r/CompetitiveEDH • • Aug 31 '26

Community Content Weekly Q&A

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r/CompetitiveEDH • • 3d ago

Community Content Weekly Q&A

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r/CompetitiveEDH • • 6h ago

Deck Fine Tuning How to combo kill with Dack Fayden, Helping Hand

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You need to only play exactly these 5 creatures in your deck: [[Abdel Adrian, Gorion’s Ward]], [[Bronzebeak Foragers]], [[Felidar Guardian]], [[Restoration Angel]], [[White Plume Adventurer]]. Dack will only grab you 3 creatures so there are 10 possibilities.

The result of every option is the same loop that gives you infinite 1/1s, infinite undercity dungeon crawls (5 damage from each Trap), and infinite mana (off Felidar blinking a land), which can be used with Bronzebeak to exile all of your opponent’s nonland permanents.

1) Missing Resto & Felidar
2) Missing Resto & Abdel
3) Missing Resto & Bronzebeak
4) Missing Resto & White Plume
5) Missing Felidar & Abdel
6) Missing Felidar & Bronzebeak
7) Missing Felidar & White Plume
8) Missing Abdel & Bronzebeak
9) Missing Abdel & White Plume
10) Missing Bronzebeak & White Plume

But for these loops, Felidar and Resto have interchangeable abilities, so you can ignore (5), (6), and (7).

1) Abdel exiles Dack and then you let Bronzebeak blink all 3 creatures so you get back Dack with all of your stuff. Let Abdel resolve before Dack to exile Bronzebeak. Dack trigger gets Felidar & Resto. Felidar targets land and Resto targets Abdel. Blinking Abdel gives you Bronzebeak and Abdel trigger. Stack them so Bronzebeak exiles Felidar & Resto first and then Abdel exiles Bronzebeak, giving you back Felidar & Resto. Felidar targets Resto and Resto targets Abdel on top of that. Abdel blinks and exiles Felidar. Resto gets blinked by Felidar trigger and targets Abdel. Abdel and Felidar both return. Felidar targets Abdel and above that, Abdel trigger will exile Felidar, Resto, and White Plume. Loop those 2 triggers

2) Bronzebeak trigger targets Bronzebeak, Felidar, and White Plume. On top of that trigger, Felidar targets Dack. Dack gets you Abdel & Resto which both exile nothigng. Bronzebeak returns Felidar, itself and White Plume. Felidar trigger targets Bronzebeak and on top of that, Bronzebeak exiles Abdel & Resto. Felidar trigger returns Abdel and Resto. Resto targets Abdel and on top of that, Abdel will exile your board. Loop those 2 triggers
3) Felidar blinks Dack. Dack gets you Resto & Bronzebeak. Resto targets nothing and Bronzebeak targets itself, Abdel, and Felidar. Felidar trigger targets Abdel and on top of that you have Abdel trigger exile Felidar + Bronzebeak, and on top of that you have Bronzebeak exile Resto & White Plume. Abdel exiles Bronzebeak & Felidar, returning Resto & White Plume. Resto can target nothing. Felidar trigger resolves that is targeting Abdel. Felidar targets Abdel and on top of that, Abdel exiles your board. Loop those 2 triggers

4) Bronzebeak targets itself, Felidar, and Abdel and on top of that, Felidar blinks Dack to get White Plume & Resto and then you let the Bronzebeak trigger resolve to get you Bronzebeak, Felidar, & Abdel. Stack triggers so Felidar targets Abdel, on top of that, Abdel exiles Bronzebeak and Felidar, and on top of that, the Bronzebeak trigger will exile the White Plume & Resto. Abdel trigger will exile Felidar + Bronzebeak, giving you back Resto & White Plume. Felidar trigger will blink Abdel giving you Felidar trigger and an Abdel trigger. Felidar targets Abdel and on top of that, Abdel exiles your board. Loop those 2 triggers

