ShivanDRGN
shivandrgn.bsky.social
ShivanDRGN
@shivandrgn.bsky.social
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What are your first four Commander decks?
December 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Trying to find new examples of Magic cards that are theoretically strong, but in practice are widely cut from decks because they create logistical problems.

The classic one to cite would be Cathar's Crusade. Simultaneously the best and worst card for tokens decks ever printed.
June 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Over time the deck has been torn between playing fun jank and getting really cutthroat with Cyclonic Rifts and stuff like flickering Eternal Witness to get back counterspells. It became too mean to hang with casual decks, but too unwieldy to play with more competitive tables...
January 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
In the process, it also became a vehicle deck due to the Crew ability providing my a way to ready my Inspired creatures at instant speed, and I built the deck to find and make the most of vehicles, and pairing it with cards like Quest for Renewal or Intruder Alarm to get that trigger off every turn.
January 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I built this deck to take advantage of the Inspired mechanic from Theros by using Archelos to allow them to enter tapped. Powerful removal or tutors like Macar or Disciple of Deceit that are too slow to go off normally now enter primed to trigger, sometimes immediately thanks to Amulet of Vigor!
January 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
One of my first homebrews was Archelos, Lagoon Mystic—a deck I'm still very proud of, but has faced a lot of identity and power level issues as I've gotten better at building decks.
January 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM