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May 4, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Thief of Blood would like a word!
April 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Thief of Blood would like a word!
Maybe a cheeky Wall of Limbs
April 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Maybe a cheeky Wall of Limbs
Dragons kick ass.
April 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Dragons kick ass.
I bet Syr Konrats would LOVE Chthonian Nightmare
April 2, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I bet Syr Konrats would LOVE Chthonian Nightmare
Bonds of Mortality sort of embodies the idea of "deserves a home". Dodging board wipes is one of the strongest things I see happening in modern commander on a regular basis. Bonds won't answer phasing, regenerate, and Malakir Rebirth effects, but will catch most of the protection spells out there.
April 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Bonds of Mortality sort of embodies the idea of "deserves a home". Dodging board wipes is one of the strongest things I see happening in modern commander on a regular basis. Bonds won't answer phasing, regenerate, and Malakir Rebirth effects, but will catch most of the protection spells out there.
Corpse Churn is a relatively well-known card, I'm just surprised at how few decks this sees play in. 2 mana at instant speed is a great rate for the utility the caster gets out of this card. Decks that want to loop creatures in and out of the grave to trigger enters and dies abilities love this.
April 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Corpse Churn is a relatively well-known card, I'm just surprised at how few decks this sees play in. 2 mana at instant speed is a great rate for the utility the caster gets out of this card. Decks that want to loop creatures in and out of the grave to trigger enters and dies abilities love this.
Visions of Brutality is an interesting way to shut off aggro creatures with the added upside of not being able to be protected against due to being Devoid. It's niche, but deserves a home in decks like Ghen, Arcanum Weaver that can override the downside of auras (ending up in the graveyard).
April 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Visions of Brutality is an interesting way to shut off aggro creatures with the added upside of not being able to be protected against due to being Devoid. It's niche, but deserves a home in decks like Ghen, Arcanum Weaver that can override the downside of auras (ending up in the graveyard).
Good video. Commander takes a lot of time. Not just the literal game, but it requires patience with own decks, other peoples decks, and other people. Patience will expose what decks and what people we want to play with and against. I admire those who play against a strong deck and see a challenge.
April 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Good video. Commander takes a lot of time. Not just the literal game, but it requires patience with own decks, other peoples decks, and other people. Patience will expose what decks and what people we want to play with and against. I admire those who play against a strong deck and see a challenge.
Dawnbreak Reclaimer is an excellent piece of reanimation due to 1 operative word: "may". 5/5 flying body is nothing to sneeze at. Choose the least offensive creature in your opponents' libraries, or simply make a deal with an opponent to make sure that you're getting back what you need. Cool card.
March 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Dawnbreak Reclaimer is an excellent piece of reanimation due to 1 operative word: "may". 5/5 flying body is nothing to sneeze at. Choose the least offensive creature in your opponents' libraries, or simply make a deal with an opponent to make sure that you're getting back what you need. Cool card.
Scourge of Nel Toth is an excellent sacrifice outlet in decks that simultaneously want to be able to sacrifice creatures and fill the yard by discard, surveil, or mill. It has two relevant creature types and is a big flying body. I run this card in Ganax, Astral Hunter // Haunted One (Dragon Scam).
March 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Scourge of Nel Toth is an excellent sacrifice outlet in decks that simultaneously want to be able to sacrifice creatures and fill the yard by discard, surveil, or mill. It has two relevant creature types and is a big flying body. I run this card in Ganax, Astral Hunter // Haunted One (Dragon Scam).
Thief of Blood gets better and better with each set release as WOTC keeps designing new types of counters. The interesting interaction I see with this card is removing finality counters from creatures you control. Shilgengar, Sire of Famine and Mirko, Obsessive Theorist are good homes for this one.
March 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Thief of Blood gets better and better with each set release as WOTC keeps designing new types of counters. The interesting interaction I see with this card is removing finality counters from creatures you control. Shilgengar, Sire of Famine and Mirko, Obsessive Theorist are good homes for this one.
Verdant confluence costs 6 mana, but is on rate for popular spells like Regrowth and Rampant Growth. Games of Commander can often boil down to a resource race. If the second mode were to return ANY card from the yard, I think this would see a lot more play. Regardless, I think it deserves a home.
