How To Build Your First Commander Deck | Magic: The Gathering

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Is is possible for MTG to survive on Commander alone? Check out my new video that explores just this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZDPc4Fnh99-ftk

[@MultiAsdag]

Yes and it will. WOTC are doing stupid crap like banning "racist" cards - instead of focusing on the game... commander is the only hope with the makers of the game asleep at the wheel.

[@laysdong]

@@MultiAsdag youre a loser

[@charlesdicus6451]

@@MultiAsdag Yes and it won't and no I don't think banning racist cards has taken up a significant amount of wizards' time.

[@ozmond]

@@MultiAsdag lol it’s not that big of a deal.

[@troullo90]

professor, where are counter spells? removal or synergy section??

[@dominicrich8326]

37 to 38 lands 10 ramp sources 10 draw sources 6-8 removal spells (single target) 5 board wipes 30 synergies

[@RedbeardMerx]

Legend, this should be pinned

[@kayla33269]

Thank you thank you thank you thank you

[@Thurmanator]

That seems like too much removal, board wipes and, draw

[@kiracaos]

thank you Kanye, very cool

[@scottricks1676]

@@Thurmanatorcan never have too much draw!

[@bluedog4248]

a tip for deckbuilding is that if you already have a collection, go through your stuff first and pull out cards you think will work well. You can always save money by using things you own vs. buying singles

[@sammead7911]

I can’t tell you how many times I searched for and bought cards I already have haha

[@zweis]

Printer ink go crazy

[@cleetusi9559]

Hell yeah, I'm just now doing this. It's been 10 years since I played Standard, never played Commander and am looking to start now. Somehow have held onto two decks. A Red and a Red/Blue. Broke em down and found 60 - 70% of a start. Gearing up to seek out the rest to fill. Dunno how it'll work out but it's a start and thankful to have had these cards still sored to start off.

[@DarinGordonJr]

That's why I bought 2 commander decks, im gonna build a deck from them

[@willofthewisp9864]

Your old mana base and Sygg, River Guide videos helped me construct my first commander deck, Oviya Pashiri (Now Nylea) when I was in middle school. So I’m glad to see more beginner commander content from you prof.

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Glad I could help!

[@nathanielleack4842]

I love Nylea! I started playing magic in when born of the gods came out theros block was amazing. My first commander was Xenagos

[@rickyspanish6261]

Mm much love

[@peteypgc]

*Has 15 decks but still watches the whole video*

[@aseventhson]

12 and counting... I have the Professor to blame for it all, his Commander content pulling me in after a 16+ year hiatus from MtG...

[@oom-3262]

I have 65 but still watched it. It's basically an Edhrec tutorial. I use edhrec but never tinkered with the minor filters.

[@vexvesper]

@@oom-3262 I've never even heard of it. As a new Commander player, I like this

[@aseventhson]

@@oom-3262 65, wow. I have a long way to go down the rabbit hole, it seems. EDHRec is a lifesaver after a long nap, and now the card pool is ridiculously large.

[@oom-3262]

@@aseventhson Indeed. But they do not use tappedout as an info source, something that actually pisses me a bit because I have my decks "registered" there.

[@MaximumCarter]

I was literally putting my first deck together when I got the notification for this video.

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Nice!

[@Zenith8924]

He's watching you :O

[@kevinoconnor7193]

Welcome

[@allx51]

@@TolarianCommunityCollege noice

[@pokedum6704]

The heart of the cards man

[@NCISfreak123]

Prof, I'm a longtime player and basically knew all of this. But that doesn't stop me from watching and loving your content! So well laid out, articulated, and produced. I really wish content like yours had existed when I started playing. Bravo as always :)

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Awesome, thank you!

[@antoniohenderson6090]

These videos are always welcome. As someone who has 8+ decks, it's always useful to remind ourselves how to build properly. Btw, favorite self built deck is Kaseto, Orochi Archmage. Current project is Queen Marchesa with her kingdom of humans

[@kmatt2335]

I was using my Snek deck alongside the video too. Neat to see how the little adjustments I'd made over time line up almost exactly with the numbers in the video.

