[EDH] Top 5 Generals of all time

Shoe · 03-12-2008, 11:34 AM

Just to spark some friggin conversation, I figured EDH is one of the more popular formats so I am going to do a few top 5's of generals. The first in this series will be most fun...i had a blast building A Hakim, Loreweaver, Shauku, Endbringer and Jhoira of the ghitu decks, so those are my votes. What do others think? what general is the most fun to play/play against?

TOP 5 Most Fun EDH generals:
(so far in no particular order)
Jhoira of the Ghitu
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
Zur the enchanter

Viroid · 03-12-2008, 12:37 PM

i'm having a blast with my Teysa, Orzhov Scion deck. Actually, she is my only one still. Tweaking as we go, she turns out to be pretty powerfull, shamelessly powering out a Storm Herd on turn 5 if the stars align.

Shoe · 03-12-2008, 12:42 PM

nice...storm herd is silly-crazy awesome- fun

rantipole · 03-12-2008, 12:58 PM

Theorectically (I follow the format but have yet to actually play a game), I would say the Momir Vig, Simic Visionary and Teneb, the Harvesterlook like amazing generals. They are both in great color combinations and have some card advantage built into them. Sliver Overlord is probably brutal and Jhoira of the Ghitu looks very interesting.

The general I'm dying to use is Angus MacKenzie. Fog you!

Cheers,
rant

Apex · 03-12-2008, 01:09 PM

For pure powerfulness, Zur, Maga, and Mormir Vig are probably some of the strongest.

For pure fun, something like Iname, Death Aspect (search for 20+ spirits, Mortal Combat?), Norin the Wary (Abuse him with stuff like Genesis Chamber and token generation to blink him in and out, etc for nonstop fun), and my current one, Dosan, the Falling Leaf to stop shenanigans and then comboing out. That's right, mono green combo decks win!

pokerbob1 · 03-12-2008, 01:10 PM

I think that Scion of the Ur-Dragon could be a pretty brutal commander. I haven't played the format, but he looks brutal from the surface. Also lets you play many nifty dragons with fun abilities.

Zur the Enchanter or Ertai, the Corrupted are probably better though (and they have neat synergy).

Tenzo · 03-12-2008, 02:57 PM

Rofellos.

Nuff said.

Apex · 03-12-2008, 03:00 PM

Rofellos has the be the LEAST fun general.

He was so good that he got banned.

So yeah, Rofellos can't make any list, since he can't be a general by the official rules.

Shoe · 03-12-2008, 03:03 PM

@Apex - Agreed
@rantipole
I myself have never played EDH, but i build for it alot hoping one day that Seattle WA will have a better folllowing...there is a yearly game of EDH but i have to miss it this time around, my daughter is due the week after it and if she shows up early i would miss the birth. Tourney is in north seattle and im in south (30 min away)

Shoe · 03-12-2008, 03:09 PM

nominating Morimor vig and Jhoira of the ghitu...they seem to be pretty popular and loads of fun

opinions???

billythefridge · 03-12-2008, 04:44 PM

I play Doran in my EDH right now. I originally wanted to play Teneb, but a guy in the Seattle area had already built a Teneb deck. I was told I could play Teneb too, and switch Doran in for him if I ever played that guy. Rather than do that, I just decided to build around Doran. Doran makes for a lot of fun interactions and you can have a good defense to your deck, making you a bad target for multiplayer attacks... but not a huge threat until Doran actually hits. I don't think I could put Doran as a top general though.

Based on the experiences, I would say these 5 are very strong:

Zur the Enchanter - his search is great. Lets you dig out some really strong plays from your 100 card pile. The colors he is in are very controlling too. His toolbox effect just makes the deck run so smooth.

Jhoira of the Ghitu - she can let you play ridiculous cards. This one guy had Timesifter in his Jhoira EDH and a ton of like 8cc instants and creatures. With just 6 people in our EDH pod, it took about 15 turns for me to see another turn. It was great when that card finally got destroyed. Plus Jhoira lets you play cards like Obliterate... especially good when other beefy things are suspended after it.

Arcum Dagsson - This guy's search function is amazing. I played a guy with Arcum as his General and he was basically able to control the board until all of his permanents where Indestructible, then he was able to create near infinite amounts of Artifact creatures and toss them all to a Blasting Station to kill 4 opponents at once. Nobody wanted to play that deck against him after that.

Horde of Notions - You might think this guy is bad, but he really isn't. His 5 Colors allow you to use whatever cards you want. My friend uses him as a General in a combo deck. It is totally abusive. The Notions comes down as a hasted attacker and blocker... at the same time. So you not only shave off a few extra life points to ensure the combo goes lethal, but you also save yourself quite a bit of damage from ground attackers too. Good card to build around.

