Lightning Archer - 3RW
Creature - Human Archer
When Lightning Archer enters the battlefield, put an Equipment artifact token named Speedboots with, "Equipped creature has haste." and "Equip 1" onto the battlefield attached to Lightning Archer.
T: Lightning Archer does 2 damage to target attacking creature or its controller.
2/2
Mallet Behemoth - 4GW
Creature - Beast
When Mallet Behemoth enters the battlefield, put an Equipment artifact token named Behemoth Sledge with, "Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has lifelink and trample." and "Equip 3" onto the battlefield attached to Mallet Behemoth.
3/4
Mindful Mage - 3WU
Creature - Human Wizard
Vigilance
When Mindful Mage enters the battlefield, put an Equipment artifact token named Archivist's Tome with, "Equipped creature has, 'T: Draw a card'" and "Equip 4" onto the battlefield attached to Mindful Mage.
2/4
Arrested Sphinx - 3UU
Creature - Sphinx
When Arrested Sphinx enters the battlefield, put a white Aura enchantment token named "Arrest" onto the battlefield with "Enchant creature" and "Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated." attached to Arrested Sphinx.
Flying
T: Draw three cards.
7/6
Arrested Behemoth - 3GG
Creature - Beast
When Arrested Behemoth enters the battlefield, put a white Aura enchantment token named "Arrest" onto the battlefield with "Enchant creature" and "Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated." attached to Arrested Behemoth.
Trample
2G: Target creature you control becomes 7/7 and gains trample until end of turn.
7/7
Leylines of Singularity cancel out.
On the play, I land Scavenger and Chant him. He plays Karakas next turn; the two cancel out. Regardless, he can never play a spell that game.
On the draw, he plays Karakas and probably Student of Warfare. I play Karakas; the two cancel out and he's left with a 1/1 for the game to my 3/3. I can also loop things with Anurid Scavenger to get my Leyline back in play and bounce it.
On the play: Leylines drop. I play Karakas, get a Lotus (paying 1 off Chancellor of the Annex), and play Anurid. Draco starts charging his fountain. Next turn, I get Lotus back and Karakas bounces his Leyline, and play Orim's Chant so he can't Shining Shoal me (if he does it now, I just wait a turn.) Then, I bounce his Fountain. I keep on Chanting on my turn so he can't Shoal to kill Anurid Scavenger.
On the draw: Same thing except he starts a turn earlier.
On the play: Leyline drops. I play Anurid Scavenger and attempt to Chant him on his turn. He Foils it, discarding Crack the Earth (otherwise he can't win). He plays his own Scavenger. By Singularity, both die and it's a draw.
On the draw: He Crack the Earths my Leyline and plays Anurid Scavenger. I play my own. From there it's a draw.
Alternately, we could do a week of normal. I can do results. If Feyd_Ruin agrees, then I can even receive and post the decks. If I do, though, people would be responsible for making sure their decks are legal, since I wouldn't plan on choosing my own deck until Saturday.
EDIT: If you're concerned that it's late enough in the week to prevent some people from entering, and thereby affecting POTM, we could make the round not count toward POTM. Personally, I'm really enjoying 5CB this summer and don't want to miss a week.
I'd be up for a half-week of normal or a silly special format.
Please stop speculating about these. These were in the playtest for Commander and were shown to the public at Gencon only because there wasn't a chance of them actually seeing print. The reason no new duals were printed on the Commander set was because Command Tower fulfilled the same role and could be put in all the decks, and let them make 4 additional new cards instead of devoting rare slots to lands.
These are almost definitely not in the design files for any other sets, and there is no confirmation that there will be any future Commander sets, as discussed in the Gencon panel.
(And of all the cards to take a photo of from that binder, why would you take one of the snow-covered duals? Those are boring compared to some of the stuff that was in there...)
1) The rules say you shuffle your deck in the least beneficial way for you. Drawing Emrakul turn two gets you disqualified, the least beneficial outcome possible! That means that's what happens.