[@ericfranklin1802]

Couldn’t agree more, great to get an opinion from the prof, Mitch, jimmy/josh, etc. I’ve got 8 currently built, with Yennett being the newest, my fav is Gisa and Geralf. First deck I put together without some sort of old structure (ie. zombie and dragon decks from my old standard decks)

[@bigchungus4623]

My first commander deck was a kozilek deck and I put in every version of all the titans, but now I’m trying to build kalamax

[@MrSocrates_]

I've just built a Queen Marchesa deck, albeit more towards politics, with a token based finisher. Kinda blew me when Jirina Kudro and her decklist was released. I bought her and now I'm confused about what to do: do I merge them and make a Human tribal or just make two Mardu token themed decks? xD

[@tylerrowe596]

I also have a Marchesa deck I just built. My strategy is aristocrats, and I've been enjoying it a lot.

[@stuartbaxter-potter8363]

"Whilst it's fun to run some beatstick creatures...we want most of our creatures to have a utility or effect beyond just smashing face." "...But I play Boros."

[@kristengregory7014]

Incidentally written by someone who plays far too much Boros >:D

[@fractals.]

Me who always plays simic: has too many cards that I refine the deck multiple times

[@Sentralkontrol]

I just built a deck that’s 30 percent legendary creatures . Obviously it’s mardu

[@Wistbacka]

Then play stuff like Aurelia and gisela. :P Gisela is both a beatstick and a utility creature. HAhaha And a removal magnet

[@brodywood6274]

Same lmao. Multiple times watching I was like "My Boros has none of this but it's still awesome"

[@heirkaiba]

Don’t buy your cards at Wal-Mart or Target instead buy a duel disk from Kaiba Corp not only you’ll be supporting me but you’ll also supporting my pockets. Thank you for your contribution. Remember money is more important than real life problems. :)

[@nopewipe8900]

Do I need a suitcase of cards too?

[@galahadtg7884]

I sold my duel disk to buy more magic cards😂

[@KelvinTrading]

I always use a duel disk.

[@megatronusthefirsttobename416]

Duel disks make it easier to social distance while dueling.

[@xShortRangex]

Why is Kaiba doing his own PR? C'mon bud, spare the dosh around, I can make memes on the internet for you for a small price. 👌

[@joeylras]

I have been playing edh for more than a year now, and most of this was things I sorta knew. A year ago, I couldn't find anything like this, so I had to learn this the hard way. I'm glad that new players will have this guide handy, since it'll spare them of a lot games, realisign there's "something wrong" with their build.

[@anblueboot5364]

are you sure ?? LIke I've started building my first commander deck last october and at least the Professor had already 100s of guides online when it came to mana base for example ect. (how to build a 3 colore EDH mana base, it's like 4 years old) about those websites they didn't feel super hard to find but maybe they aren't as old as I believe them to be

[@joeylras]

There are other guides for sure, including the professors. What I couldn't find was the tips on number of card draw, removal and such. It might be that I didn't look hard enough, but it just seemed as everyone knew these numbers but the wasn't a place where you could learn about it

[@xonerex7501]

@@joeylras You shouldve dug into the Command Zone's catalogue of content. Theyve done a couple videos on general building tips including general suggestions for card proportions (ie. ~8 sources of artifact ramp, ~5-6 removal, etc...). Those numbers are usually a good place to start and can be tweaked once you're more comfortable with building decks depending on what the goal of the deck is, the way you pilot the deck and who your commander is (not to suggest you're not comfortable with building decks now, just more of a general point for other noobs who may come across this comment).

[@darksonic220]

This video was very useful for me. I've used EDHrec in the past without knowing the extra features explored in this video, and found my deck hard to individualize. Thanks to this I'm exited to use the include/exclude feature to tweak my decks!

[@jk7487]

Deck building by and large has been the most intimidating part of learning how to play, so this video has been extremely helpful, along with the bulk of all the other videos that you've put out, so thank you and please continue to do what you do

[@michaelcabangbang]

Thanks for this Prof! One of my friends just got into Magic and wants to build his first commander deck!

