What colors/commander for superfriends?
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Posted on Aug. 5, 2015, 4:48 a.m. by FinchFalcon
I've been building an Esper superfriends deck, headed by Oloro, Ageless Ascetic for some time now. A friend has a Ghave, Guru of Spores Abzan superfriends deck. I've heard Bant superfriends is a thing, with Derevi, Empirical Tactician ?
Anyway, question is, when playing superfriends, what do you find to be the most devastating color combo, or commander? Which walkers are you most scared of?
lemmingllama says... #3
I personally think Child of Alara/Sliver Queen is best. You get all colors for your walkers, and your commanders protect your walkers.
August 5, 2015 5:54 a.m.
abzan and bant are your best choices as it gives you access to Doubling Season, ramp and boardwipes. and in my opinion those colors have the best walkers and going 5 color would just water down the deck
August 5, 2015 8:57 a.m.
Narset is pretty good too, when she attacks you could get a walker or 4 :P
August 5, 2015 8:58 a.m.
and i've been completely screwed by someone getting a Narset Transcendent emblem and someone stealing my Venser, the Sojourner and alting him
August 5, 2015 9 a.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #9
I like Cromat, Sliver Overlord and Narset, Enlightened Master.
SO can tutor for mana ramp options like Gemhide Sliver/Manaweft Sliver.
Cromat had huge versatility.
Narset should be pretty self-explanatory.
August 5, 2015 9:07 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #10
Why play five color? Cause Maelstrom Nexus. If that's not enough, what superfriends deck can stay true to its theme without Narset, Enlightened Master and Doubling Season? Those are without a doubt the two best cards for a planeswalker deck. As for a commander, I've tested them all and found Sliver Hivelord to be the best by far. Here's my old decklist: Planeswalking On Sunshine
August