Commanders by Power Level [EDH Tier List]

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Updates, please keep working on tier 2/3!!! —April 4, 2016

Thanks everyone for keeping the discussion rolling!!! I moved a couple commanders that have been discussed, but there are still many things to update. Please keep on helping!

Also, I would like to point out some things: Please follow the rules of the forum. I will no longer accept posting too much times in a row and pushing personal lists.

Also, please stop talking about 6 tiers... We use 5 now.

Prime_Time says... #1

Lord of tresserhorn, clearly has allot of casting draw backs but with reacurring creatures like gravecrawler couldn't you see him getting cast a bit easier. I mean after all hes a 10/4 regen body. Might be able to move him up.

April 1, 2016 1:32 p.m.

Prime_Time says... #2

Agree about Ruhan as well. +1 vote. move him up.

April 1, 2016 1:35 p.m.

Prime_Time says... #3

Slobad +1 vote, move up.

April 1, 2016 1:37 p.m.

Prime_Time says... #4

Vrosh, the hunter. Is he really that bad, looks like he has more promise that your giving him credit for. Still over all bad but leagues above the rest in that tier.

April 1, 2016 1:41 p.m.

Prime_Time says... #5

And has anyone actually at least checked out the page I made trying to build up a new tier #3? Please check it out and comment if you would be so kind. I'm sure I made a few mistakes on placement at least a few, but without feedback and support it's the best I could do. Narejed, thegigibeast would be great if the two of you would take a look and comment as I feel like you have the greatest influence in this forum. thanks.

April 1, 2016 1:54 p.m.

Prime_Time says... #6

@yavimaya_Eldred Thrun Fits in tier #3 I think, He's a great voltron commander.

April 1, 2016 2:05 p.m.

Prime_Time says... #7

sidisi gets pay in competitive tournaments. Its a 5/8 kind of commander but that's just the kind of commander that we want in tier #2, right?

April 1, 2016 2:06 p.m.

Prime_Time says... #8

@Dredge for life strip mine can get played at least 5 times in a turn, summer bloom alone lets you play it an additional 3 times, explore additional 1, and in U/G kiora, and urban evolution. but yeah I get what your saying exploration, oracle, and Azusa are more consistent.

April 1, 2016 2:12 p.m.

sonnet666 says... #9

Prime_Time

I don't care how much you value your own opinion. Ten post in a row is NOT ok.

Think about everything you want to say and put it all in one post before publishing it. Everybody else seems to be capable of it.

April 1, 2016 2:19 p.m.

sonnet666 says... #10

*posts

April 1, 2016 2:19 p.m.

Dredge4life says... #11

@Prime_Time My issue with Titania is that her strategy more or less hinges on getting Crucible of Worlds in play. I inderstand there are other recursion effects but none that can make the deck T1. It needs a very lucky hand to even remotely compete with the other T1 decks.

April 1, 2016 3:31 p.m.

Ohthenoises says... #12

looks at sonnet666's post, thinks "Nah, it can't be THAT bad"

looks at Prime_Time's number of posts

HOLY SHIT!

wagnerr2 I feel like the Sidisi deck you posted is severely lacking in necrotic ooze combos. Since there at least 2 infinite mana combos with him and they all involve creatures I feel like Sidisi lends herself to that kind of strategy seeing as Buried Alive can set up the combo all in one go. (Buried Alive for Necrotic Ooze, Quillspike, and Devoted Druid and now you have infinite mana. Or Pili-Pala and Palladium Myr.)

April 1, 2016 3:33 p.m.

Prime_Time says... #13

@dredge4life I agree crucible or worlds in damia T1 used as part of the strategy isn't even the win condition in it and damia is far more consistent because of Tutors.

April 1, 2016 3:49 p.m.

Lilbrudder says... #14

Ohthenoises Thank you for the feedback. While I certainly agree with you that Necrotic Ooze is a great combo enabler/win con, my primary issue with Necrotic Ooze is that almost all the cards that combo with it are essentially "dead cards" or mediocre cards that scream HE'S GOING TO COMBO WITH Necrotic Ooze!!

