Returning Player Looking for Deck Help
Commander Deck Help forum
Posted on Feb. 19, 2026, 12:59 p.m. by roguesdead
Hello! I’m a returning player trying to work on a few Commander decks.
I haven’t really played much since M13, and I’d like some help tuning and updating what I have, along with some ideas on new decks.
Right now I have two decks that are already somewhat built and could use advice on card choices, cuts, and upgrades: • Auntie Ool, Jund Blight curses: Blue black deck box
• Giada, Font of Hope white Angel lifegain: Blue white deck box
I’m also thinking about building one of these, preferably using as many cards I already own as possible: • Disa the Restless (Jund graveyard) • Krenko, Mob Boss (red Goblin swarm) • Ezuri/Ezra-style green Elfball commander
What I’m looking for: • Card recommendations or swaps for the Auntie Ool and Giada decks • Suggestions for which of the Jund graveyard / Goblin swarm / Elfball options best fits my current collection • Any other commander suggestions that might line up well with the cards I already own
I’d like to stay around $200 total for new cards, including any commanders I’m missing.
Thanks in advance for the help.
FormOverFunction says... #3
There are two enchantments that I get a LOT of value out of in my BR Enchantment deck: Nest of Scarabs and At Knifepoint. If you’re putting counters on things, you’ll get more things!! Everybody likes things!!
Crow_Umbra says... #2
Hi there, and welcome back to the game. I can take a look at your linked decks and make more specific recs a bit later.
In the meantime, here are some helpful deck-building resources that are great to familiarize yourself with:
EDHREC it's an aggregate database for Commander recommendations. Each commander has a dedicated page with various filters for budgets and archetypes. You can also see what an "average" deck list looks like for them.
Scryfall - A database for MtG cards. I linked the Advanced Search filters page. Super helpful to search for specific text phrases and narrow searches by a variety of criteria.
The Command Zone - A YouTube channel/podcast covering gameplay & general EDH discussions. The linked video is specifically an upgrade guide for the Auntie Ool precon.
I hope these are helpful starting points, but I'd say these are all resources that players utilize more commonly for brewing these days.
February 19, 2026 1:58 p.m.