MTG Command Zone: Best Black Cards for EDH/Commander! 

everytime I watch one of these edh videos I see a bunch of awesome new cards I've never seen. thanks Mr Wedge!

Love the idea with Kresh, great vid! Need more Jund suggestions so I will keeeeep watchin!

Life's Finale: Destroy all creatures then go into your opponents deck and kill their three best creatures too. That's just mean

That giggly smile. I miss that. Made me think we just got done doing the same thing. Miss you Wedge!

this is a channel I need to be watching to get better at playing MTG

Get down with the sickness! Your sniffles made this video hilarious. Ty for pulling through 😂

This is coming from someone who plays Mono-Black EDH as my primary EDH deck. As far as 1v1's go, if you don't mind being "that person", Skithirix, the blight dragon is probably the strongest commander in the color. In multiplayer, don't even touch it with a ten foot pole. Go with Geth. For creature mana acceleration, Crypt Ghast is amazing. So is Nirkana Revenant. For land acceleration, Cabal Coffers, Urborg, tomb of Yawgmoth, and Lake of the Dead are all fantastic. As far as creature bombs go, Grave Titan is so much better than Kokusho or Massacre Wurm. Myojin of Nights Reach is probably one of the dirtiest black creatures ever printed as far as EDH is concerned. Lastly i'll mention some personal favorites of mine, a bunch of which should definitely have been on this list instead of the general "best black spells ever" that's on here: 1. Yawgmoth's Will (broken GY recursion) 2. Increasing Ambition (better tutor than Beseech the Queen or Diabolic Tutor) 3. Sadistic Sacrament (Exile the best fifteen cards in your opponents deck). 4. No Mercy (one of the best defensive enchantments in black) 5. Damnation (Definitely top ten in black) I've saved one of the best black cards for last: Infernal Darkness. Seriously, go look that up. It's backbreaking against any deck not running a good amount of black. No one I've played against had even heard of it until i brought it out, and no one was happy to learn about it. Don't want to sound like i'm complaining, a lot of these spells ARE good black spells. But ignoring some of the most insane black spells to mention merely decent stuff like Black Sun's Zenith, Life's Finale and Shriekmaw... it's just not helpful to aspiring black edh mages. *I've purposely left out stuff printed after the video was released.

I love running Lashwrithe (sp) in my MonoBlack commander. Great combo with Yogmoth's Tomb

I really enjoy this video as a black user keep it up bro

Mono black mana ramp? Nykthos, Urborg, Cabal Coffers, Extraplanar Lens, Crypt Ghast, Caged Sun, Gauntlet of Power. If you're playing Sheoldred as commander, sack and bring back a burnished hart every turn. Have fun with all your mana!

Another awesome command zone! Black is my favorite for edh. ... is it possible to slow down a bit though. The video seems a bit rushed. I want more Wedge time (no need to rush) and the ability to process your card thoughts as you go through them. :)

The only reason Black isn't the strongest color in EDH is the complete lack of Artifact and Enchantment removal... As a mono-black edh player, i rely on other players to do this destruction since I can do pretty much ANYTHING ELSE

I just built a red/black zombie deck and I have so many new ideas now how to improve it

I think Black Sun Zenith needs to be a MUST play next to Damnation for black mass removal in EDH, since indestructible has become such a big part in deck builds.

I like your show. Thank you for the work. :-)

I'm surprised Dark Confidant didn't get a shoutout during the draw mechanics section. I know it's an expensive card but so is Imperial Seal and it was mentioned. Good list though. Necropotence is the card that got me in to Legacy formats.

Sheoldred, toxic deluge, and living death are some of my favorite black cards not mentioned.

My all time favorite combo is wrath of God cast a creature then anke of Mishra then Armageddon

Desolation Angel is so badass :)

In my opinion one of the best commanders/creatures for a graveyard/creature regeneration and or gorgon deck is Hythonia The Cruel, with her monstrous ability, which can easily sweep everything your opponent loves by getting rid of every creature that isn't a gorgon, paired relatively high power and toughness, most, if not all opponents would probably consider you the spawn of Satan after seeing her in your deck. But that's just me tho.

When are you going to make the red and green videos? I really want to see the green one! Also, any chance there is a "best multicolored cards in Commander" and "best artifacts and lands in Commander"?

hey bro how about an updated version of this series, its 7 years old. many new sets in that time

sidisi, undead vizier should be on here (yes I realize the vid is old). It's a tutor effect for an exploit, pairs well something like dutiful attendant or other on removal effects, plus it has deathtouch, which is an effect I love to death. (ha ha ha.)

hey can you make a budget deck using erebos

I have massacre wurm,flashback muroter,sorin Markov,demonic tutor,rune- scarred demon,victimise,triskalon mikarus the unhollowed in my deck

How are Imperial Seal and Grim Tutor more expensive than Demonic and Vampiric Tutor?

I have been searching for some confirmation on Sorin Markov's -7 Control ability...as I read it I control target players next turn...well one of the options of a players turn is to concede...so can't I just force the player to concede (quit)?

