A Guide To Najeela, The Warrior Competitive Commander / cEDH | Magic: The Gathering

[@cedhtv]

Wow never thought I would see this day/vid coming. Really happy you made this video.

[@GacNac]

Love your channel

[@AndrewWoodford]

Mons he had Dan from the Lab Maniacs on a few years ago. More cEDH is always welcome though!

[@lorenzkarbach1352]

@@AndrewWoodford This labmaniacs featured video about Inalla reanimator from 2017 (i think) ist where it all began for me. Where i was first confronted with the idea of "EDH doesn't have to be this casual format of 8 mana splashy spells", there is another super interesting way to play it. At that point their channel had already hours of gameplay to enjoy, before most of today's big channels even got started. A bit sad that they don't produce gameplay anymore :(

[@cedhtv]

@@AndrewWoodford I know I saw that one. Dan was really funny in that video. Appearing like an evil scientist. But this video look like The professors own video. It was littraly 8 min super content speed. A great najeela video. I guess he would have gotten help. But it lookt really professional.

[@Foxribble19]

Hey mons.

[@YaBoiGarta]

You're a saint Prof. Thank you for acknowledging us in the format we all love so much. I hope one day we can all be a happy family of varying-powered edh players, and this is a step towards that goal. You're appreciated

[@Zeb1904]

Like always, the comments are never satisfied or happy with the deck tech. Great video as always Prof

[@VeznansDeadbeatDad]

Zeb 1904 ugh ikr. Every time he posts a Competitive list it’s too expensive and powerful but when he posts a regular one it’s too casual...

[@bantcm]

@@VeznansDeadbeatDad Agreed, you can't please some people. Can't afford this deck, that's fine, don't build it or proxy it. Don't think a budget build is strong enough, try and come up with upgrades or again, just don't build it. Not every deck is for everyone.

[@Boblol126]

Complacency could imply an unwillingness to improve-----just saying

[@ashenwuss1651]

People are mentally uncapable of making their own touches to a deck. They need others to build the deck for them. So, it makes sense that they are too pitiful to be happy with someone else's ideals. I saw the thumbnail, seeing Najeela for the first time. From there, I already had ideas brewing. I think these upset people need to learn to use Scryfall or Gatherer advanced search.

[@cedhtv]

@@bantcm There are budget versions of this deck tho. Won't be equally strong. But if you build it on a budget I guess it will only combat others on a budget. But you are right ben not every deck is for everyone. I have stopped playing this one. But it was fun and really good.

[@TheRealSarceus]

I'm glad to see a channel that doesn't traditionally talk about cEDH seek to promote it. This is the kind of thing we need in order to get more people into high-power commander and to normalize it, since it's still so poorly understood by a lot of players. I find it especially interesting that you didn't put any prices on screen during the video. This is good though, since what matters to cEDH players is not how much money you have, but how good of a player you are and that you're interested in playing with power. Really, we couldn't care less if your Gaea's Cradle or your Mana Drain isn't real.

[@moop6667]

U honestly don't mind playing against fake cards? , But what if u spend your hard earned dollars on a card that u thought about and synergized so good in ur deck , and someone else is like : oh that's €300 I'ts probably good I'll print that.

[@chrisstropki280]

If their approach is putting in cards only because they’re expensive, they’re probably going to get out played by the guy who understands WHY a gaea’s cradle is worth what it is (excluding the reserved list scenario). If a guy proxies a gaea’s cradle into every deck he owns, without owning even 1 real copy, that’s maybe an issue. But proxying a few $300 cards for one cEDH deck isn’t that big a deal. I imagine cEDH growth would be stifled because of the expensive barrier to entry if proxies were heavily frowned upon.

[@silvanobianchini6924]

Yeah, not to mention that if every player on earth followed that policy of 'if it's expensive i'll just proxy it', Magic would have been shut down years ago... I honestly think that a proxy should be used only if you want to test a card with the intention to buy it in the near future if the testing goes well, or if you already own a copy of the card but you don't want to switch that card between multiple decks.

[@dragullongblackfang8073]

i am one of the more lucky people i play betwenn competetiv and casual ergo strong decks but not so fast to be competetiv

[@NickOnFire1490]

@@moop6667 honestly, most cEDH players are comfortable with proxies. We understand that very few people have $2,000 just lying around for a timetwister or a bazaar of Baghdad. I want to win because we made the correct game play decisions, not just because i could afford a force of will and nobody else could.

