Commander 2016: What will you command?
Spoilers, Rumors, and Speculation forum
Posted on Oct. 25, 2016, 2:21 a.m. by BabyK
Let's face it, we will all pick up at least 2-3 of these decks. I might get all of them one day. BUT! Which will be your first, based on what we know? Why will it be your first? What makes it stand out?
I, for one, will be getting Invent Superiority. I love Esper. I love artifacts. Outside of elves and as a support for black, I hate green. UBWR is wonderful. Red may be a terrible color, but Grixis is a thing. Jeskai with black. Esper with red. Grixis with white. It's all I've ever wanted.
I evolved from Red -> Izzet -> Temur, so I'm looking mainly at the 2 decks that contain these colors. Everything depends on what the 4-colour legend will look like, as the rest of the deck can be tuned more to it.
I may buy a second deck depending on what legends with partner are in the different decks
Obviously I'll wait to see what's in the decks and may very well go for any of the other decks.
October 25, 2016 6:44 a.m.
OmegaAura113 says... #5
As of right now, Atraxa. But whatever the G/U/R/B commander is looks pretty cool art wise, can't really make out the words though
October 25, 2016 7:36 a.m.
I'm gunning for RGBU with RBGW a (somewhat) close second. 4-color cascade in colors that focus on chaos and has Maelstrom Wanderer? Color me interested. Sasika, though, is pretty damn scary.
October 25, 2016 9:44 a.m.
Already preordered the at the beginning of last week on scg! Ive had a deck built for it for a few months now; just been running it commanderless to see how it would do lol
October 25, 2016 10:28 a.m.
Certainly Saskia. I've got a semi-competitive WIP here
October 25, 2016 11:30 a.m.
Of the 4-color commanders spoiled so far, Atraxa appeals to me the most... but the 2 4-color combinations I'm most interested in haven't been spoiled yet :)
October 25, 2016 12:02 p.m.
It's funny, even I saw Atraxa, I immediately thought voltron. And I already have like 7 different voltron decks. I need a change. I'll end up getting Atraxa for sure, but definitely not my top 2.
Red is 100% the weakest color, but it does allow for some good support in things like Grixis and Jund. Narset is also scary. She could have easily been UW, but that extra red gives some good burn at times.
October 25, 2016 2:24 p.m.
Wrong thread but still good to see!
Personally, with Breya, I see her an artifact goodstuff commander. Her abilities are not build around me at all, but pay 4, sac 4, target creature gets -8/-8. That can come in handy at times. Even just -4/-4 can take out some of the meaner commanders. Still can't beat Narset, but that's why we have boardwipes and Black Sun
October 25, 2016 3:01 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #15
K34, why do you believe that red is weak in EDH (briefly)?
October 25, 2016 4:05 p.m.
Mostly because red has traditionally been the home of aggro, and things like burn. Not that it's incapable of winning, and it certainly doesn't prevent a mixed deck from winning, but in a game with double the normal starting life and only singles, it has greater weaknesses than the other colors.
October 25, 2016 5:37 p.m.
JennyMatrix101 says... #17
BabyK Breya is so much more than that. She is going to be an insane engine for artificers. Once you hit infinite mana with things such as nim deathmantle + phyrexian altar, you win. And you may say, "This can be broken up very easily." Well, Breya is the perfect colors for both tutors and counterspells, so consistency will be good. Overall, I think breya will be GOOD
October 25, 2016 5:47 p.m.
JennyMatrix101 says... #18
K34 Yeah, but not when it comes to artifacts. With Breya, red adds so much to the deck that will make it that much more consistent and that much more competitive. I think that Breya will be right behind Atraxa in terms of power level.
October 25, 2016 5:48 p.m.
JennyMatrix101, you're right about red having potential, it's mostly mono-red that has a bad rap in EDH. Personally, I'm partial to and Grixis.
October 25, 2016 6:05 p.m.
My only infinite mana combo ever involves sharuum, genesis chamber and krark-clan ironworks. Outside of that, infinite mana doesn't happen with me. However, she's still good. She's still the deck I'm getting. I just don't see her specifically doing much against voltron and aggro decks early on.
October 25, 2016 6:06 p.m.
wargodmogis says... #21
I plan to get all of them eventually, but i think I'll get them with null-w first, then null-red, null-black and null-blue and finally null-g.
October 26, 2016 4:53 a.m.
I saw atraxa and immediately thought holy shit a good stuff control deck. Who's ready for the super friends to team up with leovold selvala Avacyn dromoka ojutai silumgar sheoldred vorinclex elsh norn and Jin gixtaxias XD like seriously hydra's anyone? And don't forget the freaking ridiculous infect builds
October 26, 2016 8:49 a.m.
I'll definitely be gettimg Atraxa second. With Breya, I was thinking maybe a stax/control deck with a combo finish. Smoke can be used finally. Throw in the new ludevic, Island Sanctuary, Winter Orb and Unwinding Clock with a ton of artifact mana and our 5 artifact lands. I'm so excited...
the other 3 commander seem a little underwhelming. The decks need to be really good to make it worth while.
October 26, 2016 1:05 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #24
I doubt that I shall purchase any decks in their entirety, but I shall likely purchase single cards either for my existing decks or for my collection, as as Atraxa, because she is seriously awesome.
October 27, 2016 12:38 a.m.
In my first post on this subject I said I was interested most in the black-green-red-blue commander. My prayers have been answered!
Ydris is just magnificent.
October 27, 2016 1:24 p.m.
I believe he will be my number 2 deck. Really...screw the atraxa hype. I'm going all in with some red decks!
October 27, 2016 7:04 p.m.
Yidris has the simic commanders I think will work well together and the Vial Smasher that I think will be a great commander on its own since I play french rules. Breya sounds fun with its ability to have broken synergies. There are just singles I want from the other decks like a venser's journal and conqueror's flail.
Hjaltrohir says... #2
Definitely the UWBG, i don't like red and i can make a kick-ass superfriends deck, especially with the new atraxa :)
October 25, 2016 3:23 a.m.