One General to Rule them All: An EDH Blog

Month: January 2012

  • Commander Cube First Pick #4

    Which card do you first pick and why?  Assume that your group has decided to draft your generals at the end instead of at the beginning.  How would that pick change if you had drafted a certain general beforehand, instead? [card]Baneslayer Angel[/card] [card]Cryptic Command[/card] [card]Vengeful Pharaoh[/card] [card]Furnace of Rath[/card] [card]Concordant Crossroads[/card] [card]Double Negative[/card] [card]Crucible of…

  • Commander Cube First Pick #3

    Which card do you first pick and why?  Assume that your group has decided to draft your generals at the end instead of at the beginning.  How would that pick change if you had drafted a certain general beforehand, instead? [card]Martial Coup[/card] [card]Equilibrium[/card] [card]Diabolic Tutor[/card] [card]Vicious Shadows[/card] [card]Indrik Stomphowler[/card] [card]Darksteel Forge[/card] [card]Caves of Koilos[/card] [card]Congregate[/card]…

  • Dark Ascension Set Review

    Coda: Innistrad was a resounding success for Wizards of the Coast.  Not only did it absolutely nail the flavor and feeling of classic gothic horror, it’s provided one of the most engaging Limited formats of all time and given greedy little EDHers like us some pretty spectacular cards to work with. Falkenrath Noble, Kessig Cagebreakers,…

  • Commander Cube First Pick #2

    Which card do you first pick and why?  Assume that your group has decided to draft your generals at the end instead of at the beginning.  How would that pick change if you had drafted a certain general beforehand, instead? [card]Akroma’s Vengeance[/card] [card]Vesuvan Shapeshifter[/card] [card]Diabolic Edict[/card] [card]Shatterstorm[/card] [card]Mighty Emergence[/card] [card]Unburial Rites[/card] [card]Vedalken Orrery[/card] [card]Reflecting Pool[/card]…

  • Jenara Gets Serious

    For those curious about the deck I’m talking about, you can see it here. Jenara is without a doubt, my favorite deck.  It’s also my most powerful, yes, but the deck is just so rewarding to play that the power is more of a perk than a feature.  There are so many rich interactions between…

  • Commander Cube First Pick #1

    Let’s say this is the first pack you open in a cube draft.  What do you first pick and why?  Assume that your group has decided to draft your generals at the end instead of at the beginning. [card]Iona, Shield of Emeria[/card] [card]Arcane Laboratory[/card] [card]Phyrexian Arena[/card] [card]Disaster Radius[/card] [card]Krosan Tusker[/card] [card]Golgari Signet[/card] [card]Relic of Progenitus[/card]…