Commanders by Power Level [EDH Tier List]
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Hyrkh yeah, I know that works, but its considerably weaker than PE, because you need to have those 2 cards in hand for it to work. sure you could fill your deck with tutors for both, but is that worth it? You could just play Mizzix of the Izmagnus if you want Izzet storm. I think that Elsha of the Infinite has taken Jhoira's place as the artifact storm commander. people that use to play Jhoira artifact storm have moved on to Elsha instead, I read that many places while researching if Jhoira was still worth it because I wanted to build a storm deck and I like Izzet so, therefor it was either Jhoira, Mizzix or Elsha (she's Jeskai I know).
December 2, 2019 7:19 p.m.
Hyrkh yeah, I know that works, but its considerably weaker than PE, because you need to have those 2 cards in hand for it to work. sure you could fill your deck with tutors for both, but is that worth it? You could just play Mizzix of the Izmagnus if you want Izzet storm. I think that Elsha of the Infinite has taken Jhoira's place as the artifact storm commander. people that use to play Jhoira artifact storm have moved on to Elsha instead, I read that many places while researching if Jhoira was still worth it because I wanted to build a storm deck and I like Izzet so, therefor it was either Jhoira, Mizzix or Elsha (she's Jeskai I know).
December 2, 2019 7:19 p.m.
WaitingForGodo says... #5
Fallerup Isn't the Jhoira list featured on here rather a stax than a storm deck? Jhoira did take a big hit from the PE ban, but comparing it to other storm decks feels a bit off.
December 3, 2019 7:54 a.m.
WaitingForGodo you're right, it is a stax list. It doesn't seem to be very updated because most of the combos in the description include PE.
December 3, 2019 11:22 a.m.
WaitingForGodo says... #7
Fallerup true true, it would be really interesting to see how much this deck holds up in the current meta without PE. I can only imagine it being really fragile but wasn't able to test it yet
December 4, 2019 6:33 a.m.
Where do you guys think that Korvold, Fae-Cursed King and Grumgully, the Generous would be at? I have a Grumgully deck that is pretty decent and I think it might qualify as at least a Mid or High Power Commander. But with Korvold I think I would be getting a similar effect, but with extra benefit with black.
December 4, 2019 4:42 p.m.
Hey all,
Here's an old K'rrik list that I built awhile ago, please let me know what you all think.
https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/tendril-flux/
December 6, 2019 2:41 p.m.
So I play a Yissan deck, and I was thinking of switching to Meta pod due to the logic of "having more colors = better". Yissan is currently rated higher than any blood pod variant. I was wondering what makes him stronger?
December 9, 2019 5:11 p.m.
Like_a_boss says... #11
I'm just saying, Aurelia the Warleader deserves to be much higher if you're putting even Bruna in tier 3. Aurelia is definitely above the level of Anya, and the likes of other tier 4 cards. I wish voltron wasn't hated out so much. When built well it does some work, obviously not a 9 or 10, but a pretty solid 8 level if built right.
December 9, 2019 6:54 p.m.
Like_a_boss: I hate to say it but even the most optimised version of Aurelia, the Warleader (which is Helm of the Host combo, not voltron) would be like a 6 at best. There have been a bunch of new cards in reed/white which definitely make the list more playable, but there's not way the list will be able to compete against the higher tier (especially combo) lists. Aurelia if just a bit too fragile unfortunately.
December 9, 2019 8:14 p.m.
Yisan has a tutor in the command zone, making it possible to answer threats at instant speed with creatures, without an opening for an opponent to start a counter war.
It’s pretty resistant to counters, since you basically don’t cast spells. It’s resistant to most form of stax because it’s a monocolor, creature-based deck with a lot of ramp that doesn’t need to cast many spells.
Blood pod is an excellent deck and in the right hands it can be better than Yisan in some aspects. It’s close to Yisan in power IMO. But I don’t think it can be said it’s better just because it has more colors.
December 11, 2019 3:21 a.m.
ShaperSavant says... #14
ELD Updates
Maximum
Competitive
High
- Alela, Artful Provocateur
- Ayara, First of Locthwain
- Gadwick, the Wizened
- Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
- Syr Carah, the Bold
- Syr Konrad, the Grim
Mid
- Grumgully, the Generous
- Questing Beast
- Rankle, Master of Pranks
- Syr Elenora, the Discerning
- Syr Faren, the Hengehammer
- Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale
- Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig
Casual
Changes
- Yisan, the Wanderer Bard - Max to Competitive
- Pir, Imaginative Rascal & Toothy, Imaginary Friend - High to Competitive
- Grenzo, Dungeon Warden - High to Competitive
Explanations
Maximum
Kenrith, the Returned King -- Now the de-facto pick for 5-color commander-outlet-agnostic infinite mana strategies. Powerful and versatile, Kenrith can helm a lot of builds and his large cost is carried by his general flexibility with the adaptability and raw strength of the 5 color card pool.
On his comparison to Thrasios: it is the case that Thrasios + partner as an infinite mana outlet may lend an unfavorable comparison to Kenrith in a broad, general sense. Thrasios in a tier above denotes this difference sufficiently. However, there are applications in which one would want to build with all 5 colors, and Kenrith remains strong enough to compete at the top of the metagame.
There is still a lot of room to brew and optimize Kenrith. As dominant builds emerge, the featured lists will update to reflect this.
https://scryfall.com/@Wedge/decks/07c7ab8e-cf05-4187-9e6e-cd258f00614c by Wedge
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/king-of-thieves-1/ by ShaperSavant
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/hulk-king/ by ShaperSavant
Competitive
Chulane, Teller of Tales -- Chulane represents an incredible amount of value and offers Bant not-yet-before-seen access to concise win conditions, such as Village Bellringer, Food Chain, and Aluren. Some weaknesses to boardwipes and a lack of access to black tutors.