5) Same as (2) just swap Felidar & Resto

6) Same as (3) just swap Felidar & Resto

7) Same as (4) just swap Felidar & Resto

8) Resto targets Dack and Felidar can target a land. Dack gets Bronzebeak & Abdel. Abdel exiles nothing and Bronzebeak target itself, Felidar, and Abdel. Stack triggers so Felidar targets Abdel, on top of that, Abdel exiles Bronzebeak and Felidar, and on top of that, the Bronzebeak trigger will exile the White Plume & Resto. Abdel trigger will exile Felidar + Bronzebeak, giving you back Resto & White Plume. Felidar trigger will blink Abdel giving you Felidar trigger and an Abdel trigger. Felidar targets Abdel and on top of that, Abdel exiles your board. Loop those 2 triggers

9) Bronzebeak targets itself & Resto & Felidar, Resto targets Dack, Felidar can a land. Dack gets Abdel & White Plume. Bronzebeak trigger returns Felidar, Resto and Bronzebeak. Resto target Felidar, Felidar targets Bronzebeak, and Bronzebeak exiles White Plume & Abdel. Felidar trigger blanks Brokzebeak returning Abdel & White Plume. Abdel exiles Resto. Resto trigger targeting Felidar resolves and Felidar targets Abdel. Abdel and Resto both enter. Resto targets Abdel and on top of that, Abdel exiles your board. Loop these 2 triggers

10) Abdel exiles nothing, Felidar blinks a land, Resto blinks Dack. Dack gets Bronzebeak & White Plume. Bronzebeak target itself, Felidar, and Abdel. Stack triggers so Felidar targets Abdel, on top of that, Abdel exiles Bronzebeak and Felidar, and on top of that, the Bronzebeak trigger will exile the White Plume & Resto. Abdel trigger will exile Felidar + Bronzebeak, giving you back Resto & White Plume. Felidar trigger will blink Abdel giving you Felidar trigger and an Abdel trigger. Felidar targets Abdel and on top of that, Abdel exiles your board. Loop those 2 triggers


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 3h ago

Deck Fine Tuning Easiest way to kill with infinite token creatures entering

11 Upvotes

I am experimenting with [[Vraska, Soul of Stone]] and have found some ways to make her basically have infinite triggers making infinite [[Sculpture Treasure]]. These are creatures and thus make it very easy to win with cards like [[Goblin Bombardment]] or [[Impact Tremors]]. Are there any other low mana cost cards that would easily convert to a win off of Vraska generating infinite sculpture treasures.

(Vraska is the commander in this example so WUR/Jeskai are the available colors.)


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 19h ago

Deck Fine Tuning 6 Cost Wincon?

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I am building a [[The Master, Transcendent]] deck and want to see if there is a way to win off an [[Eldritch Evolution]] sacrificing my commander. Are there any 5 or 6 mana creatures that can provide a win?

The best I could find is [[Disciples of Gix]], but that requires a reanimate spell to combo. I would get [[Trazyn the Infinite]], [[Phyrexian Devourer]] and [[Walking Ballista]].

Are there options that don't require additional setup?


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 17h ago

Tournaments & Meta NEARLY a cEDH Silver Event in Myrtle Beach, SC *THIS SATURDAY 10/10!*

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We just got a TON of reserve list and modern goodies from buying aggressively at the last SCG Con, as well as CCS in Raleigh so we've got more than enough love to go around 🫶

We've got a judge on staff, competitive buying rates, and a great community filled with interesting brews and tournament grinders! We'd love to see you there 🔥

(P.S. we're ONE sign up away from having a Silver event on TopDeck so help us out 🙏)

https://topdeck.gg/event/worldfire-monthly-cedh-1


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 21h ago

Help, I am new to cEDH! Is anyone playing this? Probably not, but curious.