2) I don't actually believe the above argument, which was an intentionally obnoxious misreading of the rule in question in an attempt at humor. In fact, I specifically pointed out why your deck was legal 10 posts or so ago.
Joking aside, this IS a very important corner case to make note of in the rules. What does "most benefits you" mean? Can you be disqualified if some set of random effects in your deck can win?
On the play: Feyd_Ruin has Leyline of the Void, so I can't recur Channel. I do actions in the following order: Channel, Ulamog (killing Leyline), Lich's Mirror, kill myself (getting Ulamog, Lich's Mirror back), generate lots of mana, then at 20 life, play Ulamog, and Masticore, leaving the other two cards in my hand.
Feyd_Ruin plays Innocent Blood and Thoughtseize to strip me of a card. I sacrifice Masticore. Next turn I attack with Ulamog, as with the turn after that one.
On the draw: Feyd_Ruin plays Leyline and Thoughtsiezes me, getting rid of, probably, Channel. I can't win with a Masticore if I can't recur my hand.
On the play: I use my hand and such to play Ulamog, leaving the other 4 cards in my hand for now. Draco9 can't do any damage, and none of his threats stop me.
On the draw: Draco9 still doesn't stand a chance. His creatures can't withstand Ulamog, Anvil just makes me discard Masticore, and Smokestack doesn't live a turn.
On the draw: Nemean plays Megaliths and Solitary Confinement, and sits back. I attempt Channel; it gets countered. Next turn I play Masticore. Then I discard Ulamog to it. Two turns later, I have Ulamog and Channel in my hand, and can play Ulamog to stop Megaliths. From there, I attack and Confinement is sacrificed. Since I win on the draw, I win both games.
On the draw: BronYAur drops, um, Wheel of Sun and Moon with his free mana and plays Mutavault and Black Lotus. He has to use Orim's Chant on my turn, so he does, and he draws Black Lotus next turn since he used it for the mana. Then either he saves the Lotus, or plays Necrotic Sliver. So, then, I get a turn. I play Channel -> Ulamog, killing Wheel of Sun and Moon -> Lich's Mirror -> kill myself (BronYAur may choose to destroy my Lich's Mirror in response. Doesn't affect what happens next.) -> Ulamog, killing Necrotic Sliver or Mutavault. BronYAur can't win.
On the play: My Channel is Foiled. Reyemile discards Ulamog to Foil, because discarding anything else will make it difficult for him to win. The cards are shuffled back. On his turn, he Channels and kills himself and draws Ulamog and everything nice and plays Ulamog, with Foil, Island, Channel, and Mirror left in is hand. I shrug.
On the play, I resolve Masticore and that gets through for the win.
On the draw, he uses Silence on me on my turn. He can Digger to get it back, but he'll use all 4 of his available mana. So I get at least one turn. On that turn, I resolve Masticore, who wins the game for me.
Neither Dispel nor Misdirection stop Channel, and Hinotoma can't just cast Pestermite on my end step and win with Splinter Twin on his turn, so I will always have a turn to Ulamog and kill Pestermite.
Leyline of the Void and Anurid Scavenger is a non-bo.
On the draw - Personman needs to play Leyline of the Void. He casts Children of Korlis (Anurid Scavenger won't live long enough to be useful). I attempt not Channel, but Lich's Mirror. Suppose it's not countered (because if it is, I win off Channel the next turn.) In that case, Personman kills me with Children of Korlis, and I go back to life with Lich's Mirror. Then, I attempt Masticore, and if he lives, I kill Children of Korlis with the 2-damage ability. I can't do 20 damage before Masticore kills itself, and he can't kill me, so the game is a draw. It's also one on the play.
Mirror match! On the play, I land Ulamog and Masticore. Then he kills both on his turn, and ends his turn with Vexing Shusher and Ulamog. Then I kill both, and so on, and so forth.
