Currently, the best card in magic is a creditcard.

@selkokieli843

3 жыл бұрын

The only card mightier could be a library card that allows the use of their printer!

@dakillaklown715

3 жыл бұрын

Not totally inaccurate

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

It very powerful!

@liadyosha8433

3 жыл бұрын

Damn bro

@EnemyToad

3 жыл бұрын

The word “currently” is unnecessary

16) Rhystic Study 15) Dockside Extortionist 14) Hullbreacher 13) Ad Nauseam 12) Deathrite Shaman 11) Smothering Tithe 10) Chrome Mox / Mox Diamond 9) Survival of the Fittest 8) Force of Will 7) Gaea's Cradle 6) Skullclamp 5) Necropotence 4) Demonic Tutor / Vampiric Tutor 3) Sol Ring 2) Mana Crypt 1) Credit Card

No Cabal Coffers? It's so good because I get my Grave Titan out early.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Card is good just only in monoblack decks

@mattdeters8306

3 жыл бұрын

It's also very quickly becoming too slow for the format now, even in high-power casual. Unless you're playing Golgari where you can get a bunch of lands and Urborg out quickly, the game is typically over before Coffers can make much of an impact.

@trevthetree9838

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattdeters8306 The real reason Primeval Titan should be unbanned. So you can get both Urborg and Cabal Coffers

"This is commander, we're not a cedh channel" "Up next we have ad nauseam!"

@elipetrou9308

3 жыл бұрын

Ironic

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Ad Nauseam is just a strong card, nerd! 😅🤪

@caseywellington4761

3 жыл бұрын

@@NitpickingNerds Ad Nauseum is not a good card in casual Commander. The life loss is way too high unless your mana curve has an average of 1

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

@@caseywellington4761 I play ad nauseam in decks with lower curves and it very strong. Though it is better the higher power level you go.

@devonbrierley5792

3 жыл бұрын

@@NitpickingNerds Would agree here. Definitely needs to be built around moreso in lower power games, but I'd play it over any Blue Sun's Zenith-esque spell unless it's used as a win condition. The amount of incidental life gain in black decks usually offsets the massive life loss. I think it's edged out by Peer into the Abyss in lower power decks, but Ad Nauseam fits in more decks when you account for every power level because of its utility as an instant and its efficiency at 5 mana, which warrants its place on this list. Besides, 5 mana, lose 30 life for the 5 best cards in your deck in someone's end step in the worst case scenario is still amazing. One of the few cards that draws however many cards you want that doesn't make you feel bad for drawing lands. It also doesn't technically count as draw for things that hate on it, too. Long, probably unsolicited rant but I really rate the card

I feel like Nykthos is a slept-on land. It's surprisingly similar to Cradle in a mono color deck anyway.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Card is really good!

@afriendofafriend5766

3 жыл бұрын

@@NitpickingNerds It's doubled in price since I bought it two years ago. It's crazy

@yannikkissa9419

Жыл бұрын

Want to get one for my new goblin deck. It's top 5 of my wants ;)

Definitely remember voting for these on twitter. Glad to see the video out! Whenever I see most of these played at the table, I usually try to start targeting that player first

I would have had a hard time not picking necropotence for number one but also the uniformity of the cards in front of it makes sense to me, and i dont know how many edh content creators would have even put necro in the top 15 so I think that goes to show how much you guys actually play the format and are good magic players, big kudos

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Austin! The card is a total house.

"Extortionist go burrrr" An instant classic.

@ArchangelJaceAscended

3 жыл бұрын

Dockside Extortionist is insane. I can't believe this card exists. It's WAY undercosted for what it does unless your meta doesn't include mana rocks. And then when someone else plays one and gets a ton of treasure tokens, then you play yours and get even MORE treasure tokens. Or watch them sac all of their tokens. But also, Hellkite Tyrant...

Command Zone has about a 70-75% rate of interesting topics in their casts, these nerds have a 99% rate! Not to mention backing each one up with 88% MORE useful information packed into each vid! I seriously have no idea how these two can do it, do you have like a crew of ten to fifteen grunts doing your research and editing for you? Amazing channel and I hope you guys" sub count increases exponentially!

You know this is going to be a stacked list when Rhystic Study is #15!

Loved chance for glory actually. Its such a unique thing to do within the confines of MTG. Some cool trivia you dont really see on other channels

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

I will never stop beating the "ban degenerate fast mana" drum. Good vid guys!

I love this type of content, nicely done guys!!

