Side note: Herbert, where do you find this art? You dont cite it, do you draw it yourself?
Sadly, my skill as an artist is not that good. I find them all over the internet. Where possible, I link the image directly from the location where I find it, which you can see if you r-click and select image info. A few of the images I use are from my computer and unfortunately, I rarely noted where these came from.
I certainly never claim any of these works as my own, and I link them as I do to show where I get them from. If there's an established protocol I need to be following for images, I'll gladly add it to all my past and future posts.
Well, it's been a while and no one has stepped up, so I'll throw another commander out. I'm not doing the Thing, though, considering I just did his literary precursor.
Instead, here's an ancient power, given over to temptation.
Galadriel, Queen of the One 3BBB
Legendary Creature - Elf Wizard
Intimidate, Vigilance
BBB,T: Target player sacrifices a creature, then regenerate each creature that player controls.
"In the place of a Dark Lord you would have a Queen! Not dark but beautiful and terrible as the Morn! Treacherous as the Seas! Stronger than the foundations of the Earth! All shall love me and despair!"
Care Bears... Cute ? You mean those furry Orwellian nightmares that monitor all the children of the world and brainwash all the "evil" emotions away of their minds with their mind-rape rays ?
Whenever Ubrg would take damage, instead remove that many +1/+1 counters from it.
Counters remain on Ubrg as it moves to any zone other than a player's hand or library.
"It was a terrible, indescribable thing vaster than any subway train—a shapeless congeries
of protoplasmic bubbles, faintly self-luminous, and with myriads of temporary eyes
forming and un-forming as pustules of greenish light all over the tunnel-filling front that
bore down upon us."
0/0
Next: Having just done a number of foul abominations, how about something cute. Make a Care Bear, and make it playable. Care Bear Cousins are fair game, too.
Other spiders, insects, and scorpions you control have deathtouch.
X,T: Tap target creature and place a web counter on it. Spend only black or green mana on X. Use this ability only if no creatures have web counters on them.
BG: Destroy target creature with a web counter on it. If you do, regenerate target spider, insect, or scorpion.
"But still she was there, who was there before Sauron, and before the first stone of Barad-dûr; and she served none but herself, drinking the blood of Elves and Men, bloated and grown fat with endless brooding on her feasts, weaving webs of shadow; for all living things were her food, and her vomit darkness."
6/6
I know, me again, right? Ungoliant and Shelob have always been some of my favorite Middle Earth villains; mindless, almost Lovecraftian evil. As ancient and frightening as that of Morgoth and Sauron, yet utterly different from their fallen angel motif.
Here's a question, though: all spiders in magic are green, and there are no black spiders. However, Shelob and Ungoliant both strike me as utterly black. I've added in green costs to her abilities, but ought she be (B/G)? She certainly doesnt feel gold, either.
XUU,T: Sacrifice an artifact you control with casting cost X or less. If you do, return another target artifact with casting cost X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
"Reduce, reuse, recycle... revenge."
1/4
Yes, I'm aware the art is from Sea Gate Oracle. I really like it.
Next: Ooh, still looking for Annatar's real identity. Who is this guy?
During your upkeep, destroy target creature an opponent controls. If you cannot, Songbird does 7 damage to you.
"Songbird, Songbird see him fly, drop the children from the sky, when the young ones misbehave, escorts children to their grave. Never back-talk, never lie, or he'll drop you from the sky!"
―A Columbian nursery rhyme
7/7
Next: An iconic pre-Modern black creature made legendary.
: Put a 1/1 Sentry token into play with defender, deathtouch, and reach.
GLaDOS enters the battlefield with five minute counters on it. At the end of each opponent's turn, if you took no damage, remove a minute counter from GLaDOS. When the last counter is removed, destroy all other creatures and place five minute counters on GLaDOS.
"It's hard to overstate my satisfaction."
0/7
Next: a blue/green commander that would fit in Lorwyn/Shadowmoor.
Legendary Creature - Homarid Cleric
Sacrifice a human: regenerate target creature.
"Hooray! People are paying attention to me!"
0/2
Next: The first person to correctly guess which card I ripped off gets to choose!
Michonne 2WW
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor Samurai
First Strike, Intimidate
When Michonne enters the battlefield, put two 0/4 Zombie tokens with defender on the battlefield under your control.
As long as you control a zombie, Michonne has protection from black, blue, and red.
4/4
Concrete 3WU
Legendary Creature - Human Golem
Hexproof, Indestructible
Each opponent plays with the top card of their library revealed.
3/4
Next: Look behind you, tell us the first thing you see and make a commander inspired by it.
Sadly, my skill as an artist is not that good. I find them all over the internet. Where possible, I link the image directly from the location where I find it, which you can see if you r-click and select image info. A few of the images I use are from my computer and unfortunately, I rarely noted where these came from.
I certainly never claim any of these works as my own, and I link them as I do to show where I get them from. If there's an established protocol I need to be following for images, I'll gladly add it to all my past and future posts.
Legendary Artifact Creature - Avatar
The True Cross cannot attack or block.
The True Cross enters the battlefield with three nail counters on it.
