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| Art by Stella Spente Star Trek is bringing 53 new instants and sorceries to Magic. As always, we have quite a few standard draft environment role-fillers, but quite a few have potential to boldly go into a slew of Commander decks. Let’s take a look! White and are the elite forms of white’s spot […]
Which Star Trek Spacecraft are worth stationing in Commander? Alejandro ranks 15, from S-tier Queen’s Diamond to sub-standard ships.
Which Kaldheim cards see the most Commander play? Nick Price counts down the top 10, from The World Tree combo to Goldspan Dragon.
Some Commander archetypes come with social baggage. Cas Hinds breaks down which decks draw the table’s salt, and who shouldn’t build them.
This week in MTG news: Original Star Trek vs. The Next Generation Commander 1v1.
Richard and Seth settle the ultimate Star Trek debate...with Magic: the Gathering cards!
The crew voyages to strange new cards with the new Star Trek Commanders!
Sensors detect a Bant-colored Star Trek precon called Landing Party — will Spock and friends brave enough worlds to make the deck a good buy?
Precon Remastered rebuilds Commander 2015’s Seize Control around Mizzix of the Izmagnus, with modern Izzet-y X-spells and cost reducers.
Seven of Nine wants you to make choices, so which are the best cheap modal spells within Dimir? Let's find out.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain's cEDH data shows Samut and Shang-Chi heating up for the five-color legend,, while Kutzil and planeswalkers shiver.
The best Star Trek cards for Typal Commander decks, from the federation mechanic to Picard, Sisko, Worf, and Klingon-pumping General Chang.
Game 3 of the Star Trek Gauntlet is here! Two more decks are looking to earn their spot in the championship on November 12!
Upgrading your Star Trek Commander precons? Here's how to do it using only Star Trek cards or cards from any set!
We're getting cards from all over the Star Trek universe, and that includes Lower Decks! Come check out this D'vana Tendi deck tech.
From Deanna Troi to a trio of Borg, these Star Trek commanders can teach new players combat, card draw, politics, and artifact synergies.
The best smoothers of 2026: cheap Commander cards that find early land drops and stay useful late, sorted by color with commander pairings.
With Mystery Booster Commander Edition coming, Ethan ranks the top 10 combo cards by Commander Spellbook data, from Ekthi to Massimo.
Set sail for the sea of stars! Join the crew as they battle with four decks featuring Captain and Spacecraft partner commanders!
November’s Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest wants an underplayed commander with fewer than 500 EDHREC decks. Here’s how to enter and win.
A special live edition of Commander Clash from #MCAmsterdam!
Time to assimilate with We Are the Borg, the Esper-aligned preconstructed Commander deck from Star Trek. Is it worth the buy?
This time it's about the good guys, as Arnaud crafts a Bracket 1 tribute to Castlevania’s heroes, the Belmonts, Alucard, and more.
A card-by-card review of every new land and artifact in Star Trek and its Commander decks, from the best Spacecraft to the biggest misses.
Game 2 of the Star Trek Gauntlet starts now! Three more games, three more winners looking to earn their place in the championship!
Richard returns for another edition of Hot Takes!
The City on the Edge of Forever turns phasing into a lock, a combo, and pure ragebait. Alejandro looks to break the Star Trek Saga in Commander.
Klingon Fury is looking to hit opponents hard and hit them fast, but does this Mardu preconstructed deck live up to expectations?
Are Whales viable in Commander? Jeremy gets into the bathysphere to explore what a H.M.S. Bounty, Unlikely Timeship might actually entail.
Star Trek is almost here! Which new commanders should you build decks around? Bennie's got some great tips!
Tyler builds a budget Captain Jean-Luc Picard deck for about $30, as a mono-white token swarm with a six-Spacecraft toolbox to make it so.
What Star Trek cards actually matter for non-Commander formats? Let's find out!
A Treasure-fueled artifacts deck for Quark, Humble Proprietor, the Ferengi barkeep who hoards Treasure tokens and turns them into victory.
Jean-Luc Picard, Luminary empowers your creatures and charges up your Spacecraft artifacts in Federation Fleet - but is the deck worth a buy?
Counting down the 10 most played Commander 2021 (C21) cards in Commander, from Laelia and Monologue Tax to Inkshield and Cursed Mirror.
