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What is the Competitive Commander Collective?

We believe that cEDH games, events, and metas can be improved with active, responsible care from a diverse group of smart and caring people. The Competitive Commander Collective (CCC) is composed of people who love cEDH and work hard to improve it. We hope that the CCC will be a wellspring of collaborative projects that expand and improve cEDH over many years.

The Collective's goals are to help:

  • cEDH communities sustainably grow;

  • cEDH players experience great games;

  • cEDH organizers run excellent events;

  • Wizards of the Coast do right by the cEDH community.

CCC members:

  • consult with their local communities about cEDH's wellbeing;

  • discuss their findings with the Collective and Wizards of the Coast;

  • design, propose, and implement potential improvements;

  • publicly evaluate the results of any experiments;

  • centralize and share cEDH resources online;

  • and communicate the work of the Collective to all interested.

The CCC’s plan:

  • Winter 2024 — Spring 2025: Organize listening sessions with members' local communities; determine the CCC's structure and processes; share the CCC's 2025 goals; update online resources for cEDH.*

    * We recommend learncedh.com. The CCC’s Assemblers & Members are working on a separate resource guide intended to help folks introduce cEDH to LGS scenes.

  • Summer 2025: Design, share, and implement experiments; solicit and share members' communities' findings; solicit community feedback; articulate and publish recommendations (e.g. banlist changes, rules changes, event policies, etc.), if any; update online resources for cEDH.

  • Fall 2025: Solicit community feedback on the CCC's 2025 work and slate; update online resources.

How can I help?

We would love to hear your feedback on our work!

CCC Members

  • Scylla

    Priscilla is a relatively new face to the cEDH scene, having only started playing Magic in 2021 and picking up cEDH in late 2022. Scylla quickly learned the ins and outs of the format from some of the best and most seasoned players in what she often describes as the "cEDH hyperbolic time chamber". She is most known for her tournament performances and innovations on the Reyhan/Kraum archetype and her passionate, yet sometimes unorthodox, theories and takes on the format. Aside from competing, Scylla is also a former member of the group Birds of Paradise as well as a featured content creator at multiple Magic Cons. Lastly, Scylla works as a quality engineer in the games industry.

  • Pietro

    Pietro is originally from Brazil, where he lived for 25 years in Rio Grande do Sul, and currently resides in Atlanta, GA. For the past 4 years, he has been working in data analysis and sales strategy. Pietro has been playing competitive Commander since 2022, and during his time in Brazil, he contributed to building the local cEDH scene by helping to organize weekly tournaments and events in Porto Alegre. As a new member of the CCC, his goal is to help grow the Brazilian community further while leveraging his data analysis skills to support data-driven decisions that benefit the global cEDH community

  • Eisenherz

    Engin, aka Eisenherz, from Germany.
    Eisenherz has been playing cEDH since 2019 and immediately fell in love with the unique characteristics of this community-driven, social, multiplayer, free-for-all format. As a member of this community, his goal is to help other players become better at this game, and tries to do this in multiple ways:
    Eisenherz is a content creator on YouTube, a Primer author on Moxfield, an admin on several Discord servers, a tournament player, and sometimes even a coach. As a member of the CCC, I will do my best to grow this community, help promote positive developments, and foster an inclusive environment where players of all skill levels can thrive and enjoy the game.

  • Kakah

    Based in Portugal, Ricardo, mostly known as Kakah, has been involved in Magic since 1999.

    Now leading the cEDH PT team in Portugal since 2020, he has been one of the fundamental pillars for the cEDH growth in Europe in the last 5 years, organizing multiple events, and recently leading Europe in the very first edition of the cEDH European Championship.

    Not only a TO and a player, but also a community builder recognized by his peers, and with the intention to keep decifring this complex 100 card format we all love so much. 

  • Aaron Leong

    Aaron is a CEDH Tournament Organizer and a community manager for CEDH groups in his native country, Malaysia. He played Magic as a kid (4th Edition - Urza's Saga) and has recently picked up Magic once again with CEDH as his favorite format. Aaron also contributes as a Judge for CEDH events, and is focused on developing a collaborative environment for CEDH not only in his home country but throughout South East Asia. 

    Besides his work in CEDH in general, he is also a founding member and one of the administrators of the Magda Discord server, serving loyally his first love, the Dwarven Queen herself.

  • Austin Gray

    Austin Gray has been playing Magic: The Gathering since the release of New Phyrexia and has passionately pursued EDH gameplay since Theros. As a certified Magic Judge, Austin delved into the world of cEDH in mid-2023, blending their enthusiasm for fair play, competitive innovation, and community building. Dedicated to enhancing the cEDH experience, Austin strives to create a responsible and inclusive environment for players and events alike

  • Deco

    Deco is from Brazil and have been playing Magic since 2014, starting with Casual Commander and two years later cEDH. Co-Founder and Former member of cEDH Brasil, first youtube channel focused on cEDH in Brazil, and now Content creator on Papo Decommander and member of the CFP, he's one of the responsibles for helping to grow cEDH cenario in Brazil, including creating a locally very popular low budget variation (Commander 500).

