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| Format | Legality |
| 1v1 Commander | Legal |
| Archenemy | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Legal |
| Canadian Highlander | Legal |
| Casual | Legal |
| Commander / EDH | Legal |
| Commander: Rule 0 | Legal |
| Custom | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Freeform | Legal |
| Highlander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Leviathan | Legal |
| Limited | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Planar Constructed | Legal |
| Planechase | Legal |
| Quest Magic | Legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Legal |
| Vanguard | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
Rules Q&A
Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Legendary Creature — Elf Druid
: Add . When you spend this mana to cast a spell with mana value 6 or greater, draw a card.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Long_Con on
Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss
3 weeks ago
Raggadragga has recently become my favourite Commander of all time. My deck is Raggadragga Mana Saga, and it is focused on the best mana dorks and 7+CMC creatures. It consistently goes off with some insane fatties on turn 5-6, and it's an absolute pleasure to play. It's even bracket 3, no Game Changers.
I see you have an Elf Tribal thing going on, so the way you value mana dorks is different than mine. I do have a couple of elvish suggestions though, like Fyndhorn Elder, Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood (if you got some higher CMC cards going), and Selvala, Heart of the Wilds.
Non-Elf dorks I think are especially potent are Biophagus, Cradle Clearcutter, Heronblade Elite, Spider Manifestation, Mona Lisa, Science Geek, and others... but some of them are about my deck's goal.
To me, Ragga's greatest power is one you are not taking advantage of - the third ability! If you take a look at my deck, you'll see I did custom categories, check out the 7+CMC Stuff and tell me you don't want to slam those fatties down!
It's all about the power-scaling dorks, like Kami of Whispered Hopes, which you already have. Casting one 7CMC thing untaps them and grows them enough to cast the next, and the next, it's the funnest! :)
Also you can get an easy infinite damage combo with Fanning the Flames and one of them, or Temur Sabertooth and something like Summon: Bahamut or Terastodon.
Basshunter on
mono green partner
3 years ago
I even saw your deck a few times on the main page. +1 for sure / mono green 4 eva!
Never thought about the synergy of Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood and Nyxbloom Ancient. Thats pretty cool! I will get one when i can afford one, habe to sell some other cards first =)
What card do you think should I take out for the nyxbloom?
TypicalTimmy on How to make new 2-color …
4 years ago
I never understood the purpose of Piper. Let's say I drafted a total of seven Commanders with Partner, not including Piper. Then, let's add Piper in as an 8th draft. And I'm going to literally pick seven at random. HERE WE GOOOO
- Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
- Esior, Wardwing Familiar
- Tana, the Bloodsower
- Alena, Kessig Trapper
- Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
- Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
- Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
- The Prismatic Piper
In this case, I didn't draft a single Commander, so if I desperately wanted to play , I could run Piper, I suppose. However, why would I intentionally nerf myself when I can run so many other options?
For example, you don't need a Pirate-tribal deck to run Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator. You only need 1 Pirate (Your Commander) to deal damage. As long as you deal damage with at minimum 1 Pirate, you get the trigger which then looks at who all was dealt damage. For example, running with Tana, the Bloodsower could yield a Temur Stompy deck that ramps relatively hard. And technically it isn't combat damage you need, just any sort of damage.
You could run Dimir Artifact Salvage if you drafted a handful of synergy for use between Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor and Silas Renn, Seeker Adept.
Obvious Alena, Kessig Trapper and Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood if you drafted bombs.
Esior, Wardwing Familiar and Alena, Kessig Trapper for some huge spells.
Literally a ton of options. Why would anyone intentionally nerf themselves playing Piper and losing out on some strong synergy between abilities? It literally makes zero sense to me. And if the excuse is that you drafted a few white cards but no white Commanders but you REALLY want to play white, then you need to reassess your situation because it ain't gonna happen.
1empyrean on Unique Commanders
4 years ago
I've seen some good suggestions here already, but just figured I'd say that I'm the same kind of deck builder. I like doing the unusual, even if the commander might actually not be underused.
A few ideas (basically, these are ideas I haven't gotten around to, but want to):
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Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood / Silas Renn, Seeker Adept big artifact cascade (Ingenuity Engine, Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty).
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Archelos, Lagoon Mystic Skeleton Tribal with Skeletal Swarming.
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Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer / Krark, the Thumbless Gruul magecraft deck with Zada, Hedron Grinder.
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Old Gnawbone Energy deck with Aetherworks Marvel, Gonti's Aether Heart, and Karn, the Great Creator.
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Some random deck to run a combo with Blood Funnel and Healing Technique.
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Ravos, Soultender / Esior, Wardwing Familiar Bird Tribal with Soulcatchers' Aerie.
If any of these ideas seem fun, feel free to use them or ask me for further explanations.
Gattison on
The Splice Must Flow (Golems Tribal)
4 years ago
mlequesne: First of all, apologies for the very late response. Secondly, I am indeed aware of all the splicers-friends-of-golems, and already had the green ones you mentioned in the maybeboard. Thanks for mentioning them thoughm because it got me thinking... That thirdly, after careful consideration, I have decided that I really like your idea. =D
I'm going to switch Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood out for something with , like Prava of the Steel Legion . However, I'm also considering if it's worth it to add , just to get Wing Splicer . So, we'll see how things turn out... and what cards I actually have.
Gidgetimer on Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood stack …
4 years ago
Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood 's mana ability creates a delayed trigger that will go on the stack above the spell that triggered it. Your second scenario is exactly what happens.
phepa on Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood stack …
4 years ago
Hi, i have Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood on board and i want to use her ability to cast Sandstone Oracle . Can i do it like the Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood 's ability go on the stack first then Sandstone Oracle , so i will draw to opponent hand size + 1 card from Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood ability ?
Or casting Sandstone Oracle with that green mana somehow "trigger" 2nd part of that activated ability, so Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood 's ability go on the stack after i put Sandstone Oracle on the stack?
Thank you
