Feel free to comment and criticize, I will be adding the whys, synergies, strategies and win-cons to the card selection shortly. But just to be clear I've been avoiding the "token weenie-rush" strategy and the only cards that even do that in the deck are Darien, King of Kjeldor (pseudo life wall w/Trostani) and Avenger of Zendikar (with landfall abuse, plants are no longer puny after 1-2 turns)
Trostani as a Commander
So why Trostani? She has a 3 mana populate and a life gain effect on ETB. If you want to utilize her to the fullest its best to use cards that generate large token bodies. Populating a 1/1 for 3 mana sounds foolish, but making 5/5 Trample for 3? Or an 8/8 Vigilance? How about a 39/39? Having immediate access to her life gain ability also sets up some fun shenanigans with Ajani Goldmane, Phyrexian Processor, Cradle of VitalitySylvan Library, Well of Lost Dreams and just about all the large body Token generators.
Synergies - Knight of the Reliquary - Possibly the best utility in this deck, Reliquary allows me to do the obvious and tutor any of my lands into play for many situations such as Krosan Verge for more tutor targets and nets me a +1, Kor Haven for protection, Mistveil Plains to continually re-use my lands and cards I otherwise can't recur, and most importantly to theme: Grove of the Guardian for Token Populate. But it also does so much more than a simple land tool box. Comboing Verge with Mistveil allows me to build up my 7 plains for Emeria, the Sky Ruin to pop off, and continually bringing lands into play allows for Rampaging Baloths, Avenger of Zendikar, and Budoka Gardener to explode with tokens and buffs. Usually if I pull an early creature tutor and I need to establish board presence, this is my go to card.
Yeah I am set on using Trostani. Honestly if I were to change commanders, I'd use a Bant one to add Blue to gain access Rite of Replication, Mirror-Sigil Sergeant etc...
Honestly I'm avoiding use of Felidar and Test because they just aren't very fun to win with. All you do is tutor then play them and if no one has removal in that 1 round the game is over right there. No other cards required, no interaction, just oozes no fun. Celestial Convergence on the other hand sounds fun and kind of political due to its 7 round constraint.
Yeah I am set on using Trostani. Honestly if I were to change commanders, I'd use a Bant one to add Blue to gain access Rite of Replication, Mirror-Sigil Sergeant etc...
Honestly I'm avoiding use of Felidar and Test because they just aren't very fun to win with. All you do is tutor then play them and if no one has removal in that 1 round the game is over right there. No other cards required, no interaction, just oozes no fun. Celestial Convergence on the other hand sounds fun and kind of political due to its 7 round constraint.
Alright, so token generators....
Spawnwrithe is awesome. If you have a sol ring on turn 1 and can get this guy out early, your opponents will have a lot of trouble 'killing it before it lays eggs'. Mentor of the Meek is great to keep you hand full. That can be difficult at times using WG. Essence of the Wild would work to make the smaller 1/1's come out as 6/6. However, if Trostani is put in the red zone, she comes back as one too. Hard to stop this stone from rolling once it starts. Cathars' Crusade works very well in token decks. Just another way to make those weenies into real threats. Skullclamp is another all star in token decks. Need cards? Great! Just tap one mana! Juniper Order Ranger can become a big threat in token decks and it can pump your tokens a bit too. Requiem Angel is another good token generator. A lot of yours will die. For each that isnt a spirit you get a 1/1 flyer. Twilight Drover is a bit slow, but is another way to get flying tokens on the board.
Well, there are some suggestions! Hope it helps a bit!
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Spawnwrithe is awesome. If you have a sol ring on turn 1 and can get this guy out early, your opponents will have a lot of trouble 'killing it before it lays eggs'. Mentor of the Meek is great to keep you hand full. That can be difficult at times using WG. Essence of the Wild would work to make the smaller 1/1's come out as 6/6. However, if Trostani is put in the red zone, she comes back as one too. Hard to stop this stone from rolling once it starts. Cathars' Crusade works very well in token decks. Just another way to make those weenies into real threats. Skullclamp is another all star in token decks. Need cards? Great! Just tap one mana! Juniper Order Ranger can become a big threat in token decks and it can pump your tokens a bit too. Requiem Angel is another good token generator. A lot of yours will die. For each that isnt a spirit you get a 1/1 flyer. Twilight Drover is a bit slow, but is another way to get flying tokens on the board.
Well, there are some suggestions! Hope it helps a bit!
I appreciate those suggestions, but they are all very conflicting with my theme. I want to avoid weenie tokens and focus on large body tokens such as Giant Adephage etc..
Also I just updated with my first bit on card synergies within the deck, starting with Knight of the Reliquary.
Hey guys so I've actually moved on from commander on to 60 card decks so I don't have any commander decks.
Anyway I've started my own gameplay channel in which I play games (Magic also)
Trostani as a Commander
So why Trostani? She has a 3 mana populate and a life gain effect on ETB. If you want to utilize her to the fullest its best to use cards that generate large token bodies. Populating a 1/1 for 3 mana sounds foolish, but making 5/5 Trample for 3? Or an 8/8 Vigilance? How about a 39/39? Having immediate access to her life gain ability also sets up some fun shenanigans with Ajani Goldmane, Phyrexian Processor, Cradle of Vitality Sylvan Library, Well of Lost Dreams and just about all the large body Token generators.
