Help choosing a commander
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Posted on Nov. 15, 2016, 10:26 a.m. by _person_
I'm building a mono-black Doomsday deck, that uses blue for Laboratory Maniac. I need a commander that gives me both black and blue color id, but is useful to me even though I only have black mana sources. Any ideas?
Sim_Will_CMcantfindmehopefully says... #3
Other useful tech is Elixir of Immortality, Feldon's Cane, maybe Gitaxian Probe, Street Wraith, and a Brainstorm (or Ponder, Serum Visions) to draw those 5 cards cheaply. Also Dark Ritual effects will help you get the mana required to end the game quickly.
November 15, 2016 10:34 a.m.
I'd go with Oona, Queen of the Fae. With all the mana available to black she is a good win condition in your command zone, both for milling yourself or opponents. If you can manage to produce a blue mana, I'm a fan of Buried Alive + Necrotic Ooze looking for Grand Architect + Pili-Pala for the infinite mana and win.
November 15, 2016 1 p.m.
Woops, forget about what I said about Necrotic Ooze. Forgot you need Memnarch to make it work and 3 blue mana, so it's probably not a great fit.
November 15, 2016 1:12 p.m.
Oona, queen of the fae was a great idea.. It does exactly what person asked.. Looks like you have your commander, nicely done dlamars..
November 15, 2016 1:17 p.m.
Tyrant-Thanatos says... #7
Oona, Queen of the Fae cannot be used to mill yourself. Small nitpick, but relevant.
November 15, 2016 3:15 p.m.
Oona and sygg both seem like they wouldn't be all that useful. I'm considering Oloro, Ageless Ascetic for the life gain.
November 15, 2016 7:39 p.m.
Tyrant-Thanatos says... #10
Damia, Sage of Stone may be worth considering. Not sure what exactly you want out of your commander though. It sounds like, based on your consideration for Oloro, you may not intend on even casting your commander?
November 15, 2016 7:55 p.m.
Sim_Will_CMcantfindmehopefully says... #11
_person_ I know he requires blue but Dralnu, Lich Lord will allow you to A. Look inconspicuous, as people tend to target Oloro players and B. Reuse many spells, notably Doomsday.
November 15, 2016 8:07 p.m.
I'm not sure if I would need to recast doomsday, but he could be good if I get a hand with a blue land, I could recast tutors, and if doomsday gets countered I could flashback it with him.I I'll have to playtest it.
November 15, 2016 8:24 p.m.
Dralnu actually seems pretty slow,b the deck averages a turn 4-5 win, and dralnu just isn't that useful. I definitely can produce the occasional though, so a commander with other colors would work, even though it would only be useful under certain conditions.
November 15, 2016 9:44 p.m.
I would pass on blue and go for Maralen of the Mornsong. Black has a lot of other ways to win, from clunky to very solid.
November 15, 2016 11:33 p.m.
mono-black maralen doomsday? That would be a completely different gameplay. Even without a commander the deck is good, so I'm just trying to find a commander that would be at least somewhat useful to me, and I don't think she is the right general.
November 15, 2016 11:56 p.m.
I think that with further play testing dralnu might work, although a mana sink or something might also work because sometimes I get like 12 mana turn 3 and have nothing to do with it.
Sim_Will_CMcantfindmehopefully says... #2
Perhaps Dralnu, Lich Lord could be of service, for a cost. Bonus if you combo with Mirror of Fate!
November 15, 2016 10:29 a.m.