[@enigmasshadow9435]

I suggest commanders quarters

[@aawwproductions9603]

@@enigmasshadow9435 yeah, if you need a budget deck or don't want to spend a crap ton of money.

[@crimson90]

Why are we yelling?!

[@jonathanjacobs8882]

If you are new or just not that talented at building it would be a good and helpful tool other wise just make the deck yourself. That's how new deck strategies are made through your own ideas not what everyone else is playing 😊

[@swampxxpeoplepeople395]

This video was helpful. Working on my 1st comander deck and also new to magic. Still a bit confusing since I've only played areana a few times.

[@technoisthegoat223]

My old favorite used to be an Eldrazi tribal deck, which was ridiculously powerful. Then I found Nicol Bolas, the Ravager. That is now the commander of my favorite commander deck themed around him with card draw focus. Glad there isn't that much optimizing I need to do, but I'm here to improve my deck.

[@themantyf1116]

"As many now, EDHRec stands for EDH Recomandations..." Me, who firmly believed it was about EDH Records: "ah".

[@blightyfrogs]

I thought it was EDH Recreation

[@FPRobber]

EDH Recvirements

[@duditsgrey5148]

Edh requiem

[@MrSocrates_]

EDH wRECk

[@sethwilson7088]

EDHREC:2 The reckoning: The sequel

[@flameberge14]

I've made hundreds of decks over the years but still found myself drawn to watch this because I love Prof's videos. The explanation on EDHREC turned out to be pretty engaging for me. I always had a mild understanding of how it worked but the extra explanations helped me.

[@donovan5302]

I was like "Ok now i have 30 cards ready for my new commander" 5 minutes into the video "Ok lets start over :c"

[@jazoinklastname4289]

Who's your commander?

[@finnmmc]

We need to know, who was your commander

[@nukanszn8237]

We need to know, who was your commander ?

[@Mevilar]

Who was your commander?

[@aaronbanuelos3169]

Who da commander?

[@stephenrice3156]

As a newer player who is absolutely hooked already, thank you so much for your concise and incredibly helpful and knowledgeable content!! Hats off to you good sir!

[@DaRkPlUm]

After 3 years, I still come back to this video from time to time. Just the categories at 2:04 are super helpful on their own. Thanks Prof :)

[@asmund8436]

This came at the perfect time! I’ve been teaching a friend via magic arena for about a month now, and he recently asked about commander/ brawl.

[@werhunter4130]

Just writing this down for myself and anyone else looking for it, these are the amounts of cards the professor reccomends for your EDH deck in the video: Land: 37-38 Ramp: 10+ Card draw: 10+ Removal: 6-8 Boardwipes: 5 Synergy: 30 Also just a tip from me, write down your goal for your deck, I used to make a lot of decks without thinking about the goal and after I remade them while thinking about what their goal was all of them without exception got better. PS great vid prof!

[@theomarzona7421]

I love that breakdown with the numbers at the end. Quality editing.

[@Espere]

19:07 interesting choice including Austere Command with a mono-red commander

[@learning_xp]

Seriously, Professor, this video is one of your best. It's dense with digestible information, and easily explained and thought out. The graphics and animations are polished to a mirror shine. 11/10.

[@danielzitnik4247]

I'm a long time player who watched this just for fun, but I learned several things about EDHREC. Sweet! Never knew how the clipboard worked and never thought about filtering for decks using "without", I previously just used "with". Thanks, Professor!

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Glad I could help!

[@djcochrane]

Can’t stress enough about not cutting too many lands. Can’t stress enough about not cutting too many basics. Always need some.

[@somedaypilot]

Hey prof. It's almost three years later. I've just put together my first commander deck (Myrel!) and clicked this for laughs, thinking "oh, I've already done this, I'm *an expert*". The vast majority of the EDHRec features you talked about, I had no idea about. This video would have saved me hours of work. Thank you thank you thank you

[@johnnybee5526]

Thank bro for the detailed videos.my Lil brother just recently got released and learned how to play Magic while incarcerated.he said he really enjoyed it was looking for something to bond with him

[@craigdoby3397]

I have been sending this to all my friends! Thank you from Portland!

