10 Cards You Should Be Putting In Your Commander Decks | Episode 14

[@heitortremor]

This series is great because, yes, it is suggestions for cards to put in commander decks. The main reason I like it though, is to discover fun new cards!

[@denisav3089]

I love Tortured Existence. It's fantastic on Syr Konrad.

[@dimirsafaia4753]

Le me: *sees Demo post another 10 cards video* *sees Titania's Song* "Ah, yes. It's all coming together." I love that card.

[@shavedata5436]

TFW it spiked last month :(

[@coreyroberson4550]

@@shavedata5436 It's like 20 cents. What was it before the "spike"?

[@shavedata5436]

@@coreyroberson4550 The antiquities version spiked from around 5 to 15

[@coreyroberson4550]

@@shavedata5436 That's weird. At least the Revised, Fourth, and Fifth editions are all still like 20-50 cents. Still works on a budget.

[@edhdeckbuilding]

unfortunately, alot of people out there "play the market" with magic cards. so they'll buy up a bunch when the price is low. so sometimes you'll get huge spikes when it isn't game related at all.

[@Aniphx]

I just wanted to say that I'm very impressed by the increase in quality of your videos throughout the years. You've come a long way and the hard work you're putting in is paying off.

[@distranthegloriouslydeform9259]

I always feel proud when I've seen a card I've sniffed out of scryfall on these lists

[@lonsmithicus]

The reason Tombstone Stairwell might not still be on the battlefield is if you don't pay the Cumulative Upkeep it would be sacrificed and the triggered ability would fizzle.

[@Sophtym211]

I thought that too, but surely you just stack the triggers so you sacrifice after the benefit?

[@03thinking]

Dude, you have the best edh channel, love your ten cards videos

[@durk_8275]

Love the content this channel puts out! I’m pretty new to magic and these videos and others on the channel help me learn lots about the game.

[@edhdeckbuilding]

much appreciated.

[@corrosivecabal]

That tower is pretty sweet. And using tombstone stairwell with that commander that makes a token for each token YOU created this turn seems like a match made in... well, a stairwell.

[@Barjack521]

That most common world enchantment you’ll likely run into is Concordant Crossroads. People always forget that it is

[@shawnbolton8987]

Not me, it's a good card 👌

[@Seedmember]

"Together Forever" looks like a good addition for Marath. It's essentially two mana to return to hand any of your creatures that die. If Marath has deathtouch you can kill your own creatures to get them back in your hand and recast them.

[@JulianHernandez-tn5gu]

Also really good in Hamza. Can get your low cost dorks easy

[@countmarius75]

I have a Tower of the Magistrate in my Shu Yun. Because I happen to have a foil one. Aside from equipments, it's also nice with Dismiss into Dream! Nice vid again!

[@LivingPeople12]

Just wanted to say: I reeeally dig your series here. Many cards that fly under my radar, are fun, flavorful and/or aren't oppressive. I am a kinda guy who plays to play and not to choke out my friends with a turn 5 infinite combo, so this series gave me many new ideas/upgrades. Big thanks for that!

[@inkblot493]

Thran Turbine goes great with Gemstone Array as well. It has 2: put a charge counter on it, and remove a charge counter, add one mana of any color. All for 4 mana.

[@vincent090]

These videos are awesome! I also have some cards that you havent showcased yet: (Jeweled Amulet, Repopulate, Ice Floe, Lifeforce, Dust to Dust, Ashes to Ashes, Peace and Quiet, Sunken Field, Brand, Mizzium Transreliquat)

[@sirmonoton1103]

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[@vincent090]

@@sirmonoton1103 in germany we call it Ehrenmann

[@sirmonoton1103]

@@vincent090 no hablo aleman

[@EidoEndy]

Fun List. Tortured Existence is really fun in a Cleric Deck with Gangrenous Goliath.

[@facelessgames94]

Another great list! Keep up the good work!

[@LTJ]

Thanks Demo. Love these vids. Even though I have a LOT of old cards you somehow still seem to come up with cards I don't have/remember. Ironically I played Titania's song on Friday. Its part of my Yarsharn Enchantress stax deck. Absolutely hosed one of the decks that had ramped HARD with mana rocks.