[@jazzsantos8053]

Holy.... I've been using Nature's Will wrong for years. Didn't realize I could stack multiple triggers. Time to whip this knowledge out on my play group.

[@FlawlessRhythmGG]

In this deck, it would pair best with Kenrith. Draw cards, reanimate creatures, buff your team, whatever you need at the moment.

[@tragghyb2673]

I am very appreciative of this video , one thing I would make note of, with Derevi there are a couple ways you can use it to get to WUBRG, with either City of Brass, Mana Confluence, Command Tower, Arcane Signet (if you opt to run it), or Birds of Paradise since Derevi's untap effect is a trigger for each creature you can target the same permanent multiple times and retap the mana before allowing a subsequent trigger to resolve.

[@Ominous_severus]

I love seeing a fair share of videos geared toward veteran players. No need to break down what the bulk of the deck does. Straight forward and visually simple win-con breakdowns. great video Prof! Keep up the good work!

[@cavaleirodaordemtemplaria]

Brazil loves cEDH! We want more videos like this! Thanks!

[@TensyCL]

Excellent video prof. Thanks for shining a spotlight on these decks. I just wanted to make clear the interaction between Najeela and Derevi, because it allows the pilot to go off with less attackers/lands. If you control one rainbow land (command tower for instance) and you connect with 5 attackers, you can stack Derevi's trigger and tap the command tower 5 times before the triggers resolve. So you don't need to have WUBRG in play. Derevi is probably the strongest wincon for this deck, and abusing his trigger is very important if you havn't been able to get many tokens or are land screwed.

[@jdcaporali]

Sooooo happy to see my favorite cEDH deck here! Thanks a lot Prof! Please make more cEDH deck techs like this!

[@baconator9043]

Props to you TCC for talking about an often overlooked and misunderstood format as though it were any other in the game of MTG!!!!

[@GreenSquiggly]

My top 3 recommended deck techs: Kess Consultation! (Talk to Wedge from West Coast Commander) Opus Thief! (Shapersavant) Razakats! (Shapersavant or Wedge)

[@redstonepro5412]

gitrog dredge would be funny too because the combo is sooo complicated

[@bendinguy5914]

@@redstonepro5412 soon

[@jeremy89thom]

I've always liked shapersavant's breya deck. I want to make it, but without proxies it would cost an arm and a kidney. Lol

[@SmilePecoSmile]

I'm gonna need more of these bad Larrys, Prof Daddy.

[@supermonkeydog42]

I've been playing cEDH for about 8 months and I built this deck last week. I will never stop playing it. It is so fun!!!

[@erikaivinsiy591]

Thank you so much for representing the cedh players and meta the way you have prof.

[@WushuTaz]

I luv you Prof! What you're doing to shed a positive light onto the cEDH community is extremely admirable.

[@jakegwolford]

Awesome to see cEDH content, professor. Keep on keeping on!

[@Bcdeano]

Absolutely excellent. Very happy to see cEDH featured on the channel

[@thirdwavefinance8154]

thanks for adding some cedh content lately 👍🏼

[@bantcm]

I will likely never build the deck in this video, but it was still really fun to see how it worked. Thanks :)

[@udinamursona1064]

The cedh community is very proxy friendly, even if you can't afford the cards, print the cards out and make a deck with them, I assure you no cedh player will mind.

[@SxTheBo]

I don't even play edh...just watch your decktech for the amazing editing...so satifsfying

[@Ragmesesis]

Thanks prof for making more cEDH content.

[@somethingclever4456]

nejeela is great. attacks the cedh meta at an angle most decks aren't prepared to handle. Scary to play against for sure

[@OBZEDAT]

Awesome video proff thanks for the cEDH notoriety

[@el_maoo]

thanks for raising general interest in cedh

[@watsonplays2494]

Great video proff. I love seeing more cedh content. I run the same list but I'm also running a flash hulk package. So good!!

[@liamfoote7164]

What is also neat about Najeela is she can kill reasonably quickly without comboing out just by playing her and attacking. She does exponentially more damage per turn and in cEDH there are fewer blockers on the table.

[@Hitzel]

@@timk1719 Yeah that's kinda why the archetype is called "Najeela Tempo" right? Just let Najeela do her thing with warriors while you use a full grip of hate and interaction to make sure no one else wins. If you combo off early, that's great, but if the game goes on for too long and Najeela isn't answered, you'll eventually just win with a token army. and no need to combo.

[@Foxribble19]

More cedh decks would be sweet whatever you do a tech on it would not matter to me the content is awesome no matter what.