[@alphinart]

Many Magic the Gathering players ask the question...WHEN CAN WE PLAY PAPER MAGIC AGAIN?!?!? 😂

[@solidkingcobra]

Some magic players found the answer... time to ZOOM it!

[@rayneofsalt9217]

My group has been playing on google meet every weekend.

[@spelltable3149]

You can try SpellTable and find people to play with on Discord.

[@revenant2139]

My lgs is open again so my answer is now

[@bobby45825]

My commander playgroup gets together multiple times per week usually.

[@jacobkahn97]

I'm starting to build my first commander deck and this video is the perfect launching point! Ive already realised i have way to much ramp planned sitting at around 20 right now so gotta thin that out!

[@Oliv407]

I have an idea of a concept : basically you open a booster box and make a commander deck with everything you got

[@fr4203]

Rich man’s draft

[@JoodaGloomchaser]

What a Legend. Been watching these videos over the past few days as a new Player. Super helpful; not too verbose, not too terse.

[@gc6185]

Great to have this guide during social distancing. After weeks of being limited to semi-competitive Arena only gameplay, I want to play the most social, casual, fun possible format when I can finally meet up safely with my group again, and this will help me finally take the plunge into EDH.

[@ariatolouei5908]

In 2014 I net decked a mono green "omnath,locus of mana" deck 6 years later and I'm still playing that exact build, still tier 1 and still fun as all hell.

[@mrtwitch2236]

Had a very terrible commander night last night and today this pops into my feed, thanks prof I’m so happy you make great content for new comers like me, really makes it welcoming

[@georgehumphrey1826]

I've brought a Commander Precon (Edgar Markov). I have used a decklist from Jumbo Commander channels and tweaked itto fit my playstyle a bit more (Torbran). I also had a deck built for me by a friend to learn to play Tempo (Gadwick). For the first time, I've decided to build a deck from scratch with deathtouch/blink synergy. My friends help me to discover Sydri and I'm very excited to build it. It's great that as I'm going through this journey, I saw the notification for this video. Thanks Prof!!!!

[@Mnkgold]

I did no know about some of the futures in EDHREC that you showed in your video! I love the "cheap" sorting option for card recommendations. I'd love to see future commander deck tech videos like the one you did for Chainer Nightmare Adept

[@rodgerlang884]

Yeah, even after building 11 commander decks this video still taught me things. That’s why I’m subscribed

[@mariusofthesea]

Same!! This is a really good tool!! ((Also I love that your icon is Hidan))

[@diegocorrea3223]

Hmm, I built a Purphoros deck 2 months ago and didn't use any web page and still most cards you selected are in my deck, I actually made a Purphoros Purphoros dragon theme. I have 37 creatures and 20 are dragons. I also recommend, what I did, asking people who know about the color, the synergies and cards, most of the cards I have are recommendations of friends who play Dragon tribals or play mono red, also going through many cards in my LGS, is a very good feeling to see a binder and just be selecting cards that you feel could work.

[@elementalheroutopiaray1118]

I've been new to the game since August and when I started playing commander I brought a precon deck. But I hope to learn how to build one from scratch

[@lazydroidproductions1087]

Hehe. I run Animar. Any creature with low colored costs is basically good enough to be counted as synergy. Also Viashino Heretic. Massively underrated artifact removal.

[@Polo23R0]

My first commander: Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca. Fish tribal

[@ivanrolswerth4037]

This was super helpful! I've been putting together decks that ran top heavy (and neither myself or the people I picked up magic from had the greatest grasp on the game or rules). So having some number to aim at for the content of a deck is very much appreciated.

[@presenceofthemastermtg5962]

I got into EDH when I pulled a Kethis from an m20 pack.

[@SacredCharizard]

I'm an enfranchised player, I've been playing commander for nearly a decade now. Even so, I always enjoy your videos aimed at new players. This was a fantastic lesson, Professor! A+!

