EDH/Commander League!

[justinhering]

Over the past several months I've noticed the increased interest and popularity of EDH/Commander. Most people that play this format say the same thing, "this is the most fun I've had playing Magic"

Due to this, I am taking it upon myself to organize a formal social league for multiplayer EDH/Commander games.

The first step towards organizing a league or club is identifying interested players and reserving generals for your primary deck. I know some of us have multiple decks, but it is important to identify one deck as your main deck and one commander. This will eliminate duplicate commanders and cause issues with game play due to the 'Legends' rule.

Once we have a healthy roster, we should decide on a night and time to meet and play. I am throwing Wednesday night at 7pm out there, but we can discuss this as a league.

For those of you not familiar with EDH/Commander rules check out this website: mtgcommander.net/rules.php

Wizards is now partnering with the developers of this player-created format and are offering new products starting in June. You will be able to buy a complete commander deck for around $30.

Please reply to this thread if you are interested. If you know your general and main deck, reply with that as well and consider him/her reserved for your play.

As your organizer, I get to register myself and my kiddos first (any complaints regarding this can be taken to committee :-P).

JUSTIN HERING - COMMANDER: RAFIQ OF THE MANY (W/U/G)
ANJA HERING - COMMANDER: SHARUMM, THE HEDGMON (U/W/B)
STEPHEN HERING - COMMANDER - DARIEN, LORD OF KJELDOR (W)

Let's get this going!!!

[bbopmcjiggy]

I'm down like a clown. Slivers - Sliver Overlord. Wednesday sounds good, that's when people usually play edh anyway.

[justinhering]

Got it!

[justinhering]

Three more in-store sign-ups! They are:

Manuel Rivera - Doran, the siege tower
Chulak Rivera - Mayael, the Anima
Sal Capuano - Scion, the Ur Dragon

Brian, I know you stopped by last night. Sorry, bro. We got there around 7:30 (dinner at Mom's and you don't rush an Italian in the kitchen).

[chulak]

Really looking forward to it and I hope everyone really enjoys it. It seems like so much fun

[deo]

Im stuck between Teneb, the Harvester or Rafiq of the Many

[justinhering]

Rafiq is taken by your truly...

[justinhering]

Some other generals that have been nabbed...

Jenara, Asura of War
Sen Triplets

So far the response has been excellent! Thanks everyone!

[deo]

Teneb it is then

[justinhering]

The interest has been great. We will have our first official league meet next Wednesday, May 18th. I can be at the store at 7pm to get things started. I think we can start the first game around 7:30ish. This gives people time to settle in, make trades, talk about decks, etc. If you are working on your EDH deck bring it in so we can help.

Also, I encourage anyone that has an older collection to bring their cards for trade. Some players may only have access to newer cards, so this may help in the deckbuilding process.

Here are the general rules of the league:

[Deck Construction]

99 cards main, with one Commander
Commander must be legendary and may only appear in that deck

For example, I am running Rafiq of the Many and Chris is running Jenara, Asura of War, both Bant colors. I would like to have Jenara in my deck and Chris would like to have Rafiq, but if we are playing in the same game we have to replace those cards. Only one instance of a Commander is allowed during a game.

Other non-commander legendary creatures or planewalkers can appear in multiple decks.

No sideboard

[Game Play]

We will play standard rules...

Each player starts with 40 life. You are eliminated from the game if:

1) Your life total drops below 0
2) You take a total of 21 commander damage (also counts as regular damage)
3) You get milled
4) You concede

In multiplayer, every player draws a card on turn one.

Alternate win rules:

I'm a big fan, as I think these add to the complexity and social element of the game. Winner will be the player with the most 'Victory Points' at the end of a game.

Some examples...

Largest Mana Pool
Largest Single Swing
Largest Creature Destroyed or Exiled
Most General Damage
etc...

We can work to come up with new ones and suggestions are welcome.

[Social]

Lastly, EDH is fun so lets keep it light and enjoyable.

I will post an updated roster with my next reply.

[aaren]

hey manny ud be proud of me, I brewed up zombies? o ya its decent somehow cant figure out how lol