Commander Cards MOST Worth Buying (December 2022)

End the year in style by picking up cards that will give you VALUE for your dollar! Check out this sweet list we've compiled and see if it sparks inspiration for you!
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[@samuelcunningham4526]

Have you heard the tragedy of Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor?... It's not a tale the Jedi would tell you

[@garylangford6755]

None of these cards are worth buying. Just print them for free

[@TheWardensArms]

@@garylangford6755 if your point is proxy everything that's fine but LGSs are strongly supported by the secondary market. Sure, don't let that you can't afford a necessary card stop you from playing, but support your lgs too.

[@mitchellmincey6654]

Just noticed austin post is a top tier member. Love it.

[@willstebbins5338]

I love how supportive he is of community content creators

[@hiddenleaf414]

Who is he?

[@brandondrake4609]

@@hiddenleaf414 post Malone

[@roguewookiee]

​@@hiddenleaf414 Post Malone

[@NitpickingNerds]

Posty is the best 😄

[@SnowmanJazz]

"Tocasia's Accidental and Quite Tragic Death" became the unexpected MVP meme of the Brother's War and I absolutely love y'all for keeping it going with the Caves of Koilos text.

[@NitpickingNerds]

We love a good meme! ☺️

[@JohnSmith78098]

You guys really made something magical with this channel. I truly enjoy seeing a new video pop up. I could sit at the China buffet with headphones in and just watch these vids. Keep ‘em coming!

[@NitpickingNerds]

We appreciate that so much 🥰

[@Oakenbull]

You had me at China Buffet

[@devan9197]

These KZbin videos have to be the most worth watching because they are very entertaining and useful.

[@NitpickingNerds]

Awww, shucks!

[@huntergilbertson2958]

Thank you for another great informative video. I am now 100% adding mystical tutor, ashnods altar and time warp to my "cards to buy" list. Have a great day nerds!!

[@NitpickingNerds]

Good luck to your opponents trying to beat those cards haha! Have a good day

[@ImGarbino]

I second these adds

[@josuanachname1914]

Tumors will have a Reprint shortly, if you dont know yet ;)

[@untrustworthyshelfing9953]

You two are the best content creators and a credit to the cause.

[@NitpickingNerds]

Thank you!!!

[@avatarofpapermagic]

I downloaded this but have been holding off watching it, because you two are so good at getting me to buy cards with these videos haha. Love you both, hope you're having a great start to the weekend you beautiful people!

[@NitpickingNerds]

Thank you so much for the kind words! ☺️

[@NitpickingNerds]

Have a great weekend as well!

[@CrazyMentor94]

I really love how you keep the content coming❤

[@NitpickingNerds]

It only stops when we DIE

[@olafthemoose9413]

The problem with extra turn effects is that they are 100% free. You basically end up paying 0 mana for an explore in the worst case.

[@dominikjohnston5601]

Altar of the brood with felidar guardian and restoration angel is always a beautiful combo. I feel like it’s the unsung altar lol

[@Flanagaming]

I hit an Altar of Dementia in pack 1 of a draft, then just snatched up all the artifact creatures I could get my hands on. I was able to get the artifact that taps to create a colorless and you gain one life, then a few of the artifact creature that lets you tap it to gain a life. I think Altar would be a super fun commander deck to build.

[@Beckola44]

Thank you for your picks Nitpicking Nerds. It is much appreciated.

[@NitpickingNerds]

Glad they could be of help!

[@davidm.corbin4643]

I just bought all 63 Borther's War Retro-Frame Atrifacts! Awesome looking and good prices.

[@John-pl4fl]

The other day I was playing my Nymris flash deck and I commandeered an opponent's Rise of the Dark Realms. Best feeling ever

[@paull.9884]

Unwinding Clock is a really good pick as well. Was $30 before being reprinted and is about $4 now

[@NitpickingNerds]

That is a great price drop for sure.