I would love a video discussing commanders which are so unassuming that they are rarely removed. I am always interested in commanders which are not automatically overwhelming a casual play group. These commanders offer determined deck builders some space for fine-tuning the 99 without converging too quickly towards too high powered decks and at the same time without making the deck too shaky as it relies on a weak but indispensable commander...

Your shirt REQUIREd me to play Robot Unicorn Attack. I am happy now

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

I take full credit 😂

Chance for glory was amazing. I especially liked the SNES or magic card segment. I would pause and ask the wife if she thought it was SNES, magic card or both. Would love to see more of it.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

2 more episodes are on the way

I was watching this last night and you guys mentioned that they'll eventually print a green treasure producer and then this morning I check the new capenna spoilers and theres an enchantment that gives your lands Tap make a treasure LOL

Great list and I fully support your opinion on the banning discussion regarding the ranks one to three. The existence of Sol Ring and Mana Crypt hinders me to play EDH, because it is not a balanced format. And sure, I can "ban" these cards on my kitchen table, but our group just prefers to cube draft with Sol Ring and Mana Crypt. Keep up the good work.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Keep up the great comments 🥰

I feel like ancient tomb is another land that could have maybe argued it’s way into this list somewhere or have been brought up when discussing sol ring mana crypt. Any time someone is talking about their “crazy turn one sol ring into signet into mana vault into-“ change whatever their land drop was to ancient tomb and it instantly gets 20% crazier

Such value! Insane! Thanks for yet another great vid guys

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Thank for another great comment

Thanks for the content fellas, you guys do great work!!

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments fella 😊

I think the dynamics that a Sol Ring adds once every 10-15 games or so is pretty cool. It's like a random emergency event in a video game that you and your other opponents have to handle together for a short time and then go back to being enemies again. But since every deck has one, it's usually much more common than it should be. That's why I actually don't dislike the new commander lotus: It's ridiculously strong in certain decks, but it's expensive enough that it appears rather rarely on EDH tables, which still gives the interesting dynamic I talked about without making me roll my eyes thinking "So here we go AGAIN".

@mehatestuesdays

3 жыл бұрын

The problem with sol ring is that every deck can play it/plays it. So the odds of this random emergency are actually 1 in every 4 games, which is too often in my opinion.

Excellent video as always. Once I get a PC and stop using just my phone. I would love to play some matches with you two.

My daughter said that Beezy’s shirt actually has an Alicorn because it has a horn and wings lol

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Never heard of it

@TheUltimateRey

3 жыл бұрын

@@NitpickingNerds seems legit so I just take her word for it 😂

@Dunhilina

3 жыл бұрын

Your daughter is correct, unicorn is based on the horn, pegasus is based on the wings, alicorn has both.

@ArchangelJaceAscended

3 жыл бұрын

@@NitpickingNerds Have you NOT watched My Little Pony? Princess Twilight Sparkle is the best!

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArchangelJaceAscended yeah I don’t foresee us watching that lol 😂

The day grave titan ends up on this list is when pigs fly backwards

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Dang backwards?

I don't know about dockside extorionist, requires your opponents to have a board state /s Also it doesn't combo with my grave titan.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing combos with your grave titan! 😂

@mattdeters8306

3 жыл бұрын

My current favorite trick with Dockside is casting it with 5 treasures up in my Magda deck. If Dockside resolves, I sac the treasures with Dockside's ETB on the stack and tutor for Mycosynth Lattice. I typically win the game from that point.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattdeters8306 that’s 🤢

Loved the list! Where do you put: underworld breach, wheel of fortune, yawgmoth’s will, fierce guardianship, deflecting swat?

@chrisblack7583

3 жыл бұрын

Honerable mentions

@elipetrou9308

2 жыл бұрын

Breech/wheel combos are more cedh, yawgs will is good but breech is probably better, and swat is actually really good. Good honourable mentions though

Is Chance for Glory *not* getting views!? OMG it's SOOO good! I'm a long-time returning player (started in Exodus) and it was so amazing to see some really well thought out, fun, unique Magic trivia. I truly loved it. If I had any friends who still played I would share it with them in a heartbeat.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it is performing very poorly for a video from us but we are going to keep trying to make it better

Great video guys keep them coming

I would think fierce guardianship would be on the list 🤔. Good list. I appreciate you guys posting fun videos.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

It is extremely good and most likely in the top 30. Thanks for watching

@jamesdaley1674

3 жыл бұрын

I actually would make the arguement that Fierce Guardianship is better than force of will. We play in a format where you build your decks around your commander so you’re likely to have it out. So I’d say 90% of the time that cards say 0mana counter target non creature spell. Where force is card disadvantage at it best

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesdaley1674 yes but the ability to hit any card is what really takes force to the next level

I got my survival of the fittest in gold bordered for 12 dollars a few years ago. It is pretty good in muldrotha

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty good? You mean best card in the deck lol 😂

Imagine mana crypt, sol ring, arcane signet. Insane ramp + you have a good shot of playing 3 costed or less commander turn 1.