Board wipes aren’t just panic buttons: Cas makes the case for the tempo board wipe, a cheap, early sweeper to slow opponents and put you in front.
A pair of deck tech for Dack Fayden, Helping Hand, one a mono-white blink deck that steals your stuff back, and another ready to take the initiative.
This week in MTG news: Star Trek Commander Decklists.
Ben Bateman is joined by BBNO$, Gavin Verhey, and Talia Vess for the premier of Pack It Up Commander!
The Star Trek Gauntlet kicks off with Game 1! The winners of each of the next four games will secure their spots in the Championship on November 12
For the second part of EDHREC's Halloween Anthology, we've returned with even more spooky tales of horror, dread, and woe!
The crew bring 100% spooky decks!
A Commander Makeover for Isshin, Two Heavens as One, which brings in the best new attack triggers and doublers for a powerful deck list.
Julia breaks down clash-loving Marvo, Deep Operative's hottest rising cards, its cooling includes, and a full sample deck list.
Make it so! We've got the starship Enterprise coming to Magic, and it wants to see lands hit the field. Which cards do that the best?
A Halloween Shades deck tech built around Ihsan’s Shade focused on mono-black mana doublers pumping an army of spectral monsters.
The last couple mythics, and the last commander precon
Welcome to our second-annual Halloween Anthology, EDHREC's celebration of the delightfully macabre and downright spooky!
How do Phyrexians work in Commander? A guide to the archetype's commanders, key cards, strengths, and how to actually close out games.
Just like The Traveler helped Wesley Crusher on his journey, so, too, will The Traveler help us... crush our opponents!
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Join the crew as they get in the Halloween spirit by battling with four Horror filled Commander decks!
See the iconic characters leading the MTG | Star Trek Commander Precons
A Halloween Wombo Combo countdown of Commander’s best Nightmare combo cards, from Fear of Lost Teeth to the infinite-turn Wormfang crew.
A Halloween budget deck tech trimming Geralf, Visionary Stitcher down from 252 cards to 100, leaving in the fun stuff, with no card over $1.10.
Reality Fracture is the most Superfriends-friendly set since War of the Spark, so which are the best cards planeswalking in Commander?
Some more main set cards, the entire bonus sheet, a full commander precon and a batch of Star Trek Secret lairs.
Here are the Star Trek Commander Decklists
We go over the best card for each color (combination)!
Assimilate your opponents' best creatures into the Borg collective? Bennie's deck tech this week illustrates that resistance is futile!
A budget Seven of Nine deck tech for $45-ish, as a draw-go Dimir build of modal spells and dilemmas to draw a card every time you choose.
Will cEDH tables see Khan, Vengeful Heart revive Food Chain combos? Harvey looks at the new card's pros and cons for Korvold and others.
Build Codie, Ravenous Codex for $150 as a five-color value deck that copies prepared spells and ends games with a wall of pingers.
The first commander precon revealed for the Borg and a lot of main set cards.
Have you ever considered that maybe Sol Ring doesn't belong in every Commander deck? Let's discuss.
As someone who dabbles quite heavily in both cooking and deckbuilding for Commander, Josh Nelson finds both to be very similar!
Counting down the 10 most played Modern Horizons 2 cards in Commander, from Liquimetal Torque to Esper Sentinel and a green Urborg.
Cas analyzes the "spite play", walking through three scenarios — pubstomp, collusion, and a grudge — and asks readers to deliver the verdict.
The Goldfish crew plays whatever Commander deck they feel like this week, no restrictions!
A spooky Illusions deck tech for Minn, Wily Illusionist, phasing creatures in and out of reality to draw cards and cheat threats into play.
A Precon Makeover of Commander 2015’s Swell the Host: upgrading Ezuri, Claw of Progress into a focused +1/+1 counters/token deck under $120.
With Hela, Mistress of Darkness coming to Magic: The Gathering, what are the best ways to make yourself lose life in mono-black?
Fil has been doing his homework and is ready to bring back "true cEDH" to the Spike Feeders!
A beginner-friendly Spock, Logical Choice deck tech built to teach new Commander players the power of casting spells on opponents' turns.
Looking to build a Denzilore Fatehold as a Bracket 3 +1/+1 counters deck powered by scry and surveil? Look no further!
