Golos Superfriends: Alternative Commander
Golos, Tireless Pilgrim is a powerhouse. His second ability helps to create a synergistic value engine that is overwhelming to overcome. It's fun to play and provides divergent lines of play each game.
Standard Commander: Esika, God of the Tree
Sometimes you want to play a casual game of commander, but the table you are at has other plans. Here is a deck tech that allows you to play casually but allows you to pivot to a more competitive game if needed.
Drizzt Do’Urden Counters: Standard Commander
As a commander, he is a build around one and will not create insane board states that explode or devastate your opponent's side of the battlefield. His gain counters ability wants you to play Voltron, but there are better Voltron commanders than Drizzt. I would much rather have Sigarda, Host of Herons who has built in evasion and is difficult to remove than Drizzt as a Voltron commander. However, Drizzt is a commander you can work around to create a counters deck and add some mischievousness to your board. He is not the cause of the mischievousness but provides the framework for an alternative brew.
Standard Commander: Syr Gwynn Snipes Opponents
When new sets come out there is an emphasis on the new legendary creatures in the EDH community. There is a quick buzz and players want to build with new shiny toys. Normally only one or two decks will rise in popularity from the new set. However, if we ignore the other commanders we often will lose out on a fringe deck that can be very enjoyable to play. Today we look at Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale.
Alternative Commander: Kerevek’s Rats
Many players brew in the margins developing decks for casual but have a twist that players are often not suspecting. These deck strays from the well-worn path through the woods. These alternative decks. are fun to play. Do not underestimate them because these decks are capable of some amazing things.
Standard Commander Budget Version: Ayara, First of Locthwain
The "I Kill You" version of Ayara is an expensive highly focused deck tech that is an alternate win condition away from being optimized. Here are thirteen substitutions that make the deck strong but far more affordable.
Standard Commander: Ayara, First of (I Kill You) Locthwain
Ayara, First of Locthwain will be an excellent commander utilizing the aristocrat strategy in a new way. But how will you build it?
Classic Commander: Avacyn, Angel of Hope
White decks are normally at a disadvantage in commander , but Avacyn can overcome these disadvantages. We dive deep into this classic deck tech to see how it works.
Commanding Brawl: Faerie Schemes
By promoting Brawl, Wizards of the Coast is also supporting commander. Each Brawl Deck starts with a sixty card framework in which to begin and construct a commander deck. With…
Commanding Brawl: Savage Hunter
By promoting Brawl, Wizards of the Coast is also supporting commander. Each Brawl Deck starts with a sixty card framework in which to begin and construct a commander deck. With…