EDHREC

EDHREC is a deckbuilding and statistics website focused on Commander, the multiplayer Magic: The Gathering format also known as Elder Dragon Highlander. Rather than publishing one prescribed list for each commander, it aggregates information from publicly available decklists and uses those lists to show which cards players commonly include together. Its name combines “EDH” with the idea of recommendations, reflecting its central purpose: helping players discover cards for Commander decks.

A commander's page typically displays the number of decks represented in its data, popular cards, and categories such as creatures, instants, sorceries, artifacts, enchantments, and lands. The site distinguishes between cards that are broadly popular and cards with particularly strong associations with that commander. Its synergy metric compares a card's inclusion in decks for a particular commander with its inclusion in other decks sharing the relevant color identity.

This distinction matters for staples such as Sol Ring. A card can appear in many decks without being especially distinctive to one strategy. Conversely, a less universally played card can be highly characteristic of a specific commander. EDHREC also organizes information around themes and strategies, making it possible to explore approaches such as sacrifice, tokens, spellslinger, and lifegain rather than starting solely with a legendary creature.

Budget tools and filters allow users to examine different slices of the collected decks. The site's average deck feature turns aggregate choices into a sample list, providing a starting point rather than a definitive build. Because these outputs reflect submitted decklists, they describe observed deckbuilding habits; they do not establish that a card is optimal, that every listed deck was tested, or that popularity guarantees success.

Another distinctive EDHREC project is its Salt Score system, based on community ratings of cards that players find frustrating to face. The resulting rankings have featured notorious Commander cards such as Stasis, Winter Orb, and Armageddon. These scores measure reported irritation, not tournament strength or official legality, and illustrate the site's interest in Commander's social experience alongside its statistical patterns.

EDHREC also publishes articles and produces the EDHRECast, a Commander podcast associated with hosts Dana Roach, Matt Morgan, and Joey Schultz. Their discussions examine deckbuilding decisions and the interpretation of EDHREC's data. Together, the database, editorial material, and podcast make EDHREC both a reference tool and a source of discussion about how Commander players construct decks. It is an independent resource, not an official Wizards of the Coast rules authority.