Teneb, the Harvester - I just love this as far as actual Elder Dragons go. He's a well costed fatty and his graveyard recursion can ensure some awesome late game swings. I could very easily be using Teneb now as my main general and he was always my first choice... I've grown on Doran, but Teneb is still a house. I don't know what other of the Elder Dragons I would want before him.

Shoe · 03-12-2008, 05:21 PM

Intet, the dreamer was the only PC dragon that impressed me...at least as being fun...although i wasnt impressed by any of the invasion dragons which is pretty abnormal from what i can tell

Sparta!0 · 03-12-2008, 08:51 PM

Erayo, Soratami Ascendant is a great card in a controllish build. Then you can also play arcane laboratory (a blue rule of law for whoever doesn't know) and then you have a potential lock.

Thrawn · 03-13-2008, 11:41 AM

Jhoira of the Ghitu for the reasons already stated.

Shoe · 03-13-2008, 12:35 PM

wasnt erayo banned as well? or at least on the watch list?

03-12-2008, 11:34 AM	#1
Shoe Use your shoes as counters Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,964 Blog Entries: 2	[EDH] Top 5 Generals of all time Just to spark some friggin conversation, I figured EDH is one of the more popular formats so I am going to do a few top 5's of generals. The first in this series will be most fun...i had a blast building A Hakim, Loreweaver, Shauku, Endbringer and Jhoira of the ghitu decks, so those are my votes. What do others think? what general is the most fun to play/play against? TOP 5 Most Fun EDH generals: (so far in no particular order) Jhoira of the Ghitu Scion of the Ur-Dragon Zur the enchanter __________________ is back at wooberg.weebly.com! RULES ADVISOR Join the CASUAL PLAYERS ALLIANCE here! Trades: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showt...=1#post6270534 EDH DECKS Commander Greven Il-Vec Maraxus of Keld Chorous of the Conclave Last edited by Shoe; 03-20-2008 at 02:46 PM.
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03-12-2008, 12:42 PM	#3
Shoe Use your shoes as counters Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,964 Blog Entries: 2	nice...storm herd is silly-crazy awesome- fun __________________ is back at wooberg.weebly.com! RULES ADVISOR Join the CASUAL PLAYERS ALLIANCE here! Trades: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showt...=1#post6270534 EDH DECKS Commander Greven Il-Vec Maraxus of Keld Chorous of the Conclave
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03-12-2008, 12:58 PM	#4
rantipole Immortal One Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: new jersey Posts: 7,694	Theorectically (I follow the format but have yet to actually play a game), I would say the Momir Vig, Simic Visionary and Teneb, the Harvesterlook like amazing generals. They are both in great color combinations and have some card advantage built into them. Sliver Overlord is probably brutal and Jhoira of the Ghitu looks very interesting. The general I'm dying to use is Angus MacKenzie. Fog you! Cheers, rant __________________ "If you need me, me and Neil'll be hanging out with the dream king." ---Tori Amos My Cube My EDH Decks: Bosh: I Am Iron Man Karador: Nothing but Critters Thraximundar: Steal & Sacrifice
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03-12-2008, 01:09 PM	#5
Apex 2 Standard Deviations Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In the 95% Confidence Interval Posts: 2,591	For pure powerfulness, Zur, Maga, and Mormir Vig are probably some of the strongest. For pure fun, something like Iname, Death Aspect (search for 20+ spirits, Mortal Combat?), Norin the Wary (Abuse him with stuff like Genesis Chamber and token generation to blink him in and out, etc for nonstop fun), and my current one, Dosan, the Falling Leaf to stop shenanigans and then comboing out. That's right, mono green combo decks win! __________________ Check out my pauper cube! and thanks to PurpleD @ [<--- Left Play Design <---] for making this awesome banner! Limited is awesome, join us at [Limited]!
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03-12-2008, 01:10 PM	#6
pokerbob1 I win through attrition Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 11,796	I think that Scion of the Ur-Dragon could be a pretty brutal commander. I haven't played the format, but he looks brutal from the surface. Also lets you play many nifty dragons with fun abilities. Zur the Enchanter or Ertai, the Corrupted are probably better though (and they have neat synergy). __________________ people assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff Ebay - decks/MODO/Promos/DVDs Trade thread (WiP) http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showt...03#post9923203
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03-12-2008, 02:57 PM	#7
Tenzo Flanked by Nightmares Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,869 Blog Entries: 2	Rofellos. Nuff said.
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03-12-2008, 03:00 PM	#8
Apex 2 Standard Deviations Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In the 95% Confidence Interval Posts: 2,591	Rofellos has the be the LEAST fun general. He was so good that he got banned. So yeah, Rofellos can't make any list, since he can't be a general by the official rules. __________________ Check out my pauper cube! and thanks to PurpleD @ [<--- Left Play Design <---] for making this awesome banner! Limited is awesome, join us at [Limited]!
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03-12-2008, 03:03 PM	#9