On the draw: He plays Ulamog, then Silences me, then hits me for 10. Then I loop Ulamogs, destroying his land, and end with a Masticore and Ulamog in play. He draws a land, I damage him, and he can't win.
That said, I'm impressed by Falkenrath Noble, given that I loved Hissing Iguanar.
Creature - Human Archer
When Lightning Archer enters the battlefield, put an Equipment artifact token named Speedboots with, "Equipped creature has haste." and "Equip 1" onto the battlefield attached to Lightning Archer.
T: Lightning Archer does 2 damage to target attacking creature or its controller.
2/2
Mallet Behemoth - 4GW
Creature - Beast
When Mallet Behemoth enters the battlefield, put an Equipment artifact token named Behemoth Sledge with, "Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has lifelink and trample." and "Equip 3" onto the battlefield attached to Mallet Behemoth.
3/4
Mindful Mage - 3WU
Creature - Human Wizard
Vigilance
When Mindful Mage enters the battlefield, put an Equipment artifact token named Archivist's Tome with, "Equipped creature has, 'T: Draw a card'" and "Equip 4" onto the battlefield attached to Mindful Mage.
2/4
Creature - Sphinx
When Arrested Sphinx enters the battlefield, put a white Aura enchantment token named "Arrest" onto the battlefield with "Enchant creature" and "Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated." attached to Arrested Sphinx.
Flying
T: Draw three cards.
7/6
Arrested Behemoth - 3GG
Creature - Beast
When Arrested Behemoth enters the battlefield, put a white Aura enchantment token named "Arrest" onto the battlefield with "Enchant creature" and "Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated." attached to Arrested Behemoth.
Trample
2G: Target creature you control becomes 7/7 and gains trample until end of turn.
7/7
Orim's Chant / Anurid Scavenger / Karakas / Black Lotus / Leyline of Singularity
vs 03 BronYaur
Karakas / Leyline of Singularity / Student of Warfare / Pithing Needle / Demystify
Leylines of Singularity cancel out.
On the play, I land Scavenger and Chant him. He plays Karakas next turn; the two cancel out. Regardless, he can never play a spell that game.
On the draw, he plays Karakas and probably Student of Warfare. I play Karakas; the two cancel out and he's left with a 1/1 for the game to my 3/3. I can also loop things with Anurid Scavenger to get my Leyline back in play and bounce it.
6-0
vs 05 Draco9
Fountain of Cho / Elspeth Tirel / Shining Shoal / Leyline of Sanctity / Chancellor of the Annex
On the play: Leylines drop. I play Karakas, get a Lotus (paying 1 off Chancellor of the Annex), and play Anurid. Draco starts charging his fountain. Next turn, I get Lotus back and Karakas bounces his Leyline, and play Orim's Chant so he can't Shining Shoal me (if he does it now, I just wait a turn.) Then, I bounce his Fountain. I keep on Chanting on my turn so he can't Shoal to kill Anurid Scavenger.
On the draw: Same thing except he starts a turn earlier.
6-0
06 Error1 :: Classic Anurid
Crack the Earth / Volcanic Island / Black Lotus / Foil / Anurid Scavenger
On the play: Leyline drops. I play Anurid Scavenger and attempt to Chant him on his turn. He Foils it, discarding Crack the Earth (otherwise he can't win). He plays his own Scavenger. By Singularity, both die and it's a draw.
On the draw: He Crack the Earths my Leyline and plays Anurid Scavenger. I play my own. From there it's a draw.
2-2
07 bateleur
Black Lotus / Channel / Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre / Misdirection / Propaganda
On the draw: I let him play Ulamog, killing the Leyline. Karakas bounces Ulamog regardless. GG.
6-0
08 XScorpion
Black Lotus / Anurid Scavenger / Foil / Island / Misguided Rage
I think I lose this one.
