2013, I traveled significantly further for fresh pods and Legacy. Your opponents won’t give you an inch, so don’t give one to them. This page details the official rules common to most groups. To circumvent this, we will be focusing primarily on new cards specifically made for Commander Legends and provide a shorter list for the best reprints. In a casual game of EDH you can do whatever you want. Player C has no creatures in play and is at 37 life. When you look at a deck list you immediately know what the deck’s intentions are and what they are expecting. Well, I’ve reached the end of the similarities. As far as traditional EDH is concerned, the main principles of the format include: The list is almost endless and everyone enjoys EDH for different reasons. In cEDH, you will want to stay up to date on what your friends and playgroups are playing and maintain proper deck configuration as well as optimized answers. These cards can’t be your commander, but are still allowed in your 99 cards decklist. This is acceptable, and maybe even common in a casual game of Commander. You attack Player D, they cast Path to Exile on your Krosan Cloudscraper. But for those of you who haven’t and may be wondering what it is, or if you wish to up your game, read on. They do not lament the fact that they lost their removal spell when they could have saved it if you had attacked a different player. Player A has a Tasigur, the Golden Fang and is deciding who to attack. BANNED CARDS. Support us by buying through […] Player B has no creatures in play and is at 38 life. Anytime something is banned in Commander it is 100% to spite the cEDH community... according to them. Edit Live Edit. Many formats in Magic aren’t for me, but that doesn’t mean that I dislike their existence or those who enjoy them. 3 talking about this. Cameron and Dan are joined by cEDH subreddit mentor and PlayEDH Moderator MaynardFerguson as we look back at August and the first half of September in the cEDH Community. Elder Dragon Highlander is a Magic: The Gathering variant which provides a way of encouraging casual, interactive games with a low barrier to entry while still requiring good deck building skills. But let’s say that you are playing cEDH. Picture you are playing a casual game of EDH. *Spits out coffee* "Banning Sylvan Primordial will … Can there be epic comebacks and interactions? If you want to play competitively, access the threat and attack that player. I will give one last example to illustrate how politics plays a role in casual Commander but doesn’t necessarily play out the same way competitively. 9 cards that reference "playing for ante." I'm here to talk about the ban list and if some cards are prime ideas for unbanning. But why not? You shouldn’t attack me.”, Player B *internal shivering* “Um, well I too have a removal spell and I’ll wipe the whole board if you don’t attack player C!”. Let’s look at another example. I keep threatening to do a "If I Were to Design a cEDH Banned List" article and the other three RC members keep threatening to kill me if I do. Many of you EDH aficionados have heard of Competitive EDH, also known as cEDH. . You can’t have any of these cards in a Duel Commander game. It tries to remove cards like Necropotence and Sol Ring which are incredibly unbalanced. French decks do not usually play Insurrection. On top of interesting games and new decks, M20’s impact on cEDH, the Ban List updates, and community questions are discussed. Let’s say later in that same game Player D has three 5/5 Wurms with trample on an otherwise empty board. Edit. A lot of people have asked my about my ban list considering we play with banned cards from time to time. The following is the official banned list for commander games. We found that this leads people to build decks that are more focused around their Commanders and the combo potential or synergies they might offer. Edric, Spymaster of Trest is now banned as a commander only. Spite plays have no place in cEDH and for good reason. This is in addition to points 1) and 3) in this document. There are tons of discussion on if X should be banned or if Y is too powerful and blah blah blah. Of course, there aren’t house rules either. While you are bound by the same deck construction rules as traditional EDH, the cEDH deck list will often look much different. Player C is at 20 life with 1 white mana open. You must have created the deck and/or received permission from the deck's creator(s) before submitting it to the meme table. Player C is tapped out and has no responses to Kiki Jiki. Frankly, if you are playing 5-6 mana spells and your opponent is playing 1-2 mana spells that counter yours, you are at a competitive disadvantage. En poursuivant votre navigation sur ce site, vous acceptez l’utilisation de cookies pour vous proposer des publicités ciblées adaptés à vos centres d’intérêts et réaliser des statistiques de visites. You, as player B, are mad with Player A and decide to spitefully cast the Pact of Negation to rob them the victory and potentially pass it on to someone else. Baral, Chief of Compliance is banned as as commander only. cEDH adheres strictly to the mainstream Commander rules laid out by the Rules Committee. They already have a Restoration Angel in play. This is in addition to points 1) and 2) in this document. Updates and Community content. Submissions should be relatively known to the online cEDH community - don't just submit a random list directly to the meme table. More common ground between the formats are the rules and ban list. If you only... Rules and Ban List. The following cards are banned from the format: 25 cards with the Card Type “Conspiracy." But the focus and crux of the format is the competition and winning. We'd like to avoid bullying our players. All forms of Commander are incredibly diverse, but a large difference stems from the philosophy of cEDH. cEDH differs immensely from traditional EDH in its philosophies, but when it comes down to being a game for many players at once, the two are the same. Better not attack me.”, Player C notices that you are now shifting your focus to him. My example above was simply to illustrate the motives behind attacking. Always make sure to adjust decks based on your own playgroup’s power level and style. In this multi-part article series I will guide you through the differences and similarities between cEDH and traditional EDH, as well as review top strategies and philosophies. But, like most things in life, this format is defined by its differences, not similarities. New Voices. Chances are that it was the right play. Other formats like French... Philosophies. Different cards are good in both formats. That one ban would be a greater proportion of the ban list than cEDH play is in the format. Top Commanders is the first and oldest facebook page for Competitive Multiplayer EDH. The list also runs plenty of interaction to be able to disrupt a variety of other cEDH decks while pushing towards going over the top with large amounts of mana. One of my favorite aspects about cEDH is the different vibe the format gives off. AUGUST 2020 RULES – BANNED/RESTRICTED UPDATE, FEBRUARY 2019 RULES – BANNED/RESTRICTED UPDATE.