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/chulane-cia/ by Spleenface
Emry, Lurker of the Loch -- Emry is powerful and consistent as an engine in the Command Zone, but lacks accessible, susinct win conditions on artifacts. Struggles with losing to Null Rod, Cursed Totem, and grave hate. This is an optimistic tentative placement.
Build to be posted.
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King -- Korvold has proven quite strong as a value engine and wincon outlet rolled into one. Immense synergies with Dockside Extortionist. An outlet for Food Chain. Synergies with fetches and a host of win conditions.
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/korvold-food-chain/ by Centipedantic
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/korvold-land-chain/ by ShaperSavant
High
Alela, Artful Provocateur -- Alela is in a powerful color combination and sets up well for a stax-centric long game. Compares unfavorably to other competitive Esper options.
Ayara, First of Locthwain -- A Blood Artist with a value engine stapled to it can power mono-black combos reasonably well.
Gadwick, the Wizened -- Infinite mana in mono-blue, though not the best at the role.
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell -- Quite potent, though burn in a 120 life game is always an uphill battle.
Syr Carah, the Bold -- Storms out powerfully and keeps the board clear. Inconsistent wincons and high fizzle chance on a given storm turn.
Syr Konrad, the Grim -- An extremely powerful commander with strong Necropotence and infect synergies. Gated by color identity for interaction and support.
Mid
Grumgully, the Generous -- A bit janky and of questionable finite value.
Questing Beast -- Combat-oriented.
Rankle, Master of Pranks -- High value; no clear wincon. Possibly decent reanimator commander. Tentative pessimistic placement.
Syr Elenora, the Discerning -- No clear wincons; slow value.
Syr Faren, the Hengehammer -- Combat-oriented, though reasonably strong for its context.
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale -- Very expensively costed. Pushed toward tribal.
Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig -- Combat-oriented.
Casual
Linden, the Steadfast Queen -- Mono-white and very low impact. Combat-oriented.
Syr Alin, the Lion's Claw -- Mono-white and expensive for yield. Combat-oriented.
Changes
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard - Maximum to Competitive
Yisan continues to be a strong competitive pick, but has been pushed out of the top meta with the increase in speed wrought by Hulk (which he does not interact with particularly well) and being sideswiped by Hulk hate such as Grafdigger's cage. As a niche, he preys on staxxy strategies that have moved out of favor for not interacting with Hulk and Consult optimally.
Pir & Toothy - High to Competitive
P&T have demonstrated a strong amount of value and good tools to be played successfully in the competitive environment. Toothy's flicker synergies are difficult to interact with profitably and offer a lot of power in combo-control oriented games.
Grenzo, Dungeon Warder - High to Competitive
Dockside offers powerful new Doomsday lines to Grenzo, who can also layer Worldgorger. With this addition it moves back to competing with the other Competitive Level Rakdos commanders in power.
December 11, 2019 3:08 p.m.
Hope you still show the whole 'competitive' deck list instead of the link for easy browsing..
December 12, 2019 1:12 a.m.
Hey guys, Kaalia razaketh should be upped to competitive status. The memes are fun, but frankly it's time.
December 12, 2019 3:01 a.m.
I'd much rather play against an Urza than a Tasigur.
Also I think Inalla's ready for a bump up to comp. There's mono-black commanders in that tier... ;)
December 12, 2019 4:22 p.m.
A little disappoint that grummy only got mid tier, but makes sense a bit I guess. I really want to try my hand at making a korvold next though.
December 13, 2019 4:31 a.m.
rodanlewarx says... #19
I would like to propose 2 other highly competitive cEDH Kenrith decklist:
The first one is already listed in the cEDH Decklist Database Primary
Kenrith is so versatile he deserves more decklists for people to build him as they see more fit to their playstyle :)
Keep the great work!!
December 13, 2019 7:32 a.m.
I'm going for a grouphug/pillowfort Kenrith build, but I can see his cEDH potential.
December 13, 2019 8:14 a.m.
TheGrayKing says... #22
MagickedOne Harvest Animar is my main cEDH deck and the reason that I don't believe it should be higher is because the WinCon relies on Animar being in play and under your control. There's been many games where I've been on the verge of winning only to have Animar stolen via Gilded Drake or some other means which slowed me down, effect like Lignify also hurt the deck a lot as well.
December 18, 2019 10:10 a.m.
I have a proposed list for Thrasios Tymna, it's Shimmer Hulk. It relies on a similar shimmer zur build, but adds great green cards and a flash/hulk line with hulk>viscera seer+children of korlis+academy rector>necropotence. The deck can only win on your turn, but I found is very versatile.
December 19, 2019 1:06 a.m.
Hey guys hello! What do you think about my Lobotomist for dummies deck list? Could it become a primer for Circu, Dimir Lobotomist decks? Even if not, I would be interested to hear your opinion and draw conclusions to improve the deck. Thanks!
December 19, 2019 9:44 a.m.
Yawgmothlives says... #25
I would like to submit my Grumgully design for him In addition I would like to petition for his tier to be raised to what you deem appropriate With this build I have found that he can consistently get turn 5 infinite combos going with his persist combos. He is the first persist commander in the command zone with more then 3 options of persist creatures (aside from Mikaeus) and with his extremely low mana cost, creature tutor, and large amount of sac outlets it makes for quite a mean deck.
https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/grumgully-the-last-rainforest/
Hyrkh says... #1
Fallerup I've built Jhoira after the PE ban and she is still very strong but for the same kind of combo you'll need 2 cards in stead of one. O e being Isochron Scepter and the other being Dramatic Reversal
December 2, 2019 12:29 a.m.