Do you want to make a triple commander deck?
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on July 4, 2020, 6:01 p.m. by SynergyBuild
Partner commanders are powerful, and often free your deck's ability to do more than a single commander deck. Companions give decks restrictions on what cards they can run. By running both it limits your deck even more, since most partner pairings don't work with the companion requirements.
Yorion, Sky Nomad and Lutri, the Spellchaser straight up can't be run as companions, and Jegantha, the Wellspring won't work since it requires five colors, and no partner pairing currently allows for it. No partner pairing also allows for Lurrus of the Dream-Den. Gyruda, Doom of Depths also can't be run, since no partners are both even cmc and have black in their color identity. Kaheera, the Orphanguard also can't work, since the types aren't found on partners that can be run together.
That leaves only 4 total companions theoretically able to be run. Obosh, the Preypiercer, Zirda, the Dawnwaker, Keruga, the Macrosage, and Umori, the Collector.
Now, what lists are now able to be run?
Wow, that only took a half hour longer to write up than expected.
Which of these would you want to make, if any, and how would you make them?
SynergyBuild says... #3
Love the ideas! Keruga can actually perform just well, Ancient Tomb, Gemstone Caverns, Mystical Dispute, Search for Tomorrow, Force of Vigor, Emry, Lurker of the Loch, Force of Will, Force of Negation, Misdirection, etc. all work super well in those decks.
Really, filling the game early on with a sometimes slower start is perfectly fine, when most of the Keruga lists can go off by casting some Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix into it for a big storm turn, with Coalition Relic-type ramp to set up, and Ghostly Flicker/Deadeye Navigator type effects to win.
Personally a super cool commander! My favorites are Brallin, Skyshark Rider Flip/Shabraz, the Skyshark/Zirda, the Dawnwaker cycling (Triple Commander - Brallin, Shabraz, and Zirda!)
Do either of you want to make a sample list for some of you favorites. I'll write the lists in this post and may make a separate decklist mini-article over them all!
I'm planning on making Keruga, the Macrosage/Vial Smasher the Fierce/Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
July 4, 2020 8:34 p.m. Edited.
JANKYARD_DOG says... #4
I can try with Vile/Icky/Obosh... I have an existing project where I tried fitting Obosh in but it clashed with another theme. No promises...
July 4, 2020 9:36 p.m.
I may be able to come up with something for Obosh/Kraum/Tymna, based on my own variation of Opus Thief. If it looks viable I'll post a decklist.
July 5, 2020 9:54 a.m.
JANKYARD_DOG says... #7
SynergyBuild, there were no other stipulations like budget constraints for these builds were there? Wanted to ask before it becomes $400 avgtcg. I usually budget build anyway and try to cap it at <$200, but still.
July 5, 2020 8:30 p.m.
JANKYARD_DOG says... #9
Well, I'm sure it won't go that far but nice to know I don't have to worry about that XD. Though... I've never added a ABUR dual land to a deck before, digital or otherwise, so...
July 5, 2020 9:18 p.m.
JANKYARD_DOG says... #10
Here ya go, let me know what ya think. Haven't had a chance to test yet so for all I know it flops like a fish out of water.
Obosh, The Vile and Icky
Commander / EDH
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July 6, 2020 1:16 p.m.
I was irl building a Vial Smasher/Tymna/Obosh deck with a flying/extra combat subtheme
July 8, 2020 6:02 p.m.
JANKYARD_DOG says... #12
If commanders count as being in your starting deck than Umori as a companion is stuck to Creatures correct?
July 8, 2020 6:47 p.m.
Yes, however, if your commander is an artifact creature or enchantment creature you can do artifacts or enchantments instead
July 8, 2020 6:49 p.m.
JANKYARD_DOG says... #14
Thanks, I kinda figured but wanted to be sure for this particular challenge. In this case, Silas Renn/XXX Allows you Artifacts, Creatures, Enchantment/Artifact Creatures, and Enchantment Artifacts.... I'm pretty sure anyway. Still trying to decide on one to try but wanted to know all my options XD.
July 8, 2020 7:01 p.m.
Actually, no. Both of your commanders would need to be artifacts to have partners, and Silas Renn is the only artifact partner commander. Also, there's only one Legendary Enchantment Creature with both Black and Green, Pharika, God of Affliction. I think Golos, Tireless Pilgrim could be good, however, that's only one commander and a companion. Umori won't work for 3 commanders if you want something other than creatures.
July 8, 2020 7:10 p.m.
SynergyBuild says... #16
Actually, you can name whatever with Umori, irrespective of the cards in your deck. ALl the cards in your deck need to share a type, but when you cast umori you can (Idk why you would) name a different type!
July 8, 2020 7:12 p.m.
JANKYARD_DOG says... #17
So creatures... regular and of the artificial and enchanting kinds. Fun. Oh well restrictions breed creativity as they say.
July 8, 2020 7:41 p.m.
With enchantment creatures and now mutate, I could see some sort of weird voltron deck around Tana, the Bloodsower/Umori, the Collector/Ravos, Soultender
July 8, 2020 11:06 p.m.
scaevola23 says... #19
why can't Lutri, the Spellchaser be run as a companion?
July 15, 2020 2:18 p.m.
SynergyBuild says... #20
scaevola23 It's banned! It was banned before it was released even!
July 15, 2020 2:22 p.m.
So I was thinking about trying out Brallin/Shabraz/Zirda as well but I'm getting some weird legality issues because of Zirda. Ancient Tomb, Walking Ballista, Auriok Salvagers and others are all flagged as illegal despite having activated abilities. Am I missing something here?
July 16, 2020 5:29 p.m.
JANKYARD_DOG says... #22
Reyhan/Silas/Umori. Not sure if 100% yet, still toying with it a bit. Let me know what ya's think though. It can make some pretty big beasties, but I think it's lacking a certain... je ne sais quoi.
Umori, the Module Collector (Reyhan/Silas)
Commander / EDH*
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JANKYARD_DOG says... #2
I think Vial/Icky/Obosh could mesh well. And I think a +1/+1 counter deck could get by on creatures alone using the Ishai/Reyhan/Umori combination.
The others I'm not so sure... Regarding Keruga, going 2 turns every game casting nothing can set a player back too far depending on your matchups. Zirda is limited to the one set of partners which don't seem to have any sort of synergy together... I think one would have to get extremely inventive to pull it off. Not saying it's impossible, just likely extremely difficult.
July 4, 2020 8:07 p.m.