MTG: Weekly EDH – Top Five – Descent of Dragons and Zombies
You’ll need to develop chameleon eyes because this week, the threats come from above and below. Here are the top EDH Commanders of the week.
Welcome Planeswalkers and Praetors to our ongoing series about the best casual experience in Magic: Commander. For the uninitiated, Commander is a semi-casual format for Magic: the Gathering, where you use a deck of 100 cards led by a legendary creature, your Commander.
Aside from basic lands, you are only allowed one copy of each card in the deck. Moreover, you can only include cards in your Commander’s “color identity” or artifacts. Each color and color combo has a unique playstyle and a wealth of mighty generals to lead your deck to victory.
EDHRec.com is a great source for Commander info and can give you ideas to build your next Commander deck or tune an existing one. They also provide a definitive ranking of which Commanders are ranking the highest each week. These are the top five Commanders for this week, based on decks built and logged playtime.
Tymna the Weaver
Making her way to the top spot, Tymna is proving her weaving is second to none. With access to all the wedges, shards, and Nephilim colors, you can build Tymna however you need to get the job done. Thrasios remains at the top of her dance card, but a few of the new partner pirates might yet butt him out.
Atraxa, Praetor’s Voice
Sliding down to second, Atraxa still maintains her nearly undefeated Top Five. Ink-Eyes gives her access to a few of the powerful cards from the new Doctor Who decks, and Proliferate is always a good play. With her suite of deadly abilities on top of all that, this ex-Mirran proves why she’s Elesh Norn’s favorite child. All the new shenanigans shown in the Merfolk deck are probably going to shoot her right back to the top on release.
The Ur-Dragon
The Ur-Dragon is the undisputed king of typal combat. With his five colors giving you access to every Dragon under the sun, he won’t be unseated any time soon. The new Dragons from Eldraine gave him a lot to work with, and the addition of Psychic Paper and the cascade cards from Doctor Who means Dragons are hitting the field even faster.
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
The ghost with the most and my personal “Pet Commander”, Miirym finally makes her way back into the Top Five after being ousted for a few weeks. This dragon-doubling Commander proves that there’s just as much punch in Temur, and she can be just as nasty as her five-color compatriot. I’ve always liked her best, so it’s nice to see her making a comeback.
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Closing out the fearsome five, we have one of the nastiest Zombie Commanders out there. While he isn’t quite the power piece Grimgrin is, he has far more utility than his chunky friend. Plus, in a world where sacrifice and card advantage are king, he outdoes his corpulant compatriot in almost every way.
