A revision of Zaren, Silverback Ironfist
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Posted on April 7, 2023, 10:47 p.m. by TypicalTimmy
A few things I changed:
- No longer allows creature tokens to fight.
- You must have your creature ETB tapped to fight, thereby preventing it from killing a potential blocker and then immediately attacking if you gave it haste somehow.
- Legendary creatures no longer fight twice.
- Upped him from a 4/5 to a 5/5
I kept him at 7mv because if the deck is built properly, it should basically turn all creature spells into spot removal, and that is just an absurd amount of power.
And yes, bare in mind Zaren will activate himself when he ETB. So you can pay 7, have him ETB tapped and fight something. If he survives, he gets a +1/+1 counter and you draw a card. So for you get a 6/6 Commander, spot removal and a cantrip all on the same spell. That alone is well worth 7 mana, easily.
TypicalTimmy says... #2
If I ever had a group that was okay with custom commanders and they allowed me to build Zaren, he would definitely be one of my mains.
Honestly if WOTC were to print a commander like this, they'd probably limit it to: The first creature spell you cast each turn has "When this creature enters the battlefield, you may have it fight up to one target creature you don't control."
April 7, 2023 11:05 p.m.