[@brianwalters8641]

EDH Deckbuilding: It's 10 Cards You Should Be Putting In Your Commander Decks time! My Wallet: Daddy, nooooo!

[@migsterman67]

Exactly! Mine definitely disappears as soon as start watching Demo's latest vid!

[@criscofields7242]

The best Teferi's Protection hoser is Sands of Time, they just don't phase back in. I am brewing a deck with Equipoise and SoT with others to hose opponents and basically out tempo them. Time and Tide seems like it could be a viable option for the deck's shenanigans. Thanks!

[@edhdeckbuilding]

love it. that sounds super interesting. great idea to skip untaps then phase out your opponents stuff.

[@ry7hym]

Tower of the Magistrate is such a fun card. I really want to play it more

[@justdrew320]

I love these vids, I even found a home for a card you mentioned in a previous vid.

[@BlackWhiteYanappu]

My God FINALLY someone took interest in Titania's song I love that card for how it locks so many combos or even a entire decks

[@LorkanLohrebrecher]

Good selection of underappreciated cards

[@MahBoi100]

I love Tortured Existence in my Kathril, Aspect Warper deck. It is perfect for putting expensive creatures with keywords in the graveyard while getting utility creatures back to your hand!

[@stacywilliams6965]

Played tombstone stairwell this weekend in my sidisi brood tyrant build and it was insane I wiped 3 people of the board with battle and altair of dementia

[@wikidclowne6891]

The Tombstone Stairwell is worded like that so if it's removed while the trigger on the stack it will fail because it will check if it's in play when it resolves. This prevents you from getting tombspawn without the stairway in play.

[@daniilzadorozhnyy8950]

I wanna suggest for an episode Rewards of Diversity. 2W enchantment "whenever a player casts a multicolored spell gain 4 life" which is going to happen often and I've been very into putting some lifegain in every deck lately

[@bionicnomad]

love the art on that card

[@SuperSilverSerpent]

I’ve always loved Tombstone Stairwell. As a side note, I wonder who the hell “Dom!” Is and where he is now. Getting a signed tombstone stairwell sounds sick

[@KingDeadpool3883]

Thought, on tombstone stairwell… they may have “as long as it’s on the battlefield” on there because it was printed in mirage; the set where phasing was introduced.

[@edhdeckbuilding]

good point

[@williamrapp6676]

Tranquil grove is probably the strongest card I’ve never seen that you have shown me and wow, that is so crazy the best enchantment hate I’ve ever seen

[@williamenciso9198]

Tradewind Rider seems good in Kykar decks. Tap your weak spirits to tap the opp's key cards then sac the newly-tapped spirits for red mana.

[@harrisonheppelmann7938]

Tombstone stairwell has the “if this is on the battlefield” clause because there are two separate triggers that go on the stack in the order of 1) make tokens 2) pay upkeep. So when they come off the stack you have to pay the upkeep first. Without that wording, you could refuse to pay the upkeep cost but still get the tokens, then with the stairwell gone keep your tokens for good.

[@edhdeckbuilding]

sure that makes sense.

[@jka97]

I'm so glad to see thran turbine in here, I looooove that card, great vid as always man!

[@NotANameist]

Tradewind Rider is a personal favorite of mine as well.

[@damonlouis6536]

Titania's song has put in major work for me in the past, I love how it shuts down treasure. Tower of the magistrate is in many of my EDH decks, once an opponent had a stuffy doll with my name on it, he was attacked politically with an absurdly large creature in order to damage me, it didn't work too well for them.

[@damonlouis6536]

tombstone stairwell is straight gas, I've been killed while being ahead in one round a few times. interesting note the cumulative cost doesn't trigger at the beggining of upkeep.

[@johnbuscher]

Total war is great for Boros, but also in Burn if you have Smoke and Mudslide to protect yourself. I'm definitely grabbing a copy to stave off creature attacks.

[@flawless7987]

Love this series

[@squidgyxombie]

Tombstone Stairwell and Altar of Dementia made me a lot of enemies back in the day. Step 1: Mill self 20-40 cards on first trigger (as needed). Step 2: Rolling deck mills on each players upkeep.

[@Wojtek36762]

Tortured Existence is awesome. I remember Thran Turbine from my childhood and just got really excited about it for Osgir before I realized it gives mana on your upkeep and Osgir only activates as a sorcery.

