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A comprehensive EDH/Commander primer

Commander / EDH* Primer

Darkraze Elkoholic Krazylol

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Red Draw (10)

Blue Recursion (9)

Golgari Land (9)

Izzet Land (9)

Blue Boardclear (8)

Red Boardclear (8)

Blue Tutor (7)

Green Removal (7)

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Blue Creature (6)

Red Land (6)

Colorless Creature (5)

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Blue Land (4)

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Simic Draw (4)

Boros Creature (3)

Multicolor Utility (3)

Simic Ramp (3)

Azorius Ramp (2)

Boros Ramp (2)

Dimir Ramp (2)

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Jund Land (2)

Orzhov Utility (2)

Red Tutor (2)

White Creature (2)

Azorius Removal (1)

Esper Utility (1)

Golgari Tutor (1)

Gruul Removal (1)

Jeskai Draw (1)

Mardu Removal (1)

Orzhov Boardclear (1)

Simic Tutor (1)

Sultai Removal (1)

Temur Draw (1)

Temur Ramp (1)

Green Ramp (26)

Black Utility (17)

Multicolor Land (16)

Green Utility (15)

Black Draw (13)

Black Recursion (12)

Green Tutor (11)

White Utility (11)

Azorius Land (9)

Dimir Land (9)

Gruul Land (9)

Black Boardclear (8)

Orzhov Land (8)

Black Ramp (7)

Green Creature (7)

White Recursion (7)

Blue Ramp (6)

Red Recursion (6)

Colorless Removal (5)

Selesnya Utility (5)

Colorless Recursion (4)

Red Creature (4)

White Land (4)

Grixis Utility (3)

Red Removal (3)

Simic Removal (3)

Azorius Utility (2)

Boros Tutor (2)

Esper Land (2)

Grixis Land (2)

Naya Land (2)

Rakdos Ramp (2)

Simic Utility (2)

Abzan Boardclear (1)

Azorius Boardclear (1)

Boros Removal (1)

Golgari Draw (1)

Green Boardwipe (1)

Izzet Ramp (1)

Jeskai Land (1)

Multicolor Tutor (1)

Orzhov Ramp (1)

Slesnya Utility (1)

Temur Land (1)

Commander (1)

Commander: Progenitus

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Blue Utility (16)

Colorless Land (15)

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Colorless Draw (13)

Black Removal (11)

Selesnya Land (11)

White Removal (10)

Boros Land (9)

Green Recursion (9)

Red Ramp (9)

Green Draw (8)

Simic Land (8)

Colorless Boardclear (7)

White Draw (7)

Black Land (6)

Green Boardclear (6)

White Tutor (6)

Green Land (5)

White Ramp (5)

Colorless Tutor (4)

Selesnya Removal (4)

Bant Utility (3)

Gruul Utility (3)

Selesnya Ramp (3)

Abzan Utility (2)

Bant Land (2)

Boros Utility (2)

Golgari Recursion (2)

Gruul Ramp (2)

Orzhov Recursion (2)

Rakdos Removal (2)

Sultai Utility (2)

Abzan Land (1)

Azorius Draw (1)

Dimir Draw (1)

Golgari Ramp (1)

Grixis Ramp (1)

Izzet Removal (1)

Mardu Land (1)

Naya Utility (1)

Ozrhov Land (1)

Sultai Land (1)

So, as the title says I am attempting to make a comprehensive EDH primer. It's primary use is to help new players when making their first decks and getting into the format. However, it can also be used by experienced players as brew-inspiration if building a new archetype/color. I will attempt to cover every single Commander staple and sort them by function. All suggestions are more than welcome, I do not know every single card in the game and there will no doubt be cards I have missed.

To find a card simply hit ctrl-F and put in the color and function you are looking for. Checking out the appropriate "utility" categories is also highly advised, since a lot of hidden gems are placed there.

Tip: Checking the colorless categories is always a good idea. If you are in one or more colors looking through the multicolor categories is also always a good idea.

Azorius: White+Blue

Dimir: Blue+Black

Rakdos: Black+Red

Gruul: Red+Green

Selesnya: Green+White

Orzhov: White+Black

Izzet: Blue+Red

Golgari: Black+Green

Boros: Red+White

Simic: Green+Blue

Esper: White+Blue+Black

Grixis: Blue+Black+Red

Jund: Black+Red+Green

Naya: Red+Green+White

Bant: Green+White+Blue

Abzan: White+Black+Green

Jeskai: Blue+Red+White

Sultai: Black+Green+Blue

Mardu: Red+White+Black

Temur: Green+Blue+Red

Multicolor: Any card that either has to be in a deck that uses multiple colors to be capable of fulfilling it's purpose, or can fulfill it's function in any colored deck. Doesn't have to technicalle BE colored.

The cards are sorted by their primary function, they may technically fit multiple categories.

Draw: Any card that draws cards, cantrips etc included.

Ramp: A card that contributes to mana acceleration, land fetches, artifacts that tap for mana, mana reduction etc.

Removal: Anything that removes a specified number of targeted cards. Also includes counterspells.

Boardclear: Anything that removes an unlimited amount of permanents. Destroy/Exile/Return to Hand all goes in here

Tutor: Any card that fetches another card from your library.

Recursion: Cards that let you either play cards from your graveyard or return them to your hand/battlefield.

Land: You guessed it, lands.

Creature: Whilst most creatures on the list are included in other categories, some creatures are simply good because they are creatures, and have no other primary purpose than to be strong on the board. These go here.

Utility: Cards that don't really fit any of the other categories.

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Date added 8 years
Last updated 4 months
Legality

This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)

115 - 0 Mythic Rares

391 - 0 Rares

158 - 0 Uncommons

87 - 0 Commons
Cards 751
Avg. CMC 3.76
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