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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?!?

More in this Series

We Analyzed Our Commander Playgroup | Commander Clash S18 E33, Oct 24, 2025
Grandma Voltron Takes Over the Pod | Commander Clash S18 E32, Oct 17, 2025
We Play Illegal Card Types as Commanders | Commander Clash S18 E32, Oct 10, 2025
We All Play the Same Commander, Built Different | Commander Clash S18 E31, Oct 3, 2025
We Play Spider-Man | Commander Clash S18 E30, Sep 26, 2025
Wizards Made Us Into Magic Cards | Commander Clash S18 E29, Sep 19, 2025
5-Drops vs 6-Drops vs 7-Drops vs 8-Drops | Commander Clash S18 E28, Sep 12, 2025
We Play cEDH | Commander Clash S18 E27, Sep 5, 2025
Seth Bought a Deck for Money, but Instead Got Memories | Commander Clash S18 E26, Aug 29, 2025
Magic, but All Colors are Banned | Commander Clash S18 E25, Aug 22, 2025

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