Hello! A buddy of mine is getting into cEDH and I tried it a while back. It was fine but was never really my thing. Anyway he’s getting into it so I wanted to make one with a theme I thought was semi-unique, though I don’t have the know-how to build an effective one from scratch

Since so many cEDH decks rely on very specific combo pieces to win/close out a game, I was thinking of building a deck with as many effects as possible that do things like Praetor’s Grasp (there are well over 10 effects that do this, but not all super efficient). I want to search opponent’s decks for their 1-2 key cards they need to win and functionally make the deck fall apart

Anyway, I would love some help/advice on which commander to pick for this and on how to build the deck

EDIT: I don’t need this to necessarily hang with the top tier decks, I know this would be very off-meta. But just something that I can sit at a cEDH table with and meaningfully interact while having a non-zero chance at winning

My motivation is having some kind of anti-cEDH themed deck. One of my favorite cards is Psychic Surgery, for example

I wasn’t playing magic at the time of his heyday, but i know he was a menace in other formats. With how the game has changed, would nadu still be a problem in cedh?

Card is [[Demonic Consultation]]

Demonic Consultation {B}

Instant

Choose a card name. Exile the top six cards of your library, then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a card with the chosen name. Put that card into your hand and exile all other cards revealed this way.

I know for tutoring purposes, similar cards like [[Tainted Pact]] is superior since you can stop at anytime. But however, have any of y'all ever running this card just for tutoring? Or is it too much of a gamble if your named card is exiled within the top six?

Like if you're playing sans blue so no Thoracle combo, but need some more tutor... Would you ever consider Demonic Consultation?

I've recently gotten into CEDH because of some friends at my LGS and I'm trying to find a strong CEDH commander that isnt used by my table. I made a Magda deck and loved it but I'm looking for another option. I found Zirda and thought the art looked fantastic and his abilities look pretty broken, but im just not sure if it's strong enough for the decks my friends have been playing. Including:

- Rakdos the Muscle

- Ral, Monsoon Mage,

-Lumra, Bellow of the Woods

- Kinnan Bonder Prodigy

-Tayam, Luminous Enigma

To be clear I'm not trying to see if Zirda is stronger than these options, just whether it can be competitive enough to build with these competitors and not sit there twiddling my thumbs. If anyone has any recommendation for Commanders other than Zirda or what my Friends are playing let me know. I tend to stay away Partners honestly so no Rag+Thrasios.

I've been playing magic for around about 5 months and stumbled across a tournament which has made me realise commander can scratch that competitive itch, this isn't my first card game but I've not played commander at high brackets B4.

I LOVE Golgari, the self sac, the LTB effects, The consistency.

So who could you guys advise me to play?

And are there any discords available for any deck ideas?

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I’ve been playing commander since 2018, and I’ve been watching CEDH content since 2021. I know the gist of the most popular combos and archetypes, so now I actually want to play.

I have played a lot of bracket 4 storm and spellslinger, so I feel comfortable in izzet or izzet+, and I don’t want to go more than 3 colors to start.

I’ve narrowed it down to Ral, Malcolm/Kediss, Malcolm/Akiri, or Malcolm/Vial.

Given that I’ll be a touch overwhelmed for my first couple of games, what deck would you suggest?

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Here's a sample one to try, called dommy mommy by RogSi main Dexter. It's your end step, you're at 1 life, and you need to find a deterministic win through your own Necrodominance.

If you're interested in making puzzles, here's a video guide on how to build a puzzle. The best ones tend to come from real games where somebody found a mana/card-perfect line or a super complicated line through stax pieces.

Hello all,

I am still a relatively newer player to CeDH and i decided to start with rog/ thras. After many of games i have decided its just not the deck for me. I did however really enjoy the thrasios aspect of the deck, so Im looking for any advice on the deck directions ive been looking into.

1- part of me really wants to build yoshi thras as i have acquired some white staples i want to show off, the addition to white and silence effects have been intriguing to me.

2- looking into yoshi, ive also had the question of, if im running white why not run tymna thras?

3- my other thought has been to ditch the idea of playing white and commit to simic with kinnan.

I want to hopefully settle for a deck that can compete value wise in the midrange, but can take off early given the window, and is a deck i can learn and grow with, and will stay “viable” for some time.

Any help is great help, thanks in advance.

I’ve been looking at some top magda lists recently and none of them are using [[bloodline prenteder]], why is that so? Also I see many stax pieces like [[trinisphere]] and [[tangle wire]] are off too, why?
Thanks

I'm looking for a tournament-level cEDH commander that doesn't rely heavily on table politics.

I'm a non-native English speaker with a strong accent, and sometimes I say the wrong word instead of the one I actually mean. That can make negotiating or keeping up with fast table talk more difficult.

I'd rather play a deck that rewards strong technical play and decision-making than political skill.

Does such a commander exist? If so, what would you recommend?