EDH Takes

Spencer Cook and Elijah Samuelson
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EDHTakes is a new commander podcast wherein friends Elijah Samuelson and Spencer Cook refute commonly held opinions about the EDH format.

  1. 06/27/2025

    Jank (Feat. Jesse) - EDH Takes Episode 48

    Jank- it's a term that gets thrown around a lot in the Magic scene. "This card's jank, that deck is jank." But what does it really mean to be jank? In today’s episode, we brought out long time friend of the show and Magic the Gatherering cryptid Jesse to give the audience a deeper insight into the world of jank. Chaos, baby!

    1h 41m

  2. 06/17/2025

    Lose More Games - EDH Takes Episode 47

    Many Magic the Gathering content creators and shows are focused on improving your gameplay and deckbuilding in an effort to win more games. In today’s episode, we would like to go against that grain. We would actually like to make the case that many commander players should LOSE more games, and discuss the value of losing more.

    57 min

  3. 03/23/2025

    It Should Win the Game - EDH Takes Episode 46

    How easy should it be to win a game of Commander? Some people say that simply reaching the right amount of mana should lead to a win. With the likely unbanning of Coalition Victory, we decided to have a discussion about the idea of "it costs x mana, it SHOULD win you the game."

    1h 3m

  4. 02/27/2025

    Commander Brackets - EDH Takes Episode 45

    It has finally happened. Tuesday, February 11th, Gavin Verhey unveiled the long awaited bracket system for commander power matching. Commander players have long desired something resembling an “objective” power level scale. Will the bracket system fulfill that purpose? With the system still in beta, even Gavin himself will admit it is far from perfect. But is it the best system yet? In today’s episode of EDHTakes, we will discuss the pros and cons of this revolutionary new tool. (Apologies for the coughing, as I mentioned in the episode I was just getting over bronchitis.) • LinksTwitter -   / edhtakes  Commander Brackets (PLEASE READ PLEASE READ PLEASE READ PLEASE READ) - https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/ann...

    2h 16m

  5. 10/11/2024

    The End of Times - EDH Takes Episode 44

    The last 2 weeks have been perhaps some the most eventful we in the EDH community have seen since many of us started playing. In today's episode we try to explain the situation and share our thoughts. Is this the end of EDH as we know it??? Probably not. Please be kind to one another.

    1h 48m

  6. 10/04/2024

    Intentionality - EDH Takes Episode 43

    "Why?" This might be the most commonly asked question in games of EDH. Why are you attacking me? Why did you cast that now? In today's episode of EDHTakes, we discuss the intentionality of actions in EDH, and if there needs to be a reason better than "because I can."

    49 min

  7. 02/29/2024

    The Creeps - EDH Takes Episode 42

    The game of Magic the Gathering is full of creeps... and for once, we're not talking about the players. In today's episode we discuss power creep in Magic, as well as its more insidious cousin, complexity creep.

    1h 32m

  8. 01/29/2024

    2024 Predictions - EDH Takes Episode 41

    2023 was a very interesting year for Magic the Gatherering. What's next? In this new installment of EDHTakes, we discuss all the crazy (and definitely true) things that are sure to happen in the magic community this year.

    1h 20m
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About

EDHTakes is a new commander podcast wherein friends Elijah Samuelson and Spencer Cook refute commonly held opinions about the EDH format.

Information

  • Creator
    Spencer Cook and Elijah Samuelson
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    48
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Spencer Cook and Elijah Samuelson
  • Show Website
    EDH Takes