Worst Commander Ever... of All Time?
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Feb. 1, 2014, 3:33 p.m. by DobeNode
There's been a lot of threads about what commander is the best for any given thing (reanimator, fatties, control, draw shenanigans, and what have you), and what commanders are fun to play, but I haven't seen anything involving what commanders are just absolute garbage. I don't mean annoying to play against, or what is the worst legendary creature, but what commander do you think is just an absolute stinker to build a deck around? Personally, my vote goes to Boris Devilboon , this guy just blows. Thoughts?
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge gets a front row seat to watch the match, but I'm not sure you can ever get him into play.
February 1, 2014 4:22 p.m.
Stygian333 says... #8
Yeah, but these are crappy Legends. And I stand by Barktooth Warbeard being the worst because he does nothing other than provide an overcosted 6/5. Except for maybe Phage the Untouchable who literally kills you in commander unless you have some inventive way of getting around that, but she's awesome, so still better than Barktooth Warbeard right?
February 1, 2014 4:44 p.m.
I am actually trying to build a Phage the Untouchable deck right now! haha She's more of just an extra cool thing that I can possibly do, but the rest of the deck is based around black ramp to make my X costed spells hurt a lot.
I vote for Norin the Wary . A friend was going to try and build a deck around him, but simply could not find a way to ever make him useful. He flickers anytime a spell is cast and you can't even buff him with equipment and attack because he flickers when he attacks, too!
February 1, 2014 5:12 p.m.
My vote goes to Haakon, Stromgald Scourge , because, while even vanilla Commanders can win with beats, Haakon cannot be played at all. Phage can be used to some extent if you know what you're doing (counter her yourself, bring her to your hand, then cast her; Sundial of the Infinite , Torpor Orb , Platinum Angel , etc), at least.
February 1, 2014 5:35 p.m.
I believe the three worst commanders by general consensus are Mishra, Artificer Prodigy , Phage the Untouchable , and Haakon, Stromgald Scourge . However, we already discussed Phage, and Mishra has potential, like in Jank Commanders: Mishra. So my vote is Haakon, Stromgald Scourge .
February 1, 2014 8:24 p.m.
Yeah, you can do things with any other legendary creature, but Haakon, Stromgald Scourge is completely useless. Is there even a way to get it into play? I tried to figure something out, but never found anything...
February 2, 2014 10:18 a.m.
canterlotguardian says... #14
GSamuelnh some card that would let you get a card from outside the game then put it into your hand, then discard it and choose to have it remain in the graveyard. Bam.
February 2, 2014 2:32 p.m.
canterlotguardian: I think Death Wish is about the only way to do that. Do you know of any other ways?
February 2, 2014 6:03 p.m.
Commanders reside in the command zone, which I believe is considered in the game. It is the same place where planeswalker emblems or Planechase planes exist. I do not believe there are any cards that interact with that zone.
Stygian333 says... #2
Barktooth Warbeard seems worse.
February 1, 2014 3:55 p.m.