Heads UP! I am currently working on a primer! Check back in a couple of days to see my full take on the commanders, the various archetypes they work well in and a full description of my choice of cards and budget (or non-budget) alternatives for cards I've listed. Alright, description time! I had a blast building this deck with my partner and I'd love to hear any stories about cards that have worked well for you in your versions of Kynaios and Tiro. The deck is still being tweaked, but in testing, I've enjoyed it immensely in its current iteration. First up, my thoughts on Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis. I'm very excited for another representation of the LGBT community alongside Alesha, Who Smiles at Death. Here's hoping we'll also get Halana and Alena in the near future. Mechanically though, the main gripe I hear about Kynaios and Tiro is that their group hug effect is global. They do allow your opponents to ramp early game and draw cards late game; some would say this enables the most finely tuned or the most expensive deck to win. To me, this sounds like a problem that can be remedied with good threat assessment and a solid knowledge of the local meta. Put simply, if you don't think you can benefit more from Kynaios and Tiro's ability than your opponents, it's probably best not to cast them. Sundial of the Infinite and maybe a Time Stop are options if you want to have more control over how huggy you want to be. That said, my partner and I came up with several ways we thought the deck would excel. Mana ramp and card draw are arguably the most important effects in EDH and Kynaios and Tiro provide both to us. Access to 4 colors gives you an overwhelming number of options but I'll take you through the thought process that we had when we created the deck, sifting through the multiple win conditions available to us. They're in the colors for an amazing blink deck incorporating the best of the likes of Roon of the Hidden Realm and Animar, Soul of Elements. There's also easily a control/stax deck here with cards like Hokori, Dust Drinker, Seedborn Muse, Citadel of Pain, Mana Web and Kismet. And yet another under consideration was a spellslinging deck that incorporated the best of Izzet, Simic, and Azorius spells with cards like Metallurgic Summonings, Mizzix of the Izmagnus, and Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper. The final iteration that we ended up going with was a mix of recurring landfall triggers and taking advantage of the almighty combat step. The goal is to ramp into our commander, then ramp into large threats until we can lock up a game with large tokens. Avenger of Zendikar + Cathars' Crusade + Temur Ascendancy or Aurelia, the Warleader and Brago, King Eternal seal up the game for the most part. Cards like Grazing Gladehart + Shattered Angel allow us to make great use of Spellskite + Sylvan Library + Tarnished Citadel and fetchlands without worrying about dying. Dragonlord Dromoka and Grand Abolisher make it that much harder for our opponents to interact with our combat step. From the Ashes + Splendid Reclamation is just cute. Titania, Protector of Argoth being on the battlefield would just be a bonus. If you're hoping to build Kynaios and Tiro, I wish you luck! There are so many options in these color combinations and there definitely is no one right way to build the deck. The deck is still going through some early revisions and I'll update this description as necessary. Thanks for checking it out!