Pseudo EDH staples
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Oct. 12, 2018, 12:05 a.m. by Brutal_B
So I haven't been playing for very long but in my time I have noticed some cards that are great in just about any deck and have become staples in my decks.
A few I have really grown a liking to:
Mirage Mirror. So versatile.
Sandstone Oracle. Refill your hand and possibly more. Great little beater and blocker.
If running : Void Grafter. Throw out a body to save another for pretty cheap.
A new one: Forge of Heroes.
Your turn. I want to know what you guys deem 'staples out of the ordinary'.
griffstick says... #3
I love Praetor's Grasp, it's my favorite combo killer. Stripping it right from the deck befor they get to it. Or getting the best card from their deck for your deck.
I also love Vicious Shadows this one is a really bad time for anyone with a large hand size. And remember its any creature. And then any player. So good love this one.
Homeward Path this is more of a metta call. As everyone has blue steal your stuff
Thaumatic Compass Flip ensures lands drops. And then turns into a very useful land that acts a lot like a Maze of Ith
October 12, 2018 3 a.m.
Vicious Shadows is just plain disguising with prossh!!
Mirage Mirror is super sweet aswell!
Thalia, Heretic Cathar, Tower of the Magistrate and Fiery Confluence are some cards I've never seen other people run for some reason.
October 12, 2018 3:49 a.m.
Chromatic Lantern if your deck has more than 2 colors; Gilded Lotus works great even for 2 color decks!
Commander's Sphere - i have it more often than Sol Ring in my decks.
October 12, 2018 5:18 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #6
Boompile is better than Nevinyrral's Disk 75% of the time.
Every color has draw: Mind's Eye.
October 12, 2018 5:50 a.m.
I like that Mind's Eye! Another one that just came to mind is Navigator's Compass for some on the fly mana fixing.
October 12, 2018 7:43 a.m.
White: Path to Exile, Wrath of God, Day of Judgment
Blue: Consecrated Sphinx, Rhystic Study, Counterspell
Black: Phyrexian Arena
Red: Blasphemous Act
Green: Nature's Lore, Sakura-Tribe Elder
Colorless: I run a copy of Sensei's Divining Top in all ten of my EDH decks
:)
October 12, 2018 9:35 a.m.
Dreamweav3r says... #9
I run Conduit of Ruin in all my non-blue EDH decks. I include Sandstone Oracle and Kozilek, the Great Distortion as colorless ways to get card advantage that are tutor-able. I call this my Conduit package, and I love it, and I suggest it to anyone who is having trouble Ramping and Drawing cards. (Lookin at you )
October 12, 2018 9:54 a.m.
I've been running Buried Ruin in most of my decks lately. It's fairly cheap and most decks have some good artifacts to recur.
October 13, 2018 1:41 a.m.
landofMordor says... #11
Kiora's Follower is super good, since it says "permanent". Synergizes well with Karoo lands.
I put Elgaud Shieldmate in a non-negligible amount of decks, since my meta is heavier on spot removal than board wipes. I also love Canopy Cover and Alpha Authority for these reasons.
Varolz, the Scar-Striped is a great card if you want to be the first to recover from a board wipe.
Colorless cards I love are anything that grants hexproof/regenerate (Ring of Xathrid, etc), Hedron Archive and other dual-purpose ramp, etc.
But I actually, apart from the colorless ramp, tend to not run "staples", so that each of my decks feels fresh and unique...
Also, check out Plaxcaster Frogling and Simic Charm for hexproof at instant speed. The Simic colors are really good at that.
October 13, 2018 12:01 p.m.
griffstick says... #12
Also Shielding Plax just seems to fit right in with all the cards landofMordor mentioned
Another card I throw in every deck is Artisan of Kozilek
October 13, 2018 1:48 p.m. Edited.
AkrosTheClear says... #13
Rakdos Charm is probably the most underrated card in EDH. Each of its three abilities completely destroy a different archetype in commander: Graveyard decks, artifact decks, and token decks. All three of which are very popular strategies. I make sure to run a Rakdos Charm in every deck that has red and black, and I think it should be considered a staple for EDH.
October 13, 2018 3:32 p.m.
Inspiring Statuary is spectacular in voltron.
Sigiled Starfish cuz who doesn't like a good scry? With that said..a turn one Opt? Yes please.
October 14, 2018 3:05 a.m.
Jimmy_Chinchila says... #15
Vedalken Orrery, Thought Vessel, Solemn Simulacrum, Sea Gate Wreckage, Paradox Engine, Tamiyo's Journal, Elixir of Immortality, Witchbane Orb, Seer's Sundial, Myriad Landscape, Ash Barrens, Thaumatic Compass Flip, Sensei's Divining Top go well in almost every deck
DrukenReaps says... #2
The Chain Veil any time you have 4 or more walkers or a walker in the command zone I would strongly recommend this card. Admittedly it has flown out of most people's budget which makes me sad...
Crypt Ghast in any mono or deck.
October 12, 2018 1:10 a.m.