Sedisi is a good tutor as well

What about Seizan, Perverter of Truth? Draw 2 and lose 2 life every turn is some pretty epic card draw. And when combod with Underworld Dreams, Fate Unraveler, or Psychosis Crawler is DEVASTATING. Yet no mention.

i know this is an old video but any chance that this video could get an update about best black cards for edh/commander? Or does nothing changes at all? thx

No idea why this was a recommend video for me weird RU-vid, im hailing from 2024 a lot has happened with MTG did you guys know that there is a busted 2/1 Red Monkey for 1 mana that ramps you and essentially draws you cards insane right? On a serious note I still use some of these cards mentioned including Kokusho, the Evening Star + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed for my mono black deck, while using Massacre Wurm + Rune-Scarred Demon for my Yarok Deck and demonic tutor/vampiric tutor are always good the other tutors mentioned have fallen off though and Damnation doesn't cut it these days with all the indestructible around. What are the cards like in 2034 future watcher?

black can very easily deal with large amounts of creatures without board wipes i.e. grave pact, dictate of erebos, and a lot of other cards. The problem is which way is best for you're deck. reanimator spells are very playable in commander. not one card mentioned do you simply play in black decks. with that said the mentioned cards are very strong but need thought on whether or not you play in your deck. sorin is great for control but not that great in graveyard decks such as mikaeus. in fact there are some decks he just doesnt fit well in as he usually brings one opponent to 10 life and thats about it while the rest of your opponents see you or him as an instant threat and just remove the threat from play.

Can someone explain to me why imperial seal is so much more expensive than vampiric tutor?

Sorin is a ok in edh, but can be unfun for the players who all of a sudden lose because of him. His counter part lord of innistrad has helped me be fun in edh and get some valuable damage with his emblems.

Xiahou dun, the one eyed gets no mention? A black creature that acts like eternal witness.

i run a black white heavy life gain. basic build of the deck allows me to lifelink damage then redirect life gain that i do and do damage to another opponent. cards like defiant bloodlord with heavy life gain can ruin a game

this is a random question but with mistcutter hydra is the number of counters the number of Mana using to summon him

Sadistic Hypnotist in a Nath of the Gilt Leaf EDH deck = no hand for any opponent.

Thanks wedge. But where is Sheoldred, and Obliterator?????

What about a worst black cards for edh?

cool

I like how toxic deluge just wasn't mentioned

GRAAAAAAAVE TITAN!

Maybe this video is more of a Spike review, but for Johnny black EDH players like me, you can't build a deck without Grave Betrayal in it :D

I play black blue

So Why no chainer's edict or Phyrexian Obliterator?

In my eyes Black's biggest weakness is it's inability to deal with artifacts and enchantments... Or do you habe any solution for me? I only found Gate to Phyrexia which isn't the final answer to my problem... :-/

not even an honorable mention to cabal coffers or any of its related ramp cards? no fun X cards like drain life? no Phyrexian Obliterator or Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon? am i missing something here or was the vid just too short to be able to cover everything?

A 6/6 flyer isn't enough to take out a player? Tell that to the player who died to my Birds of Paradise back when Ravnica was standard. XD But seriously, Rune-Scarred Demon is pretty awesome. He's fun in Karador when you can just cast him, tutor, sac him for mana, cast him again, tutor again, and repeat each turn. :)

I need kokusho

Phyrexian Obliterator anyone?

The black vampire edh deck is so much better!

Cabal coffers?

Personally the best black card in EDH in my opinion is bringer of the black dawn due to it being a tutor every turn.

Since when are reanimation spells bad in Commander?

dude, you forgot Rise of the Dark Realms. You keep talking about how the cards you're talking about work so well with the graveyard, but you keep forgetting the godlike power of this spell (it allows you to take all creatures in all graveyards and put them onto the battlefield under your control)

no entomb?

Necropotence isnt as broken in commander??!?!?!?!??!!? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?????????????????

Imperial seal is not one of the cheapest tutors, its the most expensive one :c

Did he really say Reanimator Spells are generally unplayable in Commander? My deck wins through these...

Tree of perdition... turn 2... gg

why can't they add more cards to the app magic 2015? At least update the game with new contents and more PvP like Xbox/PS/CPU..... game is amazing but it needs new material, like 3 or 4 vs battles. 1vs1vs1vs1 or 1vs1vs1 or 2vs2?

i just find PHYLACTERY LICH to be an awesome card! "Indestructible As Phylactery Lich enters the battlefield, put a phylactery counter on an artifact you control. When you control no permanents with phylactery counters on them, sacrifice Phylactery Lich." WHAt DO YOU GUYS THINK?????

where the hell is Big Game Hunter!?!?!?!?!?

Thing about geth... "I react and kill geth" yay 6 mana down the drain time to pay 8!!! :D

EDH banlist is so weird. Necropotence, sure no problem. Sylvan Primordial, I'm sorry, that just won't do, banned.

Where is the "Best Red Cards for EDH/Commander!" episode??

i bet that dude favorite card is Savage Hunger...

skrillex

If you wanna be mean, play massacre wurm with natural affinity >:)

lol "imperial seal is cheap"

yawmogs will????

so am I just on crack, or did he never get to the red or green videos like this?

Humanoid diabetes

i like your lips....

Blacks biggest problem is the inability to deal with other black decks.

I came here for BLACK CARDS. FOR BLACK EDH. I don't fucking care about your opinion on other decks and whatever fucking cards are like them. This should have been a 4 minute video stating here are some cards I like. I use alot of these I don't disagree with almost all of your choices but holy shit. Did someone not remember that crypt ghast is a thing. U wanna talk edh with me let's talk. Crypt ghast. Death cloud. Silence the believers magus of the coft Liliana of the dark realms. Drana bloodwitch and butcher of malkir sided with dictate of erebos and a gravetitan. Buddy u need to make better videos explaining the good shit. If anyone doesn't believe me look up the list of cards I have stated here. Put them together have them fight his list. You'll come back to me for black info I guarantee it. Black edh is my only edh and I love me some fucking edh