Come on now, basically in any deck that has red R and has creatures I think the question is what decks would you not put it in? Fatty Dragons, creature-light, ... yeah that's about it. I mean you still put it into tribal decks, as it gets you your most synergistic tribal creature most of the time. I play magic online so have had access to the card for ever, so it goes into most decks as I say.
Come on now, basically in any deck that has red R and has creatures I think the question is what decks would you not put it in? Fatty Dragons, creature-light, ... yeah that's about it. I mean you still put it into tribal decks, as it gets you your most synergistic tribal creature most of the time. I play magic online so have had access to the card for ever, so it goes into most decks as I say.
I've had 4 of them for a while thanks to legacy and it fits into a lot of decks. You're not going to find a ton of (non-combo) game ending threats, but there are a lot of very powerful utility and removal options to grab. I mostly use it as a utility card, grabbing something like Dark Confidant to set up for the following turns or a piece of removal like Reclamation Sage. As long as you give it some small attention when you're building, it's a very powerful tutor. Even if you just stick it into a list you'll probably find several options.
My favorite spot is still WBR sac/recur lists. A huge number of the important pieces in those decks are Recruiter-able. Setting up tutor chains with Reveillark + Apprentice Necromancer/Doomed Necromancer (+ haste) is great. Recruiter even finds the sac outlet and kill card you need to grind out a game, or lets you go infinite to end things right there.
It's great as part of Birthing Pod chains, to move where you are on the CMC ladder or set up multiple Podding options.
You can use it to quickly set up Kiki combos if that's more your speed. Tutor Felidar Guardian, flicker, tutor Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker. Alternatively, tutor for Kiki first and copy Recruiter to grab Deceiver Exarch or similar.
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This might be the most impactful reprint of a card for Commander due to access and price, besides Mana Crypt, ever. Reprints of the black tutors are up there, but there has been nothing that has been so unobtainable. Imperial Seal, I'm still waiting for it to be spoiled in Masters 25..watch this space.
I had tinkered around a little bit with Recruiter of the Guard when it was printed and basically found that none of the decks I had would really need that kind of access to a particular creature. Then I tried it in Brago where it can search up a ton of good options and it is now in the deck to stay.
I expect that I would go through a similar exercise with Imperial Recruiter. I think that there is probably only one deck that would really want to have more access to a few key creatures and that would be Bosh; being able to tutor up either Goblin Welder, Metalworker, Duplicant, or few other options surely makes me want to consider it. I think that from a sheer number of targets and possibilities for abuse standpoint, Riku is going to be my best bet.
I had tinkered around a little bit with Recruiter of the Guard when it was printed and basically found that none of the decks I had would really need that kind of access to a particular creature. Then I tried it in Brago where it can search up a ton of good options and it is now in the deck to stay.
I expect that I would go through a similar exercise with Imperial Recruiter. I think that there is probably only one deck that would really want to have more access to a few key creatures and that would be Bosh; being able to tutor up either Goblin Welder, Metalworker, Duplicant, or few other options surely makes me want to consider it. I think that from a sheer number of targets and possibilities for abuse standpoint, Riku is going to be my best bet.
You should certainly play it in Wort, Boggart Auntie, but I noticed you don't play Demonic Tutor, so probably not a fan of searching through library in the fist place.
Even though it can only get just over half the creatures in your Zedruu deck, it's one of those cards that gets you access to key cards, while costing you nothing to give away itself via the goat.
If I am able to get some copies, I could easily fit it into several decks. Alesha, Shu Yun, Kurkesh, Marchesa and Saskia all come immediately to mind, but it could also do work in Jor Kadeen, Riku or Xenagos. As with Recruiter of the Guard, the problem will be more one of getting hold of enough copies than it will be one of finding uses for any copies I might get.
It's currently priced at $70, so still going to be for the elite in general. It's going to be hard to get hold of, because of the Legacy Alluren deck (not sure what else it features in?).
Get opening those boxes, if you're wanting to get lucky.
As someone who runs both Animar and Alesha but has a "1-of-any-card-except-for-colorless-lands-and-artifacts" policy, I think I'm just going to let them fight over who gets Recruiter. Usually Animar gets an edge being the flagship, but I find Animar to be nicely efficient without Recruiter all these years after all (as much as Imperial Animar is a brutal thing) and Alesha is more likely to get multiple uses out of Recruiter.
For the longest time I didn't have to think about this problem, but I guess I have to get started on that soon.
It's currently priced at $70, so still going to be for the elite in general. It's going to be hard to get hold of, because of the Legacy Alluren deck (not sure what else it features in?).
Get opening those boxes, if you're wanting to get lucky.
It shows up in occasional fringe legacy decks and that's about it. Aluren is more commonly a straight BUG deck these days and there's a solid argument that white sideboard options are better than red when you do want to play a Recruiter. The people playing Imperial (like me) are mostly doing so because it's a pet deck. The biggest deck using it, Painter, took a big hit when Top was banned. There are still people playing it but it's not nearly as common as it used to be and there's a lot more variance in the lists, so Recruiter isn't an immediate 4-of. Beyond that, you're into even more fringe stuff like Bomberman (which is a sweet deck, but definitely not widely played). With a reprint to make it more accessible, EDH demand probably overtakes legacy until someone does well in a large event.
Still likely to stay pricey. Masters set mythic is still not a huge number in circulation even if it's significantly higher than P3K rare + judge foil.
