10 years with Edric cEDH Deck tech interview with LJ

[@luismesa490]

Thank you for the interview Mons! It was definitely the most fun I've had talking about Cedh in a while. We definitely need to jam some games soon!

[@felixdecastro]

I'm running an Edric list on a $100 budget champ and having a really impressive result, on that budget I discovered that Druid's Repository is a bomb on this deck!

[@kinderoreo7857]

Jogas muito João Feliz

[@TonyCook7]

Oh yeah sooo many cards and so much land

[@TheReflectingPool]

Good to see our guy LJ getting Edric the proper exposure. Thanks cEDH TV and Mons for featuring our boy!

[@cedhtv]

Hi :) Thank you and your welcome.

[@alexzandermanning6094]

Just played this deck at LGS. superfun! LJ forgot one major piece of strategy to mention ! Politics ! It’s very easy to make friends and convince players not to swing at you because you are helping them get cards when they do . I actually was on the brink of losing to a cascaded board of slivers but then I convinced the sliver player to take out the other 2 players so he could draw 15 cards. And look at me I’m no threat I only have 2 1/1s on the board ! He took the bait and the next turn I was able to chain 9 turns and take him out . He was stunned . And we all laughed. During the game people were commenting that my commander does nothing and they should focus on other threats . Boy were they wrong XD. I think it’s best to Pod hop though because the jig is up after awhile lol

[@cedhbudgetbrews4885]

Awesome deck tech glad to see Lj getting to put that knowledge to use

[@cedhtv]

yeah he did

[@tking5218]

Thanks LJ, I am definitely in a rut with cEDH currently, trying to do too much. You're speech of lose a lot playing what you love is definitely motivating man.

[@CommonConnoisseurs]

Uh oh, everyone should prepare for the inevitable barrage of new Edric decks to the meta! Everyone mainboard Stranglehold now!

[@skirk248]

I used to play Edrich. He's underrated imo

[@leonardobasualdo9253]

Pyroclasm main

[@LemorasCards]

Love the passionate discussion in this video, great work.

[@Iguessimhere154]

I'm loving the deck techs you've been showcasing! It's always interesting to see the commanders that I find fun to build and how cedh players are able to take them to the next level

[@Tbonesteakayaya]

Awesome video Mons. I really liked that comment LJ made about playing the deck a lot until you master it and losing many games in the process. That definitely resinates with me as I’ve lost so many games with my favourite Cedh deck and was discouraged many times, but I kept improving my play style and the deck and now I have a 25-30% win rate with a deck that I have fun with. LJ seems like a really cool and wise guy to hang out with. Nicely done.

[@cedhtv]

Can I ask what commander you worked so much for?

[@Tbonesteakayaya]

@@cedhtv yeah for sure Mons, I’ve been playing with Narset, Enlightened Master.

[@fraylanx3819]

This motto reminds me of the smash bro champ that has played Kirby for a decade.

[@jank6102]

Hyped to put an Edric deck together as my first real cEDH deck. Thanks for all the great info!

[@Winterhe4rt]

Man if this wasnt the most wholesome deck guide in the history of youtube. Great video

[@cedhtv]

Thank you. That was a nice comment.

[@AndrewWoodford]

Great video and the fact that he runs Nykthos is just icing on the cake.

[@bradcallahan3546]

Edric was release in 2011 dumbass.

[@Justpaso95]

Very nice video, in the beginning i wasn't a big fan of long deck techs but the style grew on me, love the content. Speaking of the video I personally think one extra draw engine can be pretty good just in case you get Drannith Magistrate'd ... And also Ohran Frostfang can be used in conjunction with Fynn the Fangbearer in order to have a faster clock ... I don't know if that is optimal but i think it's worth giving a shot.

[@mandielyn0416]

Love his enthusiasm. This man loves to play Magic.

[@HeirophantCarneus]

I feel like Yuriko sort of took Edric's place and would like to see it more because I feel like it's a great "meta-killer" deck. But Edric is super cool though and clearly LJ is an incredible pilot.

[@shoroku1101]

Absolutely. It’s in better tempo colors too given that dimir is excellent at control as well. You can’t just race with aggro strategies with combo decks. The more combat phases there are, the more combat matters

[@louis1111111111111]

killing ppl with giant bird of paradise is a personnal pleasur of mine with my marath deck

[@kingtz.olivares1482]

Love your content Mons, I really like alternative commanders.

[@grantmcgregor2441]

I kinda see Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion as a mono red Edric. But instead of extra turns and going wide you're more playing extra combats and protecting your King. Still surprised Neheb isn't on any cedh databases. Alongside Godo.

[@cedhtv]

I think a lot of players just think he is to complex to pick up. Godo is really simple to just grab and play.

[@grantmcgregor2441]

@@cedhtv I really enjoy the casino aspect of him. He can be very explosive winning turn 2 or 3. But sometimes he doesn't hit the cards. It's a very enjoyable deck.

