Hidden Gems?
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Sept. 15, 2016, 12:21 a.m. by Arby_Q
While playing EDH, I've come across several hidden gems; little known or undervalued cards that work especially well in EDH games. What hidden gems have you found?
Here are some examples:
Sunscorch Regent
Ashes to Ashes
Pyroblast
Forbid
Constant Mists
Helm of Possession
Kiora's Follower
greySynapse says... #3
I don't agree with all of those being hidden gems; Ashes, Kiora's, and Pyroblast I've seen pretty frequently in the past.
I kinda believe Riftstone Portal is an undervalued gem but it only works in very specific decks that self mill or discard, so it would be a perfect card in some Junk decks.
In competitive games Nix has the potential to be good but also very dead in hand.
Su-Chi for infinite Gravestorm & mana combos.
September 15, 2016 12:35 a.m. Edited.
Freakin' Su-Chi. I wish they would reprint this bad boy in paper to bring the $$ down. Holding out some hope to see it in Commander 2016 (albeit, unlikely).
September 15, 2016 12:40 a.m.
Soothsaying is the poorman's top, and can stack your deck with infinite mana
Codex Shredder, especially in colors that lack recursion like red or blue.
Mystifying Maze, Springjack Pasture are great utility lands that any deck can use and don't see a lot of play
Maybe not a hidden gem per se, but Ixidron does serious work and is very underrated. He kind of plays like a Godhead of Awe, except you don't need to call a judge over every 4 seconds, and he gets rid of annoying creature abilities. Shroud, hexproof, indestructible, it doesn't matter. There is not a voltron commander in the world that can hide from him. No, Norin the Wary doesn't count -_-
September 15, 2016 12:50 a.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #6
I'm actually surprised no one's said this, but Impending Disaster is amazing. Cleansing, Far Wanderings, Chain of Acid (actually, that whole cycle is decent), Bearscape, the Words of Wilding cycle is fun, Charmed Pendant, Strands of Night; so many fun toys!
September 15, 2016 12:08 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #7
I forgot to mention Icefall & Controvert for Stax decks.
September 15, 2016 12:11 p.m.
Stone-Seeder Hierophant: Follow this up with a Boundless Realms and go have a land-gasm! (Hint: Each time a land from Realms hits play, it triggers the Hierophant)
Overblaze: Wins games out of nowhere. Bonus if you're using Xenagod or a voltron general.
Comeuppance: Attack me for 10,000 damage? I think you were meant to take it, sir. Yes, I want all that salt on my chips please. Yes, I just as-salt-ed* you for you walking into my Trap Card. Good day.
*=Misspelled on purpose.
Raging_Squiggle says... #2
Island Sanctuary
Mystic Remora
Dueling Grounds
War Tax
Energy Field
Currently reconstructing my enchantment-tribal edh deck so these little lost-in-memory cards are definitely going in.
September 15, 2016 12:26 a.m.