Deadpoo111 what do you think about Morophon, the Boundless as the Cmdr of a 5 color Spector tribal.

griffstick As soon as Morophon was spoiled I considered the possibility. As such, I wrote a pros and cons list for him and came to my conclusion which will be at the end:

Pros:

Morophon is a Specter, Bolas is not

Morophon provides actual tribal boosts that do matter and make the deck faster

Morophon is in every color, but is also colorless meaning I could literally just switch Bolas for Morophon and go about my day

Morophon opens up FIVE COLOR Specter tribal and while all specter creatures are in grixis, the generic tribal support cards gained would be enormous boon and new space to explore

Morophon combos with Jodah, Archmage Eternal and Fist of Suns MAKING FREE SPECTERS

No color cost means Sol Ring actually accelerates our commander more than one mana.

Morophon is cool and a really neat design that I enjoy seeing

I think Morophon is better for the Specter Tribe in simple advantages, even when talking about curves but that raises the question, what do specters need? Cost reduction? Buffs?

Cons:

Morophon costs 7 mana, meaning two things, 1) I'm probably going to cast him once per game and if he's removed I might cast him one more time? Other than that, I'm not going to spend 11 mana on a buff and a cost reduction 2) My opponents will get their commanders out first and enable any removal they have before I can do anything

The Nicol Bolas, the Ravager  ^Flip I use as my commander was gic=ven to me by one of my closest friends, Jason Albert. I cherish it and love it. If I stopped using him as my commander I'd just feel incomplete

I feel that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager  ^Flip is better than Morophon for a few reasons, 1) He comes out way faster than Morophon 2) He's a great blocker, especially on turn 3 when I can usually get him out 3) He works in tandem by affecting every opponent immidiately, and if I have any discard outlets out, BAM synergy. 3) I cast Bolas a few times every game. I can already cast him twice by the time I cast Morophon once. 4) Bolas has a built in win condition whereas Morophon does not, I've managed to kill a lot of players with Bolas's ultimate and I've got to say, I never get tired of it.

I love Morophon but honestly whenever I play him, I feel like a sellout ya know? I get that he's the answer to all of our prayers and I will be playing him for other tribes but especially for Specters I feel that he's unnecessary

Conclusion: Morophon, the Boundless represents a new horizon (haha original joke) in every tribal deck and answers the prayers of players like me. It makes no color restriction and lets you play whatever colors and create your own restrictions. While it is truly a fantastic card, I prefer Bolas for now. I'm quite happy with how the deck plays and am content to wait for new specters to come out. However, at some point in time, probably over the next few months, I will be exploring a five color specter deck with Morophon.

i wouldve suggested Morophon, the Boundless but i see you already spoke about it. maybe Bloodchief Ascension ? seems like it ould be good in the deck. aside from that like you said definitely the best scepter tribal deck

Nice deck, but don't you think Blasphemous Act or Toxic Deluge are better removal spells than Curse of the Swine ?

Also, Notion Thief would be great!

I love this unique tribal theme. +1.

Awesome job, here's a +1:)