What Is Commander – Competitive Commander (cEDH) An Overview
January 8, 2025This is a subformat of Commander that has grown in popularity along with the overall format. cEDH shares the same ban list as Commander, and has no separate official rules from WotC. cEDH can be played 1v1 or in a group of four.
cEDH games are much faster than Commander games. Not every cEDH deck is built to win as quickly as possible, but all cEDH decks will win quickly when compared with casual play. cEDH decks nearly always utilize powerful combos. They are also built to be more consistent and deny opponents access to their resources.
cEDH decks can be extremely expensive (even more so than competitive Modern decks). Decks often use the best cards available from the long history of Magic—resulting in high-power and high-cost. This style of Commander is ideal for advanced players.