The 8x8 Theory: An Introduction
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Hello, and welcome to this new Magic blog! We are all about EDH/Commander here, specifically about deckbuilding with a unique strategy in mind. This is the 8x8 Theory for EDH/Commander!
@goblintinkering probably wasn’t the first to invent the 8x8 Theory, but he may have just been the first to bring it to the attention of the Tumblr community. He states at the beginning of his own 8x8 series of articles:
[The 8x8 Theory] will consist of deckbuilding using a mathematical manner to get a rough draft of a decklist. Simply put, you start out with a Commander and 35 land slots, then choose eight effects you wish to see, and pick eight cards for each effect yielding a clean 64 cards. Four categories will be different depending on the commander, but I will always include a ‘core four’; Ramp, Draw, Removal, and Personal. The ‘Personal’ category will consist of your favorite cards you wish to use, cards you think you need even after 8 instances of an effect, or simply miscellaneous slots for goodstuff.
It is imperative to note that these effects can be filled with synergistic and on-theme cards. In a Vorosh the Hunter +1/+1 counter build, a 'Ramp’ slot could be Map the Wastes and a 'Draw’ spot could be Give//Take.
Each week, we hope to explore different categories you can use for a set of 8 cards in every color combination imaginable put out by our board of contributors, so please stay tuned! Until then, happy deckbuilding!
—Vincent B, @the-burnished-hart
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I am super fucking excited to try this deckbuilding method out…
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I want to try this
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