Wally the Great Mason 3RW
Protection from black.
Creatures you control have defender.
Whenever a creature with defender blocks sacrifice it and deal damage equal to it's power to target creature.
~ RW
Creature - Goblin Cleric
: Target creature you control gains protection from the colour of your choice until end of turn, if it shares a creature type with ~.
: Put a Goblin or Cleric creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.
2/2
What I want, is a legendary Boros Reckoner. That is an underexplored RW ability that needs to be on a legendary creature. Also, I want to kill somebody with Boros Charm.
I think it will most likely be a 5+ mana legendary creature to fit with Kalemne or whatever her name is... And this is no good premonition for a possible utility commander.
I'd love to see a decent boros token-maker. It'd be very on-theme, and there are some good synergy cards in the colors. Could be a legendary marriage of cloudgoat ranger + siege-gang commander, or a prossh-templated creature version of rise of the hobgoblins. Or Hero of bladehold+oxid ridge smashed together?
I wouldn't even care, as long as it could A) make a lot of tokens and B) be costed for a decent power level. I'd happily jam cards like purphoros and cathar's crusade into that deck.
I'd love to see a decent boros token-maker. It'd be very on-theme, and there are some good synergy cards in the colors. Could be a legendary marriage of cloudgoat ranger + siege-gang commander, or a prossh-templated creature version of rise of the hobgoblins. Or Hero of bladehold+oxid ridge smashed together?
I wouldn't even care, as long as it could A) make a lot of tokens and B) be costed for a decent power level. I'd happily jam cards like purphoros and cathar's crusade into that deck.
While none of the boros commanders are true token generals, many still work rather well with lots of creatures: Jor Kadeen, Tajic (sorta), Iroas (sorta), Agrus Kos. I would be severely disappointed if they made such an "obvious" general.
I'd love to see a decent boros token-maker. It'd be very on-theme, and there are some good synergy cards in the colors. Could be a legendary marriage of cloudgoat ranger + siege-gang commander, or a prossh-templated creature version of rise of the hobgoblins. Or Hero of bladehold+oxid ridge smashed together?
I wouldn't even care, as long as it could A) make a lot of tokens and B) be costed for a decent power level. I'd happily jam cards like purphoros and cathar's crusade into that deck.
While none of the boros commanders are true token generals, many still work rather well with lots of creatures: Jor Kadeen, Tajic (sorta), Iroas (sorta), Agrus Kos. I would be severely disappointed if they made such an "obvious" general.
It would still be better than the dull "attack with me" legends that we keep getting. Hell, at this point i'd accept a RW Kaervek the Merciless that gained you life instead of dealing damage.
What i'd really like is something like a RW Wort, the Raidmother that gives your instants/sorceries Radiance, of course at a much steeper cost than tapping two creatures.
Either way, WotC needs to quit with this RW can only do aggro trash they've been spewing.
I think the best Boros general that could be printed would be Prophetic Flamespeaker. They add white and I am happy. Also it could work with experience counters to exile a card for each exp. counter on it.
Dunno if you guys've seen, but it seems like rw's commander has been spoiled. it seems like its gonna be another red-zone general.
for those of you who don't want spoilers, I'm not gonna ruin it more than that.
It has been mentioned, but traditionally there has been 2 new Legends in each Commander set, so we are crossing our fingers for another one with more...variety.
i meant the first one. though i'm really hoping that the second one is going to be somewhat interesting, but it seems like there isn't anyone in R&D who is interested in giving us edh-ers an interesting/build-around rw general.
This is kind of disappointing. I hoped there'd be some artifact support or something like Searing Meditation on a stick. Kalemne is fine, because she adds a good Voltron option besides Tajic, but Anya is... meh.
We've got enough choices for Boros generals that smash face. We don't really need more.
I enjoy anything that pushes you towards keeping an opponent in the game. Anya wants you to wear one opponent down to get to that magic 7 power, and then gives you a reason to help keep that first player alive while you pummel everyone else. I like that kind of tension, so I'm more pleased with Anya than most.
While Anya is interesting, we did get exactly what we didn't want from C15: More Boros in the red zone! I guess that's one deck I won't be getting already.
Since Anya, Merciless Angel was spoiled I guess we can just give up on our dream of an interesting Boros general
interesting isn't in the red or white slices of the color pie.