[@hank1693]

A nice bit of the nerds after a rough day is so comforting

[@arturol.m.7245]

The most worth buying are RL proxys :D

[@stevenlorenzo7399]

Love Aetherflux Reservoir, only way to foil that effect? Krosan Grip !!!!!!!!!! 😆😆😆

[@NitpickingNerds]

I swear if that card didn't exist Krosan Grip would have WAY less fans

[@craney6034]

May I add, Tibbalt Cosmic Imposter here. It's like $6 now and my last game we had 2 court of cunnings on the battlefield and ulted tibalt essentially playing 4 decks at once!

[@pablogarin]

I felt identified with the "Grey merchant and the n Grey merchant again because someone had a way of doing it" xD For those wondering: - Necroduality - Cleaver Skaab - Cut in Half - Glasspool mimic - ANY clone. - And many, many other ways...

[@pablogarin]

Also, Aetherflux reservoir is one of my favorite wincons: Play Bolass' Citadel, Sensei Top, Aetherflux reservoir, GG... once I managed to turn 4 Citadel, after a couple of cards played from the deck I stumbled into the top, then sheoldred, so I kept drawing and playing the top until I got to the reservoir, and then I blew the whole table... turn 4 no one had responses, it was awesome

[@NinjaTerd473]

I will almost always run Alrund's Epiphany over Time Warp/Walk/etc. I pulled 3 borderless versions. And you can foretell it, and you get birds when it resolves.

[@finks1]

Placed an order and fyi the suggestion for people to bookmark the nitpicking nerds TCGPLAYER link is genius. Never seen a youtuber suggest that and it makes using your link a no brainer.

[@NitpickingNerds]

We really appreciate it too

[@garra277]

I like Command the Dread hoard over Rise of the Dark realms, but every card listed was fairly cheap and will bust games wide open, looks like a great list! Especially with the current price of these cards!

[@olafthemoose9413]

Command is more flexible but rise kinda is a fair expropriate

[@TheSoulquake]

i use command in Greven, just a rise that pumps greven

[@derekpreston1989]

Huge shout out to Beezy for the hardened scales > doubling season comment 🎉. In almost any non planeswalker scenario, there is a better choice over doubling season.

[@NitpickingNerds]

Sometimes I’m afraid to make comments like that 🤣

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

My Ghave deck loves Doubling Season and Hardened Scales ;p

[@alisaadati942]

@@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299 My pocket loves Hardened Scaled + Branching Evolution 😄

[@TheSpiritombsableye]

(Makes sad Lore Counters noises)

[@caedenkniep3528]

Love the video guys ty for making these! One suggestion i have is to slightly adjust the price tag so that it doesn't cover the text on the card. I've had trouble reading certain parts on some cards.

[@kamilwhaley-kalaora4839]

I like delayed blast fireball in decks like torbran or Gisela. Three mana deal 4 to everything not yours or 6 mana deal 7 with torbran or 10 with gisela :)

[@seanmaertens8483]

This is always one of my favorite types of videos you guys make. Surprised you didn't mention unwinding clock. Down to 3-4 bucks thanks to the reprint.

[@NitpickingNerds]

We can’t mention everything lol 😝

[@zackfro]

We love you Ken!!! Shoot Cherries every time.

[@NitpickingNerds]

😂😂

[@tymenvanessen3119]

i would put the shadowmoor filter lands above pain lands. for any number of colors. and for devoid(wingding) mana.

[@anonymoususer5351]

A lot of those are more expensive, but they are probably better lands. It's hard to say whether they're more "worth their price"

[@Coolkeldon]

11:00 if we are gonna just consider the +1/+1 counters aplication. Shouldn't we compare Hardened scales with Branching evolution instead of Doubling Seasons?

[@danmorgan7775]

If only there had been a retro border phyrexian altar reprint to complete the set. Definitely picked up the other two.

