Best Commanders in EDH [Tier List] Part 1
Commander / EDH*
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Ishkanah, Grafwidow can be a Combo Deck with its own COmmander Combos, not just a dumb Spider Tribal ;)
November 25, 2020 6:38 a.m.
@Rivrek: Thank you. Moved Ishkanah to fringe competetive because you just need infinite black mana to win and another viable way to win, is together with Food Chain and Altar of the Brood/Blood Artist. I don't know how me missed that, but don't be to harsh with us. With over 1000 possible commanders, somethin like that can happen, haha :D
November 25, 2020 12:13 p.m.
I think this list could use a little editing, Urza should be top tier, Yawgmoth should be close but not C rank. among a few others
December 17, 2020 9:59 a.m.
pokejerk20 says... #5
MFBOOM Disagree. I play Yawgmoth, he is fine in 1.5. Urza is generally agreed upon to be tier 1 due to the reliance on Urza and the restriction to mono-blue.
December 17, 2020 12:49 p.m.
@MFBOOM: like pokejerk20 mentioned right, Urza is already top tier and one of the best mono colored commanders and Yawgmoth a rank behind but not far behind. Urza is very strong, but since he's lacking enough tutors he is just slightly worse than others.
December 18, 2020 3:25 a.m.
AintNotGlobeEarth says... #7
Is Edgar really that strong though? I mean, I don’t make my list full power but still...
December 31, 2020 9:33 p.m.
Commander_JAR says... #8
watched a video of Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith + Kodama of the East Tree and their infinite landfall trigger (with the Gruul bounce land to be specific)....does that warrant a higher tier for both? Just asking. Although, I think Fringe Competitive for Kodama sounds right.
January 3, 2021 3:08 p.m.
@ AintNotGlobeEarth: Yes he is. He's one of the best casual tribal commanders and he also enables some unique vampire or razaketh combos. Eminence is always a really strong ability for a commander and the deck can also sneak some combat wins in games if he can't combo fast enough. In mardu colors you have also access to most of the strongest EDH cards atm, like Dockside, Ad Nauseum, PitA, Underworld Breach, Tymna, Razaketh, Necropotence, Opposition Agent and all other good mardu tutors: _ _
@ Commander_JAR: Very good question, they're both very strong commanders for casual EDH and I think they are both fringe competetive (please don't forget that fringe competetive is Tier 2!) because of the overall "high" cost of the combo (Kodama + Toggo + bounceland + outlet). We haven't played against a lot of competitive Toggo and Kodama decks lately (which can also show that the deck isn't that popular in cEDH). I think there's no gruul deck atm which is better than tier 2, BUT I think that Grumgully, the Generous, Ruric Thar, the Unbowed and maybe Neyith of the Dire Hunt/Grand Warlord Radha are still slightly better. The potential of the deck definitely exists, but I also think that it is unfortunately a bit too slow in the current Turbo AdNaus meta, but in casual it is a very good and funny deck to play and win!
January 5, 2021 10:06 a.m.
Commander_JAR says... #10
@smilodex I thought as much. Tier 2 is still pretty good IMO.
January 5, 2021 4:01 p.m.
very nice list. keep up the work, updating it.
1 suggestions: I'd put Grenzo in Tier 1.5. He's very strong, fast, utilizes doomsday / (goblin recruiter) AND infinite mana combos AND he can abuse the london mulligan in a way no other deck can.
January 5, 2021 4:10 p.m.
Krark the Thumbless // Sakashima form a cEDH deck. The strategy revolves around copying Krark multiple times and using it's ability to obtain multiple copies of the spell and getting it back into your hand to obtain insane card advantage/mana.
January 9, 2021 12:14 p.m.
Here's a link for the primer for those interested: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/G-RUVy_CMUWzXlhJknIzZg.
January 9, 2021 12:15 p.m.
Commander_JAR says... #14
well look at that, a Gruul commander with GoloS effect in Kaldhiem......TOP TIER XD
Svella, Ice Shaper is going to be fuuun
January 17, 2021 1:15 p.m.
Why exactly is Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder in tier 1? Just for Partner colors? If so, why is Akiri, Line-Slinger much lower?