[@vodkablitz3242]

I'd be super psyched for a Bloodpod video. Which has the advantage of also being able to be played at more casual/friendly tables without being overpowered.

[@Kazz1187]

I’m happy to see this especially as a follow up to the podcast episode with Ryan from playing with power

[@andrewmarinkovich8657]

Wow, a cEDH deck tech! Way to go, Professor! Thank you for the content!

[@BanditDil210]

Najeela has been my go to CEDH deck since he was spoiled for battlebond. Great to see you putting her under the limelight prof!

[@lastblockbuster]

I need more cedh in depth reviews from the professor. 🔥 Godo Bandit Warlord would be great to see next

[@Arcdemon44]

My Najeela deck has been my absolute favorite since battlebond came out, love playing cedh with it.

[@VeznansDeadbeatDad]

Love this sweet cEDH techs!!!! Thanks for the content prof!

[@ReaperSaga-3713]

Your Najeela deck list video needs an update, Professor. Just made a deck for her and only been in the game a few months now. My bidget is extremely limited, and given the recent banlist, i find it more than fitting to make an updated version of this video to help a new player like me. Thank you and happy holidays!!!

[@mrsilverbutton7786]

I was just rewatching your Syr Carah deck looking into mono-red EDH and I recall you saying how poorly it did on KZbin compared to the busted Urza deck. I hope you know I really enjoy the off the beaten path commanders like Syr Carah so please don't be discouraged to create them!

[@professormurdoc1359]

This is a really helpful video guide for someone who has only ever played commander using the 2019 precons. I’m thinking of getting into this format. Thanks for making it accessible, Professor!

[@virtuosoflux]

Great video! Sisay, Weatherlight Captain! I think she would be a really cool toolbox commander that straddles the line of semi-competitive that would be a great leap-commander between the two formats!

[@neko1538]

Amazing video! Im really glad cedh is getting more recognition.

[@zoltarth]

Don't forget, faeburrow elder is one of the easier to use infinites and just having five colors among permanents you control and you have infinite attacks

[@zoltarth]

@Richard Jaberzadeh fae burrow elder is also a 5/5

[@EEEdoman]

Would love to see a The Gitrog Monster next! We have a ton of resources for it on our Discord including Documentation on all the loops and bizarre interactions for the cEDH deck, would love it if you would hit us up with some questions about the deck we've been working on for years Professor!

[@guillem1985]

Nice! I love cEDH

[@KitsuLeif]

I really liked the video, now I know what to watch out for when playing against Najeela :D I'd love to see you doing more unusual cEDH deck techs. Najeela is a well known cEDH Commander, same for Thrasios/Tymna... but no one expects a Fblthp, the Lost to be competitively viable. Maybe you could start a cEDH underdog series where you spotlight cEDH Commanders that don't get much love.

[@francesthebard2758]

KitsuLeif This!

[@SuperCred1t]

How have I never seen her? Awesome art. Interesting deck idea! Might fiddle with it

[@roboticbychoice1081]

Would love to see a Sygg, River Cutthroat Relentless Rat deck tech. Great episode, Prof!

[@redmangoose182]

I think he heard us loud and clear on that untitled podcast episode lol

[@NukTheBabies]

A Kenrith cedh deck list would be really nice to see next. Great video

[@Cannon8X]

I would love to see more CEDH content, and while he might not be at that level, I think a deck Tech on the feather of Machines himself Yawgmoth would be awesome.

[@thirdwavefinance8154]

Would like to see a LANDS-BASED COMMANDER DECK. A lot of commander players don’t mess with lands so you might as well make a mostly lands deck that they don’t mess with - seems like a lot of decks would be very weak to this. Some potential inclusions: Dark Depths Fastbond Vampire Hexmage Wren & Six? Crucible of Worlds Broken Bond Enter the Unknown Azusa, Lost but seeking sakura tribe scout oracle of mul daya summer bloom burgeoning exploration wayward swordtooth? life from the loam thespian stage demonic tutor vampiric tutor crop rotation worldly tutor wheel of fortune sylvan library maze of ith strip mine bojuka bog karakas command tower exotic orchard landfall cards

[@DylanSweeney]

Incredible! I'd love to see a tech on the boogyman in cedh right now... thrasios/tymna SUSHI HULK!

[@xChikyx]

who the fuck calls it sushi hulk?

