Zombies (1809)
Goblin (1379)
Elf (1326)
Dragon (1294)
Sliver (1206)
Vampire (1164)
Wizards (805)
Human (751)
Ally (654)
Eldrazi (596)(virtual tie with Angels)
For comparison there are only 135 cat decks. Cat tribal decks are the fringe/unexpected tribe.
If Cat Tribal is unexpected then the other two are Zombies, Elves or Goblins. Cats are one of the tribes people have wanted more support for them for years. Cat Tribal doesn't get much commander play because there are zero real on color commanders
Go look at the most popular cat tribe commanders, the top 3 are mono white in a dual color tribe, the first non mono colored commander on their lists is A G/W God that has nothing to do with Cats.
There has never been an angels matter legendary creature but many people still play tribal angels. This is because Angels are a popular card and tribal type. Same can be said about Wizards with the exception of Azami who is mono blue.
Zombies (1809)
Goblin (1379)
Elf (1326)
Dragon (1294)
Sliver (1206)
Vampire (1164)
Wizards (805)
Human (751)
Ally (654)
Eldrazi (596)(virtual tie with Angels)
For comparison there are only 135 cat decks. Cat tribal decks are the fringe/unexpected tribe.
If Cat Tribal is unexpected then the other two are Zombies, Elves or Goblins. Cats are one of the tribes people have wanted more support for them for years. Cat Tribal doesn't get much commander play because there are zero real on color commanders
Go look at the most popular cat tribe commanders, the top 3 are mono white in a dual color tribe, the first non mono colored commander on their lists is A G/W God that has nothing to do with Cats.
There has never been an angels matter legendary creature but many people still play tribal angels. This is because Angels are a popular card and tribal type. Same can be said about Wizards with the exception of Azami who is mono blue.
There's a difference between "no on color legends" and "no on color tribal matters legend". Angel tribal decks had the option of running an angel as a commander, at least, where cat tribal decks had to be either mono-color or running an unrelated general.
There has never been an angels matter legendary creature but many people still play tribal angels. This is because Angels are a popular card and tribal type. Same can be said about Wizards with the exception of Azami who is mono blue.
There's a difference between "no on color legends" and "no on color tribal matters legend". Angel tribal decks had the option of running an angel as a commander, at least, where cat tribal decks had to be either mono-color or running an unrelated general. [/quote]
Or run Jedit Ojanen which is not exactly the best colors. ^^
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i like the commander. it effectively grants a creatures +6/+6 plus whatever its original power was. That is potent.
One dimensional Sure.
But still a lot of fun. Especially when combined with pump cards.
So you could effectively have Leonin Skyhunter out on the field. Pump him with Titanic Growth. He is then pumped by the Commander and you pay for the Commander's extra cost. You have thus created a 18/18 flying trample creature (2+4=6+3=9+9=18). That is suuuuper easy to pull off too.
people still play tribal angels. This is because Angels are a popular card and tribal type. Same can be said about Wizards with the exception of Azami who is mono blue.
Oh really? No Angels matter general? Not one huh I guess Kaalia and Bruna don't exist then, and there are a minor handful of Wizards outside of blue so saying "I don't count Azami." is going for extreme edge cases. Cats are for the most part split between 2 colors. White and Green, and they do not have either a white or green commander that really fits them.
If Cats are not an expected Tribe along with Wizards and Angels then tell me exactly what is expected? Because Elves, Zombies and Gobbos are not exactly expected, they are more. "dear god no."
people still play tribal angels. This is because Angels are a popular card and tribal type. Same can be said about Wizards with the exception of Azami who is mono blue.
If Cats are not an expected Tribe along with Wizards and Angels then tell me exactly what is expected? Because Elves, Zombies and Gobbos are not exactly expected, they are more. "dear god no."
Theres no factual.basis to this, it's purely opinion based. I have the same opinion, I don't want goblins, elves, etc in this line of decks but that doesn't make it a fact that these tribes are not expected and that most people don't want to see them here.
To the contrary, those are some of the most popular tribes in the game and the names that came up first when tribal decks were announced. Its safe to say those tribes are the epitome of expected creature types for these decks.
