Commander League point system ideas.
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Feb. 27, 2014, 1:08 p.m. by Rayenous
I have recently joined a Commander League.
We meet for 6 Saturdays (not always in a row) over a few month period and play 2 games per day. (12 games total) - You do not have to use the same Commander or even deck from one game to the next. - No proxies (unless you can show you own the card, but don't want to risk damaging it in play)
There is a point system as follows:
- 5 points - Win the game.
- 3 points per opponent you killed.
- 2 points for each opponent remaining if you suicide/scoop.
- 1 point for a variety of 'objective' you may or may not be able to complete.
Some objectives include:
- Unlimited combo (any type)
- Take 5 or more consecutive turns.
- Control 5 or more permanents you do not own.
- Kill someone with Commander Damage
- Kill someone with Poison Counters
- Kill someone with their own creature- Control at least one of each basic land (not just lands of a basic type, but actual basic lands)
- many more...
You cannot get more than 1 point for an objective per day, even if they were in different games.
You can not get more than one objective point for a single action or series of actions... (i.e.: Unlimited Turn combo can count as either "Unlimited Combo", or "Take 5 or more consecutive turns", but not both), but if you do the same combo in another game, you can count it as one of each for that day.
It has been lots of fun so far (3 weekends / 6 games into the season)
What I'm looking for are more ideas for viable, but not too easy objectives to be added in the next EDH season.
A variety is nice... some may be easier for certain deck types, and almost impossible in others, etc.
Two that I want to add is "Directly assist one opponent in killing another. (pump attacking creature for example)", and "Directly save an opponent from death by another opponent. (By countering a direct damage spell that would be lethal, for example... cannot also be saving yourself at the time)"
Oh... and I like having more "multi-player" oriented ideas. Some of the ones like "Control a creature with power 15 or greater", really doesn't make a difference if you're one on one or multi-player.
All ideas welcome though!
February 27, 2014 1:14 p.m.
LittleBlueHero says... #4
It would help to have a complete list of optional objectives so we don't bother you with things you already have but some of the ones I have enjoyed are:
Extra point for each opponent you defeat in a single action. So if you off 3 opponents with the same action (combat, spell etc.) you get 3pts for the first, 4pts for the second, and 5pts for the 3rd etc. as long as they were beaten during a single combat or by a singular effect or spell.
You are awarded an extra point if you deal damage to each opponent in the game. This takes into account all players at the start of the match, does not count if you hit the last 3 opponents remaining at the time.
Political points for being able to assign an attacker to each player in a single combat phase.
Those are just a few hope something was new!
February 27, 2014 4:15 p.m.
NuBByThuMB says... #5
These aren't mine. I found them while I was brainstorming ideas for just this purpose. Check them out!
EDH Achievements:
I Got This - Eliminate an opponent during another player's turn.
You're Outta Here! - Eliminate an opponent, or be directly responsible for their elimination.
Generalissimo - Eliminate an opponent with general damage.
Deal With It - Cause an opponent to lose the game other than by having 0 or less life or 21 points of Commander Damage.
Grave Digger - Destroy 20 or more creatures in a single turn.
Grave Robber - Exile 20 or more cards from graveyards in a single turn.
Draw Engine - Cause 10 or more cards to be drawn in a single turn.
Krillin'd - Chump block a creature with 20 power or more.
Haters Gonna Hate - Disrupt an infinite combo.Killswitch - Kill an opponent on his own turn.
Merciful - Save an opponent from death (e.g. counter lethal spell, fog lethal attack).
ABCs - Control 3 nonland permanents and/or spells whose English names begin with consecutive letters of the alphabet.
Block Party - Control a nonland permanent and/or spell from each set of a block, or three consecutive core sets with set symbols (Alpha through Fifth don't have symbols, so they don't count; Lorwyn block requires all 4 sets).
Tuck Finn - Shuffle an opponent's general into his library.
Aggro is an Archetype, Damnit! - Deal 10 or more damage to each opponent in a single turn.
Ass Land Destruction - Destroy 15 or more lands in a single turn.
Obliterator - Destroy 50 or more permanents in a single turn.
Overkill - Cause 20 or more non-combat damage to a single target in one turn.
Go Make a Sandwich - Take four turns in a row.
Head Shot - Bring an opponent to exactly 0 life.
Danger Zone - Eliminate an opponent while your life total is less than 10 (Does not count if your life is reduced below 10 as part of the same effect that eliminated the other player).
I Brought Friends - Control 3 Planeswalkers.
Take That! - Remove all loyalty counters from a Planeswalker by dealing damage to it.
Big Game Hunt - Destroy a creature with power 11 or greater.
Bases Loaded - Control a Land, Creature, Enchantment, Artifact, Planeswalker, Instant, and Sorcery.
Blackjack - Control two creatures with combined power totaling exactly 21.
Indiana Jones - Control 5 non-land, non-creature artifacts.
Living, Breathing Machine - Control 10 artifacts with different names.
Suicide Bomber - Eliminate all remaining players at the same time (This includes you).
The Royal Sampler - Control exactly one Creature, Enchantment, Artifact and Planeswalker.
The Royal Sampler Supreme - Control exactly one Creature, Enchantment, Artifact, Planeswalker and Land.
Copyright Infringement - Do any of the above with a card you do not own (e.g. Mindclaw Shaman a Wrath).
Last Man Standing - Win the game.
Need a Spotter? - Cast 4 targeted removal spells in one game (Only instants and sorceries count; destroy/exile/tuck/counter/bounce all count; buyback doesn't increase the count, but other recursion does).
Play of the Night! - Players nominate each other for cool and interesting plays; those nominations are voted on for best play of the night.