[@Ottamus_Prime]

The people who built it

[@macksealand7832]

Great video! I'd love to see your take on K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

[@GigadeathPressure]

I'm liking the competitive edh content :)

[@jjrosales1996]

Kess would be dope. Id like to see a cEDH version as well and a normal one but whichever is cool too

[@pedrootaviotrenchdesando9434]

I would like to see a cedh deck tech of krenko, mob boss I'm from brazil and mtg content are limited, that's why I like your channel

[@konfuz3]

The gitrog monster cedh

[@bendinguy5914]

Soon

[@jeremy89thom]

Amazing deck. Really love this commander. Najeela is ridiculously versatile and she's R2. Mons from cedhtv has quite a cedh builds with her amazingness at the helm. Up next cedh arjun, the shifting flame please.

[@bradenskaggs5350]

If you're using Ryan as your professional consultant please do a Godo Bandit Warlord CEDH deck tech prof

[@archma9e_879]

Thanks for the video. Quite a few interesting decks have been named. You could also make a urza cEDH deck, complementing your other urza Deck. Or do Hippo Hulk :-)

[@thehermitdruid]

Did someone say Hippo Hulk! 🦛🦛🦛

[@archma9e_879]

@@thehermitdruid Well it looks like a meme deck until you see it in action and you realize that it is a real CEDH deck It symbolizes both the serious and the fun-loving side of the format at the same time . At least for me

[@thehermitdruid]

Archma9e_ Nobody I know, I built it ❤️

[@thehermitdruid]

Archma9e_ Nobody tappedout.net/mtg-decks/hippo-hulk/ this is literally my deck and my tapped out lol

[@archma9e_879]

@@thehermitdruid I suspected that you were that Nathan. Maybe somebody should make a merfolk CEDH deck... Oh wait Thrasios is a merfolk. Hmmm

[@DissectingTitanic]

Great video Prof! I'd be interested to see your take on a competitive Urza deck.

[@NoName-yj9vt]

And with this, Prof. Brian has officially earned a Sub and am going to ring the notification bell. Prof. You always have great content on your channel and I check in on TCC every so often to see reviews and watch Untitled, the TCC podcast but if you do more content such as this (I understand it may be rare) I truly feel more included. So a big Thank You to you Prof. As for other deck techs, I think that a Naru Meha tech would be amazing because it would seem more budget then a few others it the format thus more all inclusive. When I started down this rabbit-hole, I thought I wouldn’t be able to play because of price, but decks such as Teshar and Naru showed me it could be done, barring fast mana. (Shout out to ‘The 99’ for their amazing primers.) So I think something like that might push more people to at least try and play a more ‘Competitive’ style or list.

[@NoName-yj9vt]

Edit: Not push, but show people they it’s possible and feasible and fun.

[@liamsmith2183]

I love Pongo's list. My own Najeela list is heavily based on theirs

[@MrLupis26]

With one of my favourite commanders coming in secret lair, Saskia the unyielding, I would like to see you please do a deck tech on her to see how you would build her. I have built mine with wild pair and other cards that put powerful creatures onto the battlefield quicker than it would take to cast them as the main theme. This way I use these creatures to hit my opponents really hard. Combine this with some double damage cards and cards that affect all my opponents, they are hopefully dead all at the same time.

[@PrzemekChojeckiAI]

Kess Consultation next, please!

[@aguywithacontroller5535]

CEDH The Gitrog monster would be nice to see

[@aguywithacontroller5535]

I play semi to no cedh with my playgroup so it would be nice to see a cedh the gitrog monster or a edh kemba kha regent artifact style deck

[@bendinguy5914]

Soon

[@allbadmanners]

Interesting thing, gitrog monster in Korvold is very funny especially with ramunap excavator or crucible of worlds plus fetch lands twice a turn for 3 card draws 4 landfalls and 2 korvold counters and it's even funnier with like oracle of mul daya.

[@aguywithacontroller5535]

@@allbadmanners that does sound fun!!

[@SSEasygoing]

Ive bought so much battlebond. Wish id pulled this mythic. Seems pretty sick yo! Love the deck techs

[@notimeleft1]

I’d like to see a competitive chainer nightmare adept. Great video professor

[@HeirophantCarneus]

I'd love to see a deck tech on Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow. She's my favorite newish commander.

[@HeirophantCarneus]

In my opinion they're all necessary components to a successful Yuriko deck. My list does all of the above: tappedout.net/mtg-decks/yuriko-multiplayer-roundhouse-kick/

[@HeirophantCarneus]

My list is probably a bit light on the stax, but it fits my meta.