Seeing Roon of the Hidden Realm above Atraxa, Praetors' Voice and Amareth, the Lustrous, and in the same tier as Tuvasa the Sunlit strikes me as odd. Is there some secret tech that pulls Roon out of tier 4(casual)?
I'm surprised that Siona, Captain of the Pyleas is "only" tier 3, considering the 2 card combo with Shielded by Faith. I suppose it is because GW doesn't offer a lot of consistency for it?
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk still needs to be added. Probably goes right next to Kambal, Consul of Allocation. Almost exactly the same 99. Her tax effect also hits creatures, but she costs more mana in exchange and isn't one-sided, so it evens out.
January 23, 2021 11:13 a.m.
I like how this list is kept up on the regular. Good job admins! One thing missing though is deck samples. Is that something that will be added in the future? And what I'm really looking for is the best partner commander for Sakashima of a Thousand Faces . Andy suggestions?
January 29, 2021 9:42 p.m.
Omniscience_is_life says... #17
Landfall as an inconsistent strategy? Not saying it's anywhere near cEDH but given all the support given recently I'd put that at least into question.
Also, you did my girl Atla dirty by not putting her in tier 0 XD
Thanks so much for making this list and doing all the upkeep for it!
January 29, 2021 10:16 p.m.
SplendiferousPotato says... #18
Y'all talked mad shit about Thalisse, Reverent Medium in your assessment, but you didn't even rate her! I think Thalisse is offering something pretty unique to orzhov and token decks, and I think Elenda is at her best in a Thalisse deck!
February 3, 2021 3:17 p.m.
Sephyrias: Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder is in a list with Thrasios, Triton Hero which uses Birthing Pod to get Pestermite and Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker . Because Bruse Tarl costs 4, he shortcuts the line. The deck also has some decent sized beaters and he enables them better than Akiri does.
February 3, 2021 7:43 p.m.
@Sephyrias: Bruse is mostly played for color reasons and as enpc described, he's the better target in Pod/Evolution decks to search for cards like Seedborn Muse or Kikki-Jikki. As you have correctly recognized, Roon is not much stronger than, for example, Atraxa (the boundaries are often very blurred), but many players forget that Roon can bounce opposing commander / creatures with instant speed and thus a constant threat on the board. In addition, you can loop Time Warp infinitely with Roon and Archaeomancer . The Siona combo is already rated high power. It's also not really a 2 card combo because the tokens don't have haste and GW is lacking stack interaction and has just better commanders like Captain Sisay or Yasharn right now.
And thanks for the reminder, we added Liesa, Shroud of Dusk , Thalisse, Reverent Medium and some new Kaldheim commanders. More will follow...
February 21, 2021 9:58 a.m.
Commander_JAR says... #22
Svella, Ice Shaper - casual.....I respectfully disagree and hope to see her bumped to high power before the year is out.
February 21, 2021 11:38 a.m.
Blacandrin says... #23
Why is Kenrith in Titan category? I played against "competetive" kenrith decks (not one) maybe 4 times. 1st time it fell to my urza stax, then my godo then someone elses Niv mizzet draw combo (my missplay allowed that) and once I beat it with jodah when somebody played it in casual game. Kenrith is strong but not that strong.
February 24, 2021 3:44 a.m.
Blacandrin: Budgetless Kenrith decks are very similar to Thrasios, Triton Hero decks in that all they need to go off is infinite (blue) mana. And while Thrasios can get away with colourless mana, Kenrith lets you run red cards as well as frees up a slot in the 99.
February 24, 2021 4:23 a.m.
Blacandrin says... #25
enpc I know, my urza runs The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale , budget isn´t problem, but from my experience it´s rather... inconsistent. I guess it´s just the small gap between mono coloured commnanders and 5 coloured ones.
Also, what turn is Kenrith supposed to go off at average? never saw it go off so might be a big coincidence that all the 4 decks were poorly piloted or poorly built.
Fallerup says... #1
Of course, it's the perfect open hand, m,agical Christmas land as you say. you can have the new Jeweled Lotus to get him out faster. But yeah, not saying it will costantly win turn 2. I'm saying its possible. I like that partner pairing a lot. You can also do the Aetherflux Resovoir death star laser beam win. cast your commander infinite times, cast aetherflux and shoot the table. Not saying on turn 2, but its an option for the deck.
November 22, 2020 7:25 p.m.