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people still play tribal angels. This is because Angels are a popular card and tribal type. Same can be said about Wizards with the exception of Azami who is mono blue.
Oh really? No Angels matter general? Not one huh I guess Kaalia and Bruna don't exist then, and there are a minor handful of Wizards outside of blue so saying "I don't count Azami." is going for extreme edge cases. Cats are for the most part split between 2 colors. White and Green, and they do not have either a white or green commander that really fits them.
If Cats are not an expected Tribe along with Wizards and Angels then tell me exactly what is expected? Because Elves, Zombies and Gobbos are not exactly expected, they are more. "dear god no."
Expected tribes would be popular tribes that EDH players enjoy playing with. Dragons is a great example of one. Other ones include Zombies, Vampires, Elves, Wizards and Angels.
^Kaalia is a great Angel tribe general, even though she's not one herself. That said, I tampered a lot with an Angel EDH deck, and ended up with hexproof Sigarda because going green is great to get access to all the good ramp so I actually got to cast all those 7+ mana angels, plus tutors for Cavern of Souls, since there really aren't a lot of other good payoff cards in the tribe. I found that to be more valuable than the RW angels, and being completely reliant on my general is not where I want to go in EDH. Sigarda turned out to be awesome even in a non-voltron deck, that last line is relevant allthe time.
Cat tribal is pure fan service. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
I don't see what there is to complain about with this guy. All of the best cats are very aggressive cards, and Mr. Cat Avatar just pumps them up to be reasonable in a 40 life format.
Here's to hoping that one of the other new legendary cats for this deck is Zaliki...
If they have a pre-spark Ajani in there, most likely he'll make use of lifegain and/or +1/+1 counters.
Ajani Goldmane made Serra Avatar tokens as his final ability. Not usually what most of us think of as "tokens", but it's there.
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people still play tribal angels. This is because Angels are a popular card and tribal type. Same can be said about Wizards with the exception of Azami who is mono blue.
Oh really? No Angels matter general? Not one huh I guess Kaalia and Bruna don't exist then, and there are a minor handful of Wizards outside of blue so saying "I don't count Azami." is going for extreme edge cases. Cats are for the most part split between 2 colors. White and Green, and they do not have either a white or green commander that really fits them.
If Cats are not an expected Tribe along with Wizards and Angels then tell me exactly what is expected? Because Elves, Zombies and Gobbos are not exactly expected, they are more. "dear god no."
Expected tribes would be popular tribes that EDH players enjoy playing with. Dragons is a great example of one. Other ones include Zombies, Vampires, Elves, Wizards and Angels.
people still play tribal angels. This is because Angels are a popular card and tribal type. Same can be said about Wizards with the exception of Azami who is mono blue.
Oh really? No Angels matter general? Not one huh I guess Kaalia and Bruna don't exist then, and there are a minor handful of Wizards outside of blue so saying "I don't count Azami." is going for extreme edge cases. Cats are for the most part split between 2 colors. White and Green, and they do not have either a white or green commander that really fits them.
If Cats are not an expected Tribe along with Wizards and Angels then tell me exactly what is expected? Because Elves, Zombies and Gobbos are not exactly expected, they are more. "dear god no."
Expected tribes would be popular tribes that EDH players enjoy playing with. Dragons is a great example of one. Other ones include Zombies, Vampires, Elves, Wizards and Angels.
I am fairly certain they are referring to Bruna, the Fading Light as while inferior to her original she does bring something for Angels while Alabaster is more an aura/enchantment enabler.
people still play tribal angels. This is because Angels are a popular card and tribal type. Same can be said about Wizards with the exception of Azami who is mono blue.
Oh really? No Angels matter general? Not one huh I guess Kaalia and Bruna don't exist then, and there are a minor handful of Wizards outside of blue so saying "I don't count Azami." is going for extreme edge cases. Cats are for the most part split between 2 colors. White and Green, and they do not have either a white or green commander that really fits them.
If Cats are not an expected Tribe along with Wizards and Angels then tell me exactly what is expected? Because Elves, Zombies and Gobbos are not exactly expected, they are more. "dear god no."
Expected tribes would be popular tribes that EDH players enjoy playing with. Dragons is a great example of one. Other ones include Zombies, Vampires, Elves, Wizards and Angels.