Skullclamp is absolute monster in every format. I had a Puresteel Paladin - living weapon - memnite stuff deck that was like a card factory.

When you make this list do you guys think mostly on 1x1 or multiplayer? FoW and some others i think works better on 1x1, in multiplayer its good only in hard non interactive combos decks, and only in the turn you are bout to try to combo off

Ended up here after AFR so when y’all called out for a Green treasure producer, I giggled since my copy of Ol’ Gnawbone just got here last night.

Kinda surprise no mention of Fauna Shaman when discussing Survival of the Fittest.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

It is a fixed version but not nearly as good .

@DarkMagicGamer

3 жыл бұрын

@@NitpickingNerds True but it’s way easier & cheaper to get ahold of... Not saying it should be on the list but like an honorable mention when discussing Survival.

Top 20 budget cards per color next pls :P And yeah, I’ve seen skull clamp do crazy thing with Locust god, and also a friend who doubles Goblins win Krenko mob boss. :-/

The ceiling goes thru the roof. I love it xD

I think your list is great and spot on! only 1 thing I would have done the honorable mentions for dual lands shocks/fetches/and og duals.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Everything not on the list was an honorable mention lol

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Everything not on the list was an honorable mention lol

Haven't watched the video but I'm sure an alternative title could be: Grave Titan and 14 other cards below it.

@RobMedellin

3 жыл бұрын

#1 Grave Titan The others are dark ritual, cabal coffers, cabal stronghold and cards that accelerate the arrival of our Lord Grave Titan.

@falandrion2870

3 жыл бұрын

Well, at least they included Demonic / Vampiric Tutor but forgot to mention that these are basically your second and third copy of Grave Titan.

@RobMedellin

3 жыл бұрын

@@falandrion2870 😂 true

I think cyclonic rift and vandalbalst should share a spot in this list (maybe 16 and 17, I dunno what to take out tbh), both are one sided board wipes with mana cost versatility and while vandalblast is extremely cost efficient, cyclonic rift has the distinction of being the number one card you don’t wanna see an opponent cast during your end step.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Those cards are both very strong but just didn’t quite crack the list.

I remember when cyclonic rift use to be the best blue card in the format. Its been so long since ive seen an overloaded rift on someone's end step.

Any thoughts on Oko? 3 mana to turn your power gamer friends Commanders(or any threat) into a vanilla 3/3 that doesn't go back to the command zone until it dies, rendering them commanderless. It feels great when someone plays Golos, the 3/3 vanilla Elk.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Oko is one of the best planeswalkers in edh

@mattdeters8306

3 жыл бұрын

Planeswalkers aren't that good in Commander, simply because they face 3 combat steps per turn cycle instead of one, thus making them fairly easy to get rid of.

@skykur

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattdeters8306 true but the combat step is the least utilized phase in commander by far. People hate attacking. Yeah there are moments when sticking a planeswalker can be tough, but in my meta I have an easy time protecting mine

I mean I'm not saying mana dorks are bad, they're excellent, but saying "everything dies to board wipes" isn't really relevant here because most board wipes don't kill off artifact and land ramp, which is the competition to dorks. Of course in cEDH where wipes are rare and Gaia's cradles are common their stock goes even higher

@elipetrou9308

3 жыл бұрын

But they are kind of “fast mana” so if you’re comboing or playing fast, they’re very helpful for getting your win cons down faster. You want to use them in decks where you can win or get close before they can board wipe

What's your combo for survival of the fittest? How do you win by tutoring one creature to your hand? Also why is skull clamp good? Can't you only draw 2 if a creature dies once per turn if you're attacked or if you sac it?

great video as always

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment as always 🥰

I feel the same way you guys do about tutors. I play against them and don't have an issue with them personally. Just not a fan of finding the same cards over and over in a singleton format intended for variety of play, also sleeved cards aren't an easy shuffle!