Revisiting an iconic era of Magic, Ezra looks at the 2007 Standard decks and the cards from those sets that still define Commander.
Do you like decks that don't play the same every time? Do you want to balance spells in your graveyard vs. spells being played? Take a look!
Join the crew as they pair four MTG Reality Fracture legends with their alter egos!
Meet the finalists for October's Halloween-themed Archidekt deckbuilding contest. Which deck will earn its builder $250 in Cardsphere credit?
Which Jace is best for Commander? Nick tier-ranks every Jace planeswalker, from the worst of the blue menaces to the one clear winner.
Meria, Scholar of Antiquity leads a brutal Gruul Stax Control for Bracket 3 - here's a deck tech for Control’s least-played colors.
And the award goes to...?
Tyler builds a Bracket 2 Aerid Konstrari deck, featuring the Gruul artifacts commander from Reality Fracture, on a $45 budget.
| Art by J.P. Targete cEDH is a resource-intensive format dominated by players hoarding cards, mana, and just about any other sort of advantage they can grab. These days, the bulk of that work is done by engines — things that amass value gradually, like , , and . However, that's not the whole picture. […]
It's an Elder God Horror, how scary can it be? Bennie Smith brings the cosmic beatdown with this Darkhold Destiny deck tech!
Scry is an evergreen mechanic, and many cards trigger off doing so - but which are the best payoffs for a scry-themed Commander deck?
Bring the voyages and stories of Star Trek to your Commander games with four ready-to-play decks featuring the Federation, Klingons, Borg, and more!
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What really wins games of Commander: luck, skill, or deckbuilding? A reflection on the question through the words of Magic pros.
Building a Grixis Discard Commander deck that makes hand destruction fun, with a reader vote for its leader: Nicol Bolas or Crosis?
Counting down the ten most-played Future Sight cards in Commander by deck count, from Nimbus Maze up to Pact of Negation.
This week in MTG news: No Maximum Deck Size Commander Decks.
Read all about the rules changes and updates arriving with Mystery Booster Commander Edition .
The entire table tries to pull off the first ever Battle of Wits win! Who will pull it off?
EDHREC’s 2026 salt survey results are in. Stasis sits on top again, but there's plenty of movers and shakers below it, including cards new in 2026.
EDHREC data on Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin: what’s hot and cold in this cEDH Rakdos deck, from Casey Jones to the fading All Will Be One.
A Halloween Devil typal tech for Zurzoth, Chaos Rider: death by a thousand paper cuts, chaos removal, and damage doublers for the finish.
A Commander Makeover for Kenrith, the Returned King, with new Group Hug and Combo cards to refresh the five-color king.
The Spikes are back with a totally normal casual game where everyone plays their cards properly and professionally, just like any respectable content creator.
How do Rats work in Commander? A guide to the archetype's commanders, key cards, strengths, and how to actually close out games.
Has easy access to online tools made Commander deckbuilding better or worse? A look at what the information age gives brewers, and costs them.
One of the most popular competitive decks ever, Jund Midrange is finally being ported over to Commander. Come take a look!
The Mayor’s Magic Melee turns two days of Commander into an endowment for special education in Newnan, Georgia. Here’s how to help.
Join the crew for an epic season finale featuring four new fan-requested Commander decks!
Predicting the Over/Under on every Reality Fracture uncommon commander: Kyle calls each one over or under 1,200 decks, from Arni to Yuriko.
This week, Arnaud petitions with a trimmed Katilda and Lier brew. Will you manage to mill your entire deck? Let's find out!
The best Reality Fracture combos, ranked by Commander Spellbook data. From Niv-Mizzet to Vraska, the set’s top 10 combo cards.
With the Reality Fracture gauntlet in the books, the Spikes are back this week with some good ol' casual Commander.
We chatted with the core EDHREC Dev Team to learn a bit more about the redesign, as well as who they are as people and Commander players.
Two new Secret Lair drops tie into Reality Fracture: a mono-black manga-horror set and retro-frame prints of four classics, with a twist.
Take advantage of this deal while supplies last!
Power creep is inevitable in Magic: the Gathering, but some cards are so powerful, unique, or efficient that they might NEVER be surpassed!