[@simonteesdale9752]

I'd put Brotherhood's end on this list. It's a new card, but it's *so* good, and currently $4.

[@antroz9181]

On the topic of Hardened Scales vs Doubling Season, I am currently running a Hardened Scales in my Simic Ezuri deck though at some point might want to replace it with Doubling Season (assuming the price hopefully becomes not so prohibitive) Ezuri tends to go tall whereas Hardened Scales really rewards you for going wide. Great video as always!

[@NitpickingNerds]

Branch Evolution might be what you are looking for.

[@antroz9181]

@@NitpickingNerds a very good suggestion!

[@keiharris332]

Diabolic Intent Non Foil: $8.77 Diabolic Intent FOIL: $8.41 I've seen this on a ton of cards recently, especially the Brothers War foils being absurdly cheap. What do?

[@NitpickingNerds]

Scoop em up if you like foils!

[@Cirot1000]

Foils curl so they suck. I don't know anyone who would go out of their way to buy them.

[@meatforge]

@@Cirot1000 Shiny pringles go brrrrrr

[@Sehon13Ultd]

@@Cirot1000 I go out of my way to buy foils. They look way nicer.

[@stenthesnake98]

When I saw that diabolic intent was getting a reprint in a standard legal set, I sold mine immediately because I knew I could buy 3 or 4 with the money I got for just one

[@josephclites6971]

I love these videos about card prices and value! Good work NN!!

[@NitpickingNerds]

Thank you!

[@timfoley9272]

Mikaeus, the unhallowed is also wayyyyy cheaper right now than he has been for a long time

[@crshanerable]

Time warp is cheaper, but can be redirected by Deflecting Swat

[@thrillhouse4151]

Mystical Tutor is silly good, part of the tutor for a tutor so you can recast your tutor combo.

[@JustforKikX]

Aetherflux is good, but I took it out of my cEDH Jhoira deck. A little too slow.

[@chrismcfallan8265]

Time warp is a bit of a worry with deflecting swat around these days. Cost aside I'd run the other two 5 cmc spells first. It is great, just be conscious when casting!

[@marimi46]

Just remember that Time Warp can be redirected, I've used redirection cards to have them target me :)

[@samcoleman7357]

Always love the new videos!

[@MageSkeleton]

Honestly, i would had put Helm of the Hosts on the list as it's potentially the most powerful equipment in the game especially for casual play. Even if it's equipped onto a Reassembling Skeleton it puts in the value.

[@thetogtube2]

Defiler of Vigor STOMPS … any mono green deck or +1 counter deck it’s an auto include.

[@jstawch2608]

Thats a nice cat.

[@SuperTominou]

Love that format :)

[@travisspaans1525]

Surprised that the silverback elder wasn't mentioned with the defiler of vigor

[@PawzBrownMTG]

Great video Gentlemen hope y'all are doing well. KEEP STAYING PAWZITIVE GUYS 👍

[@ironman2818]

Moxfield ad at 11:30 👀👀

[@radiodemon5774]

Never let the tocasia meme die. Unlike tocasia, who actually died in the caves of koilos

[@NitpickingNerds]

NEVER FORGET

[@skullkrusher-dx4kg]

Delayed blast fireball early on is good eithought fortell.

[@jamesgratz4771]

Pain lands !!! Gorgeous art on those and they’re very solid !!! I like that they got reprints

[@NitpickingNerds]

Super solid reprints and art!

[@Fishlampclock]

Not sure which is the third best red board wipe. Delayed blast fireball or chain reaction. 🤔

[@NitpickingNerds]

I DBF takes the cake for me as 3rd

[@theprincekieran]

In Garruks Wake into Rise of the Dark Realms is nasty in my Jodah deck

[@energetek661]

Amber is most worth having! Also 1st

[@NitpickingNerds]

Most worth catting 😂

[@darthraider3691]

Great VID appreciate your work - Request another Mono Red Dragon overview to include mana-ramp and should it include 3 plus planeswalkers and if yes, which ones?

