]

I recently built an EDH deck, though it has yet to be tested. My problem with them is that I don't have very much to choose from for a Commander...

If a decent Commander is your issue, I would recommend looking into getting your hands on a box of From the Vault: Legends. [http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/774] It is a little pricey, but if you can get together a friend or two to split it with, it will provide a GREAT pool of Commanders to use.

The thing about those legends, though, is that I have absolutely no idea what I would do with any of them. I don't know how to build a deck around a strategy, or how to make the end product of cards greater than the sum of their parts... that's why all my decks are so scattered and without certain win conditions.

You can also buy one of the precon commander decks for about $30 bucks and customize it with what you do have. They already have a good deal of synergy and a few win conditions already packed inside.

 

[CounterAttack]

You can also buy one of the precon commander decks for about $30 bucks and customize it with what you do have. They already have a good deal of synergy and a few win conditions already packed inside.

$30 for you, perhaps. A pre-constructed Commander deck is roughly $55 in New Zealand dollars, last I checked. While I am spending $35 (probably) on the Dark Ascension Prerelease, I don't think I can afford to pick up a Commander deck.

 

[Zen Toombs]

My EDH deck has Karador as its general. It's based on "comes into play" and "leaves play" effects.

Spoiler: Karador, Ghost Chieftain

Also:

I also tend to be a bit possessive of my stuff.

Then this land is for you!

Spoiler: Homeward Path

 

[VoidWanderer]

My EDH deck is the deck I enjoy playing the most.

A Dragon-themed deck with Scion of the Ur-Dragon as general.

While it may not win every game, when it clicks, it is terrifying.