[@munsulight721]

You can also came to the Yuriko discord where there are a lot of discussion about how to push the deck further and even casual build can get help there :D

[@bendamir2391]

more cEDH support !! yes !

[@puffin-onehandedgamer1164]

Kiki-jiki is sadly a shaman, but would slot into this deck very nicely as an alternative win con with Zealus conscripts, which is a warrior, but a 2 card combo may be bad, I'm currently trying it out in my krenko deck just for fun.

[@Cutiejea1]

OMG I HAVE AT LEAST 1/3rd OF THE CARDS (inc Nejeela)!!! I will have to give this a shot

[@seanrice7908]

Talk about Eggs next! More people need to know about Atla Palani's best friend Mirror Entity!

[@proteus404]

Warriors, Come Out to Play....Warriors, Come Out to Play....

[@maxdawson3643]

Sorry but I build a Najeela Deck about 6 months ago, cheers Prof (love your videos BTW) now everyone is going to be playing her and I don't know how I feel about that.

[@pefp2008]

Great video. I'm just building the no-revised-dual-lands budget-y Pongo's Najeela deck XD

[@torysaccount5753]

Stupid question, but since you're running Thassas Oracle and have WUG available, why not running Flash-Hulk and Nomads-Illusionist?

[@justinreece408]

thanks for the cedh content prof. As for next deck tech, Either Kess or Zur would be cool.

[@matthewgragg2152]

Would like to see a video about Wrexial of the Risen Deep.

[@ChristopherNicdao]

You should do an Urza deck tech as a call-back to that one skit.

[@sethmasters2147]

I really like my version, a low to tge grown flash hulk, and najeela is a very powerful distraction.

[@xRevaNx333]

Start a petition to have Rudy yell OUPHE on every video that contains an OUPHE.

[@Hitzel]

I'd sign.

[@gabriellecureux5528]

The animation look great

[@chasesmith8153]

Chainer, Nightmare Adept deck tech!!

[@Gavinpoidemo]

Thanks for covering cedh!

[@lukebutrum3739]

plz do more of these!

[@kunu9051]

I loved this idea. Let’s see a Fish Hulk deck tech!

[@Xenos_hive]

Finally I cracked her and have been wanting to build her

[@jasonjara3453]

Najeela somehow looks like Meredith from The Office to me

[@shadowzk40]

Maybe a Selvala cEDH guide in the future ? :D love that commander

[@3deep4you]

Yisan. Good commander for getting into CEDH yet hard to master.

[@darkdragonXD1]

"Surprise the table to win the game" with Thassa or Jace, Weilder of Mysteries there is in fact no surprise at all xDDD, Excellent Video Prof. Deck Guide 100% Cedh

[@kobyhaigerty3157]

This is day two of the fight against Chameleon Colossus hate. I will not stop until our big green boi makes it into a deck tech, or is otherwise apologized to.

[@Robotoken-299]

cEdh? Oh hell yeah!

[@kiranm8569]

Can you do a deck tech on a UR spells deck like Niv-Mizzet Parun or a similar commander? Also love the vid as always.

[@TheArcSet]

A cool deck, how about including some cheap combat protection, so your creatures and tokens can attack with impunity. Dolmen Gate for instance.

[@abemooreodell4507]

Maybe in casual, it's not really worth the card slots in cedh though as there isn't very many blockers and little removal. Your meta may be different. Test it out!

[@leonose14]

YES. NAJEELA CEDH

[@leonardomadruga9090]

I recently made a Gargos the Vicous Watcher EDH deck that’s a ton of fun (not to mention difficult for my opponents to deal with). It’s built as a voltron deck as opposed to hydra tribal because I wanted to really use his second ability. I’d like to see what your take on it would look like. Casual level is fine but I wanna see what a competitive voltron deck looks like.

[@Gingerbeard]

Oh hey its the only commander deck i ever win with. Not this exact version but ive had Najeela since battlebond came out and shes my fav commander :)

[@RL_22]

Najeela is awesome! Just have to sell your kidney, liver, bone marrow and brain cells to afford the deck!

[@Addrum]

Amazing. The presentations makes it so you can see the deck while explaining a combo, or seeing the whole interaction package without having to go each card a time. Anyone interested in cEDH, come check out the subreddit r/CompetitiveEDH, come see the decklist database, and if you want to play a deck and its too dificult (Looking at you, Gitrog) you can join the Discord and ask for some tutelage. Everyone is willing to help and welcome new people.