Starting with C17, the yearly Commander product is no longer featuring five decks built around color pie but rather four decks built around themes that aren't necessarily color-balanced. This of course gets me thinking about what kinds of themes we might see. A few stand out to me:
Classic Four Elements - One of the most famous sets of four, consisting of Earth, Fire, Water, and Air.
Four Seasons - Another famous set of four, consisting of Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
Card Types Matter - Since C17 focused heavily on creatures, an upcoming Commander set could focus on other card types like Artifacts, Enchantments, Instants + Sorceries, and Land. Granted, we've seen decks themed around the first three before, but this would be a good opportunity to try new color combinations, like URW Artifacts or WBG Enchantments.
Noncreature Subtypes - Creatures aren't the only cards to feature subtypes. Every card type has featured subtypes at some point or another, including Equipment artifacts, Aura enchantments, Arcane instants and sorceries, and of course various land types including the Basic Five, Gates, and Deserts. Some of these could easily be subthemes for Card Types Matter, but so too could they be deck themes all their own.
More Cohesive Tribal - We just got a tribal Commander, but with so many tribes to choose from it's inevitable that Commander will revisit tribal themes in the future. This time around we got a mish-mash, but future tribal cycles may choose more cohesive themes, like four animal races or four classes.
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Another would be a cycle of commander decks each built around a specific mechanic. Say for example a deck built around buyback or flashback, or another built around landfall, and so on. Some mechanic can even be combined with tribal, a Mardu Flanking deck with a knight focus would be awesome for example.
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Kinda like what Planechase 2012 did? I could see that. Would be pretty cool. Of course, some of the card types matter decks would make use of keyword themes, like Landfall and Domain for the land deck or Bestow, Constellation, and Totem Armor for the enchantment deck.
Me personally, I'd like to see the Card Types Matter most.
URW Artifacts
We've seen plenty of WUB Artifact legends, but we have yet to see a URW legend that focuses on artifacts.
Themes: Artifact tokens, Equipment, Vehicles
WBG Enchantments
Green and white have long been the top enchantment colors, and black has started to come into its own with enchantments-matter cards like Blightcaster and Extinguish All Hope, not to mention Curses.
Themes: Auras, Enchantment creatures, Pillowfort
GUR Instants and Sorceries
Normally I'd pick UBR for Spells, but we just got the UBR Wizard deck with a new spells-matter legend to boot. URW would work too with cards like Soulfire Grand Master, but I'd really like to see artifacts get a URW legend, so my pick would be GUR. Why green? Well, green does have some good spells for pumping, ramping, and removing, plus it gets cards like Wild Defiance and Silverfur Partisan that reward playing with targeted spells. Not to mention Temur's Ferocious mechanic works well with Prowess and Kiln Fiend-style abilities.
Themes: Spell copying, Recasting, Splicing
WUBRG Land
A land matters deck really only feels appropriate in WUBRG.
Themes: Domain, Landfall, Land creatures
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Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
How about a set of exclusively Vorthosian decks, each one telling a story.
A GUB counters matter deck showcasing the rise of Yawgmoth and the original Phyrexia.
A UR artifact deck about the Brother's War; featuring pre-spark Urza, a new Mishra card, as well as their apprentices Ashnod and Tawnos.
A WUBRG spellslinger deck about Jodah's adventures as the Archmage Eternal. Perhaps featuring a Jaya planeswalker card?
A WURBG super-friends/group-hug deck about the Coalition and the Nine Titans.
A UBR control deck telling the story of Nicol Bolas' humiliating defeat at the hands of mere mortal Tetsuo Umezawa.
I'd like to see a them of different Planes. One Ravnica, one Innistrad, 1 Dominaria, and 1 Zendikar.
That sounds interesting on paper, but how do you plan to consolidate the 10 guilds + the guildless for Ravnica, or the numerous disparate tribes, themes and mechanics of Dominaria into a single set?