"Mana dorks are good" "Bolt the bird"

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@SWAT6809

3 жыл бұрын

I always think back to Commanders Quarters Video "Stop playing those Cards" where he says you shouldnt play dorks :D

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Wait why didn’t he want people playing dorks?

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Wait why didn’t he want people playing dorks?

@peterMolodecki

3 жыл бұрын

@@NitpickingNerds I may be mistemembering but I think his reasoning was you can somewhat leverage the fact that most players won't run or are against MLD or just land destruction in general. I could be wrong this might not be Mitch's reasoning and could be conflating with something else I read or watched.

This just goes to show the importance of Artifact/Enchantment removal in Commander , I think it is just as important as creature removal if not more !!

0:40, hahahah I was surprised to see Phyrexian Arena is like a $20+ card now, I swear the price for that and Mystic Remora need to be flipped. LOL 4:10 were a commander channel not CEDH, next AD NAUSEUM. Good list! I have every card on this list but the black cards and Gaeas Cradle

No divining top? Maybe my view is skewed by the deck styles I play but I'm actually trying to trade my rhystic study for a divining top ATM because I've found that I'd rather have knowledge and top deck manipulation that can go into every single deck I've got rather than a card that may or may not let me draw a couple cards before it gets destroyed in my blue decks.

Others probably said already, but a winged unicorn is an Alicorn. Great video thank you, working on my MTG education.

For honorable mentions: Craterhoof Behemoth. Once it hits the field you might as well concede. You may not like it, but that's what peak performance looks like.

@mella4376

3 жыл бұрын

They have said many times that the stranglehold that ghostly prison has on the meta makes craterhoof borderline unplayable

@MTGSavage

3 жыл бұрын

@@mella4376 Lol good luck trying to stop me from casting C Hoof, I play Survival of the Fittest, Mana Crypt, etc. my decks are highly optimized. I also wreck people with Triumph of the Hordes.

@mella4376

3 жыл бұрын

@@MTGSavage again to quote the nitpicking nerds: good luck getting through my grave titans and armies of zombie tokens

@MTGSavage

3 жыл бұрын

@@mella4376 🤣🤣🤣

@mattdeters8306

3 жыл бұрын

@@MTGSavage Spore Frog go ribbit

I can agree with these, though there are a whole bunch of cards that could make it into the top 15 to top 5 as well, like Phyrexian Altar and/or Ashnod's Altar, Mana Drain, Fierce Guardianship, etc.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah we had all those cards listed but had to make tough cuts

Hey guys, you seem to put Skyshroud Claim pretty high as far as ramp spells go, what do you think about the new Verdant Mastery, specifically the 3G alternate cost?

@massagehealthservices

3 жыл бұрын

Verdant Mastery puts those "basic lands" into play tapped. Skyshroud Claim puts "any 2 Forest lands" into play untapped. I'll let you make the decision as to which event you'd prefer to happen for your decklist.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Dude I did not need to see that face today -___-

I disagree. Wizards does not need to give green a treasure creator. The cycle can stay as it is.

@elipetrou9308

3 жыл бұрын

Green is good enough

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Then we won’t have a cycle and I’ll be broken inside

@gypsieking3280

3 жыл бұрын

Embrace asymmetry

@mariosapien2817

3 жыл бұрын

This did not age well *laughs in old gnawbone*

@gypsieking3280

3 жыл бұрын

I was right!

I'm glad you mentioned Dockside Extortionist. I've been looking for years for a good creature-based ramp spell for Kiki-Jiki to target in my Kiki-Jiki deck, and for some reason I never thought of the Extortionist filling that slot until this vid. Thanks!

#1 should have been an island, the most busted card in EDH :D

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Lies plains is better

I was waiting for the Aristocrats card and when I saw Skullclamp I was like "aha I knew it"

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

You are genius!

Vid Idea: Best legendary creatures in the 99

Would love to see you guys play some actual commander matches!

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Eventually. We wanna do it right!

What do you think the best legendarys are to put in your 99?

Hope you guys could also have an edh gameplay. We want to see your decks in action.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully later this year!

Oh man this list must have been super hard to make.. there are soo many good cards that also could have been in this list

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

We had a list of 50 and it took a while to cut down

Argument to not ban soling and the other fast rocks is that they make ramp for the no green players.

