Dana's Signature Style | EDHREC Room

[@JFPKMN]

I am definitely a Dana's style person, I love digging scryfall for the most unknown cards and play them in a deck that fit them

[@rule-of-three1483]

Dana is speaking the words in my head. It's never fun to do things the same way your opponents do it.

[@johanandersson8252]

Dana, i really like your style 🤟. A big Hell Yeah from me.

[@mrTjstephens1]

I respect Dana alot for the way he builds decks!

[@Durtaz]

This is the one I’m most curious about. Been waiting for this one with great anticipation!

[@karlwebb4799]

This mini series was entertaining and insightful. Expression and surprise is an art.

[@blakem000]

Please do an ep on the murder board? How does this work?

[@kendelia9609]

Seconded

[@idenpropovad1034]

separate spells into categories and use lines of yarn to draw out essential or specific synergies based on what you are looking for id guess

[@vudo666]

They should have Dana actually build a new deck using the murder board. I can imagine him being like a news weather caster or a teacher with a ruler haha

[@mattd3978]

@@idenpropovad1034 probably right, i still want to see the episode though...

[@pauldyson8098]

I've long been of the opinion that Dana's Reki deck is an absolute work of art.

[@ty_sylicus]

Dana is so cool!

[@tortle1055]

10:22 I here I was thinking dimir blink xD. I guess there really are so many ways to build a commander

[@vanessaeve925]

I relate to Dana's style. I play Golos but as a Maze's End deck. I play Hallar and Verazol because I like the kicker abilities. I play Reveka mono-blue pingers (23 decks!) I like doing fun and silly things with EDH.

[@mattd3978]

It is a great place for silliness. I love the shenanigans that EDH leaves room for.

[@FergyB20]

Man reveka ping sounds jank as anything. I love it

[@beaureynolds4267]

I like obscure cards because they sometimes fly under the threat assessment radar. That moment when the opponent says "huh, that's a neat interaction" is also rewarding.

[@electromancer2645]

I watched the other two style videos and it made me super impatient for Dana's. I just needed to know. It was driving me crazy waiting on this video.

[@Kaisingsens]

Forget about Timmy , Johnny and Spike. Ask yourself: are you a Dana, a Matt, or a Joey? :D

[@CaptainRoss]

I am definitely like Dana. Over here building and perfecting my Gallowbraid deck.

[@danielr.7289]

I've really liked these signature style videos. If you get a chance, you guys should do the signature styles of the guests you invite to play with you. Great job!

[@claytonsmith1906]

Dana I would love to see a video dedicated to some of these decks especially your pestilence deck!

[@Dubi264]

It's been interesting to use this series to think about my own style. I think I'm somewhere between Dana and Matt. I like doing unique strategies, but I like them to be stompy

[@mattd3978]

I'd say between Dana and Joey. I like fresh things but i also like resilient engines like recursion

[@jasonhart543]

Vela artifacts was the second EDH deck I ever built & probably still my favorite to play. It's kind of morphed into a Tim deck over time.

[@davidhansen5067]

Big Dana fan here. My two favorite decks are an Isperia, Supreme Judge artifacts deck (an incredible Commander when you have an aggressive meta) and Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist cat tribal (surprise surprise, Mirri pairs REALLY WELL with a tribe that makes decent tokens - also, Nacatl War-Pride is a card that exists).

[@santuli_91]

I love Dana's style and I def take inspiration from it. Over the years I've grown more and more to think much like he does about my own decks, and I increasingly try to make jankier decks over straightforward powerhouses. I think restrictions breed creativity, and I've learned so much about the game by restricting myself while still building good decks.

[@voxkine9385]

I think this probably describes me best. While I don’t tend to skip a commander due to its’ popularity, I try to go a different way. I built a go-wide Yarok deck, I’m in the process of making a nevenyral esper combat focused deck that focuses on blinking him for zombies. I like commanders with open strategies and finding a cool way to take them, even if I sacrifice some power.

[@brandonrip6445]

I like to hear there are others who make changes constantly to their decks. My favorite deck to tinker with has been Illuna from Ikoria( sitting at a legit 555 decks). Ultimately though, I don’t mind the popular commanders, just because I’m not gonna leave it alone long enough for my small group of players to get tired of it.

[@shadedcorner]

I feel like dana would approve of my Mina and Denn deck. It's superfriends

[@AndrewWoodford]

I run more decks without Sol Ring than decks with it these days. I prefer this build style for sure!

[@WUBRGer_King]

I empathize more and more with Dana's overall style as I've been playing. I used to love doing big combo decks but what happens now is I get excited by them, play a few games, and get bored of the solitaire. I'm not big on super straightforward tribal decks, but like Aegar because it's an under-supported tribe (I also like Anowon for the same reason but he might be a bit pushed as a rogue commander in comparison). I play Karametra as a wild pair deck. I like playing a variety of decks, and while I appreciate powerful commanders, I don't appreciate one-track commanders. Great series in all!

