Exile Focus Commander/Deck?
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Posted on Sept. 10, 2024, 4:10 p.m. by MalPrac
Been brainstorming a deck for awhile but cant seem to find the right commander for it. Been wanting to make a deck that tries to mess around with Exiling cards but cant seem to find the right commander for it.
Trying to find more options beyond the typical "exile card(s) from hand or top of library to cast"
Legendary creatures on the right path but prefer other or more colors
-Edgin, Larcenous Lutenist
-Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
-Squee, the Immortal
Some card examples of what im looking for
-Eternal Scourge
-Void Attendant
-Riftsweeper
-Sadistic Sacrament
-Rootcoil Creeper
-Misthollow Griffin
FormOverFunction says... #3
Also, though it has black, the first card that came to mind when reading your post was Theater of Horrors. Could be fun, if you end up with black in the deck.
September 10, 2024 5:25 p.m.
FormOverFunction, fair point on both comments and yeah i understand not every deck can have the perfect commander for what it does. Not to say i wont include cards like Theater of Horrors but more so those cards are very common so im just trying to find some more unique examples beyond the usual "exile card from library or deck then cast"
Upon looking at some more recent cards / spoilers from Duskmourn seemed to have something to the effect of what im looking for with Winter, Cynical Opportunist. Multicolor and depending on whats exiled he can recast 1 useful thing and maybe another thing like Eternal Scourge or just take Riftsweeper to get something back later.
FormOverFunction says... #2
My decks are likely not as effective as you would want, but having said that: when I’m making my decks is usually just focus on the 99 rather than the commander. It sounds like you’ve sort of done that, to some extent or another, but I’m of the opinion that your commander doesn’t need to be perfect for the deck. I would focus on getting a commander that #1 covers your colors and #2 does something useful or interesting that could interact with the other 399 cards on the table. In a different thread I was reminded of how much I enjoy Vorel of the Hull Clade. That card does something EXTREMELY fundamental in doubling counters. You don’t have to have a deck centered on counters to be able to do fun things with him. Chalice of the Void can be effectively taken out of commission with him. Undying creatures (probably) don’t get their second crack at life. All sorts of fun things will spring up in front of you if you have him handy and pay attention. I would want you to try looking at legendary creatures with that eye. You might find something fun!
September 10, 2024 5:19 p.m.