  • Zach

    Zach is a former Yu-Gi-Oh player, current CEDH tournament grinder, Software Engineer, and proud husband and father. He has been playing card games since 2003 and Magic since 2022. He works with his local game store, Current: Nerd Cafe, to grow the competitive commander scene in North Alabama. Outside of Magic and his professional career he enjoys watching his daughter's choir recitals and band concerts, building computers, and working on cars, especially Mustangs.

  • Jacob Smith

    Jacob is a local government manager in central Illinois. He is also a proud dog dad to two pups, Benji and Poppy. Jacob has been a long-time card game player and collector. His love for TCGs started with competitive Pokemon, and then discovered Magic during Khan’s block when he was in college at Northern Illinois University.

    Jacob thinks CEDH is an amazing format, combining the competitive spirit of deck-building games with a top-notch social environment. His deck style of choice is stax, through. Sorry.

  • Andrei Blanton

    Andrei has been playing Magic since 2004 and Commander since 2011, when he played in his first competitive commander event. Andrei is also a member of the TOODEEP brewing collective and one of the principal designers of the Flubs Turbo Fool primer. Outside of Magic, Andrei is a Research and Development Engineer at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

  • Sydelio

    Sydelio is an analog and digital game enthusiast from Finland. He's the founder of the Finnish cEDH Discord community and provides the community with free educational sessions and videos to further delve the Finnish cEDH enthusiasts deeper into the format. Since he began his journey in cEDH in 2022, he's won 7 tournaments out of the 11 he's attended to and strives to share his findings with others. Creative and critical thinking, collective learning and bringing people together bring him the greatest joy. He maintains a shiny Instagram page @Sydelio with the wonders of Magic and Duel Masters among other TCGs.

  • Nicholas

    Nicholas is a level one judge and cEDH tournament organizer. As a tenured event organizer, he hopes to bring his deep passion for Magic event organizing to the Collective. He's found competitive success in cEDH and Canadian Highlander, and spends his spare time curating a (mostly) foil Vintage Cube. When he's not thinking about Magic, you can find him playing guitar or picking up metal rocks before putting them back down.

  • Jose Bonilla

    Husband, father, dentist and hobbyist, Jose Bonilla has been collecting Magic: The Gathering cards since The Dark (1994).  His love for the friends he's made through the game and for the community they belong to prompted him to form a cEDH league known as Blight Club.  Since its inception, his club has morphed from a group of friends into a Tournament Organization which proudly has a chapter in Tokyo, Japan.  He enjoys creating environments where everyone's voice is heard, has input into creative processes, and values what any hobby ultimately is: a community.

  • Léo

    Hello my sweet baguettes! I'm Léo from France! I've been playing MTG since Scourge, commander since Lorwyn and CEDH for around 7 years. I'm involved or have been involved in various MTG Youtube Channels as well as the Paris Legacy and CEDH communities. I do freelance player experience design consulting for the gaming industry for a living (and I'm working on my own indie game and studio!). For instance, I've been part of the Just Dance adventure for 5 years, helping the team answer the needs of the community as well as improve accessibility and inclusivity for the brand. I hope to use my design & MTG experience to help the format grow and thrive. Bons baisers de Paris !

  • Billie d’Amati

    They are a tournament grinder, Level 1 Magic Judge, and guest streamer based in New Jersey. Billie is also a member of the Birds of Paradise, a revolving collective of players & creators highlighting the voices of marginalized identities in Magic the Gathering. In addition to Billie’s background in Magic, Billie works as a clinical social worker and has prior experience in research with an advocacy nonprofit.

  • Steve Baker

    Steven baker is a store owner/ CEDH grinder from the South of Bsoton area. Owner of The King's Court Gaming in taunton MA and a CEDH community beacon. While Steven has had many passions in recent years whether it be playing live music, Being a professional wrestler or bartender, he has found his stride in the CEDH community as an ambassador and voice of the voiceless for the Northeast CEDH Community.

  • Brittany

    Is a Tournament Organizer out of the South Florida, USA area. My first Magic experience came with a one-off 6th Edition pack I picked up from a local card shop. I got really into Magic during my high school years, and still proudly display my Little Bashers modified deck from Mirrodin with my other favorite magic goodies. I started playing Magic at card shops in 2011. After falling far too in love with drafting Innistrad and playing Legacy, I decided to study and become a Magic Judge. I ended my career with the program as a Level 2 when it conflicted with my work but keep in touch with my local Judges for educational and staffing opportunities. My first introduction to TOing was through helping organize and hype cast with South Florida Magic, and I'm proud to bring that knowledge with me to cEDH with Monolith TCG Events (Formally known as The Salt Monolith). Our company hosted the first announced 10K cash prize pool cEDH event with Salt Fest in April 2024 and hope to bring more large events to the scene in 2025. When I'm not doing Magic related activities, I enjoy spending time with my daughter and husband, watching speedruns, and honing my espresso hobby. You can find me on almost every platform under GGBritt. I look forward to serving my community and helping grow the popularity of our format.