I'd love plane-themed decks. Theros deck could reprint the mono-color gods, have an enchantment theme. Kamigawa could be focused on Ninja and Samurai, deliver some cardless Kamigawa characters from the novels, and be focused on creatures. Kaladesh could have the UR artifact Legend and be focused on those. And finally Zendikar can be Land themed, be 5c, or we could have a different theme.
I also think they should do either Angel tribal or something to fit in Serra, and I'd love a Sea Monster deck, but since those are not just one tribe (despite mostly being Krakens) it could be part of a Mechanic-matters theme where the Mono-Blue Sea Monster deck is Monstrosity focused.
I wish we'd get Mono-White Humans too with Cosper Lowe. But I love Humans, what can I say.
I'd love plane-themed decks. Theros deck could reprint the mono-color gods, have an enchantment theme. Kamigawa could be focused on Ninja and Samurai, deliver some cardless Kamigawa characters from the novels, and be focused on creatures. Kaladesh could have the UR artifact Legend and be focused on those. And finally Zendikar can be Land themed, be 5c, or we could have a different theme.
I also think they should do either Angel tribal or something to fit in Serra, and I'd love a Sea Monster deck, but since those are not just one tribe (despite mostly being Krakens) it could be part of a Mechanic-matters theme where the Mono-Blue Sea Monster deck is Monstrosity focused.
I wish we'd get Mono-White Humans too with Cosper Lowe. But I love Humans, what can I say.
If kamigawa was presented it would be spirit tribal.
I'd like to see a them of different Planes. One Ravnica, one Innistrad, 1 Dominaria, and 1 Zendikar.
That sounds interesting on paper, but how do you plan to consolidate the 10 guilds + the guildless for Ravnica, or the numerous disparate tribes, themes and mechanics of Dominaria into a single set?
I'm willing to admit that Ravnica has that problem. For Dominaria you can always rely on nostalgia, or have a strong Urza theme.
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Just looking at what they've done in the past, I'd say allied gold is the most obvious next option. Perhaps with a second cycle of Commander Planeswalkers.
One thematic option might be major villain groups. So far, we've gotten recurring instances of certain "big bads," so you could offer a "Villains" Commander product with:
Nicol Bolas
(New/Old) Phyrexia
Eldrazi
Not sure who the others might be. For color completion, perhaps Heliod or Konda for a white-aligned villain. Eldrazi could have a heavy green component as well as a lot of colorless. Just a thought.
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They're probably not doing tribal for a few years for the same reason the previous decks went Wedge, Shard, Mono, Duo, Quad. Personally I expect card-type decks like Artifact, Enchantment, Non-Permanent & All Creatures.
Plane themed decks would be cool too.
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I think next year will be a sort of "Best of Commander" theme. They'll have 4 or 5 decks and they'll just combine themes from the previous years. So we'll see Experience Counters, Partners, Eminence, and Planeswalker Commanders. There will be a little bit of everything from all the Commander products up until now. That's my theory anyways.
Unfortunately every try hard from Sacramento to Shanghai preaches from the top of their 27 lands + Mana Reflection that Tooth and Nail and Time Stretch are fine to play in the same turn but Armageddon is unfair.
I predict they will be based on the player archetypes, Timmy, Johnny, and Spike; and the fourth deck can be for the people who just collect and buy/sell cards.
Can we swap one of those for New Phyrexia and get a colorless commander deck? I would love to have one to build a mana base from.
I don't really understand this request. While I understand wishing for a good mana base, commander decks are famously terrible about placing the rare lands in decks and most of the rare lands you would probably want (Mikokoro, Mirrorpool, Geier Reach Sanitarium, Ancient Tomb, Command Beacon, Miren, Mystifying Maze, Ruins of Oran-Rief, Sanctum of Ugin, Scavenger Grounds, Sea Gate Wreckage, Shrine of the Forgotten Gods, Winding Canyons, etc) wouldn't come with the deck.If anything, the mana base would consist off some uncommon tricks (Urza's Factory, buried ruin, spawning bed, etc), one or two rares, and a whole bunch of wastes. Not exactly an enviable mana base.
