Five Politicking Lessons for cEDH
Unlike every other competitive Magic format, cEDH has a major political element. So how do you convince your opponents to act against their own interests?
Harvey McGuinness is a student at Johns Hopkins University who has been playing Magic since the release of Return to Ravnica. After spending a few years in the Legacy arena bouncing between Miracles and other blue-white control shells, he now spends his time enjoying Magic through cEDH games and understanding the finance perspective.
Unlike every other competitive Magic format, cEDH has a major political element. So how do you convince your opponents to act against their own interests?
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