Commanders by Power Level [EDH Tier List]

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Taken down for any particular reason? Just curious.

Also, thanks for the reply, I appreciate it!

April 29, 2020 6:43 p.m.

RNR_Gaming says... #2

I'm not sure. I just kinda lurk on the discord. I'm sure if you talked to one of the people who are active on there like a moderator or something they'd be able to provide better insight.

April 29, 2020 6:45 p.m.

Cainden says... #3

Tier E and tier F both have the number (4) next to them, just so you know. I assume E is supposed to be a 3? Figured this was the best way to let you know, lol

April 30, 2020 4:06 a.m.

Cainden says... #4

Now that the flash ban updates are here, I'm very curious as to why Zur the Enchanter is in with the titans? I don't have any Zur players at my LGS cEDH nights so I've never personally played against him, and I think I've only seen him once, maaaybe twice on cEDH youtube channels with him performing well. Does he abuse any specific combos? I don't think I know much about him if he's sitting with the titans. (Also I'm very disappointed Urza didn't make it into the titan slot, I think he is very befitting of the title, too :c)

April 30, 2020 4:10 a.m.

Gakros says... #5

Haldan, Avid Arcanist,Pako, Arcane Retriever,Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger and Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath are T2 while
1.Atla Palani, Nest Tender dropped to T2.5 even she should be higher now without flash hulk around
2.Tayam, Luminous Enigma is at T3 with plenty of combos around her.
3.Nethroi, Apex of Death is a T4? he is a bomb in the command zone!

April 30, 2020 6:29 a.m.

rodanlewarx says... #6

Urza should swap for Zur, the rest is OK. Good Job and thanks for your effort.

April 30, 2020 8:10 p.m.

Alexdagreat says... #7

Having extensively played both Urza and Zur I can say there is no comparison. Zur is far superior. As long as Necropotence is legal, that deck is a solid Tier 1.

April 30, 2020 11:18 p.m.

goodwining says... #8

What list are they using for Rielle? How is she strong enough to hit 1.5?

May 3, 2020 2:45 p.m.

amoore100 says... #9

Curious about what list makes Arixmethes fringe competitive

May 4, 2020 7:24 p.m.

DeathByDiddle says... #10

Zaxara, the Exemplary seems more powerful than mid power to me. Do any of the other mid power commanders make infinite mana with one aura?

May 5, 2020 3:11 p.m.

Colonel_Kink says... #11

deathbydiddle, zaxara is strong, and in strong colours, but its effects are not good enough to compare it to similar colours. as such, the commander must be more of an effect on the game then the other top tier sultai commanders. ignoring the deck, zax is a mana dork that goes infinite, on your next turn unless it has haste. it makes creatures using its other ability which can be interesting but not too powerful. however, the idea of making 0/0s with zax is worth tinking with, a creature deaths matter deck. that might be good enough for x based storm decks and the infinite mana as a side combo can be legit. but has yet to be perfected.

May 6, 2020 1:19 a.m.

Chansamu says... #12

Hello,

Great to see the updates made on the page. I just saw that:

High Power was listed as: (E) 4: High Power (119)

Mid Power listed as: (F) 4: Mid Power (462)

Are they both numbered 4? or is High Power supposed to be 3 and it's just a typo?

Thanks!

May 6, 2020 11:09 a.m.

baea1996 says... #13

Just for clarification, Tiers C and higher are competitively viable, and Tiers B and A are the cream of the crop?

May 6, 2020 11:36 a.m.

DeathByDiddle says... #14

Colonel_Kink, thanks couldn't have asked for a better explanation!

May 6, 2020 12:36 p.m.

DirtyDante says... #15

Is Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord on this list?

May 6, 2020 2:37 p.m.

Coward_Token says... #16

yeah he's on Mid

May 6, 2020 2:55 p.m.

MagickedOne says... #17

Wow is Harvest Animar so bad of a deck it’s a lowly tier 3? It seems to be a very consistent deck capable of very quick wins At least tier 2 would be better than an insulting tier 3

May 6, 2020 4:09 p.m.

Just noticed this: It says 4 (High Power) instead of 3 (High Power)

May 6, 2020 6:33 p.m.

pokejerk20 says... #19

Nethroi seems to be better than tier 4. It acts as a basically instant win in the command zone. This list I made has some issues but it basically goes off between turns 3-5 consistently and is fairly resistant to non-graveyard hate. The cons are pronounced as it has a lot of combo pieces, needs more stax pieces, and, again it folds to graveyard hate. The pros are you have combos which can act independently or together, hulk allows instant speed wins, and you can kind of play a game of graveyard toolbox. https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/nethroi-apex-of-death-cedh/

May 9, 2020 4:08 p.m.

n0bunga So is the ranking based on how powerful these commanders/decks are independent of their colors or within their color identity? It seems to me like it's the latter, otherwise ranking Arixmethes multiple tiers above the almost strictly better Zaxara and some of the other choices here make no sense whatsoever.

May 10, 2020 9:06 p.m.

bossomus says... #21

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Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle is easier to cast only requiring 2GU whereas Zaxara, the Exemplary requires 1BGU. This means that it's easier to cast Arixmethes turn 1 or 2 than it is Zaxara. The other thing is that Arixmethes is a land which makes it a very hard to remove dork.

Though it is easier to go infinite with Zaxara using Freed from the Real than it is with Arixmethes, it is a very fragile combo that can lose because it can't find that aura. Sultai doesn't have great enchantment tutors, so you are only left with Vampiric Tutor, Diabolic Intent, and Demonic Tutor as means of grabbing it directly. The combo is also easily countered or stopped as all someone has to do is remove Zaxara (through anything from Swords to Plowshares to Cyclonic Rift). Arixmethes overall simply provides better consistent ramp which is what makes the deck stronger.

That being said, both decks can be strong, but one lends itself to more casual play than does the other.

May 12, 2020 3:58 p.m.

Feedlord117 says... #22

Neheb dreadhorde champion is definetly 2.5 or higher from experince playing it against tier 1 decks. Its super fast a combo piece in the command zone with cards like Aggravated Assault, Alhammarret's Archive and Underworld Breach plus extra combat spell. we are getting a combo piece that draws cards and produces mana. Definetly a power house in the hands of a skilled player and brewer. Also teshar is another one that should be higher up there.

May 14, 2020 3:16 p.m.

Bighimmy says... #23

How is selvala tier 1.5. That cant be accurate

May 15, 2020 8:19 a.m.

MagickedOne says... #24

I don’t see how Yisan can be tier 1.5 either. (Commander needs to be on the field for the deck to function) same reason they give to Harvest Animar. The bard dies you have to restart the verses all over again from I

May 15, 2020 8:54 a.m.

Aphoticate says... #25

If you don't mind, can I ask why Scarab God got moved up to 2.5? I tried to argue I thought it was too low before but was fairly shot down as I didn't have any data to present. The combos seem the same as before so what changed your minds?

May 15, 2020 4:52 p.m.

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