EDHRECast (EDHRECast & Studio71)

Joey, Matt and Dana delve deep into Dominaria to determine data for destined Dominarian domination.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These sets hit the ground running! Which sets had an immediate impact upon Commander as soon as they were released, and why? Want access to the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We never should have cut these cards in the first place! Today we're discussing cards we removed from our decks, only to later realize how much we loved them after all. Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Building the deck is one thing, but improving it is a whole different ball game. On this week’s cast, the fellas each walk through their methods for fine-tuning a deck, especially in the wake of new set releases full of awesome new cards. How do you decide which cards deserve a chance, and which ones deserve to be cut? How often do you update your Commander decks? How can a single card choice affect whole swaths of cards in the rest of the deck? Tune in for a tune-up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zendikar has made an enormous splash in the world of Commander. Today we're looking through the most popular Zendi-cards in the EDH format to see where the numbers for these awesome cards have land-fallen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joey, Dana, and Matt sit down and have a chat with former EDHREC editor and all around ubiquitous EDH man-about-town Henry Stukenborg. They talk Henry's rules of EDH etiquette, challenge some stats, and just generally talk commander with one of the community's most active participants.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Joey, Matt, and Dana put their heads together to discuss the most popular artifact cards, commanders, and strategies according to EDHREC!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week the prettiest people in podcast talk some old man magic as they take a look back at the commanders and cards most popular back when EDHREC first began compiling data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The cast returns to a favorite recurring segment, comparing their own decklists against the data on EDHREC! Where do their decks overlap with the most popular cards, and where do they deviate from the wisdom of the masses? Do these differences make the decks more powerful, or are they just plain crazy? Tune in to find out! Check out the cast’s full decklists here: https://articles.edhrec.com/edhrecast-our-decks/ Links to the specific decks discussed on this episode: Vela: https://archidekt.com/decks/3993#Vela_the_Night-Clad:_Intimidating_Machinery Omnath: https://archidekt.com/decks/311582#Onmath Syr Konrad: https://archidekt.com/decks/234654#Syrah_Konnor Follow the cast on Twitter!  @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @mathimus55 @danaroach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You've heard the cast challenge the stats on EDHREC... but now it's your turn! Listeners have emailed to let us know their favorite underplayed (and overplayed) cards in Commander. Tune in for some amazing hidden gems, brought to you by YOU! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some commanders just haven't gotten their proper time in the limelight. Today the cast dives into the myriad ways that legends get overlooked, and pick some of their favorite commanders whose popularity may be low, but whose power level is very high indeed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's important to keep budget in mind when building a deck, especially when budget can completely change the way the deck plays! This week, the guys tackle the stats to see how some commanders' strategies are altered when they're built with a high or low budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So good they were BANNED... in other formats! Today we're looking through the most popular Commander cards that aren't legal in formats like Standard, Modern, and Legacy, to see how their power level translates to EDH! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Joey, Matt, and Dana discuss their individual approaches to politics in EDH, including their Top 5 favorite political cards in the format! Take a listen for some tips on "quid-pro-quo" deals, evaluating alliances, and managing your reputation within the game so your political campaign doesn't fall flat on its face. Best of all, it's time for a close look at those cards that look political, but aren't, and cards that don't look political, but are! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For episode 2 EDHREC writers Joey, Dana and Matt talk about the statistically most popular commanders on the website and try to piece together what makes them click with brewers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Episode 200! Join us (and some special guests!) as we celebrate with a full episode of Challenge the Stats! Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Want to see the decks we play? Check them out here: https://edhrec.com/articles/edhrecast-our-decks/ Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just like Achilles, every Commander deck has a secret weakness. It's not about opponents having the perfect answer to your strategy - sometimes there's a hidden weak point in the deck itself... one the deck brewer may not even know, that can be the deck's downfall. Today the EDHRECast digs through tons of deck archetypes to find out these hidden weaknesses, and how best to cover them up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dockside Extortionist, Mana Crypt, Jeweled Lotus, and Nadu just bit the dust. Ban announcement here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/commander-banned-and-restricted-announcement-september-23-2024 Nadu, Bans, & Rule 0 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuyDpKM_tug Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Want to see the decks we play? Check them out here: https://edhrec.com/articles/edhrecast-our-decks/ Follow the cast on socials: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 General: https://bit.ly/EDHRECast Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/EDHRECastApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/EDHRECastSpotify Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/EDHRECastGoogle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Joey, Matt and Dana talk Battlebond, the Two-Headed Giant set that has been called Commander Masters.