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My Marath, Will of the Wild "special summon" deck and Yasova Dragonclaw low cc deck would definitely use him, and perhaps the Grenzo, Havoc Raiser I'm building also.
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR Voltron Control
Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun WU Unblockable Mirror Trickery
Ra's al Ghul (Sidar Kondo) and Face-Down Ninjas
Brudiclad, Token Engineer
Vaevictis (VV2) the Dire Lantern
Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
O-Kagachi, Mathas, Mairsil
"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs
Niv-Mizzet Reborn
Feather, the Redeemed
Estrid, the Masked
Teshar
Tymna/Ravos
Najeela, Blade-Blossom
Firesong & Sunspeaker
Zur the Enchanter
Lazav, the Multifarious
Ishai+Reyhan
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-Prime Speaker Vannifar
---------------------Will & Rowan Kenrith
Can't go into my Daghatar the Adamant human tribal though.
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR Voltron Control
Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun WU Unblockable Mirror Trickery
Ra's al Ghul (Sidar Kondo) and Face-Down Ninjas
Brudiclad, Token Engineer
Vaevictis (VV2) the Dire Lantern
Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
O-Kagachi, Mathas, Mairsil
"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs
Building: Varina
My favorite spot is still WBR sac/recur lists. A huge number of the important pieces in those decks are Recruiter-able. Setting up tutor chains with Reveillark + Apprentice Necromancer/Doomed Necromancer (+ haste) is great. Recruiter even finds the sac outlet and kill card you need to grind out a game, or lets you go infinite to end things right there.
It's great as part of Birthing Pod chains, to move where you are on the CMC ladder or set up multiple Podding options.
You can use it to quickly set up Kiki combos if that's more your speed. Tutor Felidar Guardian, flicker, tutor Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker. Alternatively, tutor for Kiki first and copy Recruiter to grab Deceiver Exarch or similar.
Niv-Mizzet Reborn
Feather, the Redeemed
Estrid, the Masked
Teshar
Tymna/Ravos
Najeela, Blade-Blossom
Firesong & Sunspeaker
Zur the Enchanter
Lazav, the Multifarious
Ishai+Reyhan
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---------------------Will & Rowan Kenrith
I expect that I would go through a similar exercise with Imperial Recruiter. I think that there is probably only one deck that would really want to have more access to a few key creatures and that would be Bosh; being able to tutor up either Goblin Welder, Metalworker, Duplicant, or few other options surely makes me want to consider it. I think that from a sheer number of targets and possibilities for abuse standpoint, Riku is going to be my best bet.
Jalira, Master Polymorphist | Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder | Bosh, Iron Golem | Ezuri, Renegade Leader
Brago, King Eternal | Oona, Queen of the Fae | Wort, Boggart Auntie | Wort, the Raidmother
Captain Sisay | Rhys, the Redeemed | Trostani, Selesnya's Voice | Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight | Obzedat, Ghost Council | Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind | Vorel of the Hull Clade
Uril, the Miststalker | Prossh, Skyraider of Kher | Nicol Bolas | Progenitus
Ghave, Guru of Spores | Zedruu the Greathearted | Damia, Sage of Stone | Riku of Two Reflections
Even though it can only get just over half the creatures in your Zedruu deck, it's one of those cards that gets you access to key cards, while costing you nothing to give away itself via the goat.
Niv-Mizzet Reborn
Feather, the Redeemed
Estrid, the Masked
Teshar
Tymna/Ravos
Najeela, Blade-Blossom
Firesong & Sunspeaker
Zur the Enchanter
Lazav, the Multifarious
Ishai+Reyhan
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Oh, it also gets Anger.
As mentioned above, it slots into Kiki-Jiki decks very well.
I can think about it for Shu Yun, the silent tempest. It gets Stoneforge Mystic, Mother of Runes, monastery mentor, Invisible Stalker and Grand Abolisher. The deck plays few creatures, but they are all super good in the deck.
8.RG Green Devotion Ramp/Combo 9.UR Draw Triggers 10.WUR Group stalling 11.WUR Voltron Spellslinger 12.WB Sacrificial Shenanigans
13.BR Creatureless Panharmonicon 14.BR Pingers and Eldrazi 15.URG Untapped Cascading
16.Reyhan, last of the Abzan's WUBG +1/+1 Counter Craziness 17.WUBRG Dragons aka Why did I make this?
Building: The Gitrog Monster lands, Glissa the Traitor stax, Muldrotha, the Gravetide Planeswalker Combo, Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa Clues, and Tribal Scarecrow Planeswalkers
RCRDaretti: Superfriends Forever RCR
WGBDoran: Ent-mootWBG
GGGMultani: Group Bear HugGGG
GB(B/G)The Gitrog Monster: Dredgefall DurdleGB(B/G)
RGWGahiji, the Honored Group Hug MonsterRGW
UB(U/B)Yuriko, Ninja Trinket AggroUB(U/B)
WUBRGAtogatog: Assembling a OHKOWUBRG
Get opening those boxes, if you're wanting to get lucky.
Niv-Mizzet Reborn
Feather, the Redeemed
Estrid, the Masked
Teshar
Tymna/Ravos
Najeela, Blade-Blossom
Firesong & Sunspeaker
Zur the Enchanter
Lazav, the Multifarious
Ishai+Reyhan
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-Prime Speaker Vannifar
---------------------Will & Rowan Kenrith
For the longest time I didn't have to think about this problem, but I guess I have to get started on that soon.
Still likely to stay pricey. Masters set mythic is still not a huge number in circulation even if it's significantly higher than P3K rare + judge foil.
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6