How to DEOPTIMIZE your Commander Deck | EDHREC'd

About this episode

This episode discusses strategies for when a Commander deck doesn't perform as expected.

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People in this episode

Host: EDHRECast

Topics covered

• Commander Decks
• Deck Optimization
• Gameplay Strategies
• Magic: The Gathering
• Deck Building

Keywords

• Commander
• deck building
• optimization
• Magic: The Gathering
• gameplay

Sponsors

DragonShield

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EDHREC, Cardsphere, Scryfall, Audio Library

Books & works: Elevate

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