09 VikingMetal4L
Mishra's Factory / Mox Jet / Thoughtseize / Mental Misstep / Bitterblossom
On the play: I drop everything but Chant. He can only counter it once - after that, he's stuck with his 2/2 Factory to my 3/3 Anurid.
On the draw: Thoughtsieze gets Anurid.
Split
Instant
Target opponent gains control of target spell. That player may choose new targets for it.
Enchantment
You don't lose the game by being at 0 or less life if your life total is even.
There is no accompanying odd enchantment.
It's okay; I submitted 5 Chromeshell Crab.
I'd be up for a half-week of normal or a silly special format.
These are almost definitely not in the design files for any other sets, and there is no confirmation that there will be any future Commander sets, as discussed in the Gencon panel.
(And of all the cards to take a photo of from that binder, why would you take one of the snow-covered duals? Those are boring compared to some of the stuff that was in there...)
Joking aside, this IS a very important corner case to make note of in the rules. What does "most benefits you" mean? Can you be disqualified if some set of random effects in your deck can win?
It almost makes me want to say that Orim's Chant and Silence should be banned. It doesn't give ANY room to play.
11 LSK :: Triple Redundancy
Channel / Lich's Mirror / Mishra's Workshop / Masticore / Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
Vs:
01 Feyd_Ruin
Thoughtseize / Innocent Blood / Maralen of the Mornsong / Elixir of Immortality / Leyline of the Void
On the play: Feyd_Ruin has Leyline of the Void, so I can't recur Channel. I do actions in the following order: Channel, Ulamog (killing Leyline), Lich's Mirror, kill myself (getting Ulamog, Lich's Mirror back), generate lots of mana, then at 20 life, play Ulamog, and Masticore, leaving the other two cards in my hand.
Feyd_Ruin plays Innocent Blood and Thoughtseize to strip me of a card. I sacrifice Masticore. Next turn I attack with Ulamog, as with the turn after that one.
On the draw: Feyd_Ruin plays Leyline and Thoughtsiezes me, getting rid of, probably, Channel. I can't win with a Masticore if I can't recur my hand.
3-3 split
02 Draco9
Mishra's Workshop / Anvil of Bogardan / Lodestone Golem / Smokestack / Thopter Assembly
On the play: I use my hand and such to play Ulamog, leaving the other 4 cards in my hand for now. Draco9 can't do any damage, and none of his threats stop me.
On the draw: Draco9 still doesn't stand a chance. His creatures can't withstand Ulamog, Anvil just makes me discard Masticore, and Smokestack doesn't live a turn.
6-0.
03 Nemean
Squee, Goblin Nabob / Solitary Confinement / Foil / Island / Keldon Megaliths
On the draw: Nemean plays Megaliths and Solitary Confinement, and sits back. I attempt Channel; it gets countered. Next turn I play Masticore. Then I discard Ulamog to it. Two turns later, I have Ulamog and Channel in my hand, and can play Ulamog to stop Megaliths. From there, I attack and Confinement is sacrificed. Since I win on the draw, I win both games.
6-0.
04 BronYAur :: The Necrotic Wheel
Orim's Chant / Wheel of Sun and Moon / Mutavault / Black Lotus / Necrotic Sliver
On the draw: BronYAur drops, um, Wheel of Sun and Moon with his free mana and plays Mutavault and Black Lotus. He has to use Orim's Chant on my turn, so he does, and he draws Black Lotus next turn since he used it for the mana. Then either he saves the Lotus, or plays Necrotic Sliver. So, then, I get a turn. I play Channel -> Ulamog, killing Wheel of Sun and Moon -> Lich's Mirror -> kill myself (BronYAur may choose to destroy my Lich's Mirror in response. Doesn't affect what happens next.) -> Ulamog, killing Necrotic Sliver or Mutavault. BronYAur can't win.
6-0.
05 Error1
Gemstone Caverns / Karakas / Orim's Chant / Orim's Chant / Anurid Scavenger
On the play: Error1 chants on my turn. Then he plays Anurid Scavenger, and chants on my turn. Then I die slowly.
