EDHREC MTG Commander Meta Scraper

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:

Field	Description
commander_name	Full card name
commander_slug	URL-safe slug (e.g. the-ur-dragon)
commander_url	EDHREC page URL
color_identity	Color identity string (e.g. WUBRG, UB, G)
num_decks	Number of tracked decks running this commander
rank	Commander ranking in the selected period
salt_score	Community salt score (how annoying to play against)
top_cards	JSON array — top cards by inclusion with synergy scores
high_synergy_cards	JSON array — cards with highest synergy for this commander
new_cards	JSON array — newly trending cards for this commander
average_decklist	JSON 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

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	commander	commander — list+detail crawl; card — card-centric lookup
timePeriod	string	year	year, past6months, past3months, newcommanders
commanderSlugs	array	[]	Specific commander slugs (empty = full list)
cardSlugs	array	[]	Card slugs for card mode (e.g. ["sol-ring", "farseek"])
maxItems	integer	15	Maximum 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