March Magic Madness - EDH General Bracket
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KrazyCaley
20 March 2013
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EDH Generals!
20 March 2013
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EDH Generals!
Some of them are the ones me and Dave criticized in our EDH generals article. I am aware of the irony.
(1) Zur the Enchanter *f-etch*
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(16) Glissa, the Traitor *oversized*
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(15) Edric, Spymaster of Trest
(3) Thraximundar
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(14) Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
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(5) Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
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(7) Norin the Wary
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(9) Child of Alara
SwiftDeath says... #3
3) Thraximundar
sad to not see certain generals such as Kresh the Bloodbraided, Arcum Dagsson, Captain Sisay, Damia, Sage of Stone and a few others but we can't have all our favorites in the top seeds although im sure many came very close.
March 20, 2013 3:34 a.m.
3) Thraximundar
March 20, 2013 4:21 a.m.
Why is Kaalia of the Vast not in this?
- Zur the Enchanter - broken as hell
- Edric, Spymaster of Trest - somewhat more fun to play, although close fight
- Thraximundar - requires a deck built around him, which is what a general should be like. Gisela fits into any deck.
- Azami, Lady of Scrolls - close fight again, but azami can kill better and faster than scion.
- Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind - way more fun than Momir Vig, Simic Visionary. especially with all the infinite combos
- Uril, the Miststalker - see Thraximundar
- Karador, Ghost Chieftain
- Oona, Queen of the Fae - Oona kills, Child of Alara frustrates
March 20, 2013 7:14 a.m.
Zen_Toombs says... #7
(1) Glissa, the Traitor is interactive.
(2) Edric, Spymaster of Trest is at least interactive
(3) Gisela, Blade of Goldnight is far too sexy, and I'm always a fan of Boros Generals.
(5) Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind is just silly.
(7) Norin the Wary is hilarious.
(8) My friend's Child of Alara deck is just hilarious to play.
March 20, 2013 8:10 a.m.
ancientgorillashaman says... #8
- Glissa the Traitor (Long live Queen of the Myr Swarm.)
- Jhoira of the Ghitu (Obliterate while my Sphinx is still suspended.)3.Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
- Scion of the Ur Dragon (I run mine with a Nicol Bolas twist.)
- Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
- Uril the Miststalker7.Karador, Ghost Chieftain
- Oona, Queen of the Fae (My pick to win it all!)
How did Horde of Notions miss the dance?
March 20, 2013 8:55 a.m.
March 20, 2013 9:02 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #10
Okay, I understand your reluctance to involve some of the more cheesy and/or broken cards in the game but if you're going to make brackets to determine the best Magic card, you need to include the best Magic cards. This EDH/Commander bracket is missing Captain Sisay, Sharuum the Hegemon, Sliver Queen, Arcum Dagsson, Kresh the Bloodbraided, The Mimeoplasm, and I'm sure several others, and is instead filled out with a number of cards that are either not all that great or just plain dumb.
- Zur the Enchanter wins for pure power reasons
- Jhoira of the Ghitu wins for being more flashy
- Gisela, Blade of Goldnight wins because she's just a better card and Thraximundar is right on the edge of being worth including in this bracket
- Scion of the Ur-Dragon wins because DRAGONS, BLAM!
- Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind wins for combo power reasons
- Uril, the Miststalker wins because Rabid Wombat
- Karador, Ghost Chieftain shouldn't be in this bracket, but he wins because Norin the Wary shouldn't be here even harder
- Oona, Queen of the Fae wins because Child of Alara shouldn't be in this bracket
March 20, 2013 9:37 a.m.
March 20, 2013 9:57 a.m.
Ok, I don't play EDH, so we will see how this turns out.
March 20, 2013 10:45 a.m.
(1) Zur the Enchanter
(15) Edric, Spymaster of Trest
(3) Thraximundar
(13) Scion of the Ur-Dragon
(12) Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
(6) Uril, the Miststalker
(10) Karador, Ghost Chieftain
(9) Child of Alara
March 20, 2013 10:48 a.m.
March 20, 2013 10:54 a.m.
MindAblaze says... #15
- Glissa, the Traitor So adaptable, can play a number of ways. Also, one of my two main decks.