Zerg Rush - Attack with 15 or more creatures with different names.
Affirmative Action - Attack every opponent in a single combat phase.
Iron Man - Attach 10 or more equipment/aura cards to a creature you control.
Perfect Game - Win a game without having lost any life.
Supreme Commander - Win a game with your general in play and having only cast your general once.
Worth it! - Pay a total of 20 mana in general tax.
Bounce Back - Play your general from your hand.
So Much to Look Forward to - Be eliminated with the highest life total among eliminated players.
Getting to Basics - Control 9 basic lands.
Boundless Realms - Have 20 or more lands in play under your control.
I.R.S. - Control 10 or more permanents that you do not own.
Blackmail - Defeat an opponent with his own general.
Send it Back - Eliminate a player with a spell or permanent they own.
Where's Timmy? - Put an opponent at 1 life and don't eliminate them that turn.
Do you even lift? - Have 80 or more life.
Librarian - Have 25 or more cards in hand.
Tribal Dance - Control 5 differently named creatures that share a creature type (Counts only printed types).
Copycat - Control 10 or more non-land permanents with the same name.
Three's Not a Crowd - Resolve 3 permanent spells of 3 different types in the same turn.
Draw, Go - Play 3 or more spells between your cleanup step and your next upkeep.
Down but not Out - Win a game with 0 or less life.
Gone in an Instant - Control 3 instants.
Not so Huge Tracts of Land - End the game or be eliminated while controlling the fewest lands.
By the Numbers - Control 5 permanents and/or spells with ascending colorless costs (2RR would be 2, xG would be X on the stack and 0 in play, and so on).
Largest Army! - End the game or be eliminated having controlled the highest total power.
What Goes Around - Take control of a permanent you don't own from a player that doesn't own it (e.g. Player A steals Grizzly Bears from player B, who stole it from player C -- player A gets the point).
Huge - Control a creature with combined power and toughness of 30 or more.
Won in a Mill' - Win a game with 0 cards in your library.
I Make This Look Easy - Resolve a spell after it has been targeted by a counterspell this turn.
Why Me?! - Have each opponent attack or target you between your cleanup step and your next upkeep.
Come at me Bro - Goad someone into a trap (e.g. Attack me with Rafiq! Boros Fury-Shield.)
What Format is This? - Win a game without having cast your general.
Who Plays That in EDH? - Kill an opponent with a single spell with CMC 1 or less.
Umadbro? - Target an opponent with a negative effect the same turn that player was targeted by a third player's negative effect.
I Ain't Even Mad - Play a land on your first turn after an opponent destroyed all your lands.
Too Fast - Use a card with Split-Second to accomplish something a regular instant wouldn't be able to (e.g. Krosan Grip vs Untapped Top)
Exodia, OBLITERATE! - Win without using any cards that were in play at the beginning of the turn (you can use the lands to cast cards but all cards must have been in your hand or drawn/tutored during the turn, haste/combos/spells are key).
Like a Gentlemen - Win, but concede in response to allow the rest of the players to duke it out (e.g. when you combo out).
You Should Be Punished - Make a Pun using a card in free information zone.
Heart of the Cards - Call a card and then top deck it (Only Wrath of God can save me. WRATH!).
There Can Only Be One - Remove an opponent's permanent with the same name as a permanent you control or play a permanent with the same name as an opponent's permanent you removed this turn.
Victory Speech - During your turn, announce that you will win. Reveal your hand and explain how. Win during or after your next turn.
Victory Screech! - Kill player attempting a victory speech achievement.
Rube Goldberg Machine - Create an infinite combo using one or more cards you don't own.
One Punch K.O. - Deal 21+ general damage in a single combat damage step.
Nobody Wins - End the game in a draw.
Are You Frakking Serious!? - Prevent one player from winning the game only to watch another player win the game before your next upkeep.
What Is This I Don't Even - Inadvertently cause an infinite combo that ends the game in a draw.The Worst Kind of Person - Convince your opponent to spare you and eliminate him before your next end step.
Puppet Master - Influence six decisions throughout a game to your favor.
One Last Favor - Kill your own Planewalker by using its Ultimate.Heeeeerrre's Johnny! - Execute an infinite combo requiring 4 or more pieces.
Jack of all Trades - Eliminate each opponent in a different way.Inception - Search each player's library at least once.
Like Clockwork - Win a game by defeating every other player in clockwise order (i.e. always knock out the person to your left).
First Blood - Be the first player to do at least five points of combat damage to an opponent.
Persecute Artist - Exile 5+ permanents illustrated by the same artist. This achievement excludes permanents illustrated by Rebecca Guay, just because.
Mirror Gallery - Have a clone/copy of each other players' generals.
April 2, 2014 2:20 p.m.
I like this concept a lot better than the approach of trying to control what other people play with petty penalties.
I like a lot of the ideas on the list NuBByThuMB found. Maybe it would be the most fun to have events that focus on different sets of goals that could be theme-related and those goals and maybe something like official titles can follow the player who achieved them around somehow - there could be a record at an LGS showing which achievenemts different players have gotten.
I think this makes it more fun and interesting. I especially like the way that the original post sets up a +5 for ultimate win but +3 per kill - so that he dude who sits back and pulls a win out at the end may not have a higher score than the player who took political risks and mixed it up a lot with other players, giving them threats to answer and deal with to define the game action.
Rayenous says... #2
...I think that may have been worded wrong...
"- 2 points for each opponent remaining if you suicide/scoop.", means Your opponents get 2 points each... it's not you getting the points for scooping.
February 27, 2014 1:11 p.m.