I predict they will be based on the player archetypes, Timmy, Johnny, and Spike; and the fourth deck can be for the people who just collect and buy/sell cards.
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Another interesting theme would be Zones. Specifically, zones other than the battlefield.
MTGS Wikia Article about "New World Order"
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
Can we swap one of those for New Phyrexia and get a colorless commander deck? I would love to have one to build a mana base from.
I don't really understand this request. While I understand wishing for a good mana base, commander decks are famously terrible about placing the rare lands in decks and most of the rare lands you would probably want (Mikokoro, Mirrorpool, Geier Reach Sanitarium, Ancient Tomb, Command Beacon, Miren, Mystifying Maze, Ruins of Oran-Rief, Sanctum of Ugin, Scavenger Grounds, Sea Gate Wreckage, Shrine of the Forgotten Gods, Winding Canyons, etc) wouldn't come with the deck.If anything, the mana base would consist off some uncommon tricks (Urza's Factory, buried ruin, spawning bed, etc), one or two rares, and a whole bunch of wastes. Not exactly an enviable mana base.
I'd love some black border Urza's lands! I think a good chunk of those lands could be printed. The set of cards would be a nice start - whatever they'd include. You'd also get a good set of some of the colorless staples. It would just be a fun start to a commander deck for people who are curious about running colorless - even if all the best cards have to be left out.
General themes
Elementals - It's rather hard to have a theme of elements without including some Elementals. In addition to on-theme reprints, each deck could include a new legendary Elemental as one of its three Commander options.
Earth RGW
Stone and plant magic, as well as the greatest focus on land.
MTGS Wikia Article about "New World Order"
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
Low hanging fruit will be card types matter, i.e. enchantment themed, artifact themed, instant/sorcery themed and land themed. Planeswalkers won't get a deck because it would overshadow the others and/or probably have too high of value unless it was literally filled with the worse planeswalkers.
I can definitely see card types matter, but I'd also like to see individual cycles for artifacts, enchantments, and land.
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Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
I think they will keep it simple and do allied colors with more partners. Partner commanders were a success, and each one they print makes the others more viable.
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Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
Another would be a cycle of commander decks each built around a specific mechanic. Say for example a deck built around buyback or flashback, or another built around landfall, and so on. Some mechanic can even be combined with tribal, a Mardu Flanking deck with a knight focus would be awesome for example.
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Me personally, I'd like to see the Card Types Matter most.
URW Artifacts
We've seen plenty of WUB Artifact legends, but we have yet to see a URW legend that focuses on artifacts.
Themes: Artifact tokens, Equipment, Vehicles
WBG Enchantments
Green and white have long been the top enchantment colors, and black has started to come into its own with enchantments-matter cards like Blightcaster and Extinguish All Hope, not to mention Curses.
Themes: Auras, Enchantment creatures, Pillowfort
GUR Instants and Sorceries
Normally I'd pick UBR for Spells, but we just got the UBR Wizard deck with a new spells-matter legend to boot. URW would work too with cards like Soulfire Grand Master, but I'd really like to see artifacts get a URW legend, so my pick would be GUR. Why green? Well, green does have some good spells for pumping, ramping, and removing, plus it gets cards like Wild Defiance and Silverfur Partisan that reward playing with targeted spells. Not to mention Temur's Ferocious mechanic works well with Prowess and Kiln Fiend-style abilities.
Themes: Spell copying, Recasting, Splicing
WUBRG Land
A land matters deck really only feels appropriate in WUBRG.
Themes: Domain, Landfall, Land creatures
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
A GUB counters matter deck showcasing the rise of Yawgmoth and the original Phyrexia.
A UR artifact deck about the Brother's War; featuring pre-spark Urza, a new Mishra card, as well as their apprentices Ashnod and Tawnos.
