Who is the STRANGEST commander ever?!?
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on July 19, 2015, 5:06 p.m. by thegigibeast
I am bored of all the decks running the same usual commanders at my local store such as Kaliaa of the Vast and so on, so I am asking myself, what would be a strange, completely different commander/startegy I could build around to show the world some creativity?
Please note I consider myself "good" at deckbuilding. I would also like the suggestions (if there are any) to stay budget. Thanks!
Coinman1863 says... #5
Hands down Mishra, Artificer Prodigy. The hardest one to build but the most fun to play. Either that or Melek, Izzet Paragon Chaos build. None of that doubling spell stuff, screw up that boardstate.
July 19, 2015 5:21 p.m.
thegigibeast says... #6
Now working on a Sol'kanar the Swamp King deck, gonna update you when done!
July 19, 2015 5:22 p.m.
buildingadeck says... #7
Phelddagrif can make for extremely interesting and fun games, if you play the deck right.
Lu Xun, Scholar General can also be interesting and strange. The horsemanship on a 1/3 is pretty derpy.
July 19, 2015 5:25 p.m.
thegigibeast says... #9
Already played against Mishra, Artificer Prodigy when I was new to EDH. I did not understood how it works at that time, but now I know how strong it can be!
July 19, 2015 5:27 p.m.
thegigibeast says... #10
After the Sol'kanar the Swamp King is done, I am totally going to do an aggro EDH mono-blue deck with Sun Quan, Lord of Wu instead of Lu Xun, Scholar General. That is gonna be so awesome!!!
July 19, 2015 5:30 p.m.
hyperlocke says... #11
My current favourite commander is Shattergang Brothers. When I first introduced my deck in my LGS, everyone was like "Hmm, that's quite nasty. But as long as you have to sac, too..."
Now it's like "He's playing the Brothers, kill him!"
July 19, 2015 5:37 p.m.
Make Dragonlord Kolaghan work as a commander and I will feature the hell out of the deck.
July 19, 2015 5:45 p.m. Edited.
Chandler definitely fits for 'Strangest Commander.' I'm not sure he's really worth building around, but he and Joven are some extremely random Homelands Common Legends.
July 19, 2015 5:56 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #14
69 corresponds to dimir control Grimgrin, Corpse-Born. Here's a sample deck: MagicalHacker - Grimgrin, Corpse-Born.
Want another? Give me another number :)
July 19, 2015 6:01 p.m.
ABadMagicPlayer100 says... #15
Axelrod Gunnarson, Ayumi, the Last Visitor, Chandler, Darien, King of Kjeldor, Diaochan, Artful Beauty, Empress Galina, Frankie Peanuts (if your playgroup is down with that kind of foolery), Ith, High Arcanist, Rasputin Dreamweaver, Reki, the History of Kamigawa, Rosheen Meanderer, Sisters of Stone Death, and Telim'Tor could all be interesting build-around commanders.
July 19, 2015 6:02 p.m.
LordShadowZ says... #17
Karn, Silver Golem or Bosh, Iron Golem. It takes balls and serious skill to build a colorless EDH deck.
July 19, 2015 7:49 p.m.
Coinman1863 says... #18
Well, Bosh, Iron Golem I believe is considered red for commander purposes because of the red activation cost on the card.
July 19, 2015 8:17 p.m.
Unusual playable Legends?
Some of my votes. There's also a ton of weird mono color legends, some of which are pretty funny like the ones mentioned above.
July 20, 2015 12:37 a.m.
July 20, 2015 2:49 a.m.
RussischerZar says... #22
I'm currently planning on building a Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs chaos deck, but it's still in the "random card gathering" phase.
July 20, 2015 5:50 a.m.
RussischerZar says... #23
The problem I have with most commanders is that the "build around" seems too straight forward.
Build around Lady Orca and you're my hero. :P
July 20, 2015 5:52 a.m.
thegigibeast says... #25
Hey guyz, thanks for all those answers!!! Sorry for not being connected more often!
I will try to build a deck with as most suggestions possible and tag your name after that if it was your suggestion!!!
Thanks again!
July 22, 2015 1:22 p.m.
Gorgosaurusrex says... #26
Brothers Yamazaki is the strangest commander, in my opinion.
You and someone else in your group both build decks with it and play on a team without telling anyone. The low power level of each deck means your opponents shouldn't mind you guys teaming up all the time.
July 22, 2015 1:54 p.m.
thegigibeast says... #27
Hey all, I just got an idea of my own: Vaevictis Asmadi. I never heard of him before, and he seems to be able to reach the 21 damage pretty easily. Gonna update you all!
July 22, 2015 4:25 p.m.
thegigibeast says... #28
Hello again! I now need your help to complete my Vaevictis Asmadi EDH deck! Here is a link to it, don't be afraid to +1 to make everyone else see this deck and comment to suggest cards!
Respect your elders, kids! Playtest
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Please help me!
July 22, 2015 4:56 p.m.
RussischerZar says... #30
Gorgosaurusrex: this is actually a really baller idea :D
July 22, 2015 6:02 p.m.
Gorgosaurusrex says... #31
RussischerZar It's a blast to play, especially with cards like Bazaar Trader and Hunted Dragon. It's not a good deck but it's cheap to build and is something different!
MagicalHacker says... #2
Give me a number between 1 and 270.
July 19, 2015 5:08 p.m.