Lemoras CardsToday I'm talking about the recent developments in cEDH. Discussing the fallout of the cEDH RC, the potential end of Topdeck/the golden age of cEDH events, and my future in this format and on YouTube.
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:11 - The cEDH RC 3:35 - Topdeck Controversy 4:34 - Shakeups for Next Year 5:35 - Feeling of the Format 8:03 - My Place in cEDH 10:23 - Hope for the Future 12:55 - My Love for cEDH 14:25 - Wrap-up
cEDHs Uncertain FutureLemoras Cards2024-09-09 | Today I'm talking about the recent developments in cEDH. Discussing the fallout of the cEDH RC, the potential end of Topdeck/the golden age of cEDH events, and my future in this format and on YouTube.
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:11 - The cEDH RC 3:35 - Topdeck Controversy 4:34 - Shakeups for Next Year 5:35 - Feeling of the Format 8:03 - My Place in cEDH 10:23 - Hope for the Future 12:55 - My Love for cEDH 14:25 - Wrap-upThis Weeks Best cEDH DecksLemoras Cards2025-09-26 | Spider-Man is here and cEDH is ready for Fleem. Today I'm going over the recent cEDH events, exciting new decks with great results, and discuss the potential turbo meta we may be in. The decks I'm taking a look at are Kinnan, Malcolm/Francisco, Norman/Fleem, Tymna/Kodama, Wandering Minstrel, Krark/Thras, and Karador.
Let me know down below which of these decks is your favorite!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Recent Meta 4:42 - Weekend's Events 5:58 - cEDH UK Championship 6:58 - Kinnan 10:48 - Francisco/Malcolm 14:49 - Krark/Thrasios 18:04 - Wandering Minstrel 23:22 - Norman Osborn 33:06 - Kodama/Tymna 36:11 - Karador 40:38 - Wrap-upcEDHs BIG Shake-UpsLemoras Cards2025-09-21 | This week in cEDH we have the start of a lot of brand new things! I take a look at the first results of the new Topdeck Circuit, go over the rise in popularity of Semi-Blue, and talk about the new cards out of Spider-Man and the impact they might have on cEDH.
Let me know down below what deck you'll be grinding with and what you think of the Spider-Man cards!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:44 - Tournament Results 3:50 - Razaketh TnT 8:06 - Growth of Semi-Blue 9:35 - Semi-Dargo 12:16 - Mainstream Coverage 15:38 - Spider-Man Thoughts 17:21 - Black Cat 18:55 - Electro 20:01 - Flash Thompson 20:57 - Green Goblin 23:29 - Peter Parker's Camera 24:33 - Peter Parker 25:48 - Spider-Punk 26:52 - Spider-Sense 27:53 - Supportive Parents 28:46 - Urban Retreat 30:00 - Wrap-upcEDH Winners Dont Care About Rhystic StudyLemoras Cards2025-09-05 | cEDH decks that go around the normal play patterns are having a big resurgence, so today I'm highlighting decks that have popped off that approach the game from different angles. Featuring our Semi-Blue bounty winner, the champion of SCGCon Orlando, a lands deck, and Jund Oops All Spells, this one has plenty of exciting tech to pull from. The deck featured are Korvold, Rog/Thras, Wandering Minstrel, Rog/Reyhan, K9/War Doctor, and Ketramose.
Let me know which deck was your favorite down below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 2:05 - Bounty Winner 5:57 - Korvold 12:29 - K-9/War Doctor 19:13 - Ketramose 24:21 - Wandering Minstrel 29:50 - Rog/Reyhan 34:52 - Wrap-upcEDHs NEW Japanese Archetype [Semi-Blue]Lemoras Cards2025-08-29 | Japan's new cEDH archetype has already made a splash on the channel, but today I'm going all in on the big mana decks known as "Semi-blue". I talk about the origins, what it means, the staple cards and combos you should know, and go over multiple different ways you can build it. And to celebrate Japanese cEDH and hitting 15,000 subscribers, I offer up a bounty for you to win cards by playing a semi-blue deck.
Let me know which of these decks was your favorite, and your hot semi-blue tech down below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:13 - Bounty on Top 16 2:04 - What is Semi-Blue? 4:53 - Rog/Thras and Staples 14:19 - Cards to Consider 18:00 - Helga and White 19:51 - Kinnan 23:52 - Akiri/Thras 27:15 - Vial/Thras 32:40 - Tymna/Thras 36:16 - Esika 41:34 - Wrap-up and Bounty RequirementsFRINGE cEDH is META NOW | 20k Top 16 BreakdownLemoras Cards2025-08-27 | cEDH's largest event ever, the Steel City Spectacular, with 514-players just happened, and today I'm going over the decks that took it down. Featuring a diverse variety of decks in the top 16, with a very blue light top 4, this is an exciting look for the cEDH meta game. The decks I'm looking at are Tymna/Halama, Etali, Rocco, Tymna/Kraum, Lotho, Rog/Si, Chatterfang, Yoshi/Thras, K'rrik, Ezio, and Glarb.
Let me know down below which of these decks was your favorite!
CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 1:47 - Meta Breakdown 3:11 - Chatterfang 7:34 - Tymna/Kraum 9:47 - Glarb 12:16 - Yoshi/Thras 18:13 - Tymna/Kraum 2 19:49 - Ezio 24:04 - K'rrik 28:21 - Inalla 31:36 - Rog/Thras 34:03 - Tymna/Kraum 3 35:28 - Tymna/Halana 38:26 - Tymna/Kraum 4 39:49 - Rocco 43:23 - Rog/Si 45:25 - Lotho 49:39 - Etali 54:01 - Wrap-upcEDHs Invitational Was a MessLemoras Cards2025-08-22 | The cEDH TopDeck Invitational just went down, and it wasn't without controversy. The 64-player special event had a sudden shake-up in its structure, had a single deck dominate, and saw maybe the most draw heavy environment we've ever seen. Today I'm going over what this event was, what went wrong, and what we can learn from it for the meta and events going forward.
