The Completely Comprehensive EDH Staples List

Commander / EDH*

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Universal Staples (19)

• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Black (1)

• 1x NecropotenceGC

Blue (1)

• 1x Rhystic StudyGC

Green (1)

• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth

Red (1)

• 1x Lightning Bolt

White (1)

• 1x Land Tax

Flexible Staples (16)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Endless Atlas
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Gauntlet of Power
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Tormod's Crypt

Artifact Deck Staples (8)

• 1x Daretti, Scrap Savant
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mycosynth Wellspring
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Trash for Treasure
• 1x Unwinding Clock

Commander (1)

Tribal Staples (11)

• 1x Adaptive Automaton
• 1x Arcane Adaptation
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Door of Destinies
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Metallic Mimic
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Pillar of Origins
• 1x Urza's Incubator
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

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This is NOT an actual deck. This is a list of cards that I believe should be used in nearly EVERY deck of the given type.

• Universal Staples = Cards that should be used in almost every deck, with very few exceptions.
• Flexible Staples = Cards that are useful in most decks, but not necessarily every deck
• Tribal Staples = Cards that synergize well with Tribal builds
• Artifact Deck Staples = Cards that belong in decks that utilize an Artifact startegy

I apologize for the current disorganization. I'm working out the HTML and CSS necessary to custom sort the different categories.

I'm working on this small personal project for my own reasons, but I'm sure others could find it useful. EDHREC is awesome and all, but I want 1.) I want to be able to find and remember staples at a glance instead of having a specific Commander in mind, which EDHREC doesn't do and 2.) I want to be able to copy-paste staples for each of my decks as required.

If you have any suggestions for cards or HTML/CSS styling, I'm very interested in hearing them. Thanks!

Someone else has done something similar here but I want my list to be a little more organized and comprehensive.

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Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 24 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.02
Tokens	Emblem Daretti, Scrap Savant, Human 2/2 G, Wolf 2/2 G
Folders	Commander, Reference Material, Notes, Other Peoples Decks, Useful Info, Decks, Tipps, Edh