Well hello there. Seems like a fun card - the second ability may actually convince me to try commander again (I always ended up having my commanders die a lot :p)
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I actually really like it, especially in comparison to the other Bant commanders. This is someone that you want to play with a token swarm strategy, probably, as it could allow you to get so much value out of the commanders ability.
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Wow. Combo-riffic. This opens up so many deck possibilities and screams "build around". I'd run all Flash stuff and run it like a Bant Control deck in EDH.
WOW, I like it, but it's not the bant general I wanted.
Doesn't mean it's not a good bant card. Will see if it replaces my misfit Rafiq, of the Many in my bant flicker deck. See what I mean by not the general I wanted?
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Words fail to describe how good, even broken, this guy is. He provides ramp, control elements, and combat tricks while having a decent sized body, uncounterability and flash, and the assurance he will never cost more than four mana. Honestly, I think he is too good. He is easy to build around and will instantly see play in a Tier 1 EDH deck. Even his creature types are relevant!
I hope there isn't a cycle of legends with Derevi's last ability. It doesn't feel right for a commander to bypass the standard recasting mechanism of the format.
I feel like the design of this card was to give tribal bird decks a commander. I feel like there are a lot of solid cards that synergize with birds in bant.
I hope there isn't a cycle of legends with Derevi's last ability. It doesn't feel right for a commander to bypass the standard recasting mechanism of the format.
There isn't, its his unique commander ability.
We aren't going to get Noble Hierarch back, are we. Exalted is unsynergistic with this.
Wonder if that is the "face" card for the Bant deck, or the "alternative" one. I assume alternative, since Jelava is the face for her deck and we know Prossh has the same mechanic, which we can then extrapolate to each of the decks being helmed by a similar card.
I love love love the third ability. The second one is broken as hell.
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Not that its that hot in Legacy, but I assume if you did play it in a regular game the 2nd ability does nothing right? (Like Command Tower)
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Wonder if that is the "face" card for the Bant deck, or the "alternative" one. I assume alternative, since Jelava is the face for her deck and we know Prossh has the same mechanic, which we can then extrapolate to each of the decks being helmed by a similar card.
I love love love the third ability. The second one is broken as hell.
Yeah, my guess is that we will see a cycle of the tax Commanders. Very neat card though.
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I actually really like it, especially in comparison to the other Bant commanders. This is someone that you want to play with a token swarm strategy, probably, as it could allow you to get so much value out of the commanders ability.
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It's A LOT better than that. Your commander is always uncounterable and will never cost more than 4 no matter how much it dies.
Doesn't mean it's not a good bant card. Will see if it replaces my misfit Rafiq, of the Many in my bant flicker deck. See what I mean by not the general I wanted?
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There isn't, its his unique commander ability.
We aren't going to get Noble Hierarch back, are we. Exalted is unsynergistic with this.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
I love love love the third ability. The second one is broken as hell.
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Not necessarily. There's still a chance Rafiq of the Many might be in the deck.
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Yeah, my guess is that we will see a cycle of the tax Commanders. Very neat card though.
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