A WUBRG spellslinger deck about Jodah's adventures as the Archmage Eternal. Perhaps featuring a Jaya planeswalker card?
A WURBG super-friends/group-hug deck about the Coalition and the Nine Titans.
A UBR control deck telling the story of Nicol Bolas' humiliating defeat at the hands of mere mortal Tetsuo Umezawa.
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4 completely different Un-set commander decks.
Can we swap one of those for New Phyrexia and get a colorless commander deck? I would love to have one to build a mana base from.
Also - there's now only 4 color combinations (aside from colorless) that haven't been printed as Commander decks:
Rakdos, Azorius, Gruul, and Dimir. So that could be a thing as well - the remaining Ally pairs.
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This is also an interesting idea IMO.
I also think they should do either Angel tribal or something to fit in Serra, and I'd love a Sea Monster deck, but since those are not just one tribe (despite mostly being Krakens) it could be part of a Mechanic-matters theme where the Mono-Blue Sea Monster deck is Monstrosity focused.
I wish we'd get Mono-White Humans too
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
If kamigawa was presented it would be spirit tribal.
I'm willing to admit that Ravnica has that problem. For Dominaria you can always rely on nostalgia, or have a strong Urza theme.
One thematic option might be major villain groups. So far, we've gotten recurring instances of certain "big bads," so you could offer a "Villains" Commander product with:
Not sure who the others might be. For color completion, perhaps Heliod or Konda for a white-aligned villain. Eldrazi could have a heavy green component as well as a lot of colorless. Just a thought.
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Plane themed decks would be cool too.
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Commander 2018 : Heroes and Villains.
Mono Colored decks featuring new cards that depict the major protagonists and antagonists in magic lore.
White : Gerrard and Konda, or Maybe the Church of Tal lady from The Dark, I think she had a name?
Blue : Urza (pre-planeswalker) and Ambassador Laquatus
Black : Toshiro Umezawa and Yawgmoth
Green : Glissa Sunseeker and Eidren (Guy who took over from Nath)
Red : Kamahl and Rakka Mar.
Dragons of Legend, Lead by Scion of the UR-Dragon
The Gitrog Monster
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Shogun Saskia
Hive World
Atraxa hates fun
Abzan
I don't really understand this request. While I understand wishing for a good mana base, commander decks are famously terrible about placing the rare lands in decks and most of the rare lands you would probably want (Mikokoro, Mirrorpool, Geier Reach Sanitarium, Ancient Tomb, Command Beacon, Miren, Mystifying Maze, Ruins of Oran-Rief, Sanctum of Ugin, Scavenger Grounds, Sea Gate Wreckage, Shrine of the Forgotten Gods, Winding Canyons, etc) wouldn't come with the deck.If anything, the mana base would consist off some uncommon tricks (Urza's Factory, buried ruin, spawning bed, etc), one or two rares, and a whole bunch of wastes. Not exactly an enviable mana base.
RGW Crash & Smash
GUR Combo Craze
WUB Salty Tears
WUBRG Goodstuff Gala
Another interesting theme would be Zones. Specifically, zones other than the battlefield.
GUR Hand
UB Library
BG Graveyard
WUB Exile
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
I'd love some black border Urza's lands! I think a good chunk of those lands could be printed. The set of cards would be a nice start - whatever they'd include. You'd also get a good set of some of the colorless staples. It would just be a fun start to a commander deck for people who are curious about running colorless - even if all the best cards have to be left out.
Custom Set
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General themes
Elementals - It's rather hard to have a theme of elements without including some Elementals. In addition to on-theme reprints, each deck could include a new legendary Elemental as one of its three Commander options.
Stone and plant magic, as well as the greatest focus on land.