[@tylernelson3195]

Death place Tocasia had me rolling

[@NitpickingNerds]

May she RIP

[@Seligsuper]

Great choice in the thumbnail, I feel like holding a fat stack of cash in every single thumbnail will always get clicks even if the video has nothing to do with money.

[@yavivanov6650]

Lizard brain stimulation

[@NitpickingNerds]

“Is that… money?!” MUST CLICK 🤖

[@WayfarersBauble]

7:09 I'm glad we sorted that out

[@NitpickingNerds]

Love u

[@WayfarersBauble]

@@NitpickingNerds And I love you back!

[@skullkrusher-dx4kg]

Rout is super good, its an instant speed board wipe. Its brutal.

[@NinjaTerd473]

Best red boardwipe? I'm thinking Star of Extinction.

[@mutantcube1737]

Mystic tutor and temporal Mastery is a brutal combo

[@johnathanrhoades7751]

I have to second Moxfield. It's the best site I've seen for that. Hardened scales is definitely better in a lot of ways. And so much cheaper 😄

[@bububu__]

i love these vids, looking forward to the next budget bombs as well!!

[@NitpickingNerds]

BUDGABAAAA

[@discoviolenza1984]

I know I'm going to get push back for this, but I have found Elesh Norn to be a liability in my metas. It gets stolen and cloned so much that it wrecks me just as much if not more than my opponents.

[@fernandoorozco3751]

Question for Joe Cherries: I'm curious. Why do you say that Fetch Lands are better than OG Duals? I'm not debating you, just wanted to hear your logic on that. Thanks! Love your guys videos!

[@NitpickingNerds]

Fetch are all basically rainbow lands, they shuffle the library, they go to the grave yard for things like delve, delirium, or just to be replayed with Crucible of worlds, they get 2 landfall triggers. The list goes on ☺️

[@fernandoorozco3751]

Well that's good because I have multiples of all the fetch lands (thanks MH2 and Zendikar Rising!) and the only OG dual that I have is a Tropical Island that I bought because I love Simic. That cost me like a months worth of allowance!

[@miguelestrada9259]

Birthing Pod SL is currently $9. Where are y'all getting your prices from?

[@forloveofthepage2361]

Mishra's Bauble is "Air Gas" as the kids would say.

[@drunkgerbil9962]

BIG BERTHA A.K.A. BERTHING POD IS ONLY $5!? THANKS

[@Buchaus]

Moxfield ad guess: 15:18

[@NitpickingNerds]

Wonderful guess

[@Buberte]

I guess for my Urza Prince of Kroog i should add Su Chi Warden and altar of dementia 😂

[@crawdaddy1234]

I once used Diabolic Intent to sacrifice my Academy Rector which grabbed Divine Intervention. I searched up Vampire Hexmage…

[@the_metamancer]

Day 19 guess 19 9:23

[@w3rm4]

Omg Amber at 1:09 ❤

[@NitpickingNerds]

She showed up 🙌🏻

[@fosterdawson7339]

WOOH AMBER

[@NitpickingNerds]

AMBER HYPE

[@fosterdawson7339]

@@NitpickingNerds you guys should get a Mox Amber proxy that has a picture of her curled up in a ball

[@matthewdavis7869]

That birthing pod is def not $5 lol, one sold for that on TCG a few days ago but the rest are 10-15

[@thraxhunter1450]

I'm confused. Tokeshi69 was caught in the explosion between Urza and Mishra right? I think we need a dedicated lore video for this.

[@NitpickingNerds]

It is a hard bit of lore ti keep up with

[@patrickbuc2552]

I got diabolic intent for 5$ when Brothers Dominaria released!

[@NitpickingNerds]

sick deal!

[@Devilish420]

*Sees that time warp is now $12* Well, looks like I gotta add another extra turn spell to my Narset deck and make everyone hate me more.