If they were to print tribal Angel what are the chances that the new legends would replace Kaalia as the best Angel Tribal commander? Very Dinky. We see this with Scion of the Ur vs UR Dragon. I have tested UR dragon as the Big Bad and the Eminence thing just doesn't beat out being able to grab any dragon you need, especially when you can just grab Ur-dragon if you really need his on attack ability, that is the problem when they start digging into the popular tribes you list. Most of them already have powerful and viable commanders. That includes Wizards.
And Brunna the Fading Light does fine as a Mono-White Angel Battleship general. Battleship Angels gonna be slow no matter what unless you are running Kaalia. Until you cast her 4 times you usually come out ahead in terms of Mana Costs if you are grabbing an angel from the Graveyard. All of the Tribes you have listed as "expected" are Tribes that have more support than they need. That should outright eliminate most of them* from this set because the "expected" decks should be.
1. Tribes that do not have lots of support including a General that is on color for the core of the tribes colors.
2. Tribes that have enough members that they can make a 100 card deck out of, without having to go over printing 10-20 new cards for that specific deck.
3. Tribes that people actually like.
Cat probably fits that profile more than any other tribe in the setting with Wizards and (Mardu) Vampires being a little further behind them. Half the tribes you listed as "Popular" are tribes that shouldn't be anywhere near this set. Elves, Zombies and Goblins probably have more support in the three than the rest of the tribes in the game put together.
Edit : Another thing of Note, while we are using EDH Rec because it is pretty much the only list were we can actually see what is being used, that does not mean it takes into account 100% of every deck made.
If they have a pre-spark Ajani in there, most likely he'll make use of lifegain and/or +1/+1 counters.
Not so much a counter Ajani, but a token making Ajani. "+1: Put a 1/1 white cat token with lifelink onto the battlefield." ALl the previous mono white walkers except for Ajani was able to make a token, even Gideon.
If they have a pre-spark Ajani in there, most likely he'll make use of lifegain and/or +1/+1 counters.
Not so much a counter Ajani, but a token making Ajani. "+1: Put a 1/1 white cat token with lifelink onto the battlefield." ALl the previous mono white walkers except for Ajani was able to make a token, even Gideon.
Ajani started out monowhite, but he has since moved into GW, and the only twotimes he has ever created tokens are with ultimates tied to your life total. Ajani isn't about Cat tribal or tokens, he's chiefly about lifegain and more recently +1/+1 and loyalty counters. His magic is geared towards helping his team by protecting and strengthening them. Lifegain, +1/+1 counters, loyalty counters, hexproof, indestructibility, card draw...those are Ajani's main tools, not Cat tokens.
If we get a pre-spark Ajani as one of our three Mythics, he'll probably provide either lifegain or a lifegain reward. Since he presumably won't be a DFC, it would be neat if he had some kind of exile ability that tutors an Ajani PW card straight onto the battlefield, accompanied by an Ajani PW card to tutor. Ajani, Mentor of Heroes seems like a good choice as Ajani Unyielding and Ajani, Valiant Protector might be too recent, but Mentor also wants to be played with other planeswalkers, so Ajani, Caller of the Pride is probably the best option here.
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I'll be really disappointed if they don't take this opportunity to throw a bone to a Legacy tribal archetype (Elves, Goblins, Merfolk, or Eldrazi). Instead maybe D&T gets something good from the human deck.
If they put in one of the major tribes, I'd be annoyed. There's no need for more support in Elves or Merfolk or Goblins - they have all the tribal synergy they need to be successful and threatening already.
If they put in one of the major tribes, I'd be annoyed. There's no need for more support in Elves or Merfolk or Goblins - they have all the tribal synergy they need to be successful and threatening already.
Sorry Wizards wants to print popular tribes that people enjoy playing.
Also, what competitive tribal Merfolk list is there in EDH?
Since it seems that we'll get three new commanders per deck, my guess is each deck sports a couple subthemes tied to those commanders. For Cats, the major themes would have to be lifegain and +1/+1 counters. Yes, Equipment shows up on white Cats like Kemba and Raksha, but it's not something that green will care a great deal about. However, I can see Equipment tied to land and mana ramp, like Paradise Mantle and Sword of the Animist. Normally, I would expect them to forego the Equipment theme altogether and focus on enchantments instead, but what better opportunity will there be to reprint Raksha and Kemba?
