What Custom Commander Should I Build?
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Posted on Sept. 9, 2022, 12:36 p.m. by TheOfficialCreator
Hello, everyone!
I've been mulling about for a bit now, trying to figure out what custom commander of mine I should build next.
I've already done an Abzan tokens deck, a strange little Izzet modular-esque deck, a Kirby commander, and a bounty counters deck.
I'm trying to decide between the following decks:
This commander would be your typical Temur goodstuff deck, looking to mobilize a lot of creatures at high speed and ramp at the same time.
This deck would attempt to harness the power of wither and proliferate to make my armies larger by the minute. If you're wondering what assembly is, it's like modular but for all kinds of creatures.
This deck would be, as shown, an Ooze tribal deck, with a subtheme around providing a lot of variety as to what types of cards we play. This is also going to be one of the cards at the helm of one of the Commander decks for the Commander set accompanying my next custom set release.
This commander would be centered around artifact-based ramp, as Ion Cubes are token Manaliths. Ramp into big burn spells and copy them for the win, I suppose. Or maybe I could do something else with the theme?
Let me know what you all think, either of the designs or as to what commander I should pick for my next deckbuilding!
I'm personally leaning towards Ummator, but I have a bit of a bias to be honest and I wanted to get some feedback from the community!
TheOfficialCreator says... #3
legendofa of course :)
I was thinking about the same thing for Primus.
Ooh, I didn't think about Forbidden Orchard with Ganondorf. That is pretty spicy.
And as far as Ummator, I was thinking something along those lines, yes, but I can see how a +2 that draws you three cards (or even dumps something you want in the graveyard) could be potentially busted, especially paired with a decent Eminence ability. I might bring that down to a +1 or two cards instead.
And yes, there is somewhat significant Ion Cube support in AL-AN's home set, with 6 other cards producing Ion Cubes. Paired with token support cards like Brudiclad I can see a general idea coming together, but I think you're right that without extra Ion Cube cards being printed there isn't a whole lot of way for this card to stand on its own.
September 9, 2022 8:41 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #4
I am naturally drawn to Primus, for obvious reasons. And that AI generated artwork is absolutely gorgeous! God I want that as a foil!
AL-AN is cool though. Maybe make him an artifact and a Phyrexian as well?
September 9, 2022 9:37 p.m. Edited.
TypicalTimmy says... #5
If you change AL-AN's name to AI-ON, not only does it have "artificial intelligence, ON" in the name, it also is pronounced "Ion"
;)
September 9, 2022 9:40 p.m.
TheOfficialCreator says... #6
TypicalTimmy Oh, same. I wish the foil ability on mtg.design was a bit better, otherwise I'd definitely generate a foil version for you to look at XD
but alas, AL-AN is a character from Subnautica: Below Zero, so changing his name is out of the question ._.
I'll definitely keep it in mind for future characters though!
September 10, 2022 7:19 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #7
Do you have lore for your Ooze Planeswalker? The abilities feel fine, but not very "ooze" orientated.
September 10, 2022 10:40 a.m.
DoomNoodle says... #8
Ooze. All day ooze! I fecking love oozey friends! And who doesn't love building sultai decks!
September 10, 2022 1:27 p.m.
DoomNoodle says... #9
Also brudiclad could do gross GROSS things for AL-AN! Token shenanigans
September 10, 2022 1:29 p.m.
TheOfficialCreator says... #10
TypicalTimmy yes, I do. However, I will be releasing all that when I finish the set and accompanying story series.
legendofa says... #2
All thoughts here are my opinions and points of view, so of they're objectively correct :)
Primus is powerful, but a little generic, in my opinion. It doesn't have any sort of uniqueness that would inspire me to build around it. It's a solid card, though.
For Ganondorf, I see Doubling Season and Forbidden Orchard going wild. Lots of tokens, lots of counters. If this is what you're aiming for, then this is my pick.
It's probably far from optimized, but if you use nothing but creatures in the style of Umori, the Collector, and make a significant number of them artifact creatures and enchantment creatures, you'll be drawing 3 for forever. Dialing it back to include some instants and sorceries won't affect this at all. Is this in line with the intended use?
Do you intend to have more cards with Ion Cubes? As it stands, without significant outside assistance, AL-AN is a 1/1 haste for , a 2/2 haste for , a 3/3 haste for , and so on. The commander tax and recasting far outpaces its own mana production.
September 9, 2022 6:38 p.m.