- Edric, Spymaster of Trest Nobody likes losing to suspend, and who doesn't like drawing cards? Political masterpiece...
- Thraximundar GRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIXIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! Sorry Gisela...
- Scion of the Ur-Dragon Dragons, Reanimator & WUBRG? Isn't that what this format is about in a nutshell?
- This one is a toss up, both fun, both Ravnica...Momir Vig, Simic Visionary just because I've been digging Simic lately and green is much better for card draw than red.
- Uril, the Miststalker Voltron at its best
- Norin the Wary there is so much graveyard hate out there...Karador is a sad Centaur.
- Oona, Queen of the Fae How many infinite mana combos can YOU think of....
Honorable Mention - Mayael the Anima...look how many Mayael decks are on this website and see how they all play differently, the adaptability of white and how people view red really make a difference for her playstyle, and who doesn't like flipping over big creatures. Even if the main plan isn't turning them sideways.
March 20, 2013 11:10 a.m.
Tough bracket to call. Because it's not just about power and it's not just about winning. Commander is a format that is intended to be a lot of fun. So, that has to factor into the decision. There are a lot of great commanders that just didn't make the list that should have. Captain Sisay, The Mimeoplasm, Riku of the two reflections, Kresh, Arcum, Sharuum, etc, etc.
- Zur the Enchanter for power reasons
- Edric, Spymaster of Trest because I think encouraging your opponents to back stab each other is about the most awesome thing in multiplayer.
- Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
- Scion of the Ur-Dragon I mean seriously. It's magic. Who doesn't like dragons?
- Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind Combo-tastic AND a dragon!
- Uril, the Miststalker What's better than a musclebound Rabid Wombat? A hexproof one!
- Norin the Wary A very tough call for me. Karador, Ghost Chieftain is a much more diversified choice here. Mono-red does not give you a lot of options. But, if you can bring Norin to the table and have a blast then you are definitely fulfilling the spirit of commander play. So, this wins in my mind.
- Oona, Queen of the Fae
March 20, 2013 11:12 a.m.
GopherKing says... #17
- Zur the Enchanter because of the sheer stupidity of what he can do.
- Jhoira of the Ghitu because of her super fast combo potential.
- Thraximundar because he drops earlier then Gisela, has haste, kills stuff with each attack, and steadily grows bigger.
- Azami, Lady of Scrolls because she's stupid. Just.... stupid.
- Momir Vig, Simic Visionary because he can combo off just as fast as Niv but also has access to the best colour in the game (Green).
- Azusa, Lost but Seeking because she is mana ramp in it's purest form. By the time Uril hits the field Azusa can already be so far ahead that Uril doesn't stand a chance.
- Norin the Wary because of how often he's underestimated. Norin is a really brutal general to go against, Confusion in the Ranks anyone?
- Oona, Queen of the Fae because she's super easy to combo off.
March 20, 2013 11:56 a.m.
March 20, 2013 2:15 p.m.
cartwheelnurd says... #20
1 Zur the Enchanter
2 Jhoira of the Ghitu
3Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
4Azami, Lady of Scrolls
5Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6Azusa, Lost but Seeking
7Norin the Wary
8Oona, Queen of the Fae
March 20, 2013 2:28 p.m.
Human_Rogue_21 says... #21
March 20, 2013 3:05 p.m.
March 20, 2013 4:48 p.m.
CharonSquared says... #24
Yeesh. I'd rather hit my head repeatedly against a brick wall than play against some of these generals. I'm going with apt142, and choosing the ones that I'd be more likely to actually play a game against without just packing up my decks and walking away.
1) Glissa, the Traitor
2) Edric, Spymaster of Trest
3) Thraximundar
4) Scion of the Ur-Dragon
5) Momir vig, Simic Visionary
6) Uril, the Miststalker
7) Norin the Wary
8) Child of Alara
March 20, 2013 5:20 p.m.
AlexOAwesome says... #25
Who chose these? This list is missing SO many better EDH Commanders. Lets not forget the top tier Arcum Dagsson...
March 20, 2013 6:39 p.m.
May he rot in hell with me for voting him but... Zur the Enchanter
Jhoira of the Ghitu Queen of the nuclear bomb.