[@theabrandt6177]

Where the heck are you finding birthing pod for 5? Absolute cheapest I see anywhere is like 9+

[@millsada]

timewarp does have the very real risk of someone taking your turn instead

[@NitpickingNerds]

A risk worth taking

[@TheUbiouS]

Why didn’t you guys introduce that beautiful ball of fur?

[@jasonbuchanan7974]

Great cards to proxy.

[@bigboyz34]

Where are y'all getting your prices from? Birthing pod is nothing close to 5$..?

[@nanoswipe147]

I run rise of the dark realm I. My Xander deck

[@WhoTFareyou2]

Just noticed the name of the top tier pateon. Is Joe actually interested in CEDH? Super cool its my preferred level of edh play

[@NitpickingNerds]

I have a cEDH list but prefer casual.

[@WhoTFareyou2]

@@NitpickingNerds that's cool. It's a fun variation of the format, I still like casual too tho. Ghyrson starn is my baby

[@pincheterror]

thank u nerds!

[@derekanderson9819]

Eldrazi displacer?

[@Roan.bot.]

Diabolic intenta foil is also at $8-9

[@NitpickingNerds]

Such a good pick up.

[@mibbzx1493]

I got bullied by 2 copies Defiler of vigor in volos guide to monsters. Regretted not removing volo instantly

[@NitpickingNerds]

Volo is a must kill

[@SaltySparrow]

Dang birthing pod went up lol

[@Oakenbull]

Where you get this birthing pod for 5 bucks?

[@thetogtube2]

True… I see it for $8 … still worth it

[@Oakenbull]

@@thetogtube2 Truth

[@MareczqZglos]

I just wanted to add abaut the "time rules" - and the convesation with Extra Turn spells... I never sow that any one dont play cards for theirs deck that takes a LOT of time on theirs turns... iam pretty sure that a lot decks takes MUCH more time to play, then others decks in 3 turns... and becose of it - the "tume rules" is no longer valid argument for Extra Turns effects - at least in my opinion. IF some group really wat to have TIME rules - they shoud just use "chees clocks" and make evyrone time like 30 minutes - if you pass it, you loose... thats easiest way to "lock" time for eveyrone - and then if some one want to play extra turns spells - he must play fast ;)

[@devin5297]

I am sure the moxfield ad will be at 11:30

[@devin5297]

😞

[@NitpickingNerds]

So sorry, keep at it! One day you will cheat ❤️

[@devin5297]

@@NitpickingNerds ♥️ I can’t wait to cheat someday!

[@davidhowell1415]

Isn’t time warp about to get a reprint?

[@NitpickingNerds]

Maybe 🤔

[@Breviparopus]

Do you think Arcane signet is good in a 3 colour green deck?

[@mixed_styles]

Arcane signet is good in every deck basically

[@sidneyschatz8301]

Arcane Signet is good in every (multicolored) commander deck. It´s a staple in this format. I highly recommend you "Birds of Paradise", if you are looking for "color-fixing" in your three-colored deck with green in it.

[@NitpickingNerds]

We don’t play Arcane Signet in any green decks 😅

[@ClosetFurry69]

Depends on how good the mana base is, and your other options. It's not good as ramp in a green deck, you have better, but if you don't have the shocks/triomes to grab with nature's lore, or you don't have fetches, then it gets a lot better because the fixing is relevant. I have shocks and fetches so I still don't run it in 3 color decks with green

[@Breviparopus]

@@NitpickingNerds I had my suspicions

[@jaredgraham4363]

im shocked necro didnt make the list at only 25 for the secret lair copy

[@NitpickingNerds]

That was a good one as well but we didn’t wanna overload with cards from that set.

[@DamjanDenoble]

Great list. Should add -> Thorn of Amethyst, which is like $1-$2 now!

[@NitpickingNerds]

Worth it but lame lol