Not sure where this gets a home, but I'm glad they pushed it. Three mana is a spicy CMC for a 3/3 with upside, but it's probably just a bit too slow for Legacy and it isn't legal or relevant anywhere else.
Commander, Commander, Commander
I mean I guess? It doesn't immediately stand out to me as a great Commander card...
- If you have synergy with cards leaving/entering the battlefield I'd rather have a creature with an EtB effect like Blade Splicer or Flickerwisp. Blade Splicer also has some very nice tokens/artifacts synergy in decks like Rhys the Redeemed and Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer.
- If you are tribal, even Tribal Shapeshifter, this seems much less powerful than Mirror Entity.
- This doesn't even necessarily seem strictly better than the next tier of aggressive white three-drops like Paladin En-Vec, Solemn Recruit, Danitha Capashen, Paragon, and Aerial Responder; it's more of a pros and cons list than a straight up win for Brightling especially since those cards in particular have somewhat more relevant creature types.
- Unlike other 'lings, it is in the wrong colors to abuse "activated abilities matter" (with commanders like Experiment Kraj and Mairsil the Pretender).
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Commander - Currently Playing: RCRDaretti: Superfriends Forever RCR WGBDoran: Ent-mootWBG GGGMultani: Group Bear HugGGG GB(B/G)The Gitrog Monster: Dredgefall DurdleGB(B/G) RGWGahiji, the Honored Group Hug MonsterRGW UB(U/B)Yuriko, Ninja Trinket AggroUB(U/B) WUBRGAtogatog: Assembling a OHKOWUBRG
I mean I guess? It doesn't immediately stand out to me as a great Commander card...
- Playing a generic aggressive W/x deck? I think I'd rather have the superior resilience of Mirran Crusader, the superior offense of Silverblade Paladin, or the utility of Thalia, Heretic Cathar, Bastion Protector, and Eldrazi Displacer.
- If you have synergy with cards leaving/entering the battlefield I'd rather have a creature with an EtB effect like Blade Splicer or Flickerwisp. Blade Splicer also has some very nice tokens/artifacts synergy in decks like Rhys the Redeemed and Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer.
- If you are tribal, even Tribal Shapeshifter, this seems much less powerful than Mirror Entity.
- This doesn't even necessarily seem strictly better than the next tier of aggressive white three-drops like Paladin En-Vec, Solemn Recruit, Danitha Capashen, Paragon, and Aerial Responder; it's more of a pros and cons list than a straight up win for Brightling especially since those cards in particular have somewhat more relevant creature types.
- Unlike other 'lings, it is in the wrong colors to abuse "activated abilities matter" (with commanders like Experiment Kraj and Mairsil the Pretender).
RCRDaretti: Superfriends Forever RCR
WGBDoran: Ent-mootWBG
GGGMultani: Group Bear HugGGG
GB(B/G)The Gitrog Monster: Dredgefall DurdleGB(B/G)
RGWGahiji, the Honored Group Hug MonsterRGW
UB(U/B)Yuriko, Ninja Trinket AggroUB(U/B)
WUBRGAtogatog: Assembling a OHKOWUBRG
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