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:42 - Structure and 3 Pods 7:07 - Communcation Issues 9:45 - Meta Breakdown 11:36 - Top Decks in a Draw Meta 14:23 - Game Stats and Why? 16:04 - Looking at Lists 19:49 - Invi VS Open 20:44 - Wrap-upJapanese cEDH Changes EVERYTHING | Top 12 BreakdownLemoras Cards2025-08-05 | Japanese cEDH is back and better than ever! Today I'm taking a look at the top decks from God of Commander 12, the latest major Japanese cEDH event. I go over the event's metagame, structure, and the wild decks that topped it. This event features possibly my favorite decks I've ever covered and is a strong showing for a new Japanese cEDH archetype across different commanders. The decks featured here are Tymna/Kraum, Samwise, Rog/Thras, Vivi, Helga, Yuriko, Tymna/Thras, Najeela, and Edric.
Let me know down below which of these decks was your favorite!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - Meta Breakdown 3:25 - Player Profiles 4:15 - Structure 5:13 - Malcolm/Thrasios 12:49 - Edric 16:30 - Helga 23:16 - Tymna/Kraum 24:44 - Tymna/Kraum 2 25:52 - Vivi Ornitier 29:34 - Samwise Gamgee 34:39 - Tymna/Thrasios 37:46 - Yuriko 39:51 - Rograkh/Thrasios 48:17 - Najeela 49:51 - Najeela 2 52:32 - Tymna/Kraum 3 54:02 - Wrap-upThe TOP 5 cEDH Decks for NEW PlayersLemoras Cards2025-07-23 | Today I'm going over the best decks for new cEDH players. Whether you're brand new to the format, or a returning player, this video goes over some of the best options for learning cEDH while still playing powerful decks from the different archetypes dominating the meta.
Let me know which deck you're most excited to play, and what deck you would recommend to new cEDH players down below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:57 - Criteria and Why Not's 4:06 - Etali 12:22 - Marneus 19:24 - Vivi 26:13 - Malcolm/Vial 34:31 - Yoshi/Thras 45:13 - Wrap-upThe BEST cEDH Decks | Learning cEDH Episode 34Lemoras Cards2025-07-08 | cEDH has changed a lot this past quarter, with the unbanning of Gifts Ungiven and impactful cards from Tarkir and Final Fantasy, the format is having huge shake-ups. Today we're going over the top 10 decks right now, with a bit of a twist in the formatting so we can also talk about the decks we think are going overlooked.
Let us know down below what you think of the cEDH meta right now, and what you expect to change!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 3:36 - New Structure 4:52 - Tymna/Kraum 9:46 - Kinnan 14:46 - Tymna/Thrasios 19:39 - Rograkh/Thrasios 25:13 - Sisay 27:13 - Rograkh/Silas 30:31 - Magda 31:51 - Marneus 35:33 - Malcolm/VIal 37:16 - Etali 41:09 - Ral 47:04 - Vivi 51:05 - Rocco 52:56 - Specialist Meta 56:43 - Yoshi and Franc Thras 58:36 - Rapid Fire Decks 1:02:26 - Tymna/Dargo and Mana 1:05:06 - Korvold 1:08:04 - Meta EvaluationcEDHs Best Decks of the WeekLemoras Cards2025-07-02 | cEDH continues to see a good bit of diversity, though with the occasional "Oops All Tymnas" event. Today I'm going over this past week's events, including the continued rise of Vivi, new appearance from other FF Commanders, and some old favorites of mine popping off. And Fblthp is here too! The commanders we're looking at are Celes, Glarb, Rog/Thras, Golbez, Rog/Si, Fblthp, Terra, Zhulodok, Krark/Thras, Marneus, and Tymna/Thras.
Let me know what you think of all the wild cEDH things happening and your favorite deck in the comments below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - New Display 2:54 - Mana Masters 3:46 - Rog/Si 8:33 - Tymna/Thrasios 10:41 - Krark/Thras 16:42 - Marneus 20:27 - Oops All Tymnas 21:47 - June 3k 22:04 - Glarb 22:56 - Back to the 3K 23:25 - Rog/Si 2 26:04 - Land, Go 26:53 - Golbez 32:01 - Jhoira 36:10 - SeaEDH 36:59 - Celes 39:48 - Fblthp 43:42 - Zhulodok 50:30 - From the Vault 50:59 - Rog/Thras 52:32 - Terra 55:41 - Wrap-upcEDH Gets BROKEN by Final FantasyLemoras Cards2025-06-25 | cEDH's meta has just got a big Final Fantasy shakeup, and today I'm taking a look at the new decks and tech that are winning big at events. I take a look at multiple cEDH tournament top 16's, breaking down their individual metas, and taking a close look at some of the exciting decks featured. Commanders I'm looking at include Erinis/Street Urchin, Vivi, Tevesh/Kydele, Terra, Chatterfang, Y'shtola, Rog/Thras, Kefka, Korvold, and Esika.