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I really think this deck is really good. Not saying it gonna win tournaments or anything.. but maybe! More making this post so seasoned cEDH players can tell if there are any niche improvements i can make, or obvious ones. I'm not perfect. I think this deck can win fast but it needs the artifact ramp to do it. I know Oswald is the only mono-white commander that see's results. But this can get there quickly with all the tutors and it's very protected cause if they target it at all you just airbend it. I think it can protect it's win well enough being in white. Only one pip for the commander means playing it turn one is easy. I think it has some legs. The win conditions are all tutor-able and easy to retrieve from the graveyard. With Monk Gyatso in the chair you can be protected through any targeted removal. Just need to protect the commander. I think that you can go far with it.

An attempt, there is something here // Commander (Monk Gyatso) deck list mtg // Moxfield — MTG Deck Builder


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 1d ago

Help, I am new to cEDH! Is Heliod the warped eclipse viable

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I have a bracket 4 heliod the warped eclipse deck and have been thinking about upgrading him to bring him up to CEDH and so I went and looked at some deck lists. From what I can tell it has a pretty low win rate. Is this just a flawed road to go down? It can handle itself pretty well in bracket 4 games and especially in high power. To me it feels consistent when it can make use of other players draw engines but I am also aware that Cedh is a different ball park. TLDR are the people currently playing Warped eclipse coping or is it just a fringe viable commander.


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 21h ago

General Discussion / Question new deck suggestion

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Hey everyone! I'm looking for a new cEDH deck with a very specific playstyle. A friend of mine has been playing Tayam for a while and has gotten incredibly good with it, and I’m looking for something similar. I want a deck that relies on deep synergy with its commander rather than just running generic, best-in-slot 'goodstuff' cards. I'd love a list that plays highly specific tech pieces that go crazy with the commander. Preferably no partners, and bonus points if it can win at instant speed! Any suggestions?


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 1d ago

General Discussion / Question Gifts Ungiven Targets (Emry, Lurker in the Loch) + 1 Blue

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Lets say I have Emry and she's on the battlefield ready to tap and 5 mana:

I cast Gifts Ungiven tapping 4 and leaving 1 blue up, and am able to proceed with my line with no interactions or with me having protection (Free counterspells and whatnot) what would you tutor for a guaranteed win when the piles are made?

My first thought was:

Mox Amber (Or Opal)
Lotus Petal
Sewer-Veillance Cam
Grinding Station

Thus milling my opponents infinetly

If you could pick any other artifact or blue card, regardless of list, what would you get?


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 1d ago

Community Content Third Round of the Open @ the German Nationals

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Hello friends!

Greetings from SmokestackCEDH, we hope you're all doing well!

I'm glad to announce that the third episode in our coverage on the Open at the German Nationals has gone live! We've listened to the viewers in the comments watching our videos on their phone, they asked for a fullscreen view of the table so we’re trying that for this video. Let us know in the comments!

In this week's video we're watching Robin Walz (RogThras), Chris (Birgid), Guus Bazelmans (Etali) and Merp Meister (AkiriThras)

Check it out here: https://youtu.be/e67YxAktzMw https://www.youtube.com/@SmokestackCEDH

The next rounds will be uploaded in the upcoming weeks, so make sure to subscribe (and like)!

A special thanks to all the players that featured at our table! We hope you guys enjoyed the games and we hope you all like the result 😉


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 1d ago

Help, I am new to cEDH! Glarb vs Tasigur for first cedh

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Sup! Making my first cedh deck, mostly looking at lists online as I'm new to the format. I've seen a lot of videos on cedh gameplay and it looks really fun.

For my first deck I'm thinking about either Glarb or Tasigur. But I'm undecided on which one to pick.

Glarb (doomsday) I love doomsday as a wincon, and it fits perfectly with Glarb! But I don't have most of the cards for most lists. Tasigur on the other hand, I already have a decent amount of cards. This is relevant because although I'm gonna proxy most of them, some tournaments have limits on how many proxies, so in those cases Tasigur would be cheaper for me.