[@TD4355-e7u]

I main him and he is a bit more difficult to pilot but very fast and strong. People really fear him when he comes down he is similar to Yidiris and narset but faster with the downside of being mono colored. Thankfully red has gotten lots of buffs

[@grantmcgregor2441]

@@TD4355-e7u yeah I feel like almost every set there is one or two cards to Consider. Which is good in the future I think he will only be stronger and more resilient as a deck.

[@sunnysidefriendakdk2829]

Thats a fun episode, thanks you both

[@g42.greedo]

LETS GO!!!!

[@blaze556922]

5-7 is incredibly fast for most playgroups but slow for cedh. Anyone winning before turn 4, I don't even want to sit down with tbh. I like to let everyone interact, do their thing, and I have a good chance to win anyway. Edric is perfect for that and I've been running him for about 7 years now :)

[@alexzandermanning6094]

How fast do you normally win with edric?

[@blaze556922]

@@alexzandermanning6094 It's a grindy game with everyone wanting to draw cards so usually like 8-11. So not a very strong deck for some metas. It's just fun

[@blaze556922]

Great video! Subscribed 😀

[@cedhtv]

Then big welcome to the channel!

[@SirCharlesOfKanto]

Any thoughts on what to replace Hullbreacher with now that it's banned?

[@darkshot741]

heyyy ive been running a very similar edric cEDH deck its very fun i run natural order and craterhoof behemoth to win because people get tired of waiting for me to take extra turns its a very fun deck and i imagine its annoying to play against haha. I need to update it though with allosauraus shepherd and finale of devastation!

[@HiddenOne1221]

I wanna build an edric list so bad. I've surprisingly got most the creatures and lands.

[@skirk248]

I tried flash hulk in edrich but I found it had negative synergy with the amount of draw power the deck had at the time

[@cedhtv]

yeah I don't think you really need it.

[@blaze556922]

Same here

[@alexzandermanning6094]

I will say the deck just needs a craterhoof though because taking all the turns while it works, it’s tedious .

[@sunbro7853]

I’d rather Use throne of the God pharaoh if it’s simply to make the turns go quicker

[@Mastaslick.]

Dang I didn’t know LJ was playing him that long I remember going against him at frontline games a few years ago

[@vatarants]

One of the decks that I really hate to play against! haha

[@adamcappella8088]

Right there, losing is a fun part of the game. Cause it makes you think, you need to improve, you need to study, and strategize more. Cause if you only win, theres no struggle, the game becomes stale and boring. Plus, its lonely at the top.

[@cedhtv]

If you ever find yourself lonly at the top I will come and SMACK you down! But yeah. I usally say that decks are never finished.

[@TheCartajay]

I have had good success with my edric deck using strixhaven stadium for much faster kills. How has Lonis been?

[@luismesa490]

I've enjoyed lonis in testing so far! Being able to use any extra mana you have lying around to crack clues has been pretty useful.

[@wiiblewobble]

Not sure where else to ask this. Why do people run winds of rebuke in CEDH decks?

[@cedhtv]

People like to move cards from their deck into their grave. And it is a wincon. If you can cast it infinatly you can deck people and pass turn and win.

[@wiiblewobble]

@@cedhtv could also hose effects like imp seal or vamp tutor. Thanks for the info!

[@cedhtv]

that too.

[@OpusCulo13666]

Ah yes a favourite of mine. Beastmaster Ascension is nuts in this deck, as you are using a ton of evasive weenies and cranking out a ton of quest counters quickly.

[@MrLeolb2]

Please invite Allergies! :)

[@Kujisoba]

Do you think it would be possible to make a video about the card [[Step through]] for cedh? I think it could be a viable card for stax strategies. It seems people are overlooking it.

[@crovax1375]

Is Seedtime to restrictive for this deck?

[@luismesa490]

Seedtime isn't really what we want in Edric. Normally if someone is casting a blue spell during your turn, it's to counter something (usually a turn spell). In that one situation, Seedtime is great. A regular counter spell would also do the trick. However, a counterspell is good throughout the course of a game. Whereas Seedtime has very niche moments where it's good.

[@jamesgyre]

i like it in here (but my build is a budget version.) seedtime is "something no one is expecting" and even if it's dead, dead cards don't matter as much in edric because of how many yr drawing, imo. ymmv obv, especially if yr in a highly competitive meta.

[@leonardobasualdo9253]

Monssss i love ur content, i m from argentina and its imposible for me to support via patreon o twitch, i need help with codie, i follow ur list from moxfield i have put and upgrade with bring to light to search and cast the adnaus

[@cedhtv]

Well I can take a small look. feel free to send your list.

[@leonardobasualdo9253]

@@cedhtv www.moxfield.com/decks/CwIp6Fe6zEeCzwB2qzeTwQ

[@Flippyfloppy007]

It’s amazing how even with an average of