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EDHREC MTG Commander Meta Scraper

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EDHREC MTG Commander Meta Scraper

EDHREC MTG Commander Meta Scraper

Scrape EDHREC commander meta: inclusion rates, synergy scores, top cards, and average decklists for any Commander (EDH) commander or card. Commander and card-centric modes. Uses the open json.edhrec.com API — no key required.

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Scrape commander meta-data from EDHREC — the canonical resource for Commander (EDH) format strategy. Uses the open json.edhrec.com API. No API key required.

What you get

Commander mode (default): For each commander in the selected time period, the actor returns:

FieldDescription
commander_nameFull card name
commander_slugURL-safe slug (e.g. the-ur-dragon)
commander_urlEDHREC page URL
color_identityColor identity string (e.g. WUBRG, UB, G)
num_decksNumber of tracked decks running this commander
rankCommander ranking in the selected period
salt_scoreCommunity salt score (how annoying to play against)
top_cardsJSON array — top cards by inclusion with synergy scores
high_synergy_cardsJSON array — cards with highest synergy for this commander
new_cardsJSON array — newly trending cards for this commander
average_decklistJSON array — average decklist grouped by card type

Card mode: For each card slug, the actor returns inclusion rates, potential decks, synergy score, salt score, and top commanders running the card.

Input

{
"mode": "commander",
"timePeriod": "year",
"maxItems": 100
}

Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
modestringcommandercommander — list+detail crawl; card — card-centric lookup
timePeriodstringyearyear, past6months, past3months, newcommanders
commanderSlugsarray[]Specific commander slugs (empty = full list)
cardSlugsarray[]Card slugs for card mode (e.g. ["sol-ring", "farseek"])
maxItemsinteger15Maximum records to return

Example output (commander mode)

{
"record_type": "commander",
"commander_name": "The Ur-Dragon",
"commander_slug": "the-ur-dragon",
"commander_url": "https://edhrec.com/commanders/the-ur-dragon",
"color_identity": "WUBRG",
"num_decks": 47307,
"rank": 1,
"salt_score": 1.9667,
"top_cards": "[{\"name\":\"Farseek\",\"sanitized\":\"farseek\",...}]",
"high_synergy_cards": "[{\"name\":\"Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm\",...}]",
"new_cards": "[{\"name\":\"Witherbloom, the Balancer\",...}]",
"average_decklist": "[{\"category\":\"Creatures\",\"cards\":[...]}]"
}

Use cases

  • Card price tracking — inclusion rate spikes on EDHREC signal buying pressure on TCGPlayer/CardKingdom
  • Deck-builder apps — seed recommendations with EDHREC synergy and top-card data
  • Commander format analytics — track meta shifts across time periods
  • Content creation — identify trending commanders and high-synergy combos for articles/videos

Notes

  • Open API, no authentication required
  • Rate limited to 5 requests/second (polite default)
  • Data updates daily on EDHREC's end