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Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
If they put in one of the major tribes, I'd be annoyed. There's no need for more support in Elves or Merfolk or Goblins - they have all the tribal synergy they need to be successful and threatening already.
Sorry Wizards wants to print popular tribes that people enjoy playing.
Also, what competitive tribal Merfolk list is there in EDH?
I also agree that while Elves definitely has a strong foothold in Commander, both Merfolk and Goblins Don't really shine.
Goblins have a decent deck with Krenko but it's kind of a glass cannon. Wort is nice but doesn't do too much as far as commanders go. There's other options of course...
Merfolk have a few options but really they're just either really bad, too diversified between white blue and green, just a bunch of lords, or not strong enough for commander. There's a few cards that shine but nothing that solidifies the deck.
I feel like if they don't do Merfolk they're missing out on an opportunity to give them some nice stuff. But I guess that's what we have Ixalan for.
In the end I hope Humans is not one of the tribes unless they make it really, really unique. But that's honestly grasping at straws. Humans as a tribe are boring; it's what they do as mages and warriors and stuff that makes them cool.
I would love for WUBG Spirits to get a deck, or 5 color (I'll settle for RUG) Elementals. Elementals has a decent foothold, but they could always make more. Spirits need something to catch all the best Innistrad Spirits and Kamigawa spirits in one.
If they put in one of the major tribes, I'd be annoyed. There's no need for more support in Elves or Merfolk or Goblins - they have all the tribal synergy they need to be successful and threatening already.
Sorry Wizards wants to print popular tribes that people enjoy playing.
Also, what competitive tribal Merfolk list is there in EDH?
I ordinarily wouldn't have a problem, if they made the entire cycle of decks about nothing but popular tribes; White tokens (Humans or Soldiers, etc), Merfolk, Zombies, Goblins, and Elves. But this time around they're doing non-typical tribes, such as Dragons and...Cats, for some obscure reason.
It would feel like a waste of a slot to have a tribal deck in there that already has tons of existing support. I'd much rather they give unpopular tribes a chance than just be lazy and go "Yeah, we can just throw in 60 zombies in here and call it a day.".
If they put in one of the major tribes, I'd be annoyed. There's no need for more support in Elves or Merfolk or Goblins - they have all the tribal synergy they need to be successful and threatening already.
Sorry Wizards wants to print popular tribes that people enjoy playing.
Also, what competitive tribal Merfolk list is there in EDH?
I also agree that while Elves definitely has a strong foothold in Commander, both Merfolk and Goblins Don't really shine.
Goblins have a decent deck with Krenko but it's kind of a glass cannon. Wort is nice but doesn't do too much as far as commanders go. There's other options of course...
Merfolk have a few options but really they're just either really bad, too diversified between white blue and green, just a bunch of lords, or not strong enough for commander. There's a few cards that shine but nothing that solidifies the deck.
I feel like if they don't do Merfolk they're missing out on an opportunity to give them some nice stuff. But I guess that's what we have Ixalan for.
In the end I hope Humans is not one of the tribes unless they make it really, really unique. But that's honestly grasping at straws. Humans as a tribe are boring; it's what they do as mages and warriors and stuff that makes them cool.
I would love for WUBG Spirits to get a deck, or 5 color (I'll settle for RUG) Elementals. Elementals has a decent foothold, but they could always make more. Spirits need something to catch all the best Innistrad Spirits and Kamigawa spirits in one.
As for spirits witch-maw make it happen
If we don't have spirits O-kagachi is the safety net.
If they put in one of the major tribes, I'd be annoyed. There's no need for more support in Elves or Merfolk or Goblins - they have all the tribal synergy they need to be successful and threatening already.
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There has never been an angels matter legendary creature but many people still play tribal angels. This is because Angels are a popular card and tribal type. Same can be said about Wizards with the exception of Azami who is mono blue.
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Or run Jedit Ojanen which is not exactly the best colors. ^^
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One dimensional Sure.
But still a lot of fun. Especially when combined with pump cards.