White creatures you control get +1/+1 for each nail counter on The True Cross.
Remove a nail counter from The True Cross: White creatures you control are indestructible until the end of turn.
"An army of Jesus Christ, which bears his holy cross, cannot be beaten. God wills it!"
0/6
Next: A commander inspired by a religion we haven't seen represented in MtG yet. (Greco-Roman is out, even if the set still isn't!)
Instead, here's an ancient power, given over to temptation.
Galadriel, Queen of the One 3BBB
Legendary Creature - Elf Wizard
Intimidate, Vigilance
BBB,T: Target player sacrifices a creature, then regenerate each creature that player controls.
"In the place of a Dark Lord you would have a Queen! Not dark but beautiful and terrible as the Morn! Treacherous as the Seas! Stronger than the foundations of the Earth! All shall love me and despair!"
4/8
Next: another hero, fallen into darkness.
Okay, okay, fiiiiiiiine... You caught me...
Legendary Creature - Ooze
Deathtouch, Trample
Devour X
Whenever Ubrg would take damage, instead remove that many +1/+1 counters from it.
Counters remain on Ubrg as it moves to any zone other than a player's hand or library.
"It was a terrible, indescribable thing vaster than any subway train—a shapeless congeries
of protoplasmic bubbles, faintly self-luminous, and with myriads of temporary eyes
forming and un-forming as pustules of greenish light all over the tunnel-filling front that
bore down upon us."
0/0
Next: Having just done a number of foul abominations, how about something cute. Make a Care Bear, and make it playable. Care Bear Cousins are fair game, too.
Legendary Creature - Spider Avatar
Other spiders, insects, and scorpions you control have deathtouch.
X,T: Tap target creature and place a web counter on it. Spend only black or green mana on X. Use this ability only if no creatures have web counters on them.
BG: Destroy target creature with a web counter on it. If you do, regenerate target spider, insect, or scorpion.
"But still she was there, who was there before Sauron, and before the first stone of Barad-dûr; and she served none but herself, drinking the blood of Elves and Men, bloated and grown fat with endless brooding on her feasts, weaving webs of shadow; for all living things were her food, and her vomit darkness."
6/6
I know, me again, right? Ungoliant and Shelob have always been some of my favorite Middle Earth villains; mindless, almost Lovecraftian evil. As ancient and frightening as that of Morgoth and Sauron, yet utterly different from their fallen angel motif.
Here's a question, though: all spiders in magic are green, and there are no black spiders. However, Shelob and Ungoliant both strike me as utterly black. I've added in green costs to her abilities, but ought she be (B/G)? She certainly doesnt feel gold, either.
Next: A legend lord in the vein of Captain Sisay.
Legendary Creature - Human Artificer
XUU,T: Sacrifice an artifact you control with casting cost X or less. If you do, return another target artifact with casting cost X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
"Reduce, reuse, recycle... revenge."
1/4
Yes, I'm aware the art is from Sea Gate Oracle. I really like it.
Next: Ooh, still looking for Annatar's real identity. Who is this guy?
Legendary Creature - Avatar
1WW,T: Equip target equipment you control to target creature.
3BBB,T: Gain control of target equipped creature for as long as you control Annatar
He befriended the Elvish smiths of Eregion, and counseled them in arts and magic.
6/6
Next: Annatar's true identity.
Edit: oop, just noticed the "lord" part... ah well, I stand by my work.
Here's a trio of 'em that I made while working on a Lion King themed set that I never finished.
Next: A planeswalker before their spark ignited.
Legendary Artifact Creature - Bird Construct
Flying, Trample
During your upkeep, destroy target creature an opponent controls. If you cannot, Songbird does 7 damage to you.
"Songbird, Songbird see him fly, drop the children from the sky, when the young ones misbehave, escorts children to their grave. Never back-talk, never lie, or he'll drop you from the sky!"
―A Columbian nursery rhyme
7/7
Next: An iconic pre-Modern black creature made legendary.
Legendary Artifact Creature
Defender, Indestructible
: Put a 1/1 Sentry token into play with defender, deathtouch, and reach.
GLaDOS enters the battlefield with five minute counters on it. At the end of each opponent's turn, if you took no damage, remove a minute counter from GLaDOS. When the last counter is removed, destroy all other creatures and place five minute counters on GLaDOS.
"It's hard to overstate my satisfaction."
0/7
Next: a blue/green commander that would fit in Lorwyn/Shadowmoor.
Legendary Creature - Human Engineer
1U,T: Search your library for a noncreature artifact with a converted mana cost 2 or less, reveal it, and place it in your hand. Shuffle your library.
1UU: Regenerate target noncreature artifact.
Tap five untapped artifacts you control: Exile target creature you control, then return that creature to play under its owner's control.
"How'd that plan turn out for ya, dummy?"
1/4
Next: "I'm going to gut you like a Cornish game hen."
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
First Strike
As long as you control a dragon Kitiara gets +2/+2 and has flying.
BBB,T: Destroy target legend.
3/3
Next: A character from the world of Dark Sun. (Doesn't have to be from existing sources.)