Post by Daij_Djan on Apr 7, 2021 0:57:02 GMT
Challenge said:
My very first ever time really enjoying Magic is when my wife and I bought the Commander 2018 decks. There's something special about commander decks, and my favorites are the ones that take a popular theme such as landfall or topdeck, and then move them into new color identities, introducing all sorts of new strategies and design space. So let's do just that. First go to EDHREC and choose either a Commander deck tribe or a theme to work with. Obviously let us know which tribe or theme you chose.
Then take a look at the most popular color combinations listed at the top. Your goal is to create a Commander card (AKA a card that can be your commander) with a color identity of some combination of up to 3 colors that does not appear on either of those lists.
{For example..} For example if you look at the most popular Mill commanders, you get these color combinations:
Pick any other combination of up to three colors, like Bant, and design a commander with the chosen color identity.
Technically you can chose a tribe or theme with no popular color combinations at all, like Familiars for example, and design any commander you want – but I might argue it's a harder sell since there's not a lot to work with.
Pick any other combination of up to three colors, like Bant, and design a commander with the chosen color identity.
Technically you can chose a tribe or theme with no popular color combinations at all, like Familiars for example, and design any commander you want – but I might argue it's a harder sell since there's not a lot to work with.
While not part of a card creation contest, it might be fun to mention some of the cards you could play in these colors that aren't possible in the most popular commanders.
We've had creature commanders and planeswalker commanders, and now with those two faced cards we can have commanders that are literally any card type, so I don't think I'm being too restrictive here.
Please remember: You're not allowed to vote for yourselves. For further information please look at the CotW Rules.
{ZephyrPhantom} Artifacts
Aliid, Spellflint Avenger
Planeswalker – Aliid
Whenever an artifact enters the battlefield under your control, you may put a loyalty counter on Aliid.
: Exile the top three cards of your library. Until end of turn, you may play artifact cards exiled this way.
: Target opponent discards X cards. For each card discarded this way, they lose 3 life and you gain 3 life.
~ can be your commander.
Aliid, Spellflint Avenger
Planeswalker – Aliid
Whenever an artifact enters the battlefield under your control, you may put a loyalty counter on Aliid.
: Exile the top three cards of your library. Until end of turn, you may play artifact cards exiled this way.
: Target opponent discards X cards. For each card discarded this way, they lose 3 life and you gain 3 life.
~ can be your commander.
Please message me immediately if you notice a discrepancy in your entry or another's entry.