[@sherekhangamedev]

Thanks Professor! I had some difficulties by understanding the overwhelming deck list an variety, but with this guide now I understand better EDHREC. Also is good to know how to dissect and index a deck and balance. Thank you!

[@ultimatewitcherfan6677]

My first commander deck was Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp. I also had Orah, Skyclave Hierophant and Torgaar, Famine Incarnate decks as well and still do. Now, I’m wanting to build a Tymaret, the Murder King deck and this video has helped me out a lot! I’m going to go to EDHREC and see which cards people are using in their Tymaret decks and decide which ones I want to use in mine. Thanks, prof!

[@JoeyyTube]

My first was Slivers. I still have that deck as it’s grown and matured over years and years 🤓

[@devenfriedlein568]

Same here man! I have a 60 card sliver deck and a sliver commander deck. Slivers are in my top 10

[@devenfriedlein568]

Also my favorite right now in standard is a blue white flying deck

[@arawnconners2012]

Slivers are the best

[@TheMXer42]

Same, i love my slivers

[@LykoticState]

Playing Slivers a ton in HS and College. Left Magic for 12ish years and the first Commander deck I built (well building still) is Slivers. Luckily I was able to trade for the big Slivers (Queen, Legion, etc.) =)

[@ryleyreishus1089]

I'm glad you brought up that ramp does not go towards your land count. I'm a budget EDH fanatic myself and have built over 20 EDH decks. When other people show me their decklist asking for advice, I'm often shocked at their low land count. It really is a common misconception that signets and elves count towards land count. This is made even worse by the fact that new players tend to put a overly high Mana curve into their EDH decks. Great video prof!

[@LigaDosSubtitulos]

I see professor, i click.

[@Arcane101X]

Im working on building my first commander deck (jund hydra typal) and was getting frustrated with my lack of progress. Thank you for breaking these concepts down so well. I feel ready to get back to work on it.

[@AnimeManiacAndres]

Sweet, my friends are getting into commander and I can send them this to get them going!

[@goliathsteinbeisser3547]

Start with -Sol Ring -Mana Crypt -Rhystic Study -Smothering Tithe -Winter Orb Your Playgroup will love it. For extra love, consider advocating for Balance, Statsis and Sundering Titan whenever Rule 0 comes up.

[@just_gut]

Oh man, I laughed my ass off at the EDH Rekt joke. Solid dad joke, Prof.

[@TheGentlemanDuelist]

I found out I can make a dinosaur deck for commander because of this video (I just started playing mtg yesterday) Thanks for that!

[@Avimuse77]

Step one: Watch this video

[@shirotatsune3551]

Step two: write that down

[@Gottagoooooo3749t6]

Step three: make her open the box

[@G33KST4R]

Step two: During FNM, discover that your deck is full of nonbo's because you didn't read the cards correctly.

[@Gottagoooooo3749t6]

Step 5: learn to count G33KST4R

[@PedroFigs]

KZbin even paused for an advertisement after the EDHrec "joke". I love your work, Prof!!

[@phinxildraws1424]

has made 20 decks still watches

[@trident042]

I have, now, 15 complete (and 5 in-progress) Commander decks. But dangit if Prof still didn't teach me new things here. Thanks, as always!

[@Jude_R_]

It just showed up on my screen and I pressed it 1st view

[@wethepeople6940]

Holy crap. When you finished explaining EDHREC, I literally couldn't stop myself from exclaiming Hallelujah!!!! 🙌 (new to mtg) your channel is an invaluable resource. Much obliged.

[@bios_4885]

"~38 lands and ~30 synergy cards" *Me playing my Jhoira deck with 30 lands and 64 artifacts*

[@bunker_buster3854]

I just got into Magic about a month ago and am already looking at building my own deck. I have a prebuilt one I bought and have played against a few people with various decks. With the information from this video I feel like I was handed the holy grail of deck building tools!

[@ringwraith9815]

Are we gonna discuss how the prof looks like hes homeless but rich at the same time?😂😂😂

[@puppethound]

Just started to get into MTG. I have known about it for a while, but finally have a friend I actually want to share it with, play with, and they are always available aka my wife. This is a nice video, making themed, fun decks is my biggest weakness.