[@edhdeckbuilding]

i did the same. woulda been a great fit. oh well.

[@ImaginationHobbies]

I did pick up a thran turbine for my atla deck. Thanks!

[@whatsupdoc6358]

Tower of the magistrate is definitely going into my Osgir modular deck. That is powerful. No equiping for you sir haha

[@Brutusque]

Love Titania's Song, completely nukes treasure token strats

[@somethingfishy9046]

Tower of the Magistrate also great in a Vela deck. It basically makes your creature unblockable when she’s on the field

[@hansmelby5080]

Titania’s Song was one of my favorite cards back in the day.

[@agitpropcomic]

Braid of Fire is also a pretty sweet card in the vein of Thran Turbine. I tried to make it work in standard with Helix Pinnacle. It did not work. I just have a thing for cards that say "win the game" or "lose the game" on them.

[@hbkjj1773]

Love the videos, you have gave me so many card ideas and etc Thank you 🙏🏾

[@antoniofelipesanchesgomes1032]

Tortures existence is one of my fav cards. I startad using It on me cleric payper deck!

[@dreddbolt]

Currently brewing a Ramirez and Tormod EDH. No Tortured Existence, but I did find an Undertaker. I'm currently looking for a Desecrated Tomb in my collection.

[@nikos731]

I just want to mention that there is a U version of Titania's Song called March of the Machines.

[@pearcehubbart3767]

Than turbine would go great with lots of this filter land decks just you know play it down turn one off a basic land. Play a filter land and play a 3 drop anything that hopefully has a pay 1 to activate ability to really look like you're popping off. Definitely something to trinket mage if you have the right deck. I'd love to check it out once I finish my current cycle.

[@musicalcacti]

Brass Squire is totally under-rated imo, the swords fall off card reminded me of it. Being able to equip in response is very handy. Auriok windwalker does the same but in white.

[@tattooman3603]

Thran turbine is an auto-include in an Osgir, the Reconstructor deck.

[@manop98]

Thran Turbine perfect for Sliver Overlord!

[@kennethdixoniii4113]

I may look into adding the turbine to my Kenrith deck.

[@LuciferVonCarstein]

Titania's Song does wonders against blood, treasure, food, and clue tokens.

[@jimimckenna7431]

That land would have helped me in my last game. My opponent had kalia the vast and was equipping lightning greaves to it.

[@orsettomorbido]

I use Titania's Song in my Kenrith deck. It's a really cool card!

[@EmperorsTeeth]

I just built an Enchantment deck with just 3 artifacts in it. I'll be on the hunt for a copy of this.

[@PrimalRockSlapper]

question, for thran turbine if you have a Kruphix, God of Horizons deck, when the mana would empty but becomes colerless instead can you use it to cast spells?

[@kurosbelmont2355]

I still use the term summoning sickness. What else are you supposed to call it now?

[@simonchi5372]

Thran turbine is sweet! Especially with Paradox haze.

[@gecko1369]

I know this has nothing to do with this video but I would like to see you build a commander deck around Dakkon Blackblade if you haven't done it already.

[@Acgf1569874]

l love tranquil grove! There is so many strong enchantments in my meta that this card is never a bad draw in my decks.

[@TheDougWay]

Total War definitely has potential if you play it with something like Dueling Grounds in a deck that just doesn't have very many creatures.

[@longdangley]

A card i love recently thats a lowkey sleeper is weathered runestone gets people who love to cheat cards out every time

[@apjapki]

"White doesn't do +1/+1 counters" The Abzan Khans: Am I a joke to you?

[@romeesio]

Titania is also powerful anti-treasure (clues and food too but less relevant) tech; dockside? Nice red bear there. Tireless tracker? Landfall -- make a dies trigger. Replicated rings, replicated no longer.

[@edhdeckbuilding]

treasure token hate. i love it.

[@Jean-wu7uv]

I love this elenda deck tech

[@jzoobs]

Tombstone Stairwell is a wacky card, love it

[@deadman564]

I use Tower in my Horobi death's wail, one colorless kill spell on a land.