Lands matter
+1/+1 counters
Creature tokens
Commanders
2 Skarrg Guildmage
3 Tunneling Geopede
3 Fertilid
4 Forgotten Ancient
4 Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
5 Stoneshock Giant
5 Verdurous Gearhulk
5 Zhur-Taa Ancient
5 Karametra, God of Harvests
5 Arbor Colossus
6 Earth Servant
7 Avenger of Zendikar
7 Omnath, Locus of Rage
8 Chorus of the Conclave
8 Borborygmos Enraged
Enchantments
2 Impact Tremors
2 Bower Passage
3 Retreat to Kazandu
5 Dictate of Karametra
8 Sandwurm Convergence
3 Encircling Fissure
Sorceries
3 Sheer Drop
5 Planar Outburst
1 Earthquake
Land
1 Blossoming Sands
1 Boros Garrison
1 Boros Guildgate
1 Command Tower
1 Drifting Meadow
1 Forgotten Cave
1 Fungal Reaches
1 Graypelt Refuge
1 Grove of the Guardian
1 Gruul Guildgate
1 Gruul Turf
1 Jungle Shrine
1 Kazandu Refuge
1 Needle Spires
1 Raging Ravine
1 Rugged Highlands
1 Saltcrusted Steppe
1 Secluded Steppe
1 Selesnya Guildgate
1 Selesnya Sanctuary
1 Slippery Karst
1 Smoldering Crater
1 Stirring Wildwood
1 Stone Quarry
1 Timber Gorge
1 Tranquil Expanse
1 Tranquil Thicket
1 Vivid Crag
1 Vivid Grove
1 Vivid Meadow
1 Wind-Scarred Crag
3 Mountain
4 Forest
3 Plains
Aggro, burn spells, and direct damage. Lots of Dragons, Phoenixes, and pyromancers. Fire-themed Angels and Demons appear.
Power Boosts
Direct Damage
Sacrifice
Commanders
2 Ashling the Pilgrim
2 Crimson Mage
2 Satyr Firedancer
2 Sunhome Guildmage
3 Chandra's Spitfire
3 Chandra's Phoenix
3 Prophetic Flamespeaker
4 Purphoros, God of the Forge
4 Ashling, the Extinguisher
4 Ember Swallower
4 Goblin Razerunners
4 Firemane Avenger
4 Blistering Firecat
4 Obsidian Fireheart
4 Flame-Kin Zealot
5 Nightfire Giant
5 Embermaw Hellion
5 Fire Servant
6 Combustible Gearhulk
6 Inferno Titan
6 Foundry Champion
6 Firemane Angel
7 Ignition Team
8 Magmatic Force
Artifacts
5 Pyromancer's Gauntlet
1 Molten Vortex
3 Captive Flame
3 Five-Alarm Fire
4 Burning Earth
4 Flameshadow Conjuring
5 Burning Anger
Instants
2 Punishing Fire
3 Spontaneous Combustion
2 Commune with Lava
Planeswalkers
4 Chandra, the Firebrand
Sorceries
1 Magmatic Insight
2 Breath of Darigaaz
3 Exquisite Firecraft
4 Flame Fusillade
5 Chandra's Ignition
5 Burn at the Stake
7 Flame Wave
1 Banefire
1 Demonfire
1 Devil's Play
4 Brightflame
1 Bonfire of the Damned
Land
1 Akoum Refuge
1 Barren Moor
1 Bloodfell Caves
1 Boros Garrison
1 Boros Guildgate
1 Cinder Barrens
1 Command Tower
1 Drifting Meadow
1 Flamekin Village
1 Forgotten Cave
1 Forsaken Sanctuary
1 Molten Slagheap
1 Nomad Outpost
1 Orzhov Basilica
1 Orzhov Guildgate
1 Polluted Mire
1 Rakdos Carnarium
1 Rakdos Guildgate
1 Scoured Barrens
1 Secluded Steppe
1 Shivan Gorge
1 Smoldering Crater
1 Stone Quarry
1 Vivid Crag
1 Vivid Marsh
1 Vivid Meadow
1 Wind-Scarred Crag
7 Mountain
3 Plains
3 Swamp
Lots of aquatic creatures, including Krakens, Leviathans, and Merfolk. Water-themed bounce, tapdown, and mill spells.
