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1-Drops vs 2-Drops vs 3-Drops vs 4-Drops | Commander Clash S17 E12

by SaffronOlive // Oct 25, 2024

This week we have the ultimate mana value battle! What wins? A deck of all 1-drops, 2-drops, 3-drops or 4-drops? Let's find out!

Tomer's Deck (1-Drops)

Phil's Deck (2-Drops)

Richard's Deck (3-Drops)

Seth's Deck (4-Drops)

House Bans

This season, we are using the official Commander banned list along with the following house bans:

Fast mana cards Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Gaea's Cradle
Smothering Tithe
Rhystic Study
Field of the Dead
Glacial Chasm

Sliver Mayhem, but in Paper!

Who thought this was a good idea?!?

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The Saltiest Decks $100 Can Buy | Commander Clash S19 E25, Apr 17, 2026
We Play CEDH | Commander Clash S19 E24, Apr 10, 2026
Commander, but Cards Without Funny Art are Banned | Commander Clash S19 E23, Apr 3, 2026
Coughing Goats VS Tokens Bombs | Commander Clash S19 E22, Mar 27, 2026
Commander, but Cards Printed After 2003 are Banned | Commander Clash S19 E21 , Mar 20, 2026
Commander, but Everyone Gets All Versions of Their Legend | Commander Clash S19 E20, Mar 13, 2026
We Play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Commander Clash S19 E19, Mar 6, 2026
Commander, but Everyone Starts with 1,000,000 Life | Commander Clash S19 E18, Feb 27, 2026
The Magic Gods Choose Our Commanders (and make someone play stickers) | Commander Clash S19 E17, Feb 20, 2026
These Decks Give Judges Nightmares! | Commander Clash S19 E16, Feb 13, 2026

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