In the grim brightness of the boros guild there are only combat steps.
Which can still be interesting; "Sacrifice an unblocked creature to deal X damage to target creature defending player controls", for starters. The problem is is that it's all literally just Angels or angry dude with a sword who excel at hitting someone in the face with two exceptions: Briorn, and Iroas.
Red White excels at LD, so why don't we see a "All your lands are indestructable" legendary? Red excels at Art, and White at Laws/Togetherness, so why don't we see a Propaganda writer who steals creatures? It's so one note and boooooring with Wizards and Boros....
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Oath of the Gatewatch; the set that caused the competitive community to freak out over Basic Lands.
There's so much interesting design space in RW! Equipment! Helix burn! Forcing attacks! Equipment named sunforger! Combine random R and W abilities together! Something!
But I'd be quite contented to have a legendary Boros Swiftblade in all honesty. How about a Warren Instigator or even better, Goblin Legionnaire?!
Creature - Goblin Cleric
: Target creature you control gains protection from the colour of your choice until end of turn, if it shares a creature type with ~.
: Put a Goblin or Cleric creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.
2/2
Kind of like a hybrid of Mother of Runes and Goblin Wizard.
Reckoner would be pretty sweet as a commander.
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I wouldn't even care, as long as it could A) make a lot of tokens and B) be costed for a decent power level. I'd happily jam cards like purphoros and cathar's crusade into that deck.
While none of the boros commanders are true token generals, many still work rather well with lots of creatures: Jor Kadeen, Tajic (sorta), Iroas (sorta), Agrus Kos. I would be severely disappointed if they made such an "obvious" general.
It would still be better than the dull "attack with me" legends that we keep getting. Hell, at this point i'd accept a RW Kaervek the Merciless that gained you life instead of dealing damage.
What i'd really like is something like a RW Wort, the Raidmother that gives your instants/sorceries Radiance, of course at a much steeper cost than tapping two creatures.
Either way, WotC needs to quit with this RW can only do aggro trash they've been spewing.
WBG Karador, Ghost Chieftain
B Toshiro Umezawa
BG Pharika, God of Affliction - Necromancy and Politics
WWW The Church of Heliod
WBR Zurgo, Helmsmasher
RG Wort, the Raidmother
UBR Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
UG Vorel of the Hull Clade
for those of you who don't want spoilers, I'm not gonna ruin it more than that.
Legacy - Solidarity - mono U aggro - burn - Imperial Painter - Strawberry Shortcake - Bluuzards - bom
It has been mentioned, but traditionally there has been 2 new Legends in each Commander set, so we are crossing our fingers for another one with more...variety.
Legacy - Solidarity - mono U aggro - burn - Imperial Painter - Strawberry Shortcake - Bluuzards - bom
Now you mean Kalemne or the second one?
Legacy - Solidarity - mono U aggro - burn - Imperial Painter - Strawberry Shortcake - Bluuzards - bom
BChainer, Dementia Master(Big Mana/Reanimator)
BRRakdos, The Showstopper (Mass Life Loss/Ramp)
BUThe Scarab God (Zombie Tribal/Control)
BWKarlov of the Ghost Council (Life Gain)
BGJarad, Golgari Lich Lord (Stompy/Dredge)
BRGProssh, Skyraider of Kher (Tokens/Non-infinite Combo)
We've got enough choices for Boros generals that smash face. We don't really need more.
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Club Flamingo Wins: 10
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EDH Decks
BG Vicious Varolz | RW Jor Kadeen, the Mean Machine | RG Atarka: Muh_Dragons.dec (WIP) | WU Brago, Blink Eternal (WIP)
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anya doesnt even have haste
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interesting isn't in the red or white slices of the color pie.
In the grim brightness of the boros guild there are only combat steps.
Which can still be interesting; "Sacrifice an unblocked creature to deal X damage to target creature defending player controls", for starters. The problem is is that it's all literally just Angels or angry dude with a sword who excel at hitting someone in the face with two exceptions: Briorn, and Iroas.
Red White excels at LD, so why don't we see a "All your lands are indestructable" legendary? Red excels at Art, and White at Laws/Togetherness, so why don't we see a Propaganda writer who steals creatures? It's so one note and boooooring with Wizards and Boros....
......Damn.
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
Indestructible is a powerful ability, but conditional indestructible isn't quite the same.