On the draw: The exact same thing happens.
0-6.
06 Reyemile
Channel / Foil / Island / Lich's Mirror / Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
Mirror match!
On the play: My Channel is Foiled. Reyemile discards Ulamog to Foil, because discarding anything else will make it difficult for him to win. The cards are shuffled back. On his turn, he Channels and kills himself and draws Ulamog and everything nice and plays Ulamog, with Foil, Island, Channel, and Mirror left in is hand. I shrug.
0-6.
07 Heart of Draco
Leyline of Singularity / Karakas / Silence / Soldevi Digger / Student of Warfare
On the play, I resolve Masticore and that gets through for the win.
On the draw, he uses Silence on me on my turn. He can Digger to get it back, but he'll use all 4 of his available mana. So I get at least one turn. On that turn, I resolve Masticore, who wins the game for me.
6-0.
08 FuriouslySleepingIdea
City of Traitors / Soldevi Digger / Misguided Rage / Voidstone Gargoyle / Lich's Mirror
Pretty sure I win on the play; the game on the draw is a bit of a headache.
???
09 XScorpion
Emrakul, The Aeons Torn / Sneak Attack / Volcanic Island / Seething Song / Foil
This deck's illegal, if I'm not mistaken - he can Emrakul on his first turn, draw it, and Emrakul again.
10 knobbodi :: The Lock
Phyrexian Unlife / Melira, Sylvok Outcast / Grand Abolisher / Conjurer's Bauble / Thoughtseize
Ulamog smashes through.
6-0.
12 Shogun17
Dark Depths / Academy Ruins / Thoughtseize / Ensnaring Bridge / Ratchet Bomb
Absolutely nothing in this deck can stop infinite Ulamogs. After a Thoughtsieze, it takes a turn, but I have enough redundancy to be undaunted.
6-0.
13 Hinotoma
Pestermite / Splinter Twin / Talisman of Dominance / Dispel / Misdirection
Neither Dispel nor Misdirection stop Channel, and Hinotoma can't just cast Pestermite on my end step and win with Splinter Twin on his turn, so I will always have a turn to Ulamog and kill Pestermite.
6-0.
14 Personman
Leyline of the Void / Foil / Tundra / Anurid Scavenger / Children of Korlis
Leyline of the Void and Anurid Scavenger is a non-bo.
On the draw - Personman needs to play Leyline of the Void. He casts Children of Korlis (Anurid Scavenger won't live long enough to be useful). I attempt not Channel, but Lich's Mirror. Suppose it's not countered (because if it is, I win off Channel the next turn.) In that case, Personman kills me with Children of Korlis, and I go back to life with Lich's Mirror. Then, I attempt Masticore, and if he lives, I kill Children of Korlis with the 2-damage ability. I can't do 20 damage before Masticore kills itself, and he can't kill me, so the game is a draw. It's also one on the play.
2-2.
15 Catmurder
Vexing Shusher / Black Lotus / Channel / Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre / Lich's Mirror
Mirror match! On the play, I land Ulamog and Masticore. Then he kills both on his turn, and ends his turn with Vexing Shusher and Ulamog. Then I kill both, and so on, and so forth.
2-2.
16 ~Tilde~
City of Traitors / Ensnaring Bridge / Elixir of Immortality / The Rack / Sleeper Agent
Nothing exciting happens here. Ulamog loops around and kills everything.
6-0.
17 Mogg
Channel / Gemstone Caverns / Karakas / Silence / Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
On the draw: He plays Ulamog, then Silences me, then hits me for 10. Then I loop Ulamogs, destroying his land, and end with a Masticore and Ulamog in play. He draws a land, I damage him, and he can't win.
6-0.
18 VikingMetal4L
Anurid Scavenger / Silence / Karakas / Oblivion Ring / Nantuko Vigilante
I don't want to think about this one. Specifically, I don't know how it goes on the play.