  • Michael Gallana aka susHi

    Michael is from The Philippines and currently staying in Malaysia for 10 years and soon will be relocating to Japan next year with my family. He’s working as a Sr. Project Control and Planning Engineer in the Oil and Gas industry. He is a L1 judge in IJP and founder of Discord online server community EDH Tambayan & also grind cEDH events sometimes. He especially love building communities and organizing EDH events, Gathering people with the same interest is one of his passions. Michael started playing Magic during Ice age, Mirage until Vision then stopped. He was drawn back to paper magic again last 2020 and started playing cEDH 2021 during the hype of EDH online webcam games and the boom of cEDH online events. He hopes with his professional skills, knowledge and passion that he can help CCC as a whole to reach its goal and make CCC one of the leading cEDH community drivers.

    Thank you for this opportunity and I will do my best to help cEDH community.

  • Bear Claymore

    Fernando, better known as Bear Claymore has been playing Magic since 2009. In a successful effort from friends to help through his mom’s passing, they taught him how to play magic. The sleeveless and rubber bands era was still going back then. Played type 2 for the most part, and opened draft boxes without even knowing what drafting was. After a break from magic, he got back into it in 2018, right into commander nights with friends. First precon was Lord Windgrace, and learned what pub-stomping meant when playing 1-1 against a Godo, Bandit Warlord deck. Since then, It’s been about getting better and leveling up till he found cEDH. Having played mostly in LATAM (Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia) he wants to make sure the world sees what a diverse and healthy scene this format has. From the very well stablished tournament scene in Chile and Brazil, to the amazing cEDH streams from Argentina and Colombia. All this and more needs to be heard of and understood at the highest level considering the challenges faced in this region to get both support and product given the distribution challenges and economical gap for most of LATAM countries.

  • Shawn

    What’s up! My name is Shawn, but people know me as Kevinflakes online. My brother taught me how to play Magic in 1997, but then Pokemon came out. I didn’t make my return to Magic until the original Innistrad block released. I started grinding the modern format during this time, but didn’t find the CEDH format until 2019. During COVID, I caught wind of Spelltable which, like for many others, allowed me to play the game more frequently during a time when no one could get out to play. More recently, I created the WreckRoom, a private CEDH Discord server, and have been administrating and building a thriving community of brewers, grinders, and all around lovers of CEDH. We are crash-test dummies who playtest, brew, and occasionally hold small tournaments. When I’m not playing on a server, I’m a handicapped single father trying to keep up with my seven year old daughter, still-aspiring musician, and producer at a local radio station. You can usually find me either behind a drum kit or with a guitar in the middle of a cornfield in Southern Illinois, where I have a small IRL playgroup. A major obstacle that we have is being an hour or more from any local game stores, and three or more hours to any major tournament holding venue. As a single father with my hands full, I wanted to create an environment where people were understanding of parental chaos and having a safe space to play CEDH with people who understand and are willing to play and learn. I have strived to help this community so that we can all have a place to play, not have a problem finding games, and have a safe space for newer players to learn the game and old players to help the community grow. My goal is to spread CEDH to more people locally and globally to help the community grow not only in size or physical growth, but mental growth.

CCC Assemblers

(These folks designed the CCC and organized its first slate!)

Lua Stardust

Lua Stardust has been playing & collecting TCG’s since 2001 but started playing Magic in 2021. She is one half to the Youtube channel Scrybabies that focuses not only on CEDH/EDH gameplay but also on making introductory level videos for (C)EDH beginners. Lua has spent over a decade working on initiatives to increase inclusivity, building communities and creating resources for beginners.

Higher

Higher has been immersed in Magic: The Gathering since 2009, with a deep dive into Commander beginning in 2016. A deck brewer at heart, Higher constantly attempts to push the boundaries of strategy, crafting countless decks for better or worse. Beyond the game, Higher is a dedicated content creator, producing cEDH videos, live streams, and instructional 'how-to-play' content for the Magic community.

ComedIan

Ian is a CEDH tournament grinder , Youtuber & coach. He has been playing Magic since 2014 and is deeply engrained in the format. Ian brings a first person tournament perspective while also focusing on increasing the spectrum on what is considered to be CEDH. Ian is focused on community outreach for different CEDH scenes not only nationally but internationally. He can be found on his own youtube channel ComedIanMTG or cohosting on The Mind Sculptors.

Ken Baumann

Ken Baumann has been playing, brewing, and organizing Commander since 2017 and Magic since 1994. He has contributed heavily to popular decks (including cEDH Krark Sakashima and Flubs), written extensively about Commander online, and run a YouTube channel dedicated to the game. Outside the world of Magic, Ken is the author of nine books and lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.