Jace is up to some shenanigans, and one of his victims is Loot! Come take a look at this Anomalous deck tech.
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand is cEDH’s newest one-spell win: a mono-white combo deck that flickers into an infinite dungeon loop.
Build a budget Denzilore Fatehold Commander deck for about $40, pairing top deck manipulation with +1/+1 counters to grind out wins.
We've all heard blame levied toward "scalpers" for rising prices, scarcity, and online sales going sideways - but maybe we're the problem, too.
The 10 most-played Planar Chaos cards in Commander, from Dawn Charm to Urborg: the colorshifted spells that bent the color pie 20 years ago.
The Goldfish Crew build Commander decks using only 1 card per Magic set!
Switching from Synergy to Lift means new changes from our development staff and for EDHREC users. We took a deeper dive with the awesome folks behind this change to learn even more about it!
With Commander Spellbook's new Salt Score voting on combos, the salty voting fun never has to end. Here's how it works, and how to participate.
Tyler, our resident bulk and budget expert, reacts to the news of foil commons and uncommons being removed from Collector Packs starting next year.
Commander 2015's precon Plunder the Graves introduced Meren, now the fourth-most-played Golgari commander, but what about the rest of the deck?
In honor of the final day of Salt Week, Julia looks at the saltiest commander of 2025's vote to see what's hot and cold for Tergrid, God of Fright.
Join the Spikes as they battle to see which commander will claim the title of Reality Fracture Champion!
Small reprint run of popular Warhammer 40K Commander precons coming soon
As a "filthy Aristocrats player," it's only right that Josh Nelson covers the newest spooky commander in mono-black: Avacyn, Angel of Horror!
With a focus on planeswalkers, Reality Fracture brings with it a ton of new toys for Carth the Lion, a Golgari-colored 'walker-loving legend.
Join the crew for another round of new commanders from MTG Reality Fracture!
October's deckbuilding contest is challenging players to think about Halloween with a deck built around tricks, treats, or both.
Commander is played worldwide, which means different cultures bring their own levels of salt tolerance to the table. What's it like in France?
A card like Flickering Hound will impact Commander games in plenty of ways - Alejandro explores four good ways and one not so good way.
You've wiped everyone's board but your own, then your commander gets removed. Who really had the fun removed from the game?
From Rhystic Study to Grave Pact, EDHREC's writers name the Commander cards that make them saltiest, with stories from games that went wrong.
Last chance for these decks to qualify for the Reality Fracture Championship on October 8!
Don't make these mistakes!
Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel's powerful enough to turn Healing Salve into Ancestral Recall — just imagine what it can do at the head of this list.
Grand Abolisher, Hexing Squelcher, and Samut all shut down cEDH interaction — but each works differently. How do you tell them apart?
It's Salt Week, and if you're looking to reduce your deck's salt output, Bennie Smith is here with heart-healthy options!
The 10 most-played cards on EDHREC's Top 100 Salt Score list, from Orcish Bowmasters to Rhystic Study, and why they're so ubiquitously salty.
This Secret Lair Festival In A Box is notable as it is the first instance in which the public can access Mystery Booster: Commander Edition.
This week in MTG news: 5 Reality Fracture Commander Decks for $50.
Everyone's got an opinion on Rhystic Study, and historically, it's one of the saltiest cards ever, as voted on by the community. But why? The post The Intersection of Salt and Rhystic Study appeared first on EDHREC .
How good was the Time Spiral block for Commander? It turns out: pretty dang good, with several format staples tracing their history to the block. The post The Top 10 Most-Played Time Spiral Cards appeared first on EDHREC .
Bolster your collection with Mystery Booster Commander Edition , a sweet new drop, and cool promos from Festival in a Box: Atlanta 2026!
The crew partners mainverse and echoverse pairs from Reality Fracture!
This new Pia loves enchantments so much she'll grab them from your deck, so which are the best enchantment combos in green? The post Top 10 Combo Enchantments for Pia, Aether Ascetic appeared first on EDHREC .
What's hot and cold for Commander decks led by the banana magnate, Kibo? Julia peels through the data to find out. The post Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Kibo, Uktabi Prince? appeared first on EDHREC .