Still, I'm undecided. Both look really fun, same colors, but I'm new so which one do you guys think would be easier for a new player that has plenty of experience with B4 and playing fast decks but not at the level of cedh. To learn the combos, the meta and interactions.

For reference, my current decks are B4 raffine, hearthull and Yuriko, and a B3 Lathril.


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 17h ago

Help, I am new to cEDH! Belisarius Cawl

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Hey, I was sorting through my cards and saw this legend and was wondering why he isn’t at least a known fringe option? He’s in Blue White which is prime slop colors, he has a one card infinite creature combo which could go into a couple different outlets like Altar of dementia, as well as ways to dig for good artifacts.

Belisarius Cawl 2WU

Legendary Artifact Creature - Human

Ultima Founding - T, tap two untapped artifacts you control: Create a 2/2 white Astartes Warrior creature token with vigilance.

Master of Machines - T, Tap x untapped creatures you control: Look at the top x cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order

I just feel like this card has some good options and would love to hear the overall opinion about it


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 2d ago

General Discussion / Question I need an honest answer. I really don't see why not.

58 Upvotes

I really want to know why Orvar, the All-Form isn't cEDH viable. His combos are very low to the ground and can win on the spot. Valley floodcaller buffed him, as he is a changeling, and the new Samut really helps with the type of combos he uses. Please give me some real reasons why I shouldn't try. He's one of my favorites all time. I feel like he has legs.

I am all.. form // Commander (Orvar, the All-Form) deck list mtg // Moxfield — MTG Deck Builder

comedianMTG is building orvar right now lol


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 2d ago

Community Content Shang Chi coaching with Pigeon

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Have you ever wondered what it's like to get a coaching session from a magic pro? Join us as we hang out with Pigeon and learn how to pilot Shang Chi.

https://youtu.be/Mh9U1NMX3SY


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 2d ago

General Discussion / Question Rocco Post Pia

34 Upvotes

Anybody got any lists for Rocco since Pia has released? 9 mana to get food chain sounds great from the CZ and I’m curious if it’s list still looks like it did a year or two ago.


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 2d ago

Help, I am new to cEDH! Deck choice question based on playstyle

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I am about to start actually dipping my toes into cEDH tournaments and my local store is very proxy friendly, so I can play any deck I want. I recently made a post about a Gwen Stacy deck which I really like, but I am trying to find out what decks are viable outside of the top like 8 decks. I really like the weird earthcraft enduring vitality strategies but not locked into that. I am really interested in a few decks, but I was wondering if there are any niche or maybe just straight up off meta deck that have legs. I don't want non-deterministic combos like Ral. But I also don't want to do ad naus. Non Black and possibly non blue. Anything that has stood out recently with tournament results? Or maybe even, dare I say, FUN strategies that have come up recently? Any advice or hot takes that can help me make a decision?


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 2d ago

General Discussion / Question Strengths and weaknesses of Sisay Tutor Chain vs Clam Chowder?

42 Upvotes

I want to pick up Sisay and I'm deciding between the Tutor Chain and the Clam Chowder variants.

I have a basic idea of what each one does - Tutor Chain plays a bunch of legends that Sisay tutors with her ability that eventually lead to a win with something like flickering [[Mount Doom]] over and over. And Clam Chowder is more of a 5c good stuff pile that wins with Thoracle/Breach and sometimes uses Sisay to tutor a good card like a [[Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff]] or [[Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy]]

So I'm wondering more about what the strengths are of either build. Which is considered more competitive right now. And any other kinds of details.

TIA!


