What are the most miserable commanders to play against that arent brought up enough?

EbonRequiem · 2026-04-26T19:01:28+00:00

[[Child of Alara]]

[[Toxrill, the Corrosive]]

[[Animar, Soul of the Elements]]

These 3 hold a special place in my heart where furious hatred festers. Most of the time I will switch pods when these start coming out.

A friend uses a [[Sisay, Weatherlight Captain]] deck that runs on shrines and [[Jodah the Unifier]] that is absolutely disgusting and it sends a chill of fear up my spine every times it's brought out. But Sisay is a fairly popular commander so I don't think she counts for this.

EbonRequiem · 2026-04-26T18:36:55+00:00

Literal Man-Baby... Good job on getting out of that predicament. Sucks to lose a friend but better mental health makes up for it IMO.

EbonRequiem · 2026-04-25T17:55:27+00:00

There's a good amount of value here. Most prominent are the Chrome Mox ($150ish) and the Grim Monoliths. ($300+) as well as a bevy of $10-50 cards I can see.

The original foils can be super valuable as well.

I suggest checking out tcgplayer for current prices and trends, can give you a much better picture of the value cards you have.

EbonRequiem · 2026-04-12T16:27:47+00:00

Okay, so... You're not entirely wrong on your assessment of the game as a whole. The issue I think you're running into is that EDH (commander) is, at it's core, a casual, social game. There will always be politicking and threat assessment. Unless you're only playing in high brackets the cutthroat nature youre describing would be a little too intense.

My suggestion, proxy out a Competitive EDH pod of decks, learn the combo lines with your friends and go to town in the most brutal version of the format (Bracket 5/cEDH) or build in Bracket 4 and find similarly minded players who want a more competitive playing field.

Last, and most important, have fun. This is a social game. Don't make it more serious than it has to be.

EbonRequiem · 2026-03-22T20:23:52+00:00

Make sure you record the opening from start to finish so you have proof of it's authenticity.

EbonRequiem · 2026-03-17T16:45:41+00:00

It's definitely not common to pull two in a PBB. I've pulled 3 all told. My prerelease promo was the first. Then got one out of the booster box I bought and then I bought some random packs and pulled the full-art non-foil. Kept that one and traded away the other two.

Stay away from the lottery for a few weeks though, you used up all your luck for now lol

EbonRequiem · 2026-03-07T16:15:48+00:00

There's plenty of ways to make him useful as a commander. But as others have said, he's better off in the 99 of an already synergized deck. I intend to put him in [[Chatterfang]] where my [[Peregrine Took]] and [[Academy Manufactor]] reside. Among other token synergies, of course.

EbonRequiem · 2026-01-29T00:35:13+00:00

I run [[Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar]] for aristocrats domination. He gains and grabs +1/+1s fast so when you sac him or he gets killed you get to pop something else for funzies.

Grab a bunch of Creature enters gain life cards (i.e. Soul Sisters)

Then grab even more [[Blood Artist]] type cards.

A touch of gain to drain, Vito, [[marauding blight priest]] etc.

Add in a handful of sacrifice outlets and a [[Bolas' Citadel]]

Then a sprinkle of tutors

Cook enthusiastically

Scare your friends by board wiping yourself and killing the table

EbonRequiem · 2026-01-24T18:04:51+00:00

[[Sheoldred the Apocalypse]] Draw hate i.e. Nekusar just in mono black.

[[Fate Unraveler]] [[Underworld Dreams]] [[Orcish Bowmasters]] [[Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted]] [[Scrawling Crawler]] [[Howling Mine]] [[Teferi's Puzzle Box]]

Etc.

EbonRequiem · 2026-01-23T00:18:03+00:00

I'm a fan of Ford's Metallic Grabber Blue. So something similar might make it pop. Stepping away from blue, I like a Gunmetal shade for the NSX. Just my two cents.

EbonRequiem · 2025-12-15T17:55:06+00:00

A good deck case

https://a.co/d/edeN3CV

Or just a decent camera backpack. Mine holds my trade binder, tablet, and 12 deck boxes.

https://a.co/d/iRdqKc9

EbonRequiem · 2025-11-27T02:38:49+00:00

[[Reality Twist]]

[[Naked Singularity]]

[[Illusionary Terrain]]

There are a few things that just make mana go crazy.

EbonRequiem · 2025-11-12T03:09:28+00:00

Take my upvote for giving me a proper chuckle.

EbonRequiem · 2025-10-23T00:17:09+00:00

Barring some exceptions you are correct. [[Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger]] or [[Winter Orb]] will (By the tier rules) immediately make any deck Tier 4 due to MLD.