Let me know what you think of all the wild cEDH things happening and your favorite deck in the comments below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - cEDH Pamplona 2:00 - Korvold 3:28 - Kefka 6:58 - Esika 8:44 - cEDH Dual Land 9:22 - Better Plays Gaming 10:01 - Rog/Thras 10:47 - Terra 14:21 - 2do Clasificatorio Landfall 14:42 - Vivi 18:29 - Y'shtola 21:47 - Eternal Games Warren Dual Land 22:38 - Level Seven Weekly 22:57 - Mortal Kraumbat 23:58 - Tevesh/Kydele 27:05 - Chatterfang 30:37 - Turbo Rog/Thras 35:03 - Erinis/Street Urchin 39:03 - Wrap-upcEDH: 11-Hour Games, Angle Shooting, and CheatingLemoras Cards2025-06-09 | cEDH has had a few controversies in the past few weeks including the 11-hour game, a cheater winning a Black Lotus, and a discussion on aggressive politics turning into an investigation on some very sneaky cheating. Today I'm going over these events, what they mean for the format, player behavior we need to root out, and how to address these in a way to hopefully prevent them from happening going forward.
Let me know down below what you think of these moments, and changes you'd like to see to improve tournament cEDH!
Chapters 0:00 - Controversy in cEDH 4:20 - 11-Hour Game 10:40 - Player Experiences 13:14 - Wounded Investigation 22:56 - Defending Yourself 27:23 - Where We Go from HerecEDH Turbo Decks GO CRAZYLemoras Cards2025-05-29 | cEDH just had a HUGE weekend with multiple very large events and spicy headlines, and today I'm going over the Land, GO 10k Open's top 16 decks. This event featured a surprisingly diverse meta, with Rog/Thras being the most talked about deck of the event, but also with many standout turbo decks performing well. The Commanders I'm going over are Tymna/Kraum, Kaalia, Rog/Thras, Lumra, Kinnan, Rog/Si, Raffine, Tymna/Dargo, Magda, Tymna/Thrasios, and Rocco.
Let me know what you think of all the wild cEDH things happening and your favorite deck in the comments below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:24 - Meta Breakdown 2:57 - Lumra 10:49 - Kaalia 15:33 - Magda 18:27 - Rocco 21:11 - Tymna/Thrasios 22:34 - Raffine 25:54 - Kinnan 28:02 - Rog/Si 30:30 - Tymna/Kraum 32:37 - Kinnan 2 34:06 - The Exact Same Rog/Si 34:31 - Rog/Thras 37:10 - Rog/Thras 2 38:35 - Tymna/Kraum 2 39:55 - Tymna/Kraum 3 41:45 - Tymna/Dargo 48:52 - Wrap-upcEDHs BEST Final Fantasy CardsLemoras Cards2025-05-14 | Today I'm taking a first look at the new Final Fantasy cards that could have the most impact on cEDH. I'm going over 21 cards, ranging from potential powerhouse Commanders like Terra and Noctis, format staples like Tataru Taru, and meta-answers like Fire Magic. This set is looking to be one of the biggest and most exciting of all time, and already looks to be making a big splash in Competitive Commander.
Let me know down below which Final Fantasy card you're most excited about!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:54 - Zack Fair 2:57 - Garland 4:02 - Tataru Taru 5:08 - Emet-Selch 6:53 - Matoya 8:03 - Sephiroth 9:33 - Shadow 10:36 - Terra, Magical Adept 12:34 - Vivi 14:08 - Celes 15:07 - Noctis 16:46 - Squall 17:31 - Y'shtola 18:35 - Kefka, Court Mage 20:21 - Commune with Beavers 21:19 - Snort 21:49 - Fire Magic 22:48 - Espers to Magicite 23:56 - Blue Mage's Cane 25:13 - A Realm Reborn 26:18 - Starting Town 27:06 - Wrap-upcEDHs Recent Winners are RIDICULOUSLemoras Cards2025-05-12 | cEDH continues to evolve, as we see more niche strategies and commanders continue to have high level results. Today I'm taking a look at some recently successful decks across multiple tournaments top 16s, going over commanders like Zacama, Emry, Yoshimaru, and Etali and what they might be doing to be having such success.
Let me know in the comments what you think about the unbans, and decks you think are on the rise!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:22 - Recent Events 2:32 - cEDH Madrid 3:23 - Zacama 6:13 - Yoshi/Thras 8:53 - SCGCON 9:41 - Inalla 12:49 - Francisco/Ishai 14:12 - Emry 18:10 - Rog/Thras 21:58 - Rip n Ship 22:29 - Thrasios/Vial 25:31 - Tevesh/Thras 26:53 - Etali 29:21 - Birdcage 3 29:49 - Dihada 31:52 - National de cEDH Mexico 32:14 - Djeru and Hazoret 34:20 - Rocco 35:49 - Wrap-upcEDH Unbans, New Decks, and YappersLemoras Cards2025-04-24 | Commander unbans have hit us and Gifts Ungiven joins the cEDH format! Today I'm doing another weekly update talking about the unbans and my thoughts on them and their impact, decks that are doing well at recent events, issues with current tournament gameplay, and my updates to Rog/Thras post Tarkir/unbans.
Let me know in the comments what you think about the unbans, and decks you think are on the rise!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - Commander Unbans 6:59 - Problems with the B&R 11:10 - Recent Events and Ral 15:32 - Heisenberg and Rog/Thras 19:26 - Kodama/Ishai 20:48 - Zirda 23:38 - Tournament Gameplay 26:59 - Tarkir Rog/Thras Updates 34:08 - Wrap-upThe BEST cEDH Decks | Learning cEDH Episode 33Lemoras Cards2025-04-15 | We've got unbans coming next week, and today we're taking a look at the most popular and powerful decks in cEDH right now. We go over the stats of the past three months, discuss the over and underperformers, new decks to watch out for, and the crazy swings some decks have had recently.
