Why Play CHEAP Commanders? - Lessons from cEDH

Have you ever faced off a Commander deck where it just kind of felt like your opponent was two steps ahead of you? While you're still ramping and Getting Ready, they're establishing value engines and applying pressure? And no matter how many times you tried to stop them, they just kept bouncing back? If they were running a deck with a cheap commander, John may have some insight this week on how they made that work...

00:00 Introduction
01:59 What Commanders Do
03:49 Warm Bodies
05:38 Igniters
07:22 Lightning Rods
09:11 Flex Plays
10:52 Inevitables
12:24 Closing Thoughts

- Trelasarra, Moon Dancer: https://moxfield.com/decks/ltopExpOgEivkY0_E6G28Q
- Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar: https://moxfield.com/decks/za8mGvnRgESpcbyK_C9ENA
- Krile Baldesion: https://moxfield.com/decks/absaFfj5jEu7z9BiWxPxaw


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