March 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Verdant confluence costs 6 mana, but is on rate for popular spells like Regrowth and Rampant Growth. Games of Commander can often boil down to a resource race. If the second mode were to return ANY card from the yard, I think this would see a lot more play. Regardless, I think it deserves a home.
Guardian of Tazeem deserves a home in decks outside of Landfall. Shutting down a creature past it's next untap step is a significant amount of time in a game of Commander, especially late game. I can see this being a good beater and piece or "removal" in mono blue decks that run a lot of Islands.
March 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Guardian of Tazeem deserves a home in decks outside of Landfall. Shutting down a creature past it's next untap step is a significant amount of time in a game of Commander, especially late game. I can see this being a good beater and piece or "removal" in mono blue decks that run a lot of Islands.
Kothophed, Sould Hoarder is an insane rate for how many cards you're going to draw. The only problem with this card is that it's not for COWARDS. You gotta have GUTS. It can and will kill you, so maybe pair this one with a lifegain deck like Raphael, Fiendish Savior. Treasures 6/6 flyer, to boot.
March 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Kothophed, Sould Hoarder is an insane rate for how many cards you're going to draw. The only problem with this card is that it's not for COWARDS. You gotta have GUTS. It can and will kill you, so maybe pair this one with a lifegain deck like Raphael, Fiendish Savior. Treasures 6/6 flyer, to boot.
I believe that Shadows of the Past is worth it in most decks that care about creatures dying. Aristocrats and sacrifice decks could always use more card selection. It goes particularly well in Grenzo, Dungeon Warden and Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos who both care about the top/bottom of the library.
March 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I believe that Shadows of the Past is worth it in most decks that care about creatures dying. Aristocrats and sacrifice decks could always use more card selection. It goes particularly well in Grenzo, Dungeon Warden and Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos who both care about the top/bottom of the library.
Who says green doesn't have any good board wipes? The trick to breaking parity with The Great Aurora is by running it in token decks or making good use of haste. As long as you're rebuilding bigger, faster, and stronger than your opponents, this seems like a great way to swing momentum.
March 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Who says green doesn't have any good board wipes? The trick to breaking parity with The Great Aurora is by running it in token decks or making good use of haste. As long as you're rebuilding bigger, faster, and stronger than your opponents, this seems like a great way to swing momentum.
Dragons are just cool. Descent of the Dragons is an expensive, but efficient way to turn a bunch of 1/1 tokens in a bunch of 4/4 flying tokens. Even better if you can give them all haste. I like this spell a lot in Ganax, Astral Hunter // Feywild Visitor and Ovika, Enigma Goliath.
March 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Dragons are just cool. Descent of the Dragons is an expensive, but efficient way to turn a bunch of 1/1 tokens in a bunch of 4/4 flying tokens. Even better if you can give them all haste. I like this spell a lot in Ganax, Astral Hunter // Feywild Visitor and Ovika, Enigma Goliath.
That's where I'd play it. I'd love to see this effect on a body!
March 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
That's where I'd play it. I'd love to see this effect on a body!
Gurmag Drowner doesn't have the coveted "Zombie" type line, but plays well in graveyard decks that care about looping creatures or that can make a lot of tokens. 4 mana to sacrifice a creature and to see the top 4 of your library is a great rate! Also leaves a body to be sacrificed down the road.
March 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Gurmag Drowner doesn't have the coveted "Zombie" type line, but plays well in graveyard decks that care about looping creatures or that can make a lot of tokens. 4 mana to sacrifice a creature and to see the top 4 of your library is a great rate! Also leaves a body to be sacrificed down the road.
Clones decks have so many tools in modern EDH and it seems like every set gives us a new, slightly power-crept clone at 4 mana. The reason to run Mirror Mockery is it's efficiency and repeatability. The trick is finding the right legend that cares about either entering or dying (shouldn't be hard).
March 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Clones decks have so many tools in modern EDH and it seems like every set gives us a new, slightly power-crept clone at 4 mana. The reason to run Mirror Mockery is it's efficiency and repeatability. The trick is finding the right legend that cares about either entering or dying (shouldn't be hard).