Let us know down below what you think of the cEDH meta right now, and what you expect to change!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 7:23 - Dihada 12:54 - Marneus Calgar 15:52 - Malcolm/Vial 20:20 - Hashaton, Urza, Azorius 23:35 - Glarb 27:28 - Rog/Si 34:46 - Yuriko 38:26 - Rog/Thras 45:45 - Tivit 52:00 - Magda 54:59 - Sisay 58:17 - Tymna/Kraum 1:03:05 - Kinnan 1:06:18 - One Deck Format? 1:10:16 - Tymna/Thrasios 1:16:20 - The Top Tiers 1:18:44 - Wrap-upcEDH is an Open Format (Kinda)Lemoras Cards2025-04-02 | Today I'm talking about the current state of cEDH. Taking a look at a few recent tournaments, the decks that took them down, and the overall cEDH format. I go over some really unique strategies like Food Chain Tiamat and Protean Hulk Esika, and talk about some players are feeling in the current tournament scene going into the next unbans.
Let me know which of these decks were your favorite down below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 2:33 - The cEDH Meta 5:45 - Rog/Si 7:19 - Yusri 10:19 - Esika 12:39 - Goodbyes Are Forever Top 16 13:15 - Mike/Eleven 15:56 - NIv-Mizzet 18:30 - Winota 19:53 - DomsDay Top 16 20:21 - Tiamat 24:04 - Katilda 27:24 - Omnath 29:03 - Ghyrson Starn 30:02 - Yawgmoth 31:18 - Yidris 32:34 - Grolnok 35:17 - Wrap-upcEDH Rograkh and Thrasios Deck TechLemoras Cards2025-03-26 | cEDH Rograkh and Thrasios, or Rog/Thras, has gone from being my pet deck to becoming one of the best decks in the format. Today I'm going over this deck, talking about the strengths of the Commanders, the main gameplan, essential cards and combos, mulligans, and more. This is easily the most fun deck in cEDH to me, and hopefully by the end of this video you'll have a good understanding of how it works, how to play with and against it, and know if it's the next deck you should try!
Let me know what you think of Rog/Thras and any questions you have down below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 3:25 - Decks/Differences 4:51 - Why Rog and Thrasios? 8:43 - The Big Mana Plan 12:09 - Going Infinite 20:17 - Creatures/Token Package 43:03 - Instants and Sorceries 53:50 - Artifacts and Enchantments 58:32 - Lands 1:00:32 - "Why Not?"s and Packages 1:07:54 - Considering Pile 1:12:13 - Do's and Don'ts 1:18:33 - Mulligans 1:25:59 - Wrap-upcEDH Meta Gets WILDER | Tournament BreakdownLemoras Cards2025-03-14 | I went to The Mana Vault's cEDH 10k, and today I'm talking all about it! I go over the store, the meta breakdown, and look at each of the decks that made top 16 in this super competitive regional event. We also get a first look at some gamebreaking new tech that's changed Rog/Thras forever. The decks we're looking at are Tymna/Kraum, Volo/Agent, Sisay, Livio/Thrasios, Kinnan, Yidris, Tymna/Thrasios, Marneus, Jhoira, Rog/Thrasios, Raffine, and Magda.
Let me know which of these decks were your favorite down below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 2:54 - The Mana Vault 6:01 - Meta Breakdown 8:09 - Tymna/Kraum 11:35 - Kinnan 14:19 - Jhoira 20:41 - Raffine 28:07 - Yidris 32:53- Tymna/Kraum 2 34:26 - Volo/Agent 39:41 - Marneus 44:17 - Tymna/Thrasios 45:42 - Rog/Si 48:00 - Livio/Thrasios 52:01 - Tymna/Kraum 3 53:32 - Magda 57:11 - Sisay 59:50 - Rog/Thras and Breezecaller 1:17:59 - Top 4 Explained 1:19:02 - Tymna/Kraum 4 1:20:43 - Wrap-upJapans Hot cEDH Tech | Tournament BreakdownLemoras Cards2025-02-28 | cEDH in Japan is back! Today I'm covering God of Commander 11, and taking a look at the 12 decks that made the cut as well as the previous winner's title defending list. This 159-player in-person event had a super diverse meta, even among decks with the same Commanders. As usual, Japanese lists have some hot tech, Commanders we rarely see, and plenty of cards I've never seen before. The decks we'll be taking a look at are Tymna/Kraum, Gitrog Monster, Tivit, Marath, Najeela, Heliod, Derevi, Pako/Haldan, Yuriko, Rog/Tymna, and Rog/Si.
Let me know which of these decks were your favorite and what you think of Japanese cEDH down below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:55 - Meta Breakdown 3:58 - Player Profiles 7:37 - Yuriko 11:48 - Pako/Haldan 16:14 - Rog/Si 20:38 - The Gitrog Monster 24:06 - Tymna/Kraum 28:13 - Rog/Tymna 35:37 - Heliod 40:20 - Najeela 43:45 - Derevi 46:57 - Marath 52:11 - Tymna/Kraum 2 53:28 - Tivit 57:47 - Najeela 2 1:00:03 - Wrap-upThe BEST cEDH Cards from EVERY Set [Part 1]Lemoras Cards2025-02-11 | Today we're looking through Magic history and going over the best cEDH cards from the first era of Magic. I take a look at some of the most broken, format defining cards of all time, as well as some sets with barely anything worth playing. From Sol Ring to Rhystic Study, early Magic defines a lot of the best plays in cEDH to this day.
Let me know down below what you think the best card from these first sets is!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:31 - Meta Breakdown 2:35 - Raffine 9:41- Tymna/Thrasios 12:22 - Najeela 16:01 - Magda 19:08 - Dihada 23:32 - Tymna/Thrasios 2 28:14 - Tymna/Kraum 30:12 - Breya 33:56 - Rog/Silas 35:38 - Tivit 37:53 - Rog/Thrasios 48:32 - Talion 51:43 - Tameshi 55:39 - Narset 58:21 - Sisay 1:00:08 - Plagon 1:06:01 - Wrap-upThe New BEST cEDH Decks | Learning cEDH Episode 32Lemoras Cards2025-01-06 | It's the start of a new year for cEDH, and that means a new top 10 breakdown! Today we're looking at the last 3 months of cEDH tournament data to go over the 10 most popular decks in the format, how they're performing, and why we think they're positioned where they are. We discuss the rise of Tymna/Thrasios, the struggle of new player decks like Yuriko, and where we expect the format to go in the coming months.
Let us know down below what you think of the cEDH meta right now, and what you expect to change!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 4:26 - Honorable Mentions 13:47 - Structure of the List 14:56 - Rog/Thras 21:13 - Najeela 27:24 - Tivit 32:59 - Yuriko 38:27 - Magda 43:40 - Sisay 49:14 - Rog/Si 1:02:36 - Kinnan 1:11:35 - Tymna/Thrasios 1:17:57 - Tymna/Kraum 1:26:20 - Conversion Rate 1:27:38 - Wrap-upJapans NEW cEDH Meta | Tournament BreakdownLemoras Cards2024-12-30 | cEDH in Japan is back! Today I'm covering God of Commander 10, the first major Japanese cEDH event since the last banlist update. Featuring format staples, new Commanders, and wild takes on old decks like a polymorph Rog/Si build! I take a look at the meta breakdown of the event, how Japanese players have adapted to the new format, and go over the decks that topped and the newly crowned champion. The Commanders we're looking at are Rog/Tevesh, Lumra, Tymna/Kraum, Gitrog Monster, Rog/Si, Korvold, Tivit, Krark/Silas, Tymna/Thrasios, Magda, Derevi, and Sisay.
Let me know which of these decks were your favorite and what you think of Japanese cEDH down below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:49 - Meta Breakdown 4:32 - Tournament Structure 6:05 - Lumra 16:59 - Gitrog Monster 23:37 - Krark/Silas 29:50 - Rog/Silas 36:23 - Rog/Tevesh 41:15 - Tivit 47:09 - Sisay 51:58 - Magda 55:57 - Derevi 1:01:50 - Korvold 1:08:09 - Tymna/Thrasios 1:12:04 - Tymna/Kraum 1:14:37 - God of Commander 1:19:32 - Wrap-upcEDH is in TROUBLE | Learning cEDH - Episode 31Lemoras Cards2024-12-20 | We've played cEDH with the new ban list updates for three months now, so today on the podcast we're going over what the meta has turned into, how it's affected tournaments and winrate stats, and whether the game is in a healthy place now. We discuss our experiences in games, what we've been up to, and trying to take a look at the format from a zoomed-out perspective.
Were Jeweled Lotus and Mana Crypt correct bans? Are you enjoying cEDH right now? Let us know down below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 7:54 - Winrates and Tournaments 19:47 - cEDH and Skill 27:31 - Closing the Format 36:16 - Winners and Losers 48:51 - Variance and Randomness 54:52 - Pace of Play 58:44 - Aggro vs Control 1:07:18 - Repetitive Play 1:15:29 - Future Changes 1:25:34 - Engagement and WotC 1:36:07 - Wrap-upThis Years TOP 10 cEDH CardsLemoras Cards2024-12-09 | 2024 was a huge year for Magic, and we got some of the most impactful cards printed for cEDH ever. Today I'm going over the 10 best cards printed this year, discussing some honorable mentions, and what made this year such a massive one for competitive Commander.
Let me know what your top 10 cards are down below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:39 - Honorable Mentions 6:24 - Delney/Enduring Vitality 9:03 - Vexing Bauble 10:52 - Shifting Woodland 11:57 - Flare of Duplication 13:22 - Mockingbird 14:57 - Pollywog Prodigy 16:08 - Hazel's Brewmaster 17:54 - Talon Gates of Madara 19:16 - Valley Floodcaller 21:12 - Surveil Lands 22:35 - Wrap-upcEDH Beginners Guide 2025 | Decks and StaplesLemoras Cards2024-11-27 | Today I'm going over what the cEDH metagame currently looks like. If you've ever wanted one place to learn about all of the major players in the format, this is the video for you! I give an overview of the main archetypes of the format, then give a detailed description of some of the most popular and powerful decks, explaining staples cards and combos. After going over the big changes driving what led us into the current meta, I dive into covering Tymna/Kraum, Tymna/Thrasios, Najeela, Kinnan, Rog/Si, Sisay, and Rog/Thras in detail.
Let me know which deck you're most excited to play, and what you think of the cEDH meta down below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:19 - The Decks 2:28 - Tymna/Thrasios and the Staples 23:22 - Rog/Si 39:45 - Tymna/Kraum 46:56 - Kinnan 57:50 - Sisay 1:07:44 - Najeela 1:15:23 - Rog/Thras 1:31:21 - Wrap-upcEDHs European Championship🏆| Tournament BreakdownLemoras Cards2024-11-20 | The cEDH European Championship in Lisbon just went down this past weekend, and today we're taking a look at the top 16 decks that defined this super competitive event. With 277-players we have back to back super major events to look at to get a better idea of the cEDH meta at the top level. The Commanders we're looking at are Tymna/Thrasios, Kenrith, Dihada, Kinnan, Tymna/Kraum, The Master of Keys, Rog/Si, and Yidris.
Let me know which of these decks was your favorite down below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:29 - Meta Breakdown 4:09 - Kenrith 10:35 - Tymna/Kraum 12:51 - Tymna/Thrasios 16:36 - Tymna/Kraum 2 18:30 - Tymna/Thrasios 2 20:46 - Yidris 25:11 - Tymna/Kraum 3 26:24 - Tymna/Kraum 4 29:23 - Master of Keys 33:21 - Kinnan 38:57 - Dihada 43:42 - Rog/Si 46:02 - Tymna/Thrasios 3 48:59 - Kenrith 2 51:50 - Kinnan 2 53:42 - Tymna/Kraum 5 56:08 - Wrap-upIs the cEDH Meta Solved? | The Boil 2 Top 16 BreakdownLemoras Cards2024-11-13 | The biggest cEDH tournament EVER, The Boil 2, just went down this past weekend. As the first giant event since the most recent bans, many players are looking to it to better understand the post-Dockside meta, and today we're going to be breaking down the lists that took it down and what made them so good. The Commanders featured are Esika, Tymna/Kraum, Magda, Sisay, Tymna/Thrasios, Rakdos, Rog/Si, Rocco, Rog/Thras, Kinnan, and Malcolm/Vial.
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Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:33 - Meta Breakdown 4:02 - Malcolm/Vial 6:47 - Rog/Si 10:45 - Tymna/Thrasios 12:54 - Esika 15:12 - Rog/Thras 21:34 - Tymna/Kraum 24:24 - Esika 2 25:12 - Magda 30:45 - Rocco 33:37 - Rakdos 37:15 - Rog/Si 2 38:54 - Magda 2 40:13 - Tymna/Thrasios 2 41:46 - Kinnan 44:06 - Tymna/Thrasios 3 46:18 - Wrap-upcEDH Decks Youve NEVER Seen Before | Top 16 BreakdownLemoras Cards2024-11-07 | Today, I'm taking a look at another big in-person cEDH event, RipnShip's Cradle event with 88 players. This tournament featured some decks I haven't covered since the bannings, on top of some decks we've never had on the channel before. The Commanders we're looking at are Najeela, Nashi, Sisay, Pako/Haldan, Kinnan, Tivit, Samut, Tymna/Thrasios, Magda, Tevesh/Thrasios, Erinis/Street Urchin, Rog/Si, and Kinnan.
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Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:31 - Meta Breakdown 3:01 - Sisay 4:45 - Pako/Haldan 9:10 - Samut 13:25 - Tevesh/Thrasios 15:59 - Malcolm/Kediss 18:56 - Tymna/Thrasios 20:12 - Nashi 24:47 - Najeela 26:32 - Rog/Si 29:37 - Sisay 2 33:31 - Magda 36:14 - Erinis 40:24 - Tymna/Thrasios 2 42:39 - Tevesh/Thrasios 45:00 - Tivit 47:28 - Kinnan 49:29 - Wrap-upcEDH Green is Finally Good! | Top 16 BreakdownLemoras Cards2024-10-30 | Today I'm going over an event I recently played in with fan favorite Rog/Thras! I'm taking a look at Lotus Bowl 17, an in-person cEDH event I top 16'd this past weekend. I'm going over the meta breakdown, each of the decks that topped, and the overall shifts in the cEDH meta. The Commanders featured are Rograkh/Thrasios, Malcolm/Tymna, Master of Keys, Tymna/Kraum, Malcolm/Tana, Esika, Malcolm/Vialsmasher, Tymna/Thrasios, Gev, Ellivere, Akiri/Thrasios, and Derevi.
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Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - Meta Breakdown 2:28 - Akiri/Thrasios 6:07 - Ellivere 11:12 - Master of Keys 14:40 - Malcolm/Vial 18:02 - Tymna/Malcolm 21:40 - Gev 25:09 - Malcolm/Tana 28:31 - Derevi 31:06 - Malcolm/Vial 2 32:31 - Malcolm/Vial 3 33:53 - Esika 37:16 - Rograkh/Thrasios 47:03 - Kinnan 49:37 - Tymna/Kraum 51:25 - Tymna/Thrasios 53:38 - Tymna/Kraum 2 55:02 - Wrap-upThe New cEDH Meta is HERE | Top 16 BreakdownLemoras Cards2024-10-25 | I'm back! Today I'm taking a look at my first cEDH tournament breakdown since the new bans happened, Festival of Knights 2. With some of the biggest cards in the format gone, we've already seen massive shakeups in the decks people bring. The lists we're looking at today are Tymna/Thrasios, Master of Keys, Tevesh/Thrasios, Malcolm/Vialsmasher, Kambal, Sisay, Inalla, Bruse/Thrasios, Winota, Tymna/Kraum, Animar, Marneus, Zurgo and Ojutai, and Tevesh/Tana.
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Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:11 - Meta Breakdown 3:11 - Malcolm/Vial 8:27 - Malcolm/Vial 2 11:18 - Tevesh/Tana 16:33 - Zurgo and Ojutai 21:47 - Marneus Calgar 27:38 - Winota 31:56 - Tymna/Kraum 33:51 - Animar 37:02 - Tymna/Thrasios 40:52 - Master of Keys 45:23 - Bruse/Thrasios 48:41 - Kambal 51:05 - Tevesh/Thrasios 53:58 - Inalla 56:38 - Sisay 59:53 - Tymna/Thrasios 2 1:03:21 - Wrap-upcEDH Bans and Moving Forward | Learning cEDH - Episode 30Lemoras Cards2024-09-26 | cEDH just changed forever with the banning of some of the biggest cards in the format, so today Eric and I discuss our thoughts on the list and where to go from here. With no Dockside, Jeweled Lotus, Mana Crypt, or Nadu, what does cEDH look like?
Let us know what you think of the bans and the new meta down below!
💜JOIN THE LEMORA COMMUNITY💜 Patreon: patreon.com/LemorasCards Twitter: twitter.com/LemorasCards Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lemorascardsDockside is Banned, Now What? | cEDHLemoras Cards2024-09-23 | cEDH just had its biggest change ever. Dockside, Nadu, Mana Crypt, and Jeweled Lotus have just been banned in Commander. Today I'm talking about why this happened, what it might mean for the format, which decks are affected the most, and where we go from here.
Let me know down below what you think about these bans!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - The Bans 4:21 - The Impact on cEDH 10:43 - The Community 13:21 - The Decks Affected 17:31 - Wrap-upThis Events cEDH Meta is INSANE | Top 16 BreakdownLemoras Cards2024-09-23 | These cEDH events have been getting taken down by some insanely cool decks lately. Today I'm taking a look at PNW cEDH 2024 Finals 4K, an in-person event in one of my favorite metas to cover. We've got colorless decks, old school favorite, and hot tech I've never seen before. The decks we're covering today are Tymna/Kraum, Zhulodok, Sisay, Heliod, Kenrith, Nadu, Rog/Si, and Rog/Thras.
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Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:18 - Tymna/Kraum 2:38 - Kinnan 4:56 - Rog/Thras 8:56 - Sisay 10:48 - Rog/Si 12:18 - Tymna/Kraum 2 13:23 - Nadu 16:25 - Kenrith 19:00 - Heliod 24:06 - Kenrith 2 25:47 - Sisay 2 28:17 - Sisay 3 30:05 - Zhulodok 33:03 - Tymna/Kraum 3 33:57 - Rocco 38:21 - Outro8 Unique cEDH Decks THAT WIN 🏆Lemoras Cards2024-09-18 | cEDH meta too boring for you? Well today I'm taking a look at 8 super unique cEDH lists that recently topped tournaments. These are the perfect spicy decks to bring to the store to surprise your friends with. We've got brand new spice, old classics with new tools, all with very few colors and even a COLORLESS deck showing up.
Let me know which of these decks was your favorite down below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - Heartless Hidetsugu 7:26 - Baylen the Haymaker 11:49 - Francisco/Ishai 16:15 - Gev 20:17 - Kambal 25:44 - Sythis 29:54 - Eluge 36:49 - Zhulodok 43:54 - Wrap-upcEDH Open Had CRAZY Decks | Top 16 BreakdownLemoras Cards2024-08-31 | Today I'm taking a look at the first platinum cEDH event of the new season, the Topdeck Open. This 256-player event was unique since the Invitational happened at the same time, so many of the biggest tournament grinders weren't in attendance. We got some really spicy decks to look at, with a stax deck even making a huge run. The decks featured are Tymna/Kraum, Sefris, Rog/Si, Nadu, Bjorna/Wernog, Tivit, Inalla, Sisay, Niv-Mizzet, and Kaalia of the Vast.
Let me know down below which of these lists is your favorite, and what you want to hear about the invitational next!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:13 - Meta Breakdown 2:03 - Nadu 4:45 - Sisay 6:18 - Niv-Mizzet 8:26 - Inalla 12:02 - Tymna/Kraum 12:59 - Tymna/Kraum 2 13:43 - Nadu 2 14:50 - Rog/SI 15:39 - Tivit 17:05 - Bjorna/Wernog 19:05 - Kaalia 23:51 - Tymna/Kraum 3 24:43 - Sefris 28:53 - Tymna/Kraum 4 29:34 - Rog/Si 2 30:25 - Rog/Si 3 32:03 - Wrap-upcEDH Invitational was TURBO | Top 16 BreakdownLemoras Cards2024-08-28 | Today I'm taking a look at THE cEDH event of the year, the Topdeck Championship Series Invitational. This 64-player invite only event featured the players who earned the most points throughout the last year in other events, leading to some of the most intense competition we've ever seen in the format, and an incredibly fast meta game. The decks we're looking at today are Rog/Si, Tymna/Kraum, Sisay, Bjorna/Wernog, Kinnan, Krark/Thrasios, and Tivit.
Let me know down below which of these lists is your favorite, and what you want to hear about the invitational next!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:16 - Meta Breakdown 3:12 - Tivit 7:20 - Rocco 11:24 - Kinnan 13:57 - Thada Adel 18:41 - Rog/Si 20:35 - Derevi 24:02 - Omnath 27:52 - Malcolm/Tevesh 32:36 - Esika 37:14 - Gitrog Monster 41:43 - Tivit 2 43:28 - Rog/Tevesh 45:54 - Tymna/Kraum 47:55 - Wrap-upChinas cEDH BANGERS | CommandFest Shanghai Top 16 BreakdownLemoras Cards2024-08-19 | Today we're taking a look at cEDH over in China with the CommandFest Shanghai decklists. We've got a few lists we got to see from the last Chinese event, some new standouts, and a bit of the newest tech. The Commanders we're looking at are Korvold, Tymna/Kraum, Sisay, Jhoira, Rog/Si, Zur, Tivit, Derevi, Tymna/Kydele, and Magda.
Let me know down below which of these lists is your favorite!
💜JOIN THE LEMORA COMMUNITY💜 Patreon: patreon.com/LemorasCards Twitter: twitter.com/LemorasCards Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lemorascardsPredicting the Invitational Meta | Learning cEDH - Episode 29Lemoras Cards2024-08-12 | The Topdeck Invitational is the biggest cEDH event of the year, and today we're talking all about it. We go over the growth of the format leading up to the invitational circuit happening, talk about the decks we expect to see make up most of the meta game and how they might perform, then discuss decks that could make sense to swap to as a meta call and cards to potentially bring in.
Let me know down below what you think of the cEDH meta right now!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 6:01 - Promo Stuff 6:55 - Growth of the Format 13:06 - Tournament Meta 14:13 - Why Tymna/Kraum? 24:50 - Can Sisay Keep Up? 33:36 - Rog/Si: Format Demon 40:14 - Who's Naduing it? 48:00 - Kenrith and Najeela vs Sisay 52:32 - The Quality of Play 55:09 - Sleeper Decks 1:01:21 - Wrap-upcEDH - Krark, Korvold, and More ExplainedLemoras Cards2024-08-07 | Today I'm taking another look at the cEDH meta, this time with a focus on some fun decks that fly just under the radar of the top tier status. I go over what makes these decks unique, how they play, and breakdown well-performing lists for each going over the staples and why they play them. The decks we're looking at today are Korvold, Yuriko, Ob Nixilis, Krark/Sakashima, and Rograkh/Thrasios.
Let me know which deck you're most excited to play, and what you think of the cEDH meta down below!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Korvold 11:14 - Yuriko 17:28 - Krark/Sakashima 24:30 - Rog/Thras 31:24 - Ob Nixilis 37:30 - Wrap-upHow to Interact in cEDHLemoras Cards2024-08-05 | Today I'm taking a look at interaction in cEDH. I go over knowing when to use it, optimizing your usage of it, and how to take advantage of your opponents. I talk on dealing with some of the best combos like Thassa's Oracle and Underworld Breach, judging when to make a value play vs saving for a better moment, and how to avoid giving your opponents too much information.
Let me know down below what advice on interaction you have!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:03 - Knowing When to Interact 5:28 - Optimizing Your Play 8:49 - Politics and Interaction 13:14 - Wrap-upThis Grindy Top 16 was GROSS | cEDH Top 16 BreakdownLemoras Cards2024-07-31 | Today I'm taking a look at the Beholder Gaming cEDH LCQ that took place at CCS in Georgia this past weekend. I commentated this event, which featured one of the grindiest top 16 metas I've ever covered. I go over the meta game we saw, give details from the feature matches, and breakdown each of the top lists. The decks features are Tymna/Kraum, Nadu, Tevesh/Sidar, Sisay, Magda, Erinis/Street Urchin, Tivit, and Tymna/Reyhan.
Let me know down below which of these lists are your favorite, and what commanders you expect to do well at the invitational!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Meta Breakdown 2:18 - Erinis/Street Urchin 6:09 - Tivit 7:58 - Magda 11:12 - Tymna/Kraum 12:59 - Reyhan/Tymna 16:43 - Magda 2 17:50 - Sisay 20:36 - Tymna/Kraum 2 23:18 - Tymna/Kraum 3 23:59 - Tymna/Kraum 4 24:59 - Tevesh/Sidar 28:09 - Tymna/Kraum 5 29:06 - Tymna/Kraum 6 29:31 - Nadu 30:39 - Sisay 2 31:30 - Tymna/Kraum 7 32:24 - Wrap-upcEDH is Faster Than EVER | FishBowl 4 Top 16 BreakdownLemoras Cards2024-07-25 | The cEDH meta has shaken up a lot recently, and right now it looks like Rog/Si might be the new face of the format. Today I'm looking at FishBowl 4, a 166-player cEDH event that featured possibly the fastest meta I've ever covered. It also featured a lot of experimentation among the decks appearing though, with new spicy includes like Bolas's Citadel and Leyline of Anticipation. The lists were taking a look at are Rog/Si, Niv-Mizzet, Tymna/Kraum, Talion, Sisay, Nadu, and Malcolm/Vial.
Let me know down below which of these lists are your favorite, and how you're gonna try to beat the turbo meta!
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:19 - Meta Breakdown 2:10 - Rog/Si 3:19 - Tymna/Kraum 4:36 - Talion 6:38 - Thras/Vialsmasher 8:44 - Niv-Mizzet 11:18 - Sisay 12:24 - Rog/Si 2 14:48 - Tymna/Kraum 2 15:27 - Sisay 2 16:25 - Nadu 18:08 - Rog/Si 3 19:24 - Rog/Si 4 20:37 - Rog/Si 5 22:40 - Tymna/Kraum 3 23:35 - Nadu 2 24:31 - Rog/Si 6 25:36 - Wrap-upBloomburrow cEDH Set ReviewLemoras Cards2024-07-23 | Today I'm taking a look at some of the new Bloomburrow cards and talking about their potential imapct on cEDH. We've got new high color staples, low color combo enablers, and utility cards that could see play anywhere. The power creep in recent sets has really made it seem like cEDH shake-ups might be happening way more often going forward. I also talk about a couple cards that might be bait and warn you to steer clear or go forward just for fun.
Let me know down below which cards from Bloomburrow you're most excited for!