1x Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Creature (25)
1x Academy Rector
1x Acidic Slime
1x Armada Wurm
1x Avenger of Zendikar
1x Budoka Gardener
1x Darien, King of Kjeldor
1x Eternal Witness
1x Giant Adephage
1x Karmic Guide
1x Knight of the Reliquary
1x Knight of the White Orchid
1x Oracle of Mul Daya
1x Rampaging Baloths
1x Rhys the Redeemed
1x Seedborn Muse
1x Sun Titan
1x Sylvan Primordial
1x Saffi Eriksdotter
1x Trostani's Summoner
1x Ulvenwald Tracker
1x Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage
1x Voice of Resurgence
1x Wurmcoil Engine
1x Yavimaya Elder
Artifact (10)
1x Akroma's Memorial
1x Birthing Pod
1x Coalition Relic
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Mimic Vat
1x Moonsilver Spear
1x Phyrexian Processor
1x Sol Ring
1x Soul Foundry
1x Well of Lost Dreams
1x Beast Within
1x Eladamri's Call
1x Enlightened Tutor
1x Path to Exile
1x Sundering Growth
Sorcery (8)
1x Austere Command
1x Cultivate
1x Green Sun's Zenith
1x Hallowed Burial
1x Hour of Reckoning
1x Idyllic Tutor
1x Kodama's Reach
1x Phyrexian Rebirth
Planeswalker (4)
1x Ajani Goldmane
1x Elspeth Tirel
1x Garruk, Primal Hunter
1x Garruk Wildspeaker
Enchantment (12)
1x Aura Shards
1x Cradle of Vitality
1x Doubling Season
1x Land Tax
1x Luminarch Ascension
1x Mana Reflection
1x Mirari's Wake
1x Parallel Lives
1x Seance
1x Sterling Grove
1x Sylvan Library
1x True Conviction
1x Emeria, The Sky Ruin
10x Forest
1x Gavony Township
1x Grove of the Guardian
1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
1x Kor Haven
1x Krosan Verge
1x Mistveil Plains
1x Mosswort Bridge
8x Plains
1x Reliquary Tower
1x Rogue's Passage
1x Selesnya Sanctuary
1x Sungrass Prairie
1x Sunpetal Grove
1x Tectonic Edge
1x Temple Garden
1x Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree
1x Wooded Bastion
Synergies - Knight of the Reliquary - Possibly the best utility in this deck, Reliquary allows me to do the obvious and tutor any of my lands into play for many situations such as Krosan Verge for more tutor targets and nets me a +1, Kor Haven for protection, Mistveil Plains to continually re-use my lands and cards I otherwise can't recur, and most importantly to theme: Grove of the Guardian for Token Populate. But it also does so much more than a simple land tool box. Comboing Verge with Mistveil allows me to build up my 7 plains for Emeria, the Sky Ruin to pop off, and continually bringing lands into play allows for Rampaging Baloths, Avenger of Zendikar, and Budoka Gardener to explode with tokens and buffs. Usually if I pull an early creature tutor and I need to establish board presence, this is my go to card.
The list here is pretty good. If you are set on playing Trostani, Selesnya's Voice, maybe consider going a life-gain route and go for wins with things like Test of Endurance, Felidar Sovereign, or Celestial Convergence.
RGOmnath, Locus of ManaRG
URThe Locust godUR
Modern
UWMiraclesUW
Legacy
BGIce Station Zebra (Living Fins)BG
UBRGrixis ControlUBR
RGLandsRG
Yeah I am set on using Trostani. Honestly if I were to change commanders, I'd use a Bant one to add Blue to gain access Rite of Replication, Mirror-Sigil Sergeant etc...
Honestly I'm avoiding use of Felidar and Test because they just aren't very fun to win with. All you do is tutor then play them and if no one has removal in that 1 round the game is over right there. No other cards required, no interaction, just oozes no fun. Celestial Convergence on the other hand sounds fun and kind of political due to its 7 round constraint.
Alright, so token generators....
Spawnwrithe is awesome. If you have a sol ring on turn 1 and can get this guy out early, your opponents will have a lot of trouble 'killing it before it lays eggs'.
Mentor of the Meek is great to keep you hand full. That can be difficult at times using WG.
Essence of the Wild would work to make the smaller 1/1's come out as 6/6. However, if Trostani is put in the red zone, she comes back as one too. Hard to stop this stone from rolling once it starts.
Cathars' Crusade works very well in token decks. Just another way to make those weenies into real threats.
Skullclamp is another all star in token decks. Need cards? Great! Just tap one mana!
Juniper Order Ranger can become a big threat in token decks and it can pump your tokens a bit too.
Requiem Angel is another good token generator. A lot of yours will die. For each that isnt a spirit you get a 1/1 flyer.
Twilight Drover is a bit slow, but is another way to get flying tokens on the board.
Well, there are some suggestions! Hope it helps a bit!
RGOmnath, Locus of ManaRG
URThe Locust godUR
Modern
UWMiraclesUW
Legacy
BGIce Station Zebra (Living Fins)BG
UBRGrixis ControlUBR
RGLandsRG
I appreciate those suggestions, but they are all very conflicting with my theme. I want to avoid weenie tokens and focus on large body tokens such as Giant Adephage etc..
Also I just updated with my first bit on card synergies within the deck, starting with Knight of the Reliquary.
Storm herd and Serra Avatar were insane with Memorial.
Also Ajani, caller of the pride is real fun with doubling season.
Anyway I've started my own gameplay channel in which I play games (Magic also)
Twitch:
https://www.twitch.tv/dies_to_doom_blade
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/UpsidedownHandshake