Welcome to Commander Legends. 31 monocolor partners, boosters at (I'm guessing) Modern Horizons prices, draft twice the cards per pack, and 32 extra reprint legends. More stuff in the replies.
Surprised they didn’t include some sort of strong commander that would really hype the set—- but excited to see partner back as a mechanic (even if only in monocolor).
Glad they’re finishing the edh dual land cycle.
I haven’t bought a box in a long time so I hope there’s enough cool stuff in this set to go for it so my friends can draft
I like Keeper of the Accord. It'll you on pace with your opponents and help you catch up if you fall behind. It's not a bomb or anything, but it's helpful. Good stats for the cost, as well, it'll slot nicely into my Odric Soldiers deck.
I love the concept they're going with for Partner this time around, though I would like to see more to fully gauge it. The thing that stuck out to me with partner when they first used it was that while it was awesome to get to basically build a color identity for a deck by mixing and matching, a lot of the time the individual commanders weren't very synergistic with the deck itself and they're just there to create the color identity you need. I have a couple decks where partners are the commander(s) but they rarely get cast. Cards with partner want to have general enough abilities that they fit in a variety of decks, but not be overly powerful that they cause issues. The direction that's pointed at by Halana, Alena, and the Piper is, I think, a great indication of how to expand partner well. Will a bunch of uncommon-level partners with decent abilities that can combine with others well to useful effect. Partner needs a large number of cards to really provide mix and match options that are synergistic, but not be too potent and I think this preview points to that.
I find the colorless partner the more interesting as changing its color does not change the identity, which means you could have a black creature leading a completely colorless army.
imagen if 3.0 of the eldrazi titans are here with partner thats gonna cause mayhem
and im worried if phyrexian yawgmoth is here because he could end up severally underpowered since all mono legends have partner
same worry for gix
ps EDHREC is gonna die from web crash they have to put in 1,540 new commander deck combos and that also includes one of every partner legend from from 2016 plus 40 of each
Although I'm happy to see the enemy battlelands here, I'm very scared that this inclusion of this particular land cycle means that there will NOT be any fetchlands in this set.
Although I'm happy to see the enemy battlelands here, I'm very scared that this inclusion of this particular land cycle means that there will NOT be any fetchlands in this set.
Gavin clarifies here that all he meant was that the allied half of this cycle won't be in the set.
and im worried if phyrexian yawgmoth is here because he could end up severally underpowered since all mono legends have partner
same worry for gix
ps EDHREC is gonna die from webcrash they have to put in 1,540 new commander deck combos and that also includes one of every partner legend from from 2016 plus 40 of each
I doubt we'll get Yawgmoth at full power in this set (base set, we have no idea who the faces of the Commander Legends precons are), and Gix will probably be BR.
That being said, I hope EDHREC starts working their set-up for Commander Legends starting now. I don't envy their engineering team for the 1540 combinations they have to put up.
ps EDHREC is gonna die from web crash they have to put in 1,540 new commander deck combos and that also includes one of every partner legend from from 2016 plus 40 of each
Hahaha, that was something that crossed my mind as well. The worst part is that it's likely a significant number of those combinations will yield very few decks for a long time. I wonder how their database is built? Maybe the community can start a GoFundMe or something? lol
So apparently the newly spoiled enemy colored lands are called Crowdlands? That's fine, I never liked Battlelands anyway, easy to confuse with the land cycle from Battle for Zendikar. Are those called Tangolands anyway?
Although I'm happy to see the enemy battlelands here, I'm very scared that this inclusion of this particular land cycle means that there will NOT be any fetchlands in this set.
Gavin clarifies here that all he meant was that the allied half of this cycle won't be in the set.
and im worried if phyrexian yawgmoth is here because he could end up severally underpowered since all mono legends have partner
same worry for gix
ps EDHREC is gonna die from webcrash they have to put in 1,540 new commander deck combos and that also includes one of every partner legend from from 2016 plus 40 of each
I doubt we'll get Yawgmoth at full power in this set (base set, we have no idea who the faces of the Commander Legends precons are), and Gix will probably be BR.
That being said, I hope EDHREC starts working their set-up for Commander Legends starting now. I don't envy their engineering team for the 1540 combinations they have to put up.
the cards involving/depicting gix all of them are black besides Rona, Disciple of Gix And that’s blue
And I can already predict gix will be discard/mill/stax based on the cards as well
Hal and Alena finally getting cards is absolutely a good call.
I admire that they have individual cards, but also partner. I'd love to see this for Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis.
Partner being in the set seems to imply we may get reprints of the C16 legends? That would be amazing. May not get them all, though. But Partner appearing in a draftable Commander set definitely makes sense. Allows for diverse, flexible play.
I hope see Pavios and Thanasis in the future.
I'd be feeling the lands if they weren't Kylem themed. Meh.
Surprised they didn’t include some sort of strong commander that would really hype the set—- but excited to see partner back as a mechanic (even if only in monocolor).
Glad they’re finishing the edh dual land cycle.
I haven’t bought a box in a long time so I hope there’s enough cool stuff in this set to go for it so my friends can draft
I'd wager the prospect of partner's imminent return is enough to build hype for most people.
So apparently the newly spoiled enemy colored lands are called Crowdlands? That's fine, I never liked Battlelands anyway, easy to confuse with the land cycle from Battle for Zendikar. Are those called Tangolands anyway?
Still skeptical on the fetchlands though.
