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I've been neglecting posting on here for a long time due to real life getting in the way, so I want to power through the entire M13 set ratings since i'm so far behind. I apologize in advance for the long post, but it will still be sorted by color, so worst case, you can just scroll down until you see the color that you are looking for in bold. Lets begin with the ratings for those of you not familiar with them yet:

1 - This card shouldn't see much, if any play in EDH. Either very limited uses to one or two specific generals, or just bad.
1.5
2 - This card might see a little play, and it's not totally unplayable, but by no means should it see tons of play.
2.5
3 - This card is solid. Will see a respectable amount of play from decks in it's colors, and isn't too limited in it's strategy. ...

I've been busy with life, and Football season, and other games as of late, so I haven't been around Magic much the past couple months, which is also why this post is a couple of weeks behind the announcement. I'll also catch up on the set reviews (and they'll probably be better, since the two sets i'm missing have been out for long enough to do some testing) in the near future. 

As most of you have heard, or for those of you who were like me and haven't heard yet, [card]Primeval Titan[/card] has seen his last days in EDH for the foreseeable future. Rather than going into detail about my thoughts on the reasons behind the bannings, I'll quote Sheldon (of the EDH Rules Committee), and his post on the reasons, I'll also include a link to his post on the forums announcing the changes at...

I've been lazy, not so much busy as of late, just lazy. Watched the NBA Finals during the past week with some friends at bars and such which was good times. Also, as i'm sure most of you have heard, the bannings announcement took place a few days ago, four our beloved EDH, [card]Griselbrand[/card] and [card]Sundering Titan[/card] got a whack from the banhammer. Neither are too terribly surprising. Lets hop into the review!

1 - This card shouldn't see much, if any play in EDH. Either very limited uses to one or two specific generals, or just bad.
1.5
2 - This card might see a little play, and it's not totally unplayable, but by no means should it see tons of play.
2.5
3 - This card is solid. Will see a respectable amount of play from decks in it's colors, and isn't too limited in it's strategy. ...

I've been incredibly busy with work the last couple weeks, so i apologize for the long delay between posts, i'm well aware the new core set is almost entirely spoiled, so i know i'm quite behind. So without further delay, here's the scale, and lets begin: 

1 - This card shouldn't see much, if any play in EDH. Either very limited uses to one or two specific generals, or just bad.
1.5
2 - This card might see a little play, and it's not totally unplayable, but by no means should it see tons of play.
2.5
3 - This card is solid. Will see a respectable amount of play from decks in it's colors, and isn't too limited in it's strategy. 
3.5
4 - This card will see a large amount of play. Bordering on becoming a staple for that color, the power level of this card is obvious, and it's something ...

We're back for another new set review. The NBA playoffs are going on; summer is coming up right around the corner; Diablo III has been released; and GP Anaheim has been going on this weekend (hopefully some of you got to enjoy some of the streamed action). I will be reviewing Avacyn Restored from an EDH/Commander player's perspective. For those not familiar with my rating system, here it is:


1 - This card shouldn't see much, if any play in EDH. Either very limited uses to one or two specific generals, or just bad.
1.5
2 - This card might see a little play, and it's not totally unplayable, but by no means should it see tons of play.
2.5
3 - This card is solid. Will see a respectable amount of play from decks in it's colors, and isn't too limited in it's strategy. 
3.5
4 - This card will see...

Going to power out the rest of the set in it's entirety, rather than in two seperate entries, primarily because the Artifacts and Lands section would be a very short entry. Here we go: 

 1 - This card shouldn't see much, if any play in EDH. Either very limited uses to one or two specific generals, or just bad.
1.5
2 - This card might see a little play, and it's not totally unplayable, but by no means should it see tons of play.
2.5
3 - This card is solid. Will see a respectable amount of play from decks in it's colors, and isn't too limited in it's strategy. 
3.5
4 - This card will see a large amount of play. Bordering on becoming a staple for that color, the power level of this card is obvious, and it's something decks want.
4.5
5 - Something that will become a staple of that color....

Dark Ascension is pretty much in full swing in the MTGO atmophere, and it's a blast slinging the new cards, especially in EDH. The set has a lot of new toys, lets introduce some more. For those unfamiliar with the rating system i've been using, here it is:


1 - This card shouldn't see much, if any play in EDH. Either very limited uses to one or two specific generals, or just bad.
1.5
2 - This card might see a little play, and it's not totally unplayable, but by no means should it see tons of play.
2.5
3 - This card is solid. Will see a respectable amount of play from decks in it's colors, and isn't too limited in it's strategy. 
3.5
4 - This card will see a large amount of play. Bordering on becoming a staple for that color, the power level of this card is obvious, and it's something decks...

It's that time again, time for a brand new set to be released! Dark Ascension has been released in paper for quite some time, but with the release of MTGO happening now, it's time for me to get my review of the set in terms of how it plays into EDH/Commander in full swing. Without further ado, lets begin.

For those who aren't familiar, here is the rating system I will be using for the cards. Please note, I have stopped rating every card from a set, and instead will only mention ones I feel are necessary to mention, the cards that are obviously only playable in other formats will not be included.


1 - This card shouldn't see much, if any play in EDH. Either very limited uses to one or two specific generals, or just bad.
1.5
2 - This card might see a little play, and it's not totally unplayable,...

Powering out the last Innistrad entry to make up for my laziness previously. Here's the rest of the ratings for Innistrad, and how it effects Commander.

1 - This card shouldn't see much, if any play in EDH. Either very limited uses to one or two specific generals, or just bad.
1.5
2 - This card might see a little play, and it's not totally unplayable, but by no means should it see tons of play.
2.5
3 - This card is solid. Will see a respectable amount of play from decks in it's colors, and isn't too limited in it's strategy. 
3.5
4 - This card will see a large amount of play. Bordering on becoming a staple for that color, the power level of this card is obvious, and it's something decks want.
4.5
5 - Something that will become a staple of that color. These cards are cards that are simply good...