So you could effectively have Leonin Skyhunter out on the field. Pump him with Titanic Growth. He is then pumped by the Commander and you pay for the Commander's extra cost. You have thus created a 18/18 flying trample creature (2+4=6+3=9+9=18). That is suuuuper easy to pull off too.
Oh really? No Angels matter general? Not one huh I guess Kaalia and Bruna don't exist then, and there are a minor handful of Wizards outside of blue so saying "I don't count Azami." is going for extreme edge cases. Cats are for the most part split between 2 colors. White and Green, and they do not have either a white or green commander that really fits them.
If Cats are not an expected Tribe along with Wizards and Angels then tell me exactly what is expected? Because Elves, Zombies and Gobbos are not exactly expected, they are more. "dear god no."
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To the contrary, those are some of the most popular tribes in the game and the names that came up first when tribal decks were announced. Its safe to say those tribes are the epitome of expected creature types for these decks.
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Kaalia of the Vast isn't even an Angel. Bruna, the Fading Light costs 5WW to cast, has mediocre tribal synergy, and is the worst color identity in the format. Bruna, the Fading Light isn't even in the top 10 mono W played EDH generals.
Expected tribes would be popular tribes that EDH players enjoy playing with. Dragons is a great example of one. Other ones include Zombies, Vampires, Elves, Wizards and Angels.
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Cat tribal is pure fan service. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Stay reasonable, be mindful of your expectations and don't feed the trolls.
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Here's to hoping that one of the other new legendary cats for this deck is Zaliki...
Give Zaliki a CardI must have all the cats!
Ajani Goldmane made Serra Avatar tokens as his final ability. Not usually what most of us think of as "tokens", but it's there.
On phasing:
I think they were referring to Bruna, Light of Alabaster who is a beast in EDH
I am fairly certain they are referring to Bruna, the Fading Light as while inferior to her original she does bring something for Angels while Alabaster is more an aura/enchantment enabler.
If they were to print tribal Angel what are the chances that the new legends would replace Kaalia as the best Angel Tribal commander? Very Dinky. We see this with Scion of the Ur vs UR Dragon. I have tested UR dragon as the Big Bad and the Eminence thing just doesn't beat out being able to grab any dragon you need, especially when you can just grab Ur-dragon if you really need his on attack ability, that is the problem when they start digging into the popular tribes you list. Most of them already have powerful and viable commanders. That includes Wizards.
And Brunna the Fading Light does fine as a Mono-White Angel Battleship general. Battleship Angels gonna be slow no matter what unless you are running Kaalia. Until you cast her 4 times you usually come out ahead in terms of Mana Costs if you are grabbing an angel from the Graveyard. All of the Tribes you have listed as "expected" are Tribes that have more support than they need. That should outright eliminate most of them* from this set because the "expected" decks should be.
1. Tribes that do not have lots of support including a General that is on color for the core of the tribes colors.
2. Tribes that have enough members that they can make a 100 card deck out of, without having to go over printing 10-20 new cards for that specific deck.
3. Tribes that people actually like.
Cat probably fits that profile more than any other tribe in the setting with Wizards and (Mardu) Vampires being a little further behind them. Half the tribes you listed as "Popular" are tribes that shouldn't be anywhere near this set. Elves, Zombies and Goblins probably have more support in the three than the rest of the tribes in the game put together.
Edit : Another thing of Note, while we are using EDH Rec because it is pretty much the only list were we can actually see what is being used, that does not mean it takes into account 100% of every deck made.
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Not so much a counter Ajani, but a token making Ajani. "+1: Put a 1/1 white cat token with lifelink onto the battlefield." ALl the previous mono white walkers except for Ajani was able to make a token, even Gideon.
Elspeth was the token maker while Gideon's first two cards were focused on his abilities as a brawler and hieromancer. After Elspeth died, Gideon took up the army theme as a major secondary, befitting his martial upbringing.
Ajani started out monowhite, but he has since moved into GW, and the only two times he has ever created tokens are with ultimates tied to your life total. Ajani isn't about Cat tribal or tokens, he's chiefly about lifegain and more recently +1/+1 and loyalty counters. His magic is geared towards helping his team by protecting and strengthening them. Lifegain, +1/+1 counters, loyalty counters, hexproof, indestructibility, card draw...those are Ajani's main tools, not Cat tokens.