Ugh, there's a special place in the Inferno for whomever though up the names 'tangolands' and now 'crowdlands' (I'll give you a hint: it's not Satan's mouth)*.
*I realize this isn't true to contrapasso, but I'm sure my literary-minded peers will forgive my having taken liberties with the Commedia.
I was pretty sure that partner had to be involved I don’t know how else they could have even had a commander draft set without it. I’m happy for it’s return as well. I know some people may think the baron is a little janky but I think the life gain Part can have some interesting applications. If you have Vito out you could possibly create some interesting situations where you can take out the table pretty quickly. I also think you can team him up with Reihan for some aristocratic goodness.
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Intruder Alarm is a potentially busted combo piece in EDH??11? This is my surprised face.
In all seriousness, considering how arguably broken partner was the first time around, I expect some kind of functional errata to reign in the power level on release day.
Welcome to Commander Legends. 31 monocolor partners, boosters at (I'm guessing) Modern Horizons prices, draft twice the cards per pack, and 32 extra reprint legends. More stuff in the replies.
EDIT: Full details from the mothership here.
Preview events get Sengir with Pete Venters art. You know, the original Baron Sengir artist.
So good white cards are promised in the set. Here's one with its extended art form.
And these two are in the set.
Collector Boosters (*insert complaint about whales here*) have these legends in different frames.
Also in Collector Boosters, are 32 reprinted legends. They only come in etched foil, as seen here.
and its 40 partner legends and 31 non partner 2 to 3 colors (unknown for the moment if any are 4 or 5 color)
Thats okay its early still. Prossh is a nice reprint.
Edit: the land cycle is welcome, expected, and excellent
Glad they’re finishing the edh dual land cycle.
I haven’t bought a box in a long time so I hope there’s enough cool stuff in this set to go for it so my friends can draft
I love the concept they're going with for Partner this time around, though I would like to see more to fully gauge it. The thing that stuck out to me with partner when they first used it was that while it was awesome to get to basically build a color identity for a deck by mixing and matching, a lot of the time the individual commanders weren't very synergistic with the deck itself and they're just there to create the color identity you need. I have a couple decks where partners are the commander(s) but they rarely get cast. Cards with partner want to have general enough abilities that they fit in a variety of decks, but not be overly powerful that they cause issues. The direction that's pointed at by Halana, Alena, and the Piper is, I think, a great indication of how to expand partner well. Will a bunch of uncommon-level partners with decent abilities that can combine with others well to useful effect. Partner needs a large number of cards to really provide mix and match options that are synergistic, but not be too potent and I think this preview points to that.
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Fracture: Israfiel (WBR), Wujal (URG), Valedon (GUB), Amduat (BGW), Paladris (RWU)
Collision (Set Two of the Fracture Block)
Quest for the Forsaken (Set Two of the Excellion Block)
Katingal: Plane of Chains
and im worried if phyrexian yawgmoth is here because he could end up severally underpowered since all mono legends have partner
same worry for gix
ps EDHREC is gonna die from web crash they have to put in 1,540 new commander deck combos and that also includes one of every partner legend from from 2016 plus 40 of each
why is prossh a nice reprint ? he is only worht 1,5€ (as a mythic!) and had a reprint already. this was totally not needed
I doubt we'll get Yawgmoth at full power in this set (base set, we have no idea who the faces of the Commander Legends precons are), and Gix will probably be BR.
That being said, I hope EDHREC starts working their set-up for Commander Legends starting now. I don't envy their engineering team for the 1540 combinations they have to put up.
Hahaha, that was something that crossed my mind as well. The worst part is that it's likely a significant number of those combinations will yield very few decks for a long time. I wonder how their database is built? Maybe the community can start a GoFundMe or something? lol
Archatmos
Excellion
Fracture: Israfiel (WBR), Wujal (URG), Valedon (GUB), Amduat (BGW), Paladris (RWU)
Collision (Set Two of the Fracture Block)
Quest for the Forsaken (Set Two of the Excellion Block)
Katingal: Plane of Chains
Still skeptical on the fetchlands though.
the cards involving/depicting gix all of them are black besides Rona, Disciple of Gix And that’s blue
And I can already predict gix will be discard/mill/stax based on the cards as well
I admire that they have individual cards, but also partner. I'd love to see this for Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis.
Partner being in the set seems to imply we may get reprints of the C16 legends? That would be amazing. May not get them all, though. But Partner appearing in a draftable Commander set definitely makes sense. Allows for diverse, flexible play.
I hope see Pavios and Thanasis in the future.
I'd be feeling the lands if they weren't Kylem themed. Meh.
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
I'd wager the prospect of partner's imminent return is enough to build hype for most people.
Ugh, there's a special place in the Inferno for whomever though up the names 'tangolands' and now 'crowdlands' (I'll give you a hint: it's not Satan's mouth)*.
*I realize this isn't true to contrapasso, but I'm sure my literary-minded peers will forgive my having taken liberties with the Commedia.
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Gaze upon an empty, white throne
A legacy of lies,
A familiar disguise
Sing with me a song of conquest and fate
The black pillar cracks beneath its weight
Night breaks through the day, hard as a stone
Lost in thoughts all alone
Oh no alena is just beyond broken with Thrasios, Triton Hero and can partner with each other
Let me leave this here
In all seriousness, considering how arguably broken partner was the first time around, I expect some kind of functional errata to reign in the power level on release day.
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#BLM
#DefundThePolice
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||