What commander should I pilot next?

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Posted on Dec. 21, 2015, 5:20 p.m. by Crayfish

Since I figured out the basics of commander, I have ended up with 5 diffrent commander decks.

Current Commander Decks Show

Ezuri, Claw of Progress: The C15 deck that I bought and edited to make more powerful. People don't like facing him. I steal their things. :3

Daxos of Meletis: My first EDH deck, its a straight to the point voltron deck where I gain a ton of life and steal your topdecks.

Savra, Queen of the Golari: Its a janky golgari EDH deck. Doesn't function well. Moving along.

Jor Kadeem, the Prevailer: Artifact Aggro. Pretty simple. Holds up... ok.

Jalira, Master Polymorphist: A janky yet competitive blue deck that turns creatures into other creatures. Its a lot of fun to pilot.

I have my 5 EDH decks, but I feel like I still have so many legends, and building/playing EDH is so much fun. So I have grabbed most of my legends, good and bad, and posted them here. I would like to know which one you all think should pilot my next EDH deck.

Note: I am trying to preserve as many of my non-edh decks as possible, since not everyone likes to play commander all the time.

The Legends Show

Sidisi, Undead Vizier: Mono-Black devotion/sac maybe? She is a reusable tutor though, which could be neat.

Erebos, God of the Dead: More mono-black devotion? A 5/7 body for 4 isn't bad, and the card advantage is nice in EDH. Could be fun.

Masako the Humorless: Seems more like a 99 card, but its a legend, so its up here. Idk what deck she would pilot to be honest.

Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker: I love this guy. Got him for free from a friend (original Kamigawa version too), and he is fun to mess with. A 2/2 body for CMC 5 is a bit... concerning... but some crazy shenanigans could go on with him, especially with all the red Undying cards.

Lazav, Dimir Mastermind: Good ol' Lazav. Icould see him at the helm of EDH mill, but is EDH mill really a good idea?

Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker x2: Ditto Lazav.

Zurgo Bellstriker: Is he a good commander? Idk, dashing him for 1 each turn with a Hero's Blade seems nifty.

Dragonlord Kolaghan: Only here because its a legend. Seems like a pretty crappy commander to me. :P

Krenko, Mob Boss: GOBLINS EVERYWHERE! I love Krenko, though making a Krenko EDH would force me to dismantle one of my favorite casual decks, my Mono-Red Goblin Fun Time deck.

Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit: Seems like a better 99 card for Krenko than a commander, but who knows?

Lavinia of the Tenth: Meh. Detain is cool, but is it cool enough to boost her out of the 99? Probably not.

Skeleton Ship: This card is quite funky. -1/-1 EDH? I would need to purchase singles for that one.

Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper: My newest legendary, he seems like he could build a fun edh deck. GO MY PRECIOUS LANDS, ATTACK! Nothing like having every instant/sorcery animate a land for no additional cost.

Vorel of Hull Clade: Counters all the way home! I already have Ezuri though, so is he better as a 99 in ezuri or worth building a new deck to pilot?

Tymaret, the Murder King: Seems lackluster as a commander. I wouldn't know though, I don't have a huge scope on how each commander plays.

Marath, Will of the Wild: Got him in a card lot. He is a go-to commander. I might build with him anyways, because he is literally build for this format.

Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury: Dragon tribal aggro edh? Sounds like FUN!

Narset, Enlightened Master: Narset is nifty. I bet she would make a nifty commander deck.

Melek, Izzet Paragon: I hear he is good in EDH. Is he good in EDH? He seems good in EDH. Copy all them spells.

Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit: Another legend who seems more like a 99'er then a general. She could pilot a mono-white token/soldier deck though.

Medomai the Ageless: A cool sphinx who gives me extra turns. I don't know what deck he would pilot, but it could be cool.

Latulla, Keldon Overseer: Discard for straight damage. Not sure how well she would do as a general.

Jiwari, the Earth Aflame: Like Latualla, but without the discard clause.

Zurgo Helmsmasher x2: Zurgo wants to smash some face. He could be a fun aggro commander.

Alesha, Who Smiles at Death: Could be another fun aggro commander, or a 99'er in Zurgo.

Kira, Great Glass-Spinner: Seems like a powerful creature, put good enough for a general? Looks like another 99'er.

Grenzo, Dungeon Warden: Could be another goblin commander, and he opens up the possibility of black goblins cards, like Dralnu's Crusade. Same problem as Krenko though, I don't know if I want to take apart my goblin deck.

Arcanis the Omnipotent: Expensive, but gets me lotsa cards.

Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur: 10 MANA! Thats a lot, but he keeps my opponents hands empty while making sure I always have gas. Though, he could mill me if I'm not careful...

Ishi-Ishi, Akki Crackshot: His only upside is that he rides a goat. Thats it. Next!

Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer: Artifact funtime with Slobad! I do hope to get the C14 Daretti deck though, so Slobad would probably ride in the 99 there.

Kiku, Night's Flower: Interesting card, feels more like a 99'er than a general.

Glissa Sunseeker: Ditto Kiku.

Hythonia the Cruel: Cool card, though I own like 3 Gorgons total.

Anthousa, Setessan Hero: This card feels underwhelming. I bet in the right build though, this card could be nice, but when the lands are only 2/2's, the risk on creature based land destruction seems pretty high.

Prime Speaker Zeganna, Momir Vig, Simic Visionary, and Katseto, orochi archmage: All 3 are cool simic commanders, but they are also part of the 99 in my Ezuri deck.

Wow, thats a lot of legendaries that aren't currently commanders! What do you guys think? Which legends here are the most fun to build/pilot? I would love to know! :D

--Crayfish

enpc says... #2

You could build a sac reanimator combo deck with Alesha, Who Smiles at Death at the helm with Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker in the 99.

December 21, 2015 5:47 p.m.

mathimus55 says... #3

Yea, I agree with the above. Lots of your mono red guys could go in Alesha, same with really any of the on color legends. I have a Janky all foil/<$1 per card draft chaf Alesha deck and it's so fun winning by recurring, saccing and recurring Alesha. She's probably my most "casual" edh deck but is pretty solid actually.

I also have a Narset deck to do all the busted things. Equally as fun for me, but if you already have a deck that people hate to play against she might not be the best choice. Just to throw that out there from experience

December 21, 2015 6:47 p.m.

enpc says... #4

The other issue you run into with Narset is that in my playgroup we kind of nicknamed it the "Narset Autopilot" deck. It's basically just keep attacking and hope you don't whiff. And at that point you either just outright win or you trip over yourself eventually and your opponents just wreck you. But for most of it nothing is really happening other than "take another turn/combat step".

December 21, 2015 6:55 p.m.

mathimus55 says... #5

Yea pretty much. I call it my solitaire deck because that's what happens. I get bored with edh and am more of a 60 card deck player so Narset was my way to stay engaged for more than 5 minutes at a time before getting bored.

Looking again, you could totally do a Mardu legends/goblins deck. Lots of your goblins are legends and can recur with Alesha's ability. Then you could put Midnight Guard in to win out of nowhere and go infinite with Kiki

December 21, 2015 7:14 p.m.

enpc says... #6

Combos worth running:

• Midnight Guard + Elemental Mastery

• Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Village Bell-Ringer / Restoration Angel

• Sun Titan + Fiend Hunter + Blasting Station / Goblin Bombardment

• Karmic Guide + Reveillark + Blasting Station / Goblin Bombardment

That kind of fun stuff...

December 21, 2015 7:22 p.m.

Hickorysbane says... #7

I think Medomi can be fun. Not super competitive, but I've been considering one for gits and shiggles. Part of that is just because I use neither white nor blue often in edh though, and I'm looking to branch out a wee bit.

December 21, 2015 9:12 p.m.

Tanker12 says... #8

I did a deck with kiku. It's fun. Hard to win consistently but when it wins it's usually do to some stupid combo. Hey check out my deck Fieldsplosion

December 21, 2015 9:29 p.m.

PookandPie says... #9

Momir Vig, Simic Visionary is a really great Commander. In fact, I have a really hard time justifying doing any UG Commander over him, simply because he's such a ridiculously great enabler that rewards you in a format with lowered consistency for running cards you already would be running.

If you don't want to remove him from another deck (or make him the Commander of that deck), then I'd suggest Sidisi, Undead Vizier depending on your meta game. You can basically build big mana black (Cabal Coffers, Vesuva, Thespian's Stage, Exsanguinate, tons of disruption, etc.) and you can treat Sidisi as, "Pay 5 mana: Search your library for Ad Nauseam and win the game." Or you could go the slow route and try to win with Exquisite Blood/Sanguine Bond, Mikaeus, the Unhallowed and Triskelion, the list goes on. Sidisi functions as a great enabler because she's basically 5 mana to get to what makes you win (if you can't tell, I love Commanders that tutor).

December 22, 2015 7:26 a.m.

NarejED says... #10

Narset is far and away the strongest out of those listed. I would advise building around her. She typically wins the turn after she resolves.

December 22, 2015 1:24 p.m.