If we get a pre-spark Ajani as one of our three Mythics, he'll probably provide either lifegain or a lifegain reward. Since he presumably won't be a DFC, it would be neat if he had some kind of exile ability that tutors an Ajani PW card straight onto the battlefield, accompanied by an Ajani PW card to tutor. Ajani, Mentor of Heroes seems like a good choice as Ajani Unyielding and Ajani, Valiant Protector might be too recent, but Mentor also wants to be played with other planeswalkers, so Ajani, Caller of the Pride is probably the best option here.
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
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Sorry Wizards wants to print popular tribes that people enjoy playing.
Also, what competitive tribal Merfolk list is there in EDH?
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My projections:
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3 Mythic Rare Legends (including Arahbo, Roar of the World)
9 Rares
3 Uncommons
2 Commons
1 Scythe Leopard
1 Loam Lion
1 Steppe Lynx
2 Ajani's Pridemate
2 Leonin Shikari
2 Fleecemane Lion
2 Qasali Pridemage
3 Mirri, Cat Warrior
3 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
3 Kemba, Kha Regent
3 Fleetfoot Panther
3 Qasali Ambusher
4 Healer of the Pride
4 Leonin Abunas
4 Temur Sabertooth
4 Jazal Goldmane
4 Leonin Armorguard
6 Felidar Sovereign
6 Spirit of the Hearth
6 Jedit Ojanen of Efrava
6 Nacatl War-Pride
7 Raksha Golden Cub
7 Phantom Nishoba
3 Commander's Sphere
Equipment
1 Paradise Mantle
1 Basilisk Collar
1 Stoneforge Masterwork
3 Champion's Helm
3 Loxodon Warhammer
3 Behemoth Sledge
Enchantments
1 Exploration
4 Into the Wilds
4 Cradle of Vitality
Instants
3 Harrow
3 White Sun's Zenith
Planeswalkers
3 Ajani, Caller of the Pride
Sorceries
3 Cultivate
5 Soul's Majesty
Land
1 Blossoming Sands
1 Command Tower
1 Drifting Meadow
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Grasslands
1 Graypelt Refuge
1 Krosan Verge
1 Opal Palace
1 Secluded Steppe
1 Selesnya Guildgate
1 Selesnya Sanctuary
1 Slippery Karst
1 Tranquil Expanse
1 Tranquil Thicket
10 Forest
10 Plains
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
I also agree that while Elves definitely has a strong foothold in Commander, both Merfolk and Goblins Don't really shine.
Goblins have a decent deck with Krenko but it's kind of a glass cannon. Wort is nice but doesn't do too much as far as commanders go. There's other options of course...
Merfolk have a few options but really they're just either really bad, too diversified between white blue and green, just a bunch of lords, or not strong enough for commander. There's a few cards that shine but nothing that solidifies the deck.
I feel like if they don't do Merfolk they're missing out on an opportunity to give them some nice stuff. But I guess that's what we have Ixalan for.
In the end I hope Humans is not one of the tribes unless they make it really, really unique. But that's honestly grasping at straws. Humans as a tribe are boring; it's what they do as mages and warriors and stuff that makes them cool.
I would love for WUBG Spirits to get a deck, or 5 color (I'll settle for RUG) Elementals. Elementals has a decent foothold, but they could always make more. Spirits need something to catch all the best Innistrad Spirits and Kamigawa spirits in one.
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Commander: Allies & Adversaries
I ordinarily wouldn't have a problem, if they made the entire cycle of decks about nothing but popular tribes; White tokens (Humans or Soldiers, etc), Merfolk, Zombies, Goblins, and Elves. But this time around they're doing non-typical tribes, such as Dragons and...Cats, for some obscure reason.
It would feel like a waste of a slot to have a tribal deck in there that already has tons of existing support. I'd much rather they give unpopular tribes a chance than just be lazy and go "Yeah, we can just throw in 60 zombies in here and call it a day.".
As for spirits witch-maw make it happen
If we don't have spirits O-kagachi is the safety net.
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