The good news: they're all enchantments! Enchantments are my favorite type of spell in this format because they are generally hardest to remove or deal with. The bad news: the colors suck! Could I get away with a Mardu list, or do I need to add green or blue, or both?
The good news: they're all enchantments! Enchantments are my favorite type of spell in this format because they are generally hardest to remove or deal with. The bad news: the colors suck! Could I get away with a Mardu list, or do I need to add green or blue, or both?
Any ideas?
Queen Marchesa is a pillowfort type of deck so she could be your commander choice
This one speaks to me the most. I don't currently have a partner deck, and I was very impressed with both Tymna and Ravos, Soultender. Unfortunately, the Boros partners seem pretty lame. Maybe there's a Rakdos one that fits...
If nothing else, Queen Marchesa looks like a pretty fun card as well.
Tymna and Vial Smasher, Tymna gives you the card advantage and Smasher lets your more expensive enchantments deal some damage as you cast them. Both are 3 drops and come down early. I have someone in my play group who played them together, mixed up his deck quite a bit, but kept them at the helm because they're both just engines, which is what you want.
I also think Marchesa would work well because she's also card advantage. I've played her and am often happy to lose the monarch. Deathtouch tokens are useful, and other players fighting over the monarch is also useful.
More outside of the box, Zurgo Helmsmasher does fine all on his own and doesn't give away what kind of deck you're building. If your enchantment plan falls apart, you can just swing in with him for fun.
Whoever you choose, throw Etali in your list because he seems to fit the theme. Assuming Purphoros too. Vicious Shadows.
I have a pile of fun-looking cards that I'd love to get into a single commander deck, but I'm having trouble coming up with the ideal leader of said deck. The cards are, in no particular order:
- Starfield of Nyx
- Sunbird's Invocation
- Assemble the Legion
- Sanguine Bond
- Exquisite Blood
- Stolen Strategy
The good news: they're all enchantments! Enchantments are my favorite type of spell in this format because they are generally hardest to remove or deal with. The bad news: the colors suck! Could I get away with a Mardu list, or do I need to add green or blue, or both?
Any ideas?
Yeva (88/92 foils)
Raff
Scarab
Rakdos
Wort ($50 budget, 94/97 foils)
Trostani
Queen Marchesa is a pillowfort type of deck so she could be your commander choice
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This one speaks to me the most. I don't currently have a partner deck, and I was very impressed with both Tymna and Ravos, Soultender. Unfortunately, the Boros partners seem pretty lame. Maybe there's a Rakdos one that fits...
If nothing else, Queen Marchesa looks like a pretty fun card as well.
Yeva (88/92 foils)
Raff
Scarab
Rakdos
Wort ($50 budget, 94/97 foils)
Trostani
I also think Marchesa would work well because she's also card advantage. I've played her and am often happy to lose the monarch. Deathtouch tokens are useful, and other players fighting over the monarch is also useful.
More outside of the box, Zurgo Helmsmasher does fine all on his own and doesn't give away what kind of deck you're building. If your enchantment plan falls apart, you can just swing in with him for fun.
Whoever you choose, throw Etali in your list because he seems to fit the theme. Assuming Purphoros too. Vicious Shadows.
WUBRG Some of these decks can actually win games...WUBRG
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