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From reprints to new cards to new commanders, Jumpstart is proving to be a powerhouse of a set. Today the cast takes a look at the new cards to find where they'll fall in the EDH format, and discusses their favorite interactions from this exciting new set! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These commanders started strong, but fell hard. This week on the cast, it's time to look at the commanders whose popularity plateaued. Why do some commanders lose player interest? What causes a player to take a deck apart? Are there any commanders that players *never* stopped building? Let's find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kaldheim data has built up, so much that it's starting to overwhelm! This week we're taking a look at Kaldheim's most popular standouts, while discussing the set's potential ability to bury or overshadow its own most interesting card designs. Want access to the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Commander Legends has introduced a metric TON of new EDH goodies! Let's take a look at where the date is trending! https://edhrec.com/sets/cmr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the REC (don't call it that) Joey, Matt and Dana talk +1 counters in EDH and take a look at the theme on EDHREC and examine some of the most popular cards and commanders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Building and tuning a Commander deck can be a challenge! These are the lessons we've learned that help us take our EDH brews to the next level. Want access to the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How many rares do Commander decks usually play? Which commanders use the most rares, and which commanders are fine with just commons and uncommons? Time for a very RARE data dive! Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Golos Pilgrim vs. The Worldfire! Check out CAG member Charlotte Sable's article here: https://commandersherald.com/golos-banned-the-shocking-decision-explained/ Check out Sheldon's in-depth article here: https://articles.starcitygames.com/select/commentary-on-the-commander-september-2021-quarterly-update/ Want access to the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, patron-exclusive content, the EDHRECast discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast  Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This isn't just any set review! EDHRECast, CMDR Central, Commander Cookout, and Commander Social have embarked upon an epic odyssey crossover to review all the amazing new cards from Theros Beyond Death! This is part FOUR, where members of each show have gathered to discuss the best legendary creatures of the set. Which one will become the most popular? PART ONE - @CMDRCentral https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rGoiCXnPF4 PART TWO - @CCOPodcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkM_7mv8Wog PART THREE - @commandersocial https://brotherswarcast.libsyn.com/the-epic-theros-set-review-crossover-ep-32    Follow the cast on Twitter @EDHRECast Question, comment, or keen insight? Email us at edhrecast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ikoria Commander 2020 precons are here, and it's time to review them! What strategies do the new commanders open up? Which cards synergize with them? Which cards will become the most popular? Which ones will be overplayed? How might these cards affect the format? The cast tackles all these questions and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So this Secret Lair thing happened, and it seems to have gone about as well as an actual zombie apocalypse....  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joey, Matt, and Dana are joined by Commander Time's Patrick Sippola to discuss c-c-c-c-c-combos! Tune in to find out some of our favorite combos, some of our least favorites, tips for playing with and against them, and best of all, surprise each other with combos the others have never heard of! Check out Patrick's Combo Corner series:  https://articles.edhrec.com/author/patrick-sippola/ And check out Commander Time, with former guests Dean Gootee and Nate Burgess! https://www.youtube.com/c/CommanderTime  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, the gang is joined by Christian Alexander, author of the Playgroup Brews series, to discuss brewing decks with friends and tips and tricks for playing in different metas! Christian has a few other ideas up his sleeve too, so check out https://articles.edhrec.com/author/christian-alexander/ to see his articles! We've added our decks online! Check out https://articles.edhrec.com/edhrecast-our-decks/ to see Joey's Necromancy decks, Matt's powerful value trains, and Dana's underrated commanders that pack a serious punch.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Synergy" is a very nebulous term, so this week the cast dives into the finer points of the deckbuilding template to examine how many card slots a deck tends to devote to its multi-part strategy. How many cards in your deck should help enable the deck in the first place, and how many do you need to help the deck turn the corner and win the game? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The community has voted, and here are the results! Meet the new cast of cards that EDH players don't always love to play. Check out the Salt List at https://edhrec.com/top/salt  Want access to exclusive episodes, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tons of artifacts, but no enchantments? Lots of spells, but no planeswalkers? Today we're looking at the data to discover the commanders whose card type distribution is WAY off-balance, and how those ratios can affect your strategy! Want access to the Challenge the Stats Spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Check out the EDH Wiki! https://edhwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page Come hang out for our live Commander Stream every Wednesday at 6pm PST at https://www.twitch.tv/edhrecast  Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just how popular IS popular? How has players' deckbuilding energy been affected by all the new products from this year? What is 'creative capital' and what can the data tell us about it? Time to find out! Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week your 3 favorite underlings (Joey, Matt, and Dana) sit down with the Big Boss creator of EDHREC, Donald Miner. Come listen to the origin story from it's humble beginnings all the way to becoming the behemoth of stats we all know and love, as well as tales of what is yet to come. The EDH hipster factor is off the scale on this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s a deckbuilding competition this week as Matt, Joey, and Dana each try to build the best Persistent Petitioners deck! Do you prefer Matt’s Esper Control, Joey’s Sultai Self-Mill, or Dana’s Grixis Spellslinging? Take a listen and vote for which brew you think petitioned most persistently! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People pithily pontificating the profound presence of planeswalkers pronounce playing powerful pieces promotes piles of panic. Alliteration is awesome! So this week on the Rec hosts Joey, Matt and Dana talk planeswalkers and the stats behind their place at the head of a deck in EDH. Who is the most popular leading an EDH army, why, and what do we think it means? Listen and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Joey, Matt and Dana gather around the digital campfire to make s'mores and talk about underplayed and underappreciated commanders, those poor forgotten souls that don't show up very often atop decks in EDHREC . . . but that probably should  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Start your engines! Which cards propel a deck forward, and which cards help them cross the finish line? Some cards might be an engine in one deck, but the win condition in another! We are polling for new Salt Scores! Share your opinion about the most salt-inducing cards in Commander at: https://edhrec.com/nacl/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Companions - offering new deckbuilding restrictions, putting EDH into other formats, and the ultimate banning of Elemental Otters. Joey, Matt, and Dana provide their thoughts on the Companion mechanic, and which ones may become the most popular in EDH, either as a Companion or as a commander. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the EDHRECast the boys take a look at a couple of user submitted decks led by Vaevictus the Dire and Varina the Lich Queen and try to see how EDHREC can work to make your deck better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Joey, Matt, and Dana pit their decks against the data on EDHREC, comparing their lists against the Top and Signature Cards for their commanders!  Check out the decklists at https://articles.edhrec.com/edhrecast-our-decks/ and see how they compare to EDHREC! Sometimes the most popular cards aren't always the most powerful! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

They don't cast huge spells, but they still pack a huge punch! This week the fellas dive into the data to bring you the commanders whose decks have the all-time lowest mana curves in all of EDH! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did someone cast Colossification on this set? Because there's a TON of Commander goodies in Ikoria! Time for the cast to share their thoughts and predictions about the power and popularity of the cards from Magic's most monstrous set! https://edhrec.com/sets/iko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Archidekt architect is here! EDHREC has partnered with Archidekt, an awesome new deckbuilding website, so tune in to get some tips, tricks, and find out about awesome upcoming features for both Archidekt and EDHREC! https://archidekt.com/ https://articles.edhrec.com/archidekt-and-edhrec-announce-partnership/ https://articles.edhrec.com/new-edhrec-feature-a-clipboard-for-cards/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These commanders have barely aged a day! This week we're digging into the data to talk about the commanders whose deck data has remained the most consistent over time. Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, and EDHRECast Discord? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How many lands do Commander players run on average, and is it enough? This week we're taking a look at the numbers and diving into the factors that could affect land counts in EDH decks. Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast  Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Core 2021 is here, and in Joey's own words, it's a ding-dang doozy! Time to see which new cards will have the biggest impact on the EDH format!  https://edhrec.com/sets/m21 Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WotC’s own Gavin Verhey joins the cast this week! Take a listen as we discuss Gavin’s experience as a game designer, including his favorite sets, favorite cards, and of course, we analyze EDHREC’s data, including ways that WotC uses data to inform their designs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sometimes we overindulge our EDH decks! This week we recover from the holiday feast to make sure our Commander decks have a well-balanced diet. Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hindsight is 20/20, Marit Lage is 20/20, and now even Core Sets are 2020! Time to review the big bunch of new Commander-relevant cards from Magic's upcoming Core Set! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our resident hipster brewer reveals his inside-out approach to building new decks! Check out Dana's decklists! Reki: https://archidekt.com/decks/3887#Reki,_the_History_of_Kamigawa:_Legendfall Vela: https://archidekt.com/decks/3993#Vela_the_Night-Clad:_Intimidating_Machinery Djeru: https://archidekt.com/decks/3994#Djeru,_With_Eyes_Open:_Superfriends Glissa: https://archidekt.com/decks/3948#Glissa_the_Traitor:_A_Touch_of_Death  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the EDHRECast your friendly neighborhood podcasters take a long, lingering look at Teysa Karlov, three-time legend and all around Orzhov powerhouse. Matt wants to abuse her death triggers, Joey wants to make tokens, and Dana just wants to hang out with her, maybe get some coffee and talk about her cane.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s a mailbag episode! Listeners submitted questions, and now it’s time for some answers. (Thanks also to everyone who sent in photos of their pets along with their questions!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last week on the EDHRECast, the guys tackled the commanders with the highest uniqueness scores according to their EDHREC pages. This week, they tackle the LEAST unique commanders, who seem to play all the same cards as everyone else. Which commanders are they, and how can they stand out even with nonunique cards? Tune in to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a new year, and a new EDHRECast! Joey, Matt, and Dana have officially moved to video, and begin with a spicy topic: what was the best set from all of 2019? Can the data on EDHREC help us find out? Tune in for a data-driven deep dive through a whole year's worth of awesome Commander sets!   Follow the cast on twitter! @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55   Question, comment, or data insight? Email us at: edhrecast@gmail.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Deckbuilding is a collaborative art! We're sitting down this week to discuss the best methods of helping other players tune up their decks, and how it can be a learning experience for ALL players involved. Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If your commander is offline... can your deck still win? This week, we're examining cards in the 99 that help substitute a commander's abilities, and why some archetypes have more backups than others. Want access to the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Time to unveil our #freepreview from the upcoming Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate! Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast  Want to see the decks we play? Check them out here: https://edhrec.com/articles/edhrecast-our-decks/  Watch the podcast here: EDHRECast YouTube Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/EDHRECast If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/EDHRECast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week the EDHRECast talks to DM Cross about uncommonders, those commanders printed outside the mythic and rare slot that can still be viable if not uncommonly (ahem) good atop a deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Commander Legends delivered a whole new batch of monarchy cards for Commander, but how good are they? Is the monarchy about to show up in way more Commander games, or will it remain more niche? Let's look at the data and find out how the monarchy will shape up in EDH! Check out the EDH Wiki! https://edhwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wait, that card does WHAT??? These cards have unintentionally amazing side effects! Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Want to see the decks we play? Check them out here: https://edhrec.com/articles/edhrecast-our-decks/ Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a difference two years makes! EDHREC is now drawing data from decks uploaded/updated within the past two years. What trends does this new lens reveal? Joey, Matt, and Dana set to examining the data to see what it means for the Commander format. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lots of Commander decks use cards that help increase their staying power... but sometimes you just wanna ka-boom the battlefield! This week the cast is joined by the marvelous Chase @ManaCurves to discuss her favorite ways to prepare for the One Big Turn that will change the game forever. Want access to the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Check out the EDH Wiki: https://edhwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page  Check out our live Commander Stream every Wednesday at 6pm PST at https://www.twitch.tv/edhrecast  Follow the cast on Twitter! @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @mathimus55 @DanaRoach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last week we discussed commanders with huge color skews, but this week it's all about BALANCE! We're sorting through the decks, strategies, and archetypes with the most well-balanced color distributions in the entire Commander format! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2019 and 2020 have both seen an increase in the power level of Magic cards... but also an increase in the number of bans across all formats. The fellas gather in the REC Room for a casual discussion about their thoughts and concerns about how Power Creep affects Magic and the Commander format, and their hopes for the future of card design. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2019 was full of twists and turns for the Commander format! Joey, Dana, and Matt revisit their favorite products and cards of the year, and set themselves new resolutions for the year to come. Foresight is 2020!   