Can Rubinia Soulsinger make a good commander?
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Posted on June 21, 2015, 6:16 p.m. by goodair
I've been looking into making a second edh deck and Rubinia Soulsinger has really got my attention.
The question I have is if she can make a good commander along with a blink/clone theme?
Also if anyone can name some really core but not super pricey cards for bant colors since I don't really know anything about blue and white.
Merieke Ri Berit is pretty much a better option. Bant also has Angus Mackenzie. The ability she offers is pretty lackluster, tbh.
June 21, 2015 6:46 p.m.
-I was looking at her too but what makes her better?
-I see that she kills it but the point is to keep them after you blink them or sac them for something like Greater Good, Birhting Pod like effect and then letting her untap and stealing something else. Merieke Ri Berit seems limited since you need some way to untap her to get multiple uses out of her.
-Maybe I'm just missing something plus I'm not set on just bant colors. Im just looking for a commander that would be fun to build with.
June 21, 2015 6:57 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #6
Let me address the elephan-- er... Rhino?-- in the room.
Roon of the Hidden Realm is the best bant commander for a blink deck since he blinks stuff.
June 21, 2015 7:15 p.m.
@ MagicalHacker While I do agree with you (and I did choose to run Roon of the Hidden Realm myself right when he came out), Rubinia Soulsinger does have a nice little dirty trick in terms of stealing creatures permanently if you think about it (but be careful to use only blink cards that return to your control, not the owner's control).
If you go with Rubinia, be prepared for more table hate than Roon, but you may also want some other stealing effects like Cytoplast Manipulator, Sower of Temptation, Roil Elemental, and other stuff.
June 21, 2015 7:22 p.m.
Hmm, I can see the hate against it. Maybe running Roon would be better with Rubinia in the other 99
June 21, 2015 7:35 p.m.
You know why Merieke Ri Berit is usually better? Mainly because of Aura of Dominion. If they try to take back the creature, just tap that creature to untap Merieke, destroying that creature in the process! I guess you could use Rubinia to tap down the creature if they try to take it back.
June 21, 2015 9:37 p.m.
yea it seems extremely fun to pull off, but can definitely draw alottt of hate if you keep taking the good stuff. Maybe ill start with rubinia as a commander and swap it to roon if i just get auto targeted each time.
June 21, 2015 9:39 p.m.
The thing about Aura of Dominion is if merieke dies with it or I dont draw into the aura, its not that bananas to play. Plus the 1 toughness makes it extremelyyyyy easy to kill.
June 21, 2015 9:47 p.m.
Then that creature is destroyed in the process, so they have to choose wisely. If you are using blink style deck, I would recommend Brago, King Eternal with Treachery. It's a great way to piss off the opponent. Pretty much any creature that is able to control their stuff is gonna draw hate, so it really doesn't really matter which commander you choose in my opinion. Bant is just specifically designed to piss off opponents, maybe even more than Esper because of cards like Angus, but again, that's just me.
June 21, 2015 10:08 p.m.
Are you blinking the Treachery for the lands or to retargeting another creature, because they get back the original once it unattaches
June 21, 2015 10:43 p.m.
accelerando11 says... #16
guessling I can't personally think of any blink cards that return creatures to your control; all of the cards I can think of say "owner's".
June 21, 2015 11:21 p.m.
Conjurer's Closet, Nephalia Smuggler, Venser, the Sojourner, Cloudshift and cards that sacrifice creatures for some really good effects
June 21, 2015 11:30 p.m.
accelerando11 says... #19
Ah, I never realized those said your. The more you know. I just assumed the normal wording of "owner's" is consistent, I guess.
June 21, 2015 11:40 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #20
June 22, 2015 12:24 p.m.
ooh, that's heading texta pretty nice way for more specific searches
goodair says... #2
Rubinia, the Golden Pussy is what i got so far by looking at other peoples ideas but this is a very rough draft.
June 21, 2015 6:17 p.m.