BIG Guide to building your EDH / Commander Deck
WEBJan 14, 2013 · A very important but often overlooked concept in EDH, is Over/Under reliance on it's commander. This is a tricky balancing act. You've probably built your deck around the strong points of its commander (which is good), but what you have to keep in mind and ultimately prepare for is "can my deck do it's job and win without the commander".
Commander Rules Discussion Forum - MTG Salvation
WEBFeb 19, 2019 · If a Commander would be put into a library, hand, graveyard or exile from anywhere, its owner may choose to move it to the command zone instead. Being a Commander is not a characteristic [MTG CR109.3], it is a property of the card and tied directly to the physical card. As such, "Commander-ness" cannot be copied or overwritten by continuous ...
Wishes and Wishboards in Commander - Commander (EDH)
WEBApr 3, 2017 · Not trying to say that the rules of other formats govern Commander, because obviously they don't, but if sideboards became a more commonplace thing, I expect they would adhere to the deckbuilding rules for the sake of consistency, grokability, and of course the consideration of the spirit of the format.
EDH rules and FAQ - Commander (EDH) - The Game - MTG Salvation
WEBSep 28, 2009 · An EDH deck must contain exactly 100 cards, including the General. With the exception of basic lands, no two cards in the deck may have the same english name. Players announce their choice of General and move that card to the command zone. Players may then sideboard if the optional rule for sideboards are being used.
[Pauper] The ACTUAL Unofficial Official Rules Guide to Pauper
WEBNov 3, 2012 · It is correct that in regular EDH a rare/mythic rare commander is not a requirement, but in a similar capacity it is a requirement that the commander be a legend. I realize it takes a bit of a stretch to make the connection from "legend" to "uncommon", but the vision i see is that there is something that the commander has over the rest of the deck.
Peasant Commander - Rules and Banned List - MTG Salvation
WEBAug 22, 2019 · The card retains it's commanderness through any status changes, and is still a commander even when controlled by another player. 13. Unlike standard Commander and EDH rules, Commander damage is not counted and dealing 21 commander damage to a player does not result in a lose of game. 14.Commanders are subject to the legend rule.
The stax primer - Commander (EDH) - The Game - MTG Salvation
WEBDec 31, 2014 · Stax is a term used to describe a deck strategy that mostly relies on resource denial, taxing effects, disruption, and sacrifice enablers to potentially lock down opponents and make it difficult to cast spells, play creatures, attack, breath, sleep, and/or have any kind of reliable board state.
What's the consensus on extort in EDH? - Commander (EDH) - The …
WEBJan 7, 2013 · The Commander variant uses color identity to determine what cards can be in a deck with a certain commander. The color identity of a card is the color or colors of any mana symbols in that card's mana cost or rules text, plus any colors defined by its characteristic-defining abilities (see rule 604.3) or color indicator (see rule 204).
Phasing in commander - Commander (EDH) - The Game - MTG …
WEBDec 11, 2013 · The interaction with unearth and phasing allows the creature to phase back into play (unless things have changed) Realty Ripple, Teferi's Veil, Vanishing are the better phasing cards that have high use in many situations. Vision Charm, Vodallion Illusionist, and Dream Fighter are the next tier of awesome.
Deck Ratio - Commander (EDH) - The Game - MTG Salvation
WEBJul 13, 2010 · this is EDH, mate, it's a totally different ball game. Anyway, I could say 22 lands, 20 creatures, 18 "other" is average for a 60 cards deck (I'd say 38/30/32 for EDH, since the general is an almost-always available creature there's less need for other creatures in the deck so they're a lower percentage), but ultimately it's …