Pili-Pala; Triskelion; Quillspike; Phyrexian Devourer are all terrible cards on their own.

Palladium Myr; Devoted Druid and Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon have some standalone utility, but my deck is less about fast combo and more about disrupting/controlling the board on turns 2-4 and then comboing off on turns 5-8 after the dust has settled.

I will tinker with a creature activated ability deck focused around Necrotic Ooze to see if it is a stronger build. However, I am hesitant to go that route with this deck since this deck is built around synergy and quality etb effects.

April 1, 2016 4:05 p.m.

sonnet666 says... #15

Ohthenoises, I know. I thought it was seven until I counted.

Dredge4life, A well built Titania list doesn't rely on Crucible of Worlds. You can just wait to sac your lands til you have enough doublers to get lethal levels of aggro. Crucible of Worlds is more of the grindy, over several turns strategy that is more of a back-up plan, really.

April 1, 2016 4:05 p.m.

Ohthenoises says... #16

My sidisi list is more built for my competi-casual meta. (Somewhere between T3 and T2) and I lean on Jarad pretty heavily so the combo I use is Grim-Grin and Bloodline Keeper  Flip for the infinite size but the deck is more supposed to utilize the synergy between Meren and Ezuri. (Ezuri to generate XP from the zombie tokens and Meren to just use the XP from Ezuri.)

I don't include the infinite mana combos in my version so what you say is probably right.

All that being said there's a pretty silly synergy with the origins flip walkers and whip of erebos. (Nissa, Jace and Liliana all have spots.

I have it posted but like I said, it's competicasual so it's not tweaked.

April 1, 2016 4:14 p.m.

Dredge4life says... #17

Interesting. Could I perhaps get a high-tier Titania list posted? I'm intrigued.

@Prime_Time I was referring to Titania, Protector of Argoth not Damia, Sage of Stone.

April 1, 2016 5:50 p.m.

trinitok says... #18

I agree with Prime_Time, Kangee, Aerie Keeper should be tier 1 because it takes an already OP card, Storm Crow and just makes it literal god tier. Seriously, what card do you never expect to beat Damia, Sage of Stone? Storm Crow. Which card always seems to survive a wrath? Storm Crow. Which card makes people flip tables? Storm Crow.

Seriously, why isn't this card banned?

I kid, I don't know anything about Kangee, Aerie Keeper. I would be interested in learning more about Titania, Protector of Argoth. I do not know much about her, but she seems like she would have some good combo potential.

April 1, 2016 6:33 p.m.

sonnet666 says... #19

I posted the one by CommanderTheory before the last comment sweep, but here's a more up to date list I based off of that one:



The only real combo in the deck is Titania + Food Chain + Command Beacon, other than that it's usually just a beatdown strategy. It's actually a pretty good example of competitive aggro in commander, with lethal damage against 1 opponent as early as turn 4, and multiple opponents as early as turn 5.

April 1, 2016 8:22 p.m.

Might I just point out that Kangee, Aerie Keeper requires seven mana to get even one feather counter?

Yeah, no--he should stay exactly where he is.

April 1, 2016 9:15 p.m.

trinitok says... #21

Thank you, sonnet666 for showing an example. Pretty cool. I can definitely see my girls having some difficulty against it. Would definitely love to play against her though.

April 1, 2016 9:23 p.m.

Ohthenoises says... #22

NoOneOfConsequence It's april first......

April 1, 2016 10:02 p.m.

trinitok says... #23

NoOneOfConsequence, have you seen what Kangee, Aerie Keeper can do to Storm Crow? Turns an easy over powered 2 drop into a flying death machine. Definite tier 1 material.

Nah, I'm kidding, bro. As Ohthenoises said, it's April 1st. Happy April Fool's Day!!! :P

April 1, 2016 10:09 p.m.

SomeDipshit says... #24

Alright, so we all know that five color combo is a thing. I think Kangee should be moved up simply because so many five color decks run the infamous Xenograft + Chimney Imp + Kangee combo as a competitive level finisher

April 1, 2016 10:45 p.m.

Pssh. If you want a commander for an April Fools joke, try Iname as One.

April 2, 2016 12:22 a.m.