Owain pulls the string on an Aerid Konstrari deck tech built to max out the value from Heartwood tokens - does the Elder Sphinx have what it takes? The post Aerid Konstrari | Heartwood Token Bonanza appeared first on EDHREC .
Game 3 of the Reality Fracture Gauntlet! The winner of the first 4 games will earn a spot in the Championship game on October 8th! The post The Spike Feeders: Commander Brews From The Echoverse appeared first on Star City Games .
Lift is now available on /commanders, /combos, and /tags pages on EDHREC! Let's chat about the math behind what it is and how it replaces synergy. The post Changelog: Replacing Synergy with Lift appeared first on EDHREC .
Rule the skies with flying lizards led by Lathliss, Dragon Queen in the mono-red Foundations Commander deck - is it a good buy for players? The post Reign of Dragons - Foundations Precon Guide appeared first on EDHREC .
How do Phyrexians work in Commander? A guide to the archetype's commanders, key cards, strengths, and how to actually close out games. The post Phyrexians in Commander appeared first on EDHREC .
A look at what EDHREC's Salt Score actually measures, why the Salt List isn't a ban list, and playing Commander's saltiest cards the right way. The post Salt isn't a Ban List appeared first on EDHREC .
Ajani's Anguish, Bloodline Recollector, and a pinging Tinybones lead the herd for Reality Fracture cards best for...minotaurs? The post Reality Fracture's Best Cards for Minotaur Decks appeared first on EDHREC .
There are some great mirror versions of cards in Reality Fracture, and Thalia, the Survivor is one half of one of them. Take a look! The post Thalia, the Survivor | Aggressive Stax Deck appeared first on EDHREC .
Try out these brand-new commanders at affordable budgets!
Cards you should be considering from Reality Fracture!
Join the crew as they battle with four all-new commanders from Magic's newest set — Reality Fracture! The post Commander VS #509: Reality Fracture Legends appeared first on Star City Games .
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It's time to grab a shovel and dig into the mono-black Foundations Commander preconstructed deck led by Ghoulcaller Gisa. The post Wretched Ranks - Foundations Precon Guide appeared first on EDHREC .
Lead a crew of spells and saboteurs with Massimo, the Magician, the Jeskai cipher-adjacent legend from Mystery Booster Commander Edition. The post Massimo, the Magician | Bracket 3 Jeskai Spellslinging Sabotage appeared first on EDHREC .
Craterhoof's robot cousin leads the pack of best artifacts/lands in Reality Fracture for Commander, from Lich's Relic to Theorist's Sanctum. The post The Best Artifacts and Lands in Reality Fracture appeared first on EDHREC .
Arnaud pens a tribute to the villains of the Castlevania franchise in the medium of a Bracket 1 deck tech built around Edgar Markov as Dracula. The post A Dracula deck inspired by Castlevania | Beyond Universes Within appeared first on EDHREC .
The Spikes are back this week with a game featuring marriage, greed, betrayal, and... Infect? The post The Spike Feeders: Commander At The Altar appeared first on Star City Games .
Assemble your thopters and blot out the sun with the Foundations beginner Commander deck Keen Engineering - learn how to play and upgrade. The post Keen Engineering - Foundations Precon Guide appeared first on EDHREC .
A cEDH breakdown of Reality Fracture — from Samut's freeze to a green Entomb, Harvey identifies the cards that will make waves in Bracket 5. The post Reality Fracture: A cEDH Set Review appeared first on EDHREC .
Commander Deck goes on sale for 24 hours starting today The post Full Contents Of Secret Lair Commander Deck: Odds and Ends Revealed appeared first on Star City Games .
Sometimes the best way to survive an attack in Commander isn’t to stop it, but to make your opponent regret swinging at you in the first place.
Assemble a host of Angels with the new Commander deck from Foundations focused on being an entry point for new players into the format. The post Calling All Angels - Foundations Precon Guide appeared first on EDHREC .
The much-anticipated Secret Lair Commander Deck: Odds and Ends is coming out today! The deck features 24 cards with art by Ricardo Cavolo. The post Secret Lair Commander Deck: Odds and Ends Launches Today appeared first on EDHREC .
Tomer shows you how to quickly and cheaply upgrade the new Foundations Commander Precons!
The crew hops into the echoverse with Reality Fracture commanders!