Dana Roach

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.

Superior Numbers - Exotic Orchard

Superior Numbers - Exotic Orchard

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
An Orchard Most Exotic is a really good card, as evidenced by having a home in 31,793 decks on EDHREC, and that number isn't nearly high enough. Welcome to Superior Numbers, a column that you may never see again but that exists at least this one time because I decided to try and figure out […]
In the Margins - Shatter

In the Margins - Shatter

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
Currently, there are 367 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 periodic column where I give you a chance to push your glasses up the bridge of your nose, adjust your fedora, and furiously type […]
Commander 2018 Set Review - Blue

Commander 2018 Set Review - Blue

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
'Twas the Night Before EDHmas, and All Through the House... Welcome to the season we call Commander Christmas, where boys and girls and those that are neither or both wake up evil-eyed and squirrel-tailed to see what gifts Gavinclaus left in their backpacks the night before. Will it be a Breya deck, for those that […]
In the Margins - Evolving Wilds/Terramorphic Expanse

In the Margins - Evolving Wilds/Terramorphic Expanse

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
Currently, there are 86,182 decks in the EDHREC database running and another 69,144 running , and not a single one of them should have either as part of the 99. Welcome back to In the Margins, a periodic column where I tell you how 100,000+ decks are doing it wrong. Also, my car is powered by […]
Core Set 2019 Review — White

Core Set 2019 Review — White

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
Using Your Core Welcome to the EDHREC Core Set 2019 review for the white slice of the color pie. This is the first Core Set since Origins back in 2015, which was definitely a standout among other Core expansions. A lot has happened in the interim, including a pretty stellar run of sets filled with […]
EDHREC Battlebond Review — Blue

EDHREC Battlebond Review — Blue

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
Welcome to the EDHREC set review for the cards in the color blue out of Battlebond, a set that asks the question "What if you made a set with all the good parts of Conspiracy and without all the bad parts of Conspiracy?" This is apparently the answer. We've got interesting cards with mechanics that […]
In the Margins — Explosive Vegetation

In the Margins — Explosive Vegetation

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
Currently, there are 24,011 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 periodic column where I say that 24,000+ decks are doing it wrong, because if there's one thing I've learned about people on the Internet […]
EDHREC Dominaria Set Review — Red

EDHREC Dominaria Set Review — Red

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
Red. It's the color of love and blood, and it's the color I've always thought was best personified by this dude; a confused meathead spinning his wheels, yelling the dumbest thing possible. Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! As time has passed though, I've softened a bit on red and her place in Magic, and come to […]
Magic 25 breakdown and price review

Magic 25 breakdown and price review

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
How to review Masters 25? It's not like anyone needs to be told is good to open in your rare slot or that is not that great to crack as a mythic. We also aren't a financial website so projecting the value of the set and the singles is out of our wheelhouse. What we […]
In the Margins — Day of Judgment

In the Margins — Day of Judgment

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Dana Roach
Dana Roach
Currently, there are 14,030 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 periodic column where I tell you that you're wrong. Everyone loves that, being told they're wrong. Just stand there in your wrongness and be […]