I would like to request adding in a "skeleton build" for a commander deck as a good base for newer players.
(I.E. X land, X removal, X mana rocks, and so on.)
Had an interesting idea for a list. We all know that, before a game even begins, some players already have targets on their head for the commander they are playing. We also know that those whom arn't seen as threats early, tend to get ignored until later in the game. Knowing this, we should make a list of commanders that are similar to others, yet have a lot less threat to them, so that we won't be in the crosshairs.
I'll start us off...
I haven't actually played many commander games, but the few I have I haven't enjoyed fully either, and that was probably due to my lack of knowing how to play commander correctly.
Same kind of category in the past: Brion Stoutarm, Mayael the Anima, Zirilan of the Claw. Problem with these kind of generals is that you end up spending so much resources just to keep your general around even for a turn cycle.
Mayael was my first commander deck I built and played. Even with ramp, to get her engine going took way too long to get out.
I made the deck focus around fatties entering the battlefield ( Cards like, Soul of the Harvest, Paleoloth, Warstorm Surge, and Where Ancients Tread.) I seemed to be a second thought to the whole table. I'd spend a turn playing an enchantment or spinning the Mayael wheel once, then someone would do a board wipe or simple spot removal, and I would be back to square 1.
My first deck, Lorthos, the Tidemaker. I wanted a leviathan, kraken, octopus tribal, but it turns out playing lots of big cost creatures makes for a slow early game.
I upgraded it to dimir with Wrexial, the Risen Deep, but it still sucked. Very disappointing deck.
I also tried to make a simple mono-blue, big sea creatures, deck, but it was awful to even test play. However, it was surely flavorful! (If only we could get a better leviathan/kraken/octopus tutor than Grozoth...)
Izzet is my favorite color combo, but I know it's difficult to make a long-grindy Izzet colored deck that would work in Commander (and doesn't go straight combo-win). Best bet is to add in a color so you can still play your favorite red/blue spells, but have some kind of stability.
In short, my advice is: don't bet on expensive combos, flavor-only decks are only that, and to make decks more fair to play over broken.
Oooo! This looks interesting, thank you for sharing! I shall look into it in the meantime~
EDIT: Apparently the mainly use cockatrice. Not sure if I'm down with that.
Not sure whether to post this here or the MTGO section, so appologies if this is the incorrect one.
Just wanted to know if anyone here plays Commander/EDH on Magic: the Gathering Online? Is there a big population of Commander players on MTGO? Is it still fun to play even though you lack the face-to-face interactions?
I'm asking because I have no one near me (nor in a local LGS) whom plays commander, leaving my only option to be MTGO.
If anyone is considering possibly playing commander on MTGO, connecting via Discord (or whatever) could make the experience more enjoyable.
Let me know what you think! I'm kinda lonely here in no-commander-land...
I would like to request adding in a "skeleton build" for a commander deck as a good base for newer players.
(I.E. X land, X removal, X mana rocks, and so on.)
Also, Shahrazad is misspelled in your post.
Had an interesting idea for a list. We all know that, before a game even begins, some players already have targets on their head for the commander they are playing. We also know that those whom arn't seen as threats early, tend to get ignored until later in the game. Knowing this, we should make a list of commanders that are similar to others, yet have a lot less threat to them, so that we won't be in the crosshairs.
I'll start us off...
Do you have any more "timid" substitutes in mind?
Mayael was my first commander deck I built and played. Even with ramp, to get her engine going took way too long to get out.
I also tried to make a simple mono-blue, big sea creatures, deck, but it was awful to even test play. However, it was surely flavorful!
Izzet is my favorite color combo, but I know it's difficult to make a long-grindy Izzet colored deck that would work in Commander (and doesn't go straight combo-win). Best bet is to add in a color so you can still play your favorite red/blue spells, but have some kind of stability.
In short, my advice is: don't bet on expensive combos, flavor-only decks are only that, and to make decks more fair to play over broken.
Oooo! This looks interesting, thank you for sharing! I shall look into it in the meantime~
EDIT: Apparently the mainly use cockatrice. Not sure if I'm down with that.
Just wanted to know if anyone here plays Commander/EDH on Magic: the Gathering Online? Is there a big population of Commander players on MTGO? Is it still fun to play even though you lack the face-to-face interactions?
I'm asking because I have no one near me (nor in a local LGS) whom plays commander, leaving my only option to be MTGO.
If anyone is considering possibly playing commander on MTGO, connecting via Discord (or whatever) could make the experience more enjoyable.
Let me know what you think! I'm kinda lonely here in no-commander-land...