I tried making some werewolf commanders a while back, and another one just came to me:
Argus, the Hunt Caller 2RG
Legendary Creature - Human Werewolf Shaman
If another Human Werewolf you control would transform, instead search your library for a Human Werewolf creature card and put it in your hand.
When you control 5 or more other Human Werewolves, transform ~This~, then transform all other Human Werewolves you control.
3/5
Argus, the Hunt Leader
Legendary Creature - Werewolf Shaman
Non-Human Werewolves you control have Trample and Haste.
Other Non-Human Werewolves you control can't transform.
When you control less than 5 Werewolves, transform ~This~.
6/5
The idea is that the leader can break the normal transformation requirements for Werewolves, but has his own requirement of summoning a pack. When the pack leaves, the power wears off.
By making it care about the number of Werewolves you control, I figured it would be useful for a swarm deck.
It could also call them from the graveyard, which due to the low number of werewolf cards would make it more useful in a deck with a low number of werewolves in it. I considered making the switch back an upkeep trigger, but I wanted the first switch to be immediate, so making them both immediate keeps his consistency.
And yes, the transformation replacement gets 1 werewolf from the deck for each of your werewolves that tries to transform.
Alternatively, he could just tutor up 1 werewolf on each of your end phases while stopping transformation.
The human stat line 3/5 was meant to make him defensive at first, while the 6/5 on the flip side requires you to have 5 other werewolves to reach, making it a decent reward for waiting.
I think the big weakness of this design is its treratment of Human vs. non-Human Werewolves. Why does the backside need to exclude Human Werewolves from the haste and trample? Haste will be most relevant for the fresh Human Werewolves.
I think, five other Werewolves is definitely too high a threshold. Five including this, or even just four, seems more reasonable.
I'd also scrap the "Human" from the first instance in the final ability of the front side.
A simple idea to circumvent the whole Human/non-Human nonsense is to automagically transform further Human Werewolves that enter the battlefield. There are still some edges here or there. I think the core concept of replacing tansformation with recruitment has some merit and really could make for an interesting twist though.
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The idea is that the leader can break the normal transformation requirements for Werewolves, but has his own requirement of summoning a pack. When the pack leaves, the power wears off.
By making it care about the number of Werewolves you control, I figured it would be useful for a swarm deck.
It could also call them from the graveyard, which due to the low number of werewolf cards would make it more useful in a deck with a low number of werewolves in it. I considered making the switch back an upkeep trigger, but I wanted the first switch to be immediate, so making them both immediate keeps his consistency.
And yes, the transformation replacement gets 1 werewolf from the deck for each of your werewolves that tries to transform.
Alternatively, he could just tutor up 1 werewolf on each of your end phases while stopping transformation.
The human stat line 3/5 was meant to make him defensive at first, while the 6/5 on the flip side requires you to have 5 other werewolves to reach, making it a decent reward for waiting.
I think, five other Werewolves is definitely too high a threshold. Five including this, or even just four, seems more reasonable.
I'd also scrap the "Human" from the first instance in the final ability of the front side.
A simple idea to circumvent the whole Human/non-Human nonsense is to automagically transform further Human Werewolves that enter the battlefield. There are still some edges here or there. I think the core concept of replacing tansformation with recruitment has some merit and really could make for an interesting twist though.
Finally a good white villain quote: "So, do I ever re-evaluate my life choices? Never, because I know what I'm doing is a righteous cause."
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