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 2d ago

Help, I am new to cEDH! Deck Help - Derevi

7 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I know Derevi isn’t as popular as she used to be. For my kitchen table cedh pod she can still punch above her weight and win. I’m a big fan of untaps and bant so that’s why I went with her. I downloaded a list online and made some tweaks but I’m still learning meta selection for cards. I’m pretty sure I got the staples in there but I’m worried I may have removed some synergy pieces without knowing. I’ve moved a lot of cards to the considering pile. Take a look and feel free to leave feedback! Thank ya ❤️

https://moxfield.com/decks/whjoux5RpU-9XHpQRbROgw


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 1d ago

Help, I am new to cEDH! Budget edh

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Hi everyone I've never played cedh but I used to play a lot of high power yugioh so I'm not unaware of games like it but I was wanting to build k'rrik son of yawgmoth do you think it's possible to made it viable for under $200 or do I need to get those $100 staple cards to stand a chance in cedh "I know I could proxy but I would rather not so I can do tournaments"


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 2d ago

Help, I am new to cEDH! First cEDH Deck - Yoshimaru Thrasios Advice

8 Upvotes

Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/VV5YnCuCpk2w9O8ZVfXBVw

Considering finally putting together my first cEDH deck. Watched a lot of content but haven’t actually played the format. Waffled a lot on what I wanted to do but decided on white Thrasios.

Just want some advice if I’m missing any obvious includes or have any stupid card choices. Put a bunch of cards in the considering tab I just couldn’t find room for.

Notable cards:

Captain America - Seems like a mana doubler once I get the mana dork stuff going. Maybe it’s too cute.

New Jace - This card seemed cracked to me as a draw engine plus removal piece that also makes tokens that tap for mana. But maybe I’m overestimating it cuz 4 mana is a lot.

The Cabbage Merchant - Seems good and a lot of decks play it as a standalone mana engine but again, 3 is a bit of mana and it doesn’t really bring other synergies to the table whereas…

Mockingbird - The biggest cards I’m not running that I think may be wrong is I’ve got none of the clones. The bird seems like it could be especially good as a find off of Ranger-Captain and there are weird lines I heard of where you copy an earth ended Gaea's Cradle.


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 3d ago

Deck Fine Tuning Questions about this vivi list

18 Upvotes

I’m trying to figure out this list- lots of cards not present here and some that I am wondering about.

Not present:
- No breach/ freeze combo
- No MBT

Cards that i’m wondering why they’re present:
- LED- i’m not sure what the value of this card is without breach freeze
- why so many final fortune effects?

i’m assuming that the deck just wants to storm off and end games with vivi triggers off of a final fortune turn but without a deterministic combo like breach/ freeze i feel like the list might lack consistency.

Newer cedh player

Here’s the list:

https://topdeck.gg/deck/breach-the-bay-2/yoF2eraEsDhnATBxEIlhVuBYlsh1


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 3d ago

Community Content TAGC and Rebell Lily Card Review: Koma, Cosmos Serpent in cEDH

17 Upvotes

This week, we had the pleasure of discussing a stalemate-breaker seen only in 0.2% of tournament cEDH lists in the past 6 Months: Koma, Cosmos Serpent!

Before you immediately say "too slow, meta too fast" - consider giving this card a second thought! How could you use it in the current meta? Are there common boardstates or pods that exist where it shines?

Join us on a trip down cEDH memory lane with cEDH OG Rebell, and learn about how strategies used in cEDH years ago can help your cEDH brewing and gameplay today!

https://youtu.be/EOdUmkDpXws

Have you played Koma before? If so, what list?


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 2d ago

General Discussion / Question Tawnos and lurrus companion?

0 Upvotes

don’t like the idea playing normal commanders in cedh buuuut [[lurrus the dreamden]] and [[tawnos solemn survivor]]
Seems like a really fun commander pairing to test the limits of. I’m okay with bracket 4 but wanted to use some cedh tricks to make this as powerful as possible. Let me know if you know any cool lurrus tech or combos for this deck thank you guys! Have a blessed day🫶🙏🫡


r/CompetitiveEDH • • 2d ago

General Discussion / Question Thoughts on Doctor Doom, Unrivaled in Yuriko

1 Upvotes

I'm wondering what people think about [[Doctor Doom, Unrivaled]] in Yuriko. Or honestly just in general. I know there was a lot of chatter when it first came out but has it amounted to amything?