Zirda, the Dawnwaker 1(R/W)(R/W)
Legendary Creature- Elemental Fox
Companion — Each permanent card in your starting deck has an activated ability.
Abilities that activate that aren't mana abilities cost 2 less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana. 1, T: Target creature can't block this turn.
3/3
I like this design very much! It expands what Boros can do, and it fits the colors as physical training for a reduction rather than U(G)'s studying books/knowledge for a reduction. The only thing I wish was different was that it included triggered abilities. That way you'd get better payoffs from running Dawn of Hope and all the other cards that ask White to pay some arbitrary amount of mana for card advantage lol.
Edited: Removed the Mentor of the Meek tag because it is already at 1 mana lol.
I like this design very much! It expands what Boros can do, and it fits the colors as physical training for a reduction rather than U(G)'s studying books/knowledge for a reduction. The only thing I wish was different was that it included triggered abilities. That way you'd get better payoffs from running Mentor of the Meek, Dawn of Hope, and all the other cards that ask White to pay some arbitrary amount of mana for card advantage lol.
Nice a new commander rout opened for Boros now. I think we now have a roughly 4 new commanders who do something not strictly combat related. Rowan Kenrith would also work well.
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“There are no weak Jews. I am descended from those who wrestle angels and kill giants. We were chosen by God. You were chosen by a pathetic little man who can't seem to grow a full mustache"
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
Nice a new commander rout opened for Boros now. I think we now have a roughly 4 new commanders who do something not strictly combat related. Rowan Kenrith would also work well.
Actually speaking of which
You can probably do kenrith activated ability tribal as well
I love this card a lot and appreciate the different approach on RW, although I have no idea what deck I'll be building, nor in what format, but will definitely try something.
It's also works well with the Gods... thinking of Hazoret the Fervent in particular, or with the Theros raare Lands cycle such as Castle Ardenvale
He knows, it was an in-joke. And reducing the equip cost would still be good anyway.
I love that this card is not combat focused, which is rare for RW commanders, but still helps combat-based decks indirectly through helping to ramp through equip costs faster, reduces the costs of repeatable token generators like Mobilization/Dawn of Hope, makes Needle Spires and Rogue's Passage very inexpensive to activate, speeds up Burnished Hart/Wayfarer's Bauble, etc. Plus, many mechanics are activated abilities, Cycling most notably.
He knows, it was an in-joke. And reducing the equip cost would still be good anyway.
I love that this card is not combat focused, which is rare for RW commanders, but still helps combat-based decks indirectly through helping to ramp through equip costs faster, reduces the costs of repeatable token generators like Mobilization/Dawn of Hope, makes Needle Spires and Rogue's Passage very inexpensive to activate, speeds up Burnished Hart/Wayfarer's Bauble, etc. Plus, many mechanics are activated abilities, Cycling most notably.
Well Zirda encourages combat with the no blocking ability, It reminds me of Feather, where you can justify the ability for a combat build but its open ended enough to build something different you want too.
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“There are no weak Jews. I am descended from those who wrestle angels and kill giants. We were chosen by God. You were chosen by a pathetic little man who can't seem to grow a full mustache"
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
I love that this card is not combat focused, which is rare for RW commanders, but still helps combat-based decks indirectly through helping to ramp through equip costs faster, reduces the costs of repeatable token generators like Mobilization/Dawn of Hope, makes Needle Spires and Rogue's Passage very inexpensive to activate, speeds up Burnished Hart/Wayfarer's Bauble, etc. Plus, many mechanics are activated abilities, Cycling most notably.
Well Zirda encourages combat with the no blocking ability, It reminds me of Feather, where you can justify the ability for a combat build but its open ended enough to build something different you want too.
Ehhhh, the ability doesn't get in the way of combat and can sometimes be incidentally helpful, but I don't think it actively encourages combat, but your point definitely stands that Zirda can support a wide variety of deck types.
Also just reread it, the discount applies to any card you have with an activated ability. Cycling is conveniently an activated ability. It won't make the cycling cost for a Flourishing Fox cheaper, but it will make the cycling cost for a Dismantling Wave cheaper.
Please, mill me. Mill my important cards. Mill my lands. Mill it all. Because I will still deal 20 damage before you can mill 45 cards most every time.
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Spoiler EditorZirda, the Dawnwaker 1(R/W)(R/W)
Legendary Creature- Elemental Fox
Companion — Each permanent card in your starting deck has an activated ability.
Abilities that activate that aren't mana abilities cost 2 less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.
1, T: Target creature can't block this turn.
3/3
That's... interesting. Join the activated abilities cost reduction family.
Source: Ikoria product page
Lots of edh decks can take it
By the way another infinite with basalt monolith and grim monolith
(Before you yell at me the untap ability is not a mana ability)
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Excellion
Fracture: Israfiel (WBR), Wujal (URG), Valedon (GUB), Amduat (BGW), Paladris (RWU)
Collision (Set Two of the Fracture Block)
Quest for the Forsaken (Set Two of the Excellion Block)
Katingal: Plane of Chains
So... Sunforger?
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Equip part not the unequip part
Edited: Removed the Mentor of the Meek tag because it is already at 1 mana lol.
About mentor of the meek
Read this card again
“Can’t reduce that mana in that cost to less than one mana”
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
Actually speaking of which
You can probably do kenrith activated ability tribal as well
Oh yes! In a kind of Stoneforge mystic deck!
I love this card a lot and appreciate the different approach on RW, although I have no idea what deck I'll be building, nor in what format, but will definitely try something.
It's also works well with the Gods... thinking of Hazoret the Fervent in particular, or with the Theros raare Lands cycle such as Castle Ardenvale
He knows, it was an in-joke. And reducing the equip cost would still be good anyway.
I love that this card is not combat focused, which is rare for RW commanders, but still helps combat-based decks indirectly through helping to ramp through equip costs faster, reduces the costs of repeatable token generators like Mobilization/Dawn of Hope, makes Needle Spires and Rogue's Passage very inexpensive to activate, speeds up Burnished Hart/Wayfarer's Bauble, etc. Plus, many mechanics are activated abilities, Cycling most notably.
Archatmos
Excellion
Fracture: Israfiel (WBR), Wujal (URG), Valedon (GUB), Amduat (BGW), Paladris (RWU)
Collision (Set Two of the Fracture Block)
Quest for the Forsaken (Set Two of the Excellion Block)
Katingal: Plane of Chains
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#BLM
#DefundThePolice
Well Zirda encourages combat with the no blocking ability, It reminds me of Feather, where you can justify the ability for a combat build but its open ended enough to build something different you want too.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
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Ehhhh, the ability doesn't get in the way of combat and can sometimes be incidentally helpful, but I don't think it actively encourages combat, but your point definitely stands that Zirda can support a wide variety of deck types.
Archatmos
Excellion
Fracture: Israfiel (WBR), Wujal (URG), Valedon (GUB), Amduat (BGW), Paladris (RWU)
Collision (Set Two of the Fracture Block)
Quest for the Forsaken (Set Two of the Excellion Block)
Katingal: Plane of Chains
Second one to get the rings as a forever home
kozilek, the great distortion has a truck load of activated ability stuff to get threw and make mana double/triple