[@SWNJim]

I always loved Dana’s obscure “Challenge the Stats” picks. I have Simulacrum in my Licia, Sanguine Tribune deck (which also functions as a great Greven, Predator Captain deck). I’m putting a Sorceress Queen in my Queen Marchesa mandatory combat deck, and that hasn’t been reprinted since 5th edition. Edit: Also, I think the “network theory” approach is more important than pure stats. Who cares if your average mana value is around 2 if the a quarter of the deck doesn’t function with the rest of it? It also keeps the decks focused rather than going too far into tertiary strategies and “cascade building” as Dana mentioned.

[@heavenbot]

One of my strongest & oldest decks I have was built Dana-style. Ertai Shadowborn Apostles, when I made it I believe Ertai had less than 50 decks listed, and not a single apostles list. I'm trying out Petitioners when the LGS lets us play again!

[@XeroGold]

As a proud owner of an Ith High Arcanist, Multani Maro-Sorceror, and The Prismatic Piper decks, I can understand these design choices.

[@Mayoh-WTP]

New to your channel and I have to say, I really enjoyed this series about your signature styles. I wonder if you guys will continue that series but with special guests from other channels you collaborate with?

[@mcmc9176]

I find it funny to stumble upon this video about obscure commanders having 3 of the decks in the vid

[@quithe]

I am definitely this style of playing and one of my favorite decks is boros banding. Because my friends told me it would not work and I can destroy them with it.

[@jameshart705]

I like magic. I like playing game’s with my friends. I introduced them to magic and now we have a pretty regular commander night. I have more game play experience, a larger collection, and a bigger Mtg budget then most of them. I don’t like pulling punches during the game, and my competitive nature usually disallows me from doing so... but I can make restrictions on my deck building that allow me to access my deeper card collection, buy dumb foils, and still have a fun time playing with my friends.

[@psychozen7169]

Dana playing cards to confuse the control player

[@Munchie3777]

I respect ur playstyle alot ^.^

[@TheSynisterMinister]

I'm a big Dana Fan! I appreciate more Johnny and less spikey!

[@nickleewright]

Talrand is my drake tribal deck! :)

[@nickleewright]

The most fun card in that deck to play is timid drake... Just because how bad that card is.... that one and the phasing drakes!

[@damonlouis6536]

finally, a player in the game with the steez to match. This embodies the origins of EDH

[@crawdaddy1234]

If you’ve never used Mina and Denn to tap Nykthos (or Gaea’s Cradle if you have one), bounce it to your hand and replay it to tap it again, you’ve never lived. My Mina and Denn deck can play up to 10 lands in one turn (though one must be a basic Forest). I was able to produce over 30 mana on turn 4 to Jaya’s Immolation (I think) each of my opponents.

[@del132]

I NEED to know how the cards stick to the murder board.

[@del132]

This is also the deck-building style I most closely relate to. It pains me to find out that a particular commander of mine has decks listed in the quadruple digits. It's also excessively difficult to build this way.

[@saxlaxdm10]

How are you pinning your cards to the murder boards??

[@baltosstrupelos302]

Dana spirit Animal confirmed: my cut off number on EDHrec is 200 or less decks for a commander

[@dreddbolt]

Mmm. Tetsuko Umezawa (Fugitive) mono-blue drunken sea monsters brew. How can I reduce power to 1, then switch power and toughness?

[@thrillhouse4151]

My style of deck building is going on EDHREC and scrolling down the entire page.

[@odjaur]

how about challeging the stats on angelic shield in arcades the strategist decks?

[@nanoacido5174]

I am a little like Dana, but as long as no one else plays the commander in my LGS and she is under 800 decks in EDHREC im okay with it. There is a big advantage bringing out Krav/Regna over Teysa. People are more reluctant to shut you down proactively if they don't know your deck, they are every little bit as powerful and some of their staples are so much cheaper

[@robertmendez8383]

Mangara is my mono white super friends lmao.

[@lokidragon8725]

Huh maybe I am an ego-manic after all? XD. I'm also into building obscure commanders or building around ideas rather than the actual thing in the command zone.

[@clovergannon]

I literally have a "chopping block" for my decks, and am constantly scouring scryfall for specific oracle texts and effects to make swaps into my deck.

[@henryjones8636]

"I can't win without XYZ cards" Yu-Gi-Oh back in 2013.

[@psychozen7169]

ADRAAAAIN!!!!

[@damo9961]

This has inspired me to make Niambi, Esteemed Speaker.

[@stevemorton8555]

Is telling dad jokes when you are not a father a faux pa?

[@SpellstoneStructures]

I was today years old that I figured out my Deckbuilding style is Hipster.

[@iBecker31]

i thought dana was like the budget guy of the group, so i was a little disappointed when i chek the lists and see so many dual lands :c

[@suntitan4419]

The most serial killer looking way to build a deck or maybe your decks are trying to catch a serial killer 😂😂

[@Chuubii]

Dana and MTGGoldfish keep the spirit of EDH alive. Look at the commanders - there's no creativity. To a point I blame commanzone, who focus on generic good stuff decks and 20 USD cards.

[@Lowelo860]

Yeah the cmds recently printed kinda just go to play all your good cards unfortunately looking at you Golos. Just synergy or unique decks are less seen nowadays.