Dana Roach
Dana Roach
Dana is one of the hosts of the EDHRECast and the CMDR Central podcast. He lives in Eau Claire, WI with his wife and son. He has been playing Magic so long he once traded away an Underground Sea for a Nightmare, and was so pleased with the deal he declined a trade-back the following week. He also smells like cotton candy and sunsets.
Core Set 2020 Set Review - Black
Which black cards from Core Set 2020 will cast the longest shadow on EDH?
Superior Numbers - War of the Stats
WAR - What is it good for? Welcome to Superior Numbers, where I try to do numerical analysis on cards and deckbuilding trends using slightly more math and slightly less snark than in my usual column. Slightly. This time around we're going to take a look at some cards from the recent set, War of the Spark, […]
In the Margins - Mortify
Mortify has overstayed its welcome in Commander - here are the cards that should replace it.
Superior Numbers - Cards Caring about Colors: Black
Some cards care about colors your opponents play... are they good enough for EDH?
In the Margins - Divination
3,000 players are running Divination, but there are tons of better options available.
Superior Numbers - Land Counts
Are decks running enough lands? Or enough mana rocks? Time for some data analysis.
Ravnica Allegiance Set Review - Rakdos
Bedevil by Seb McKinnon (@sebmckinnon) Bedeck, Bedazzle, Bedevil Welcome to the Ravnica Allegiance, a set where no matter how many times I type it out, I still have to spellcheck Allegiance. This time around I get to review the Rakdos portion of the set. They're Ravnica's own Insane Clown Posse, except with acid and chainsaws instead […]
In the Margins – Eternal Witness
Can I Get a Witness? Currently, there are 55,404 decks decks in the EDHREC database running , and not a single one of them should have it as part of the 99. Welcome back to In the Margins, a monthly Commander-centric column where I start by saying things that are patently untrue. We're gonna refer to […]
In the Margins - Pacifism
A Non-Pacificistic Approach Currently, there are 2,696 decks in the EDHREC database running , and not a single one of them should have it as part of the 99. Welcome back to In the Margins, a monthly Commander-centric column where I get to nerdsplain how your card choices, like your life choices, may not have been […]
Superior Numbers - Vedalken Orrery
A Clockwork Orrery is a very popular card, as evidenced by its appearance in 14,588 decks on EDHREC. Is that number too high or too low? Welcome to Superior Numbers, where I try to do some numerical analysis on the popularity of a card using more math and less snark than in my usual column. […]