Thraximundar as his black mana can easily kill gisela.
Scion of the Ur-Dragon because Mind Over Matter is NOT a General.
Moamor Vig, Terrorist sandwich maker. (Inkwell Leviathan as top bun, Evolve creature in middle (Adaptive Snapjaw), and Deadeye Navigator Tossing meat on the evolve creature as the bottom bun. Moamar Vig's Terrorist Sandwich!
Azusa, Lost but Seeking. Turn 4 Uril? Or Turn 4 Avenger of Zendikar?(+100% of the plants)
Norin the Wary. #Better than Houdini
Another one i will kick myself for Oona, queen of infinite combos.
March 20, 2013 8:17 p.m.
March 20, 2013 8:26 p.m.
I'm fairly new to the EDH format, but was told that the commander never goes to the graveyard. If this is true, why would Child of Alara be any use. Or am I wrong in my thinking?
March 20, 2013 8:46 p.m.
When your General is sent to the graveyard or exiled, you can choose to put it in the command zone, or leave it be and allow it to go to said grave/exile zone.
March 20, 2013 8:57 p.m.
March 20, 2013 11:11 p.m.
GureiSeion says... #32
- Glissa, the Traitor - Actually requires playing the game to use her ability.
- Edric, Spymaster of Trest - Plays politics, doesn't automatically scream "kill me" when cast.
- Gisela, Blade of Goldnight - Allows more shenanigans of the two.
- Azami, Lady of Scrolls - Gives tribal creatures an upside when "on the defense."
- Momir Vig, Simic Visionary - Still leaning against the ones that scream "kill me" when played.
- Azusa, Lost but Seeking - Now there's an underestimated general that lets Timmys have their fun.
- Norin the Wary - If he's actually being cast, you know the owner's a good guy.
- Child of Alara - Worth the need to mana fix, unlike most rainbow generals. Also, sees little-enough play in a given game that the Planar Cleansing deaths tend to be both fair and painful.
Sidenote: I can understand leaving out Captain Sisay, but no Maelstrom Wanderer?
March 20, 2013 11:27 p.m.
Sharuum the Hegemon's absence from this bracket made my soul cry a little bit.
March 21, 2013 1:13 p.m.
KrazyCaley says... #34
@sheamagic - +10 points
@Rhadamanthus - My original list included two of the creatures you mention, but Dave refused to seed these in protest unless I removed them (and other "power" generals) for more popular "fun" ones. I can respect that.
March 21, 2013 1:16 p.m.
PhageTheUnbeatable says... #35
- Glissa, the Traitor (Anything over Zur. Just... Ugh)
- Edric, Spymaster of Trest (Allows fun interactions)
- Gisela, Blade of Goldnight (I might be a little bit biased on this one...)
- Scion of the Ur-Dragon (Five color is always more diverse and fun to play with)
- Momir Vig, Simic Visionary (Like Edric, It allows fun interactions.)
- Azusa, Lost but Seeking (Mono-Green Timmy Power!!!)
- Norin the Wary (Combo-Licious)
- Oona, Queen of the Fae (Tokens. Tokens everywhere.)
March 21, 2013 3:41 p.m.
Zur the Enchanter
Jhoira of the Ghitu
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Uril, the Miststalker
Norin the Wary
Oona, Queen of the Fae
March 21, 2013 7:41 p.m.
March 22, 2013 1:17 p.m.
Zur the Enchanter cause there are so many different decks i've seen with him
Edric, Spymaster of Trest don't attack me, you won't get a draw
Thraximundar just cause i really want to use him for a general, and there are alot of tricks you can mess around with using him
Scion of the Ur-Dragon just lost t5 to a deck with this commander
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary cause tutor and niv can go burn
Uril, the Miststalker Naya enchantments just sounds fun to me
Karador, Ghost Chieftain just does what the colors are supposed to do
Oona, Queen of the Fae you can actually trigger her ability over and over rather than sending to the graveyard to activate
March 22, 2013 1:54 p.m.
thrashtilldeath says... #39
Glissa, Jhoira, Thraximundar, Scion of the Ur-Dragon, Niv-Mizzet, Azusa, Karador, Oona
Nemesis says... #1
March 20, 2013 3:13 a.m.