@returnoftheduelist9790

3 жыл бұрын

I finally have all the zero drop rocks and have two deck where all are zero or 1, not even a prismatic lens or mind stone. Its for mono blue and mono black which like you said, unless you play busted green then your beat on ramp. Green is a cop out color and i refuse to run it

“We’re not a cEDH channel” Names every good value card used in cEDH lol

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

They can be good in both formats 👍

@MTGSavage

3 жыл бұрын

@@NitpickingNerds Fair point 👍🏻

@abheekpandya8717

2 жыл бұрын

Almost like the cards show up in cedh because they're good.

Can you explain why cyclonic rift isn't on your list? Did it just not make the list, or is it not as good in your opinion? It just dominated my playgroup as one of the best card!

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Oh card is very very very good and is on our top instants list but just not quite better than these cards

I realized i have all these except for Necro and Gaes. I try to my hardest to limit them in my decks because my meta is about 5-7 or so. I agree with the list though, except for GRAVE TITAN not being number 1 but hey, we arent all perfect.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

What's a "Grave Titan?" Is it good?

Thanks for the list. Where did you rank Bolas Citadel?

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Top 30 or so

@elipetrou9308

2 жыл бұрын

That card is disgusting

I watched chance for glory and loved it, but I would say that I almost missed it in my feed because the logo was all shades of the same color basically (yellowish red). I think your thumbnails are normally great and pop really well, so I think if you swap out the thumbnail for that one as well, you might have more success. I hope the engagement improves because it was a lot of fun

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bry! I'll try out something different for the thumbnail next time

@bryanpmcgowan

3 жыл бұрын

Also, I think a major aspect that was missing was that horn "bwa bwa bwa bwaaaaaa". You need some of those in there

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

@@bryanpmcgowan perfect!

Good list. Biggest omission was probably Ashnod's/Phyrexian Altar

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Those are cards are some of our favs but just quite as good as these bad bois

@timbombadil4046

3 жыл бұрын

@@NitpickingNerds Fair enough. Only 15 slots.

Don't know about cedh, but in regular edh I feel mana drain is better than fow. Not that fow is bad, far from it, but it put you down 2 cards and sometimes just act as fierce guardianship (still, not that this would in any way an indication of not being amazing). But mana drain puts you ahead and as a bonus can save your butt, and sometimes it just steals games.

I would personally place jeweled lotus on this list. I think it's comparable to sol ring and mana crypt. Possible commander turn 1? Super strong

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

It is very strong 💪

@Overdoseofem

3 жыл бұрын

@James Black you have a great point. But I'm still traumatized by my friend's turn one Krenko.

Sometimes, I strongly agree with you boys. At other times, I think you're both crazy bananas! Lol, I feel you both are not giving enough credit to "table politics." If you can't properly threat assess and 3 vs 1 with the other players opposite your turn 1 sol ring/mana vault/jeweled lotus, then what are you doing with your life. If you are going to pillow fort or work towards your own end game, and NOT have any board interaction, you will lose that much faster to a before mentioned turn 1 God hand. Especially if that turn 1 sol ring/jeweled lotus/mox opal player has a Sliver (Take your pick, they all are gonna make you cry inside) as their commander! Gang up on the true threats, assess the table folks! Anywho, great stuff guys, I love your channel! Keep it up!

Others have probably said this but I think toxic deluge could be on that list, maybe the only true honorable mention because its undoubtedly the best creature-wipe.

@mella4376

3 жыл бұрын

How dare you disrespect the rift

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Deluge was on our sorceries list but not quite good enough for top 15

i could ban half of this cards lol at least dockside - easy to abuse/combos/ unfair advantage for such low cost -, gaea's craddle - and i do play green - hullbreacher, ad naus - (peer into the abyss is a nerfed sorcery naus), crypt - there is already sol ring in the format - and necropotence - 3 manas to fill your hand is absurd and it can dodge hullbreacher/narset because it doens't draw lol Flash was stupid, but i think there are some more to think about. but RC just prefers to ban Iona lol

@elipetrou9308

2 жыл бұрын

Nah ad naus doesn’t need to be banned, it has such a high deck restriction

Using a mental misstep on a turn 1 sol ring or mana crypt feels so amazing

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Mental misstep doesn’t hit mana crypt

I played hullbreacher into winds of change with my rielle deck and the guy who usually pub stomps others scooped.......figures lmao

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

I would scoop to that as well 😅

Sol Ring has got to be in there somewhere

@InResponse

3 жыл бұрын

Why not both?