Follow the cast on Twitter! @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @mathimus55 @danaroach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Oko to Elspeth and from Teferi to Narset, planeswalkers have a wild reputation in Commander. We're going all-in to check out which walkers are the most popular, which commanders love to play them the most, the special tricks they can pull, and even how to defeat those pesky Superfriends strategies! Want access to the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast  Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is the EDH format healthy? What does Commander need, and what do we expect to see in its future? Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Want to see the decks we play? Check them out here: https://edhrec.com/articles/edhrecast-our-decks/ Check out our new custom altersleeves at https://www.altersleeves.com/content-creator/edhrecast EDHREC is sponsored by CardKingdom, TCGPlayer.com, and altersleeves.com. Use the price links on EDHREC or visit http://cardkingdom.com/edhrec and http://www.altersleeves.com/edhrecast to support the show! Watch the podcast here: EDHRECast YouTube Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/EDHRECast If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/EDHRECast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever played your commander, only for it to die before your next turn, so you got no value? Or played your commander too late, so you didn’t get all the value you could have? Us too. Finding the right time to cast your commander can be complicated, which is why this week’s show is devoted to finding the perfect moment for your commander’s battlefield debut! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These decks were so tuned up that we didn't even like them anymore! How do you de-tune a deck to make it as enjoyable as possible? Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Want to see the decks we play? Check them out here: https://edhrec.com/articles/edhrecast-our-decks/  Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021 is here, and what better way to start off the year than with a data update? Where is commander after 2020, and what trends have shaped it over the past several years? Let's take a look! Want access to our Challenge the Stats spreadhseet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? You can support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Check out the EDH Wiki! https://edhwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Commander 2019 is almost here, and the EDHRECast is here to manifest a new and exciting free preview card from Wizards Of The Coast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These commanders do exactly one thing, but they do it well! Let's chat about commanders who encourage linear play patterns, and what that means for EDH games. Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast  Want to see the decks we play? Check them out here: https://edhrec.com/articles/edhrecast-our-decks/  Watch the podcast here: EDHRECast YouTube Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/EDHRECast If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/EDHRECast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast  @JosephMSchultz  @danaroach  @mathimus55  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Their average decks don't contain a single card from their own set! Which commanders are they, and why do some commanders refuse to play cards originally printed in the same set that they were? Want access to the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The podcast is new and improved, which means it's time to go back to basics! Joey, Matt, and Dana tackle some fundamentals for EDHREC, covering core concepts and specific tips that will help enhance your experience when using the site and give the data more context. Special thanks to The Command Zone podcast for bringing the cast to a whole new level! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the EDHRECast Joey, Matt and Dana talk about their own article series on EDHREC and what those series may say about them as players and brewers. Joey: https://articles.edhrec.com/author/joseph-schultz/ Matt: https://articles.edhrec.com/author/matt-morgan/ Dana: https://articles.edhrec.com/author/dana-roach/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kaldheim, Zendikar, and even Commander Legends have reinvigorated tribal decks, and made a few even more powerful! This week we're going in-depth on popular tribes and the unique tricks that make each of them work so well! Want access to the Challenge the Stats Spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The RC has spoken, and a card has been banned. The cast sits down in the 'Rec Room' to dish some quick thoughts and a few stats about the ban. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Boros is the least popular color combo in Commander, and many regard it as being the weakest color pair because it can't ramp or draw cards. However, nothing is that simple, and many of those old arguments just don't seem to hold up anymore. This week the cast digs back into the "Boros Problem" to examine what's really going on with red-white; what the colors actually need, what solutions we've already received, and what players should look for in the future when evaluating the Boros Legion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For one reason or another, we happen to avoid playing these cards in EDH. Sometimes on purpose, sometimes without realizing it! Let's talk about why we've personally started to drift away from certain types of cards in Commander. Want access to the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, Patron-exclusive content, the EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Board wipes can totally demolish a deck... but not if you prepare for them! Even if you can't save your board state, these cards can help you recover so well that you'll NEVER be out of the game! Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joey "As a Necromancer Himself" Schultz digs up grave secrets about reanimator decks! Check out Joey's decklists! Syr Konrad: https://archidekt.com/decks/234654#Syrah_Konnor  Meren: https://archidekt.com/decks/4033#Death_is_the_Only_Way_to_Live  Mimeoplasm: https://archidekt.com/decks/4047#Mimeoplastic  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Looking for a unique Commander deck? This week on the EDHRECast, Joey, Matt, and Dana comb through the data to find the commanders who have the least cards in common with each other, to locate the statistically most unique commander in each color combination! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How many cards does an average Commander deck play from the year 1993? Or from the year 2006? Or from 2001? Now, how about 2020? This week, we're looking at the data behind the power creep! Want access to the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Looking to upgrade your new Commander 2019 deck? EDHREC’ Precon Upgrade Guide can help! This week Joey, Dana, and Matt dive into the guides to find the best cards to add and the best cards to cut from the new decks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do you know when it's time to switch from one commander to another? What tips or tricks can help make that transition easier? Andrew Cummings of Ultra Budget Brews is here to help give some great advice about moving into a brand new deck! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The results are in! EDHREC ran a poll that received over 500,000 votes about the most salt-inducing cards in Commander, and renowned Star City Games writer Bennie Smith joins the cast to help interpret that data! Take a listen to find out the most-hated cards in EDH, plus some sage advice from Bennie about the best ways to avoid those salty games! (Also, Joey writes a love letter to Feather.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some commanders were created for a specific strategy - tokens, control, combat - but as it turns out, once you start tuning them up, they reveal a completely different strategical direction that was probably never intended by the designers. This week, Joey, Matt, and Dana dig deep into commanders whose abilities have some unintended consequences, both to help tune those commanders up and to help recognize when a commander might be going in a direction you never saw coming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Swords, Path, Pongify, Mortify, Putrefy... the list of removal spells is so long, and Strixhaven is adding even more! How do you choose which ones to use? Want access to the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast  Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Joey, Matt and Dana get together and take a look at statistical trends in EDH. Are curves getting lower and planeswalker counts higher over the years? We'll find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shock lands, check lands, filter lands, pain lands, fetch lands, cycling lands, horizon lands - there are dozens upon dozens of dual lands available in Commander... so how do you choose which ones to use!? Want access to the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, the EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

C-C-C-Combo!!! EDHREC is debuting a brand new feature to help players identify and execute fantastic combos in their decks, so now it's time to measure the most popular combos in the Commander format! Check the feature out at https://edhrec.com/combos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a difference two years makes! EDHREC is now drawing data from decks uploaded/updated within the past two years. What trends does this new lens reveal? Joey, Matt, and Dana set to examining the data to see what it means for the Commander format. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a draw! We're looking through the most popular sources of card draw, card advantage, and card velocity in EDH, including our favorite tips to find the most effective forms of draw in your Commander decks. Want access to the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Check out our new custom altersleeves at https://www.altersleeves.com/edhrecast  EDHREC is sponsored by CardKingdom, TCGPlayer.com, and altersleeves.com. Use the price links on EDHREC or visit http://cardkingdom.com/edhrec and http://www.altersleeves.com/edhrecast to support the show! Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These commanders helm fewer than 200 decks, but they absolutely deserve more of the spotlight! This week, we're digging through the data to uncover those underplayed commanders. Want access to the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and exclusive bonus content? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joey, Matt, and Dana form a Battalion for the Boros Legion to discuss ways to make Red-White viable in Commander. What does Wizards need to do to "fix" Boros? More importantly, what do players need to do to fix Boros?  https://edhrec.com/commanders/rw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Which commanders rose to the top of 2021? Which cards became the most popular in the 99? Let's round out the year by looking at the best and worst cards of 2021! Want access to exclusive content, the Challenge the Stats spreadsheet, EDHRECast Discord, and more? Support the cast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/edhrecast Want to see the decks we play? https://edhrec.com/articles/edhrecast-our-decks/ Follow the cast on Twitter: @EDHRECast @JosephMSchultz @danaroach @mathimus55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices