How to Build a Commander Deck

A quick guide to how I go about building a commander deck. This might be something intimidating for the newcomer so here I list some tips that will help you get started.

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[Quroe_]

Take note of how you feel as soon as you draw certain cards in your deck while testing it. If you constantly feel sad when you draw a specific card, it's usually a good sign to kick it out for something else.

[vidiottheowl]

I think the easiest way to introduce and teach someone magic is with a casual 40 or 60 card deck, or a 60 card deck split in half and played with your hand on the table

[josht]

I ended up gravitating toward commander a decade ago because I was poor. Never had to remake standard decks over and over, or get 4 copies of an $80 card. You can make a super budget deck and slowly upgrade it over time. Granted you can say the same for normal decks, but it never felt that way. Everyone was always way more competitive and quick win oriented.

Plus I like the challenge of commander's limitations to deck building. Great video man. Keep up the good work.

[alchenerd]

I am a firm believer in "all decks must have a nuke-button combo that wins the game from hand and/or command zone."

So I recommend commander's spellbook for searching for 2-3 card combos.

If your table dislikes combo, it is also a good idea to search for whether you accidentally leave combo cards in your deck or not.

[JCTheaterYGO]

This was super practical and a really great video that concisely gives the viewer info that a lot of other videos on the same topic I feel kind of gloss over. I’ve seen a lot of these “how to build a commander deck” videos from tons of creators and yours feels unique and super helpful. Great job man!

[HimboHound]

Your voice is very calming; thank you for the explanation. I found looking for cards very intimidating because there are SO many and they keep pumping them out now.

[alanevans]

Commander was great for me. When I was a kid my oldest sister had a boyfriend who gave me a box full of magic cards. It was mostly bulk but there were also a lot of rares and Legends in there (A handful of cards sitting in the 10-50 buck range too, so nice value for sure) I played with my brother some but he dropped off interest so I didn't get to play much until I was in senior year of high school. Some of my friends were big into Magic then, and I got joined into the group. Then one of them got the Draconic Domination deck that released in 2017, and I decided to build one of my own to play commander with him, then the entire group got into it and it opened up our decks to way more opportunities so we haven't looked back since!

[nikolausreel]

Not new to commander or deck building but always looking to improve. I really like how you broke it down to ease newbies and it honestly benefited old heads like myself with new resources and websites to use.

[xrequiemhero]

Always struggled with making edh decks, but I feel reinvigorated by this video. Seemingly, I rather take a lazy approach by edhrec copying than practical custom building and knowing the deck fully. Thank you!

[theamitar]

This is the best "How to Build a Commander Deck" I have seen yet. Bravo! You say exactly how you build a deck. Every other video gives some information but never truely how to build one. Oh and.... you forgot the wasszzaaabeeee guys. :( Thanks for another great video.

[JonathansCoffeeJournal]

Wow! Thank you for the great video on this - I am an absolute beginner with MTG and this video was the most helpful one I’ve seen so far, especially with breaking down what synergy and ramping is. Definitely liked and subbed!

[sclyze]

Been playing a while and subbed to your channel for some time, and I have to say, your guide on how to build a commander deck is easily the best out there as you get straight to the point.

[GRIMGORIRONHIDEROCKS]

My biggest issue is learning how to limit my card pool. I find all these card that synergise with my commander, then card that compliment what the deck is trying to do, then finding ramp, draw, and removal that happens to also have a bonus effect that combos with the deck (such as sac to draw over lose life to draw in a sacrifice deck, etc).

That's when I wind up with 170+ cards, and am stuck with either fine-tuning the deck down to the cards I'm just not willing to let go, or building a separate EDH deck just to have a home for the other cards.

My other issue is finding two different commander that I absolutely love, but have different colour identities, but are both basically trying to do the same thing. I hate the idea of repeating tactics using the same cards in both decks.

[mathieup]

All you create content-wise is pure treasure! thanks for being awesome!

[jeffbvob]

seeing llanowar wastes at 58 cents made me laugh

[BBQChippie]

Great video! It's great having so much info on the format so accessible.

[bstachutheuneatable]

Alright. I'm doing it.
Rebecca Guay tribal.

[newworldsound]

Sooo what deck is the person playing at 0:43 ?

[tedcruzwiththetopdown]

I run 30 lands but it's a goblin deck where most of the cards are super cheap. I never really have land problems.

[dr-_-squirtz]

This video really makes me feel good. And im excited to try and build the 1 deck from your other video from this technique