I Quit Commander to Play Magic I Actually Enjoy

Eternal Durdles · Sep 30, 2026 · 27m

I have 17 Commander decks. And I'm taking them all apart.

This isn't a video about hating Commander. I've had plenty of good experiences playing EDH, and if Commander is the way you enjoy Magic, you should absolutely keep playing it.

But I've realized that I don't actually enjoy playing Commander very much anymore.

So I'm breaking down why.

I talk about how I first discovered Highlander, how I got back into Commander after returning to Magic in 2012, building my first artifact decks, playing Commander during the pandemic, and how my relationship with the format changed over time.

The bigger…