The high-power tier is for commanders that can be oppressive in casual play but are almost always the wrong deck to bring to a cEDH night. They’re often crowned “archenemy” at more casual tables and can be h
Magic: The Gathering’s favorite dirty little boys are ready to be led by some of the best Goblin commanders in the game. Typically red-based, these creatures are all about swarming the board with many little creatures and making big swings against your opponents. Related:Magic: The Gathering...
Pairing one of the best Sultai commanders, Tasigur, the Golden Fang, with Ad Nauseam is one of the oldest cEDH strategies in the book. There’s a plethora of ways to fill up the graveyard out there, and a turn 1 or 2 Tasigur is all but a feature of this deck. It’s also a sw...
Grixis as a color combination has found a place in both casual and competitive EDH, offering a variety of strong commanders and decks to fit your playstyle. Grixis commanders can also be used to helm Pirate, Wizard and/or Artificer decks among others. Now that we've set the stage for ...
Sylvia BrightspearandKhorvath Brightflamepartner upto make adragon deck possible. Funnily enough, Sylvia is the more important of the two since it’s the one who actually benefits your dragons. There’s an argument that these arebetterin the 99 than as the commanders of a dragon deck because...
In the #1 spot is, as you may have guessed, Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow This commander has taken over casual Commander pods while also seeing some play in the budget cEDH realm. Yuriko, the Tiger’s Shadow's deck uses an ability that deals damage to all of your opponents equal to the...
Stealing permanentsis an especially effective tool for removing commanders since it doesn’t send them to thecommand zone; your opponents need to find a way to kill their commander, then recast it. #15. Kogla, the Titan Ape I have a huge soft spot forKogla, the Titan Ape. My experience...
In the command zone, Voja is among the strongest Naya commanders, one of the best card-draw commanders, and one of Magic's best elf commanders. #41. Hermit Druid Hermit Druid is an amazing combo enabler. Paying a single green mana to dump your entire deck into your graveyard (assuming ...
Rolling card draw and mana dork in one card, Selvala, Heart of the Wilds makes for one of the best mono-green commanders and frequently shows up in cEDH decks under Sisay, Weatherlight Captain‘s command. Selvala's card-drawing ability may read a bit group-hug-y, but we all know who...