All About EDH

Commander / EDH* SynergyBuild

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Update 3 - The Return —Aug. 16, 2020

I will now be painstakingly updating, reformatting, rewriting and adding onto this primer, as well as consistently deckcycling it and featuring it soon!

Thank you all that have read it, that means a lot to me!

DrkNinja says... #1

Meaning you are no longer working on it Synergy? Really like the Formatting changes! Also mind if I were to take a crack at writing your Politics section? I think you guys just glazed over the surface there and I've already wrote an entire article on Politics, which you can totally read here

January 15, 2019 12:32 p.m.

SynergyBuild says... #2

DrkNinja This is all under works. I will prolly try and add you and Silverdrake back on, but want to work a bit more. Also, I am a Notion Thief , don't worry!

January 16, 2019 12:20 p.m.

ZendikariWol says... #3

You could mention that cEDH is almost exclusively dominated by stax and combo. (under power levels)

Is, while mandatory for mill, not the ONLY color combo. The Mimeoplasm mill is a deck my casual side takes great joy in playing. (under subtheme)

Note Avacyn, Angel of Hope + Nevinyrral's Disk under Wraths. (under subtheme)

Azami, Lady of Scrolls - you forgot the last S. (under commander)

"Combo is generally the best win condition." Not true. It's definitely the easiest, but the 'best' is a matter of opinion. (under the aggro problem)

Thrasios, Triton Hero - you forgot the first H. (under the colors)

Umbra Mystic is a HUGE white enchantment payoff. (under the colors)

I didn't know it was possible to mention blue draw without talking about Rhystic Study .

Combat Celebrant doesn't combo. It can only exert itself if it hasn't that turn.

Reins of the Vinesteed - you missed the third E- the first E in Vinesteed. (under the colors)

January 16, 2019 7:45 p.m.

SynergyBuild says... #4

With kiki-jiki, Combat Celebrant does xD.

Thanks a ton for the rest though!!!

January 16, 2019 7:51 p.m. Edited.

MonkeySit says... #5

Hi SynergyBuild, GREAT READ!!

Really excited to get into EDH. I was looking at the Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts combo you mentioned in mono red and I just had a question about it - would that also allow you to take control of the opponents land as well seeing as the wording on the card says "target permanent"? I mean.. it does say it gains haste which would typically be in relation to a creature but was just a thought that crossed my mind haha.

Love your work and keen to keep learning from you!

(maybe I should call you master? haha)

March 24, 2019 8:31 p.m.

SynergyBuild says... #6

Nah, still a student here.

Kiki needs to be targetted by Conscripts each time you use the loop, but on the last one, you could just steal a land.

If you have a Panharmonicon you could use the 2nd trigger to steal all of your opponents' lands, creatures, walkers, artifacts, and enchantments for fun though!

March 25, 2019 11:09 a.m.

MonkeySit says... #7

Ah of course. I don't know how I missed that haha. Oh now that's a nice little combo! Haha thanks heaps!

March 25, 2019 5:40 p.m.

Penthoplayer says... #8

I wish to introduce you to the Rakdos combo of any Reanimation enchantment + Worldgorger Dragon . Sees some, but fringe, tier 1 play.

March 25, 2019 8:18 p.m.

SynergyBuild says... #9

Nah, WGD combo is really sweet, I missed it!

Lemme add that. Thanks Penthoplayer!

Also Animate Dead / Dance of the Dead / Necromancy are the only 3?

March 26, 2019 8:32 a.m.

Penthoplayer says... #10

Yeah, there aren't any other enchantment reanimation spells.

March 26, 2019 1:55 p.m.

jconeil1988 says... #11

update your ban list perhaps? Iona now banned, Painters Servant no longer banned.

August 13, 2019 12:16 p.m.

SynergyBuild says... #12

I will, thanks!

August 13, 2019 5:32 p.m.

What about a mono red combo of mine, Flameshadow Conjuring + Flamerush Rider

The combo goes like this, you cast conjuring, and on your next turn you cast rider for its dash, then copy it. The two copies have haste, so the copy attacks and copies the other copy and so on.

This is my first combo that I made

August 22, 2019 7:59 a.m.

SynergyBuild says... #14

Nasser_inside1 sadly, that combo doesn't work. If they enter attacking, they haven't been in play during the start of the declare attackers step, so they don't trigger.

August 22, 2019 8:03 a.m.

sad combo noises

August 22, 2019 8:26 a.m.

SynergyBuild says... #16

Nasser_inside1 To check combos like that, think about other cards with that ruling template, then see if they go infinite on their own, such as Najeela, the Blade-Blossom , with your idea, if any warrior you controlled attacked, you would immediately go infinite, which does make any sense, right?

August 22, 2019 8:28 a.m.

The combo was actually going like this: Cast conjuring, next turn normal rider, then play Aurelia, the Warleader , attack, then copy aurelia, then an extra attack step

August 22, 2019 8:33 a.m.

SynergyBuild says... #18

Nasser_inside1 that still doesn't work since it enters attacking. Should I explain how these triggers work?

August 22, 2019 4:53 p.m.

I meant, when aurelia attacks, you get a token that’s a copy of her, then, Original aurelia gives you extra attack, then you attack with copy of aurelia.

If this is wrong, just tell me it isn’t, there is no need for an explanation

August 22, 2019 9 p.m.

SynergyBuild says... #20

Why do you need conjuring then?

August 22, 2019 9:33 p.m.

Ah sorry, as I tested the theory of the combo conjuring isn’t needed,

August 22, 2019 9:36 p.m.

SynergyBuild says... #22

Cool, now that's a real combo :D

2 card, incolor with the commander!

August 22, 2019 9:41 p.m.