Bounce
Mill
Commanders
2 Chasm Skulker
2 Embodiment of Spring
3 Thassa, God of the Sea
3 Tideforce Elemental
4 Azure Mage
4 Master of Waves
4 Living Tsunami
4 Water Servant
5 Sealock Monster
5 Nemesis of Reason
6 Shipbreaker Kraken
6 Wrexial, the Risen Deep
6 Prime Speaker Zegana
7 Pearl Lake Ancient
7 Tromokratis
8 Kederekt Leviathan
8 Lorthos, the Tidemaker
8 Tidal Force
4 Bident of Thassa
Enchantments
2 Contaminated Ground
2 Chronic Flooding
2 Spreading Seas
3 Retreat to Coralhelm
3 Bounty of the Luxa
5 Dire Undercurrents
Planeswalkers
4 Kiora, Master of the Depths
Sorceries
2 Displacement Wave
4 Whelming Wave
Land
1 Barren Moor
1 Command Tower
1 Dimir Aqueduct
1 Dimir Guildgate
1 Dismal Backwater
1 Dreadship Reef
1 Foul Orchard
1 Golgari Guildgate
1 Golgari Rot Farm
1 Jungle Hollow
1 Lonely Sandbar
1 Opulent Palace
1 Polluted Mire
1 Remote Isle
1 Simic Growth Chamber
1 Simic Guildgate
1 Slippery Karst
1 Submerged Boneyard
1 Thornwood Falls
1 Tolaria West
1 Tranquil Thicket
1 Vivid Creek
1 Vivid Grove
1 Vivid Marsh
1 Woodland Stream
4 Swamp
5 Forest
7 Island
Flying creatures as well as anti-flying spells.
Flying Matters
Flicker/Bounce
Commanders
1 Cloudfin Raptor
2 Kor Skyfisher
2 Soulcatcher
3 Pilgrim's Eye
3 Warden of Evos Isle
3 Emancipation Angel
3 Trygon Predator
4 Restoration Angel
4 Emeria Angel
4 Talrand, Sky Summoner
4 Kangee, Aerie Keeper
4 Thunderclap Wyvern
5 Air Servant
5 Archon of Redemption
5 Wingmate Roc
5 Sigarda, Host of Herons
5 Isperia the Inscrutable
7 Tornado Elemental
7 Windreader Sphinx
Artifacts
2 Smuggler's Copter
4 Moonsilver Spear
5 Predator, Flagship
5 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
2 Favorable Winds
2 Zephyr Charge
3 Sacred Mesa
3 Gravity Well
4 Frontier Siege
5 Gravitational Shift
Instants
3 Flurry of Wings
1 Windstorm
Sorceries
10 Storm Herd
Land
1 Azorius Chancery
1 Azorius Guildgate
1 Blossoming Sands
1 Calciform Pools
1 Command Tower
1 Drifting Meadow
1 Lonely Sandbar
1 Remote Isle
1 Saltcrusted Steppe
1 Seaside Citadel
1 Secluded Steppe
1 Sejiri Refuge
1 Selesnya Guildgate
1 Selesnya Sanctuary
1 Simic Guildgate
1 Simic Growth Chamber
1 Slippery Karst
1 Thornwood Falls
1 Tranquil Cove
1 Tranquil Expanse
1 Tranquil Thicket
1 Vivid Creek
1 Vivid Grove
1 Vivid Meadow
1 Woodland Stream
5 Forest
5 Plains
5 Island
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
UBRKess, Dissident MageUBR - Controlling Dissidents
GRhonas the IndomitableG - Indomitable Four Drops
WUBOloro, Ageless AsceticWUB - Loot & Renanimate
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
Club Flamingo Wins: 1!