[@hypermtg]

EXTREME THICKNESS

[@mikebradner646]

Just bought my first commander deck yesterday, the White and Blue First Flight. Had my first ever MTG match with it. Really enjoyed the deck and I’m excited to eventually build my own, but should probably get more experience playing first. 😅

[@Cronos804]

This better not tell me to have friends to play with again.

[@thedoctajon]

I haven't started my own yet but this video removed a lot of the brain fog for me. It's an intimidating thing to take that first step away from precons. Thank you Prof

[@actuallogic6411]

Well here's a delightful coincidence. Just this morning I was going through your Commander playlist from the beginning, it'll be fun to see how information changed from then compared to now!

[@pentarax2]

@TCC Would love some videos to update old players on what's new in MTG. I haven't played/bought/traded since Stronghold which is a long time. Now I'm trying to get back into MTG and would love a few videos on ... Past noteworthy sets, MTG culture and recent history, new abilities and formats, etc...

[@Nosferat_AN]

this couldn’t have come at a better time, i’ve been playing precons with my partner and while she enjoys them she wants to self express and build something she can be proud of, many thanks Prof!

[@ryanstevenson2594]

Many Magic the Gathering players ask the question: Why is the Professor so awesome? Thanks for the video I honestly have struggled building new commander decks so this gives me something to really work with.

[@jasonloftis2387]

Excellent! I've only watched a couple of your vids so far and very entertained. New too magic, it's easy for someone to get overwhelmed real quick. Thanks for being xlear and concise!

[@justjoe8397]

Back when I Tumblrd and was building my first EDH decks I was an avid follower of The 8x8 Theory (I think that was its name). Essentially you have your Commander, 36 lands plus 8 categories of 8 cards. I'd typically go, Draw, Ramp, Removal, Utility, plus whatever 3 or 4 themes the deck was built around. It's not the most sure fire way to build a deck, but it made finding the 99 cards less daunting and the overall deck more focused for a beginner. Also Gatherer is a great search tool for deck building, I'm on there right now building a Sedris Zombie Tokens deck. You put in your rules text keywords plus color, card type, etc. In my case "Zombie Tokens" and Not "Green White". The comments got shut off before M15 came out but there's a wealth of player knowledge in there too.

[@JamoK89]

I remember my first Commander deck. Friend bought like two 2015 precons or so and let us play with those against his Tasigur deck. First I was sceptic, but in my big surprise I liked it. So without any warning, one friday I pulled out my Mizzix precon. That was the point of no return. I still have the deck, tuned in storm/infinitecombo deck (it was the thing in our playgroup back in 2015-2016 to run infinite combos). Oh the memories.

[@cappadocius9379]

I want to say Thank you for this. All my friends quit MTG and was at my LGS and they were playing Commander. I am going to work on a deck so I can still play.

[@christopher1195]

I built my second deck this week, a phryxian infect/proliferate deck and I feel like I went a little heavy on sorceries/instants and enchants and not enough mana and creatures! This video helped me to realize that! Thanks for the amazing content!

[@nilsjonsson4446]

Just built my first commander deck and couldn't have done it without this video! (Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma)

[@casketbase7750]

My first Commander deck was a Yargle Voltron deck. It was very *very* fortunate he happened to be MonoBlack, because that’s probably the easiest color identity to build around in EDH. Lotta options there.

[@malakimphoros2164]

2 years later, still the best commander

[@casketbase7750]

@@malakimphoros2164 Man, I was gutted when Dominaria United this year didn't have a Yargle retrain.

[@marvingunther1025]

Recently started playing in a cardshop with a friend and picked up a precon that i liked, It was such a fun way to learn the game. Thanks for making this video

[@courtneyallen2250]

Great video. As a former teacher, I can tell you I enjoy the way you disseminate information. What I learned here will be very helpful in crushing my friends who play like pros. THANK YOU!

[@jamesoakley9333]

Still playing the same commander I started with. The 99 around him has changed almost completely over the years-but it was fine to start with. Now it's more special to me with all the changes.

[@jdawgg904]

Understanding "Beginning of the next end phase" is the key to sneak attack-like cards. It's where purphorous really shines, since you can do a bunch of stuff at the end of your opponents turn and then do a bunch more on your turn, meaning the trigger won't take place until the beginning of your turn. Great card...

[@Shroom-Mage]

I was JUST looking for something like this yesterday. This turned out to be exactly what I needed: a breakdown of how much land/ramp/removal/etc. I should have, along with how to use (the somewhat daunting) EDHREC.

[@karosthephilosopher1512]

This video is top notch. I will be giving it to new players as a starting point. I believe that you have upped the base knowledge of the entire commander format.

[@sethcrino1511]

I've built a couple decks, but not only did I learn a lot here, I found a new card to add to one of them! Good work Professor!

[@jonahguevara8648]

been rewatching this video so many times just to take notes lol. I'm new to the game and like playing it often. i got three decks that were already made and are great. but my buddy has an elf deck that i fell in love with and want to give it a shot to build one on my own. This video is so helpful.

[@spliceoflife4877]

I've been playing Commander on and off for years now but I still watched the video because Prof has insight I may have not had. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@derianardor]

Honestly ill never be a competitive player, but i just got back into mtg after 14 years and am having a blast with things like cockatrice. I just wanna build again ajd have fun without risking money too much and i love the vibe of this video good stuff

[@randommindz6782]

Thank you! I have been wanting to build a Simic creature deck that involves Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle, Kruphix, Zegana, and Tatyova but having issues using Edhrec... NOW I see how to use it properly!

[@ConnorB981]

I just started playing magic this week(at 28 years old lmao) and I am completely hooked. Have played Pokémon and yugioh but I feel as though magic is just different. I bought two precondition but I cannot wait to get enough cards to be able to build my own. I have been watching this channel pretty much non stop since I decided to start playing lol

[@micheal5973]

How i build. 1) Pull a legendary card from a pack that i don’t currently have a deck similarly built. 2) go through a few dozen binders and pull out every single card that synergizes with that commander. 3) pull out 10 each ramp, draw, and removal cards from a seperate binder. Cut a few if the cards that synergize fill those roles. 4) spend the next week hmming and hawing and cutting a pile of 100-200 synergy cards down to 30. 5) ignore the pile of unused cards till the stack is about to fall over and need to be put back in binders. Or start a new pile......

[@Artist_ash-is5os]

Just staryed playing mtg, and i dream of the day i have enough cards to do this🙏

[@9scarey]

Super helpful. I took up magic in the middle of this dumb pandemic. Your videos have helped to fill the void of a good playgroup to learn from. Thank you.

[@thebattleofpelennorfieldsp6081]

Thank you for a great video. Your videos are entertaining, informative and you are an awesome presenter. I bought my first Magic cards recently. I like winter, snow and all that goes with them. I bought two Kaldheim draft booster packs and soon after bought a draft booster box. I have a lot of cards now. I asked the store owner what was most commonly played and he told me Commander. So, I'm putting together my first deck. Finding this video and watching it, a number of times, has been very valuable. I am not clear though on whether I need 100 cards or 101 cards (including the commander) as the rule appears unclear. Thanks for your time!

[@Genghis_Con]

Brand new to magic and was so glad when someone pointed me to this channel! Thanks for the advice

[@magnusgrimm7335]

I know im probably a bit later to this video but I am about to have a friend over today to help build my first deck so i can join in on his MTG nights. This video was really helpful in giving me resources and a base understanding of what I should look for. I dont have a ton of cards but i think hes going to bring his and let me have anything he doesnt need himself and that i could use. but still this video was helpful to understanding a bit more what i need to consider when building the deck

[@krisdaschwab912]

I opened a Prerelease kit and pulled an alt-art Vadrok, then proceeded to build a deck out of it with spare parts. It actually ran quite well in testing. Having good inspiration is quite helpful.

[@roercula8425]

I just woke up today watching your video about EDH 3 colour mana base and some other videos to build my first commander deck (sidisi, Brood tyrant) and right when i sit down to start i saw your upload. Great timing!