Shoe Use your shoes as counters Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,964 Blog Entries: 2	@Apex - Agreed @rantipole I myself have never played EDH, but i build for it alot hoping one day that Seattle WA will have a better folllowing...there is a yearly game of EDH but i have to miss it this time around, my daughter is due the week after it and if she shows up early i would miss the birth. Tourney is in north seattle and im in south (30 min away) __________________ is back at wooberg.weebly.com! RULES ADVISOR Join the CASUAL PLAYERS ALLIANCE here! Trades: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showt...=1#post6270534 EDH DECKS Commander Greven Il-Vec Maraxus of Keld Chorous of the Conclave
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03-12-2008, 03:09 PM	#10
Shoe Use your shoes as counters Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,964 Blog Entries: 2	nominating Morimor vig and Jhoira of the ghitu...they seem to be pretty popular and loads of fun opinions??? __________________ is back at wooberg.weebly.com! RULES ADVISOR Join the CASUAL PLAYERS ALLIANCE here! Trades: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showt...=1#post6270534 EDH DECKS Commander Greven Il-Vec Maraxus of Keld Chorous of the Conclave
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03-12-2008, 04:44 PM	#11
billythefridge Three Dollar Billy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hell's Kitchen, WA Posts: 2,250	I play Doran in my EDH right now. I originally wanted to play Teneb, but a guy in the Seattle area had already built a Teneb deck. I was told I could play Teneb too, and switch Doran in for him if I ever played that guy. Rather than do that, I just decided to build around Doran. Doran makes for a lot of fun interactions and you can have a good defense to your deck, making you a bad target for multiplayer attacks... but not a huge threat until Doran actually hits. I don't think I could put Doran as a top general though. Based on the experiences, I would say these 5 are very strong: Zur the Enchanter - his search is great. Lets you dig out some really strong plays from your 100 card pile. The colors he is in are very controlling too. His toolbox effect just makes the deck run so smooth. Jhoira of the Ghitu - she can let you play ridiculous cards. This one guy had Timesifter in his Jhoira EDH and a ton of like 8cc instants and creatures. With just 6 people in our EDH pod, it took about 15 turns for me to see another turn. It was great when that card finally got destroyed. Plus Jhoira lets you play cards like Obliterate... especially good when other beefy things are suspended after it. Arcum Dagsson - This guy's search function is amazing. I played a guy with Arcum as his General and he was basically able to control the board until all of his permanents where Indestructible, then he was able to create near infinite amounts of Artifact creatures and toss them all to a Blasting Station to kill 4 opponents at once. Nobody wanted to play that deck against him after that. Horde of Notions - You might think this guy is bad, but he really isn't. His 5 Colors allow you to use whatever cards you want. My friend uses him as a General in a combo deck. It is totally abusive. The Notions comes down as a hasted attacker and blocker... at the same time. So you not only shave off a few extra life points to ensure the combo goes lethal, but you also save yourself quite a bit of damage from ground attackers too. Good card to build around. Teneb, the Harvester - I just love this as far as actual Elder Dragons go. He's a well costed fatty and his graveyard recursion can ensure some awesome late game swings. I could very easily be using Teneb now as my main general and he was always my first choice... I've grown on Doran, but Teneb is still a house. I don't know what other of the Elder Dragons I would want before him. __________________ LISTEN TO MAH SONGZ! @BillyTheFridge
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03-12-2008, 05:21 PM	#12
Shoe Use your shoes as counters Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,964 Blog Entries: 2	Intet, the dreamer was the only PC dragon that impressed me...at least as being fun...although i wasnt impressed by any of the invasion dragons which is pretty abnormal from what i can tell __________________ is back at wooberg.weebly.com! RULES ADVISOR Join the CASUAL PLAYERS ALLIANCE here! Trades: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showt...=1#post6270534 EDH DECKS Commander Greven Il-Vec Maraxus of Keld Chorous of the Conclave
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03-12-2008, 08:51 PM	#13
Sparta!0 Wizard Mentor Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 555	Erayo, Soratami Ascendant is a great card in a controllish build. Then you can also play arcane laboratory (a blue rule of law for whoever doesn't know) and then you have a potential lock.
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03-13-2008, 11:41 AM	#14
Thrawn Common Mage Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 36	Jhoira of the Ghitu for the reasons already stated.
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03-13-2008, 12:35 PM	#15
Shoe Use your shoes as counters Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,964 Blog Entries: 2	wasnt erayo banned as well? or at least on the watch list? __________________ is back at wooberg.weebly.com! RULES ADVISOR Join the CASUAL PLAYERS ALLIANCE here! Trades: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showt...=1#post6270534 EDH DECKS Commander Greven Il-Vec Maraxus of Keld Chorous of the Conclave
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