[@drachir7146]

Titania's Song looks spicy as a Null Rod effect

[@darylroetz9053]

I love your intro song

[@JulianHernandez-tn5gu]

Tombstone stairwell is a massacre in an Ayara or Syr Konrad deck. It will drain your opponents extremely fast with your commander out

[@pizzaguy8461]

I play tortured existence in my Haakon deck. I go Tortured existence, Syr Konrad, Phyresis or grafted exoskeleton. Then with a creature in my hand and one is my grave I use tortured existence 5 times and win.

[@hrocxvid]

Thran Turbine and Together Forever are both great in Tayam, Luminous Enigma

[@wikidclowne6891]

Even with mana burn Thran Dynamo has no drawback. It's a may ability, and you add up to two (0-2). This is relevant if someone is playing the Viashino commander that brings back mana burn.

[@sindur3446]

Seems that Tower would be useful if you’re running Titania’s Song

[@busterbros]

How did you go through Tombstone Stairwell and Tortured Existence back to back without mentioning Syr Konrad!? They're both haymakers in that deck

[@quintinpatterson6846]

What do you think of Karoo and its counter parts for mono color decks? Ive been running them for awhile and they have been useful but they're not as good as duals for obvious reasons.

[@edhdeckbuilding]

tough one. the fact that you have to pick up an untapped land makes them very slow.

[@Narcomoeba1]

Bonds of Mortality should also be in decks that can run it. It replaces itself too.

[@pietrofazzini8960]

Just wondering, does Titania's Song work on artifact lands?

[@edhdeckbuilding]

you bet.

[@StrifeTrinity]

Doesn't thran turbine work with suspend

[@chrisgebben2043]

im gonna be honest i feel pretty stupid i got a thran turbine for my eldrazi deck wasn't doing much but today I just built a Kennrith the Return king Activated ability tribal deck i just realized that's where it can shine since I can do one ability right off the bat on every upkeep.

[@lokidragon8725]

Tobstone stairwell is amazing in a grismold the dread sower deck.

[@edhdeckbuilding]

no doubt. i think there's at least 3 or 4 commanders that it's an absolute must.

[@lokidragon8725]

Another good one in a similar vein is Infernal Genesis.

[@averyfeemster320]

Crypt incursion can gain you tons of life

[@jodypschaeffer]

I hope you have a Hell's Caretaker in that Tormod deck.

[@sinisterpuddle6655]

Thran Turbine is Excellent for Barrin, Master Wizard

[@baloo7869]

Grenzo Dungeon Warden loves Thran Turbine

[@calebvanhauen7962]

Have u thought about doing something smothering tithe would like to find better ways my up my mana for my vampire deck

[@edhdeckbuilding]

there's nothing like smothering tithe. that's why it's so popular.

[@calebvanhauen7962]

Thanks lol still learning the game trying rework my vampire deck lol

[@edhdeckbuilding]

i'll be making a non-green ramp video, so stay tuned for that. but maybe carnival of souls might work for a vampire deck.

[@matthiasblum5772]

total war is cute with goad. goading one creatures basically goads the entire team

[@OverlyCriticalAnime]

Thran Turbine is fire in Gavi

[@pinheiromtg1654]

Hello Demo! I really liked your channel, and I watched all the videos of suggestions! I didn't see you mention a card that I think is very strong, very cheap, and I don't see anyone using it! It's Dreams of the Dead! What do you think? Here is the suggestion! Greetings from Brazil!

[@edhdeckbuilding]

great card. love it. i used it in an esper blink deck where i would just use to get the etb triggers of my dead creatures.

[@pinheiromtg1654]

@@edhdeckbuilding Another extremely strong card is Mind Slash, imo!

[@Malibooyahhh]

Good stuff

[@wirdoasymmetry]

Tortured Existence is Beautifull with Dredge creatures

[@TobiasHellkyt]

My friend has an oppressive Kemba deck. He's gonna hate that Tower

[@jproffitt2192]

Play titania's song with mycosynth lattice and prepare for a headache

[@lonsmithicus]

Actually the Legends Rule was first legendary on the board stays. Later they changed it several times until eventually doing away with the entire legendary rule and now you get to choose which one you'd like to keep. It ruined my 2nd EDH deck and was very frustrating. Also a bad change for the Commander format because it's not as fun anymore.

[@hansmelby5080]

Another card I played with Capsize to bounce my opponents permanents.

[@foonsped865]

Time and tide is also a fog