@mella4376

3 жыл бұрын

I'd guess number 1 tied with crypt

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Close, hehe

We've been trying to do more 1v1 commander because it's been very hard to get 4 people together.. Do you guys habe any suggestions? We tried the French/MTGO banlists, but are underwhelmed. We've only recently started implementing our own bans, but it feels awkward.

@Oakenbull

3 жыл бұрын

Sol Ring Taps for 1 mana or outright banned

@elipetrou9308

2 жыл бұрын

Play modern?

If I do the Ultra-Premium Biscuit w/ Heavenly Gravy level on Patreon for multiple months, do I get to submit more than 1 deck for a tune up? I’m planning on it and want to know if I need to decide which deck to pick

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

We can only do one per year per patron, or else the demand would be too high and this channel would be all tune-ups :P

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

But thank you if you decide to support the channel!

@BobbyBev95

3 жыл бұрын

@@NitpickingNerds Totally understandable. And I will be! Now to decide which of my 3 decks I want to tune up the most 🤔

Tolarian academy is definitely more a build-around than gaea’s cradle, especially because of the singleton nature of commander, but I think it was probably worth more consideration

@NitpickingNerds

2 жыл бұрын

Tolarian Academy is banned in Commander 🙂 (cradle probably should be too if you ask us)

I've said this before. Deathrite shaman is a 1 mana planeswalker.

Thassa Oracle doesn't get a spot? Or is it because this isn't "cedh"

Will skull clamp ever be banned? Sure they cannot just cos the memes. I haven't even played with it yet but I love the idea of it.

I'm guessing this is excluding something... joke to fallow... There are a few of these cards that cost 0 Mana that tap for 1 or 2 Mana they're pretty good and they can have other abilities as well. For example if you have enough of them maybe you can make a 2/2 zombie.

The feels when you open Island mana crypt and Rhystic study going first

Where would you guys place Jeweled Lotus?

@chrisblack7583

3 жыл бұрын

Honorable mentions

I user Demonic and Vampiric Tutor to get Exquisite Blood in my Vito deck.

Nice list, but can we get one for non-CEDH?

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

26:16 😀

@caseywellington4761

3 жыл бұрын

@@NitpickingNerds you guys are lying to yourself

@elipetrou9308

2 жыл бұрын

Why do you think this is cedh? I’d honestly just like to hear

I only have skullclamp and sol ring, both for the precon with this cards, the other one cost $$$$ so much and are to much cedh for me.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

This definitely not a budget list lol

I've been trying to help my playgroup improve their decks, because despite all of them playing MTG longer than me, their decks didn't always have a lot of focus. I convinced my buddy to put skullclamp in his Teysa deck... Terrible idea. Now I don't get to win anymore.

@jeverly

3 жыл бұрын

hahahaha you had to convince him to put skullclamp in his Teysa deck?!?! yikes!

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes you gotta face the fact that helping might hurt you.

@elipetrou9308

2 жыл бұрын

Weeeeeee I’m gonna draw 50+ cards a turn

There is no real comparison between Yawmoth's Bargain and Necropotence. Are instants better than sorceries? Are lands that enter untapped better than tapped lands? Of course. The difference is instant speed draw, and that difference is HUGE.

Mana drain is stupid powerful. I realize with force of will you don't have to leave mana up , but everytime I have played a mana drain it has usually put me in the position of winning.

@elipetrou9308

2 жыл бұрын

Free interaction is nuts though

Confounding Conundrum, 3bb, enchantment, when an opponent casts a spell they discard a card or take 5 damage.

Last time I was this early my mom had to get a C-Section

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Dang lol

@maxheath1158

3 жыл бұрын

same!! Cesarian Siblings?

Think I remember voting on this a few times ha.

@NitpickingNerds

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yea that was a thing 😅

I think Rhystic study should be way higher. If you’re playing casual, life totals matter a lot more, decks tend to be a little more invested in setting up since they’re less likely to have something like mana crypt or dockside extortionist. Rhystic Study has no “catch.” It’s not non creature or pay life or exile and get the cards next turn. There’s no build around, “deck needs at least X creatures,” You just cast it and it asks nothing from you. Also 2U is an easy cost vs something like BBB. I think it’s top 5 in casual.

If I have a Sol Ring or Mana Crypt in my opening hand I might deliberatly not play it on turn 1 just to prevent the hate. If it doesn't actually give me something good to play on turn 2 then it's worth waiting.

Evolutionary Leap does a fair impression of Survival of the Fittest for the right kind of deck, sooo much cheaper too.

@elipetrou9308

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, in korvold it’s amazing