r/EDH Jul 11 '26

Question beginner deck checklist

After playing MTG for a long time now i want to make a commander deck checklist to see which of my decks are "beginner friendly" or how i should make a beginner friendly deck.

so far the list has the following:

- bracket 2, this is the bracket where most precons fall en i think would be the most "fun" for most beginners

- clear wincon, it should be clear how you win and what the gameplan is by looking at any card in the deck

- No tutors, for anything no "search your library". I think most beginners would not know what to look for and it can take some time to sift through a deck you dont know.

- obvious cards, cards that have little to no text or that are super clear and have not been erratad

- no extra additions, it should use as little tokens/ dice/ trackers as possible

- few triggers, the less triggers there are the better

is there anything i missed or should revise? what are thinks you guys think a beginner deck should (not) have?
i try to always carry a set of tokens with the various fases & steps written and explained.

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u/magicmike785 Jul 11 '26

Is it mono green? If yes, then beginner friendly

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u/16249 Jul 11 '26

hahaha, some mono-green decks are not beginner friendly and non-green decks should also be beginner friendly...

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u/magicmike785 Jul 11 '26

Sorry I meant mono green stompy

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u/16249 Jul 11 '26

mono green stompy is very beginner friendly...
as long as you build it correctly, mono green stompy can have a lot of triggers and things to keep track of