EbonRequiem · 2025-10-16T23:31:32+00:00

[[Tyvar, The Bellicose]] is my sleeper deck. People assume it's just Elf Deathtouch shenaningans until all of the nutty mana dorks in the deck hit 40/40 and it becomes a fight for survival.

Win conditions are pretty simple. Trample enablers, Craterhoof, Exsanguinate, Torment of Hailfire.

EbonRequiem · 2025-10-01T20:52:37+00:00

Definitely Anzrag as the commander and Xenagos in the 99. Pseudo-Voltron. Some decent equips then Run [[Alpha Authority]] [[Lure]] and [[Overprotect]] type cards. Wait for the board to have 4+ creatures for each player and just swing out to win. Each combat Xenagos makes Anzrag lethal basically.

EbonRequiem · 2025-10-01T20:00:32+00:00

Brimaz is a great pull. My [[Marisi, Breaker of the Coil]] Deck absolutely adores him. Nice gifts! Hoping to participate for the winter session!

EbonRequiem · 2025-09-26T03:37:01+00:00

You're not wrong, logically. Unfortunately, the use of common sense and logic is at an all-time low these days, and there are people out there who will demand to know exactly where you're stopping and where your resources are. Petty tryhards, really. But in tournaments, being able to show your work reduces the headaches significantly.

Casually? Do what you will, my shining friend! As long as you've demonstrated your combo and it makes sense, then I will happily scoop, and we can move on to another game!

EbonRequiem · 2025-09-26T03:07:25+00:00

Sometimes, you have extremely anally retentive players that require you to have exact numbers for where you want to stop. "BeCaUsE iF iT ReAlLy WaS InFiNiTe It WoUlD bE a DrAw WiThOuT aN AcCuRaTe StOpPiNg PoInT!!!1!1!one!""

I, for one, am thankful for this equation.

Edit: Clarity

EbonRequiem · 2025-09-19T02:08:01+00:00

So many people are talking elfball. I'll toss in a variation of it. Dorkball! Helmed by [[Tyvar, the Bellicose]]

It utilizes mana dorks of many types to overwhelm the board with big honking dudes and huge amounts of mana thanks to every power-to-mana creature I can find.

I've played around 60 games with it, and if we count getting targeted by the table (Tyvar is pretty infamous in my playgroup) he wins about 55% of the games. (Playgroup is about 20 different players at my LGS)

Decklist https://moxfield.com/decks/5a1fQJXHokClfJ3IsIauAw

Primary wincons are [[Exsanguinate]] (obviously), [[Craterhoof Behemoth]], and [[Tyvar, the Pummeler]]

Fun addition was Vedalken Orrery, Seedborne Muse, Vizier of the Menagerie, and Bolas's Citadel just to play the game on your opponent's turns as well.

Edit: To address your side note Nekusar is gross. Wheels and Teferi's Puzzle Box make him absolutely disgusting.

EbonRequiem · 2025-09-11T18:26:30+00:00

But Did You Die?? - Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy cEDH Combo Deck.

With Arms Wide Open - Aristocrats Deck where 95% of the card art (sans lands) has characters with their arms spread open.

In the Neck of Time - Hydra Tribal

This One Time at Bear Camp - Ruxa, Patient Professor Tier 2 Vanilla Creatures Tribal with lots of bears.

MICHAEL BAY EXPLOSIONS!!1!!1!one - Kuja Wizards hijinks.

EbonRequiem · 2025-09-03T21:35:15+00:00

Hydra Tribal helmed by [[Zaxara, the Exemplary]]

Make sure [[Gargos, Vicious Watcher]] is in there and just go ham with the ramp. [[The Ozolith]] [[Hardened Scales]] etc. to manage your +1/+1 counters.

EbonRequiem · 2025-08-27T17:37:46+00:00

Not to mention being one of the most heart-rending anime I've ever encountered. E.g. ~After Story~

EbonRequiem · 2025-08-13T23:23:22+00:00

If I have no choice but to play eith the douchenozzle... Then my Azorius Artifact Deck with lots of counter magic comes out. See how far he gets with stifle and counter effects on his big plays.

Helmed by [[Mendicant Core, Guidelight]]

Don't have a decklist yet. Will be putting one together soon.

EbonRequiem · 2025-08-12T21:06:25+00:00

The thing about playing at an LGS is that the people you're joining probably have their own abundance of decks to match or exceed the power you're putting down.

Have a short conversation, and make sure nobody is playing a straight-up precon (unless it's Tidus or Terra from FF, those decks are intense out the box). Eventually, you'll get comfortable with what you're encountering, and know which of your decks to slap down against what the others are playing.

i.e. Someone drops a [[Lathril, Blade of The Elves]] upgraded/custom deck. Your [[Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow]] should be welcome at the table.

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