Need a Teacher to help me Foretell
Commander Deck Help forum
Posted on Oct. 30, 2021, 1:25 p.m. by Stardragon
I'm making a Foretell/Learn deck not sure if they work well together but i want to try, I'm leaning towards Vega, the Watcher as my commander, because if I foretell or cast lessons from my sideboard I can draw a card from it's effect. However I was also considering Ranar the Ever-Watchful for the free foretell cost an the fact that I get a free token ever time I foretell, but it has nothing to do with lessons... that being said I feel like this deck will lean more towards Foretell than Learn so he may still be a better option.
I'd recommend looking into the mechanics that work well with both and then comparing them and seeing which one seems more interesting to you.
Vega synergizes really well with mechanics like Jump-Start, Aftermath, Flashback and any Future Sight effects. Vega would veer more into the control side of things, I'd imagine.
Ranar synergizes really well with any exile effects such as removal like Swords to Plowshares, Banishing Light etc, any blink effects like Conjurer's Closet or Thassa, Deep-Dwelling and any token cards like Anointed Procession. Most flying-tribal cards are also really good, like Magus of the Moat and Jubilant Skybonder etc. Ranar would be a bit more aggressive than Vega due to his token production.
I don't think Learn works with either one because the Lesson you grab gets added to your hand and not cast. "From outside the game" effects also don't really work in Commander (but we're assuming your playgroup is cool with it, so it's fine?).
October 30, 2021 1:55 p.m.
Stardragon says... #4
KBK7101 I feel like Vega would more interesting and fun I looked it up and there are only 4...4! lessons in blue and and white not worth adding learn. plus foretell was interesting to me over all. would Vega synergize suspend? I feel like a Foretell/Suspend deck could be interesting as well. While Ranar would basically just be another blink/flicker deck with a flying sub theme meh.
October 30, 2021 4:11 p.m.
Stardragon says... #5
KBK7101/Omniscience_is_life I guess side board is bit of a misnamer my PG calls it the wish board. You can put 10-12 cards in the wish board for cards that bring others in from outside the game like Learn cards, Wish cards, that one elderazi that brings other elderazi from out side the game ect.
October 30, 2021 4:18 p.m.
Suspend should work, I'm pretty sure. Between that and Foretell, that's a pretty good basis for a deck! Sounds cool!
October 30, 2021 5:09 p.m.
i have been fascinated by learn mechanic since it came out.
As Omniscience_is_life already pointed out commander does not have a side board so your not able to grab a lesson, and as they also pointed out rule 0 in your play group could over look this and not be a problem.
however as a red player i have spent years utilizing discard to draw as a form of card advantage and have been fascinated with the idea of running it with out red. there are many advantages like madness but i've been thinking the biggest has always been a reanimator back bone. since white has amazing access to returning permanents to battlefield mixed with a solid learn strategy suddenly the thought of bant reanimator is stuck in my head.
Omniscience_is_life says... #2
Just remember that there's technically no sideboard allowed in commander (but it's ultimately up to your playgroup, ofc)!
Past that, I think it depends what you strategy is--if you want to win with Ranar's flyers, then you'll want to go with him... but if you want a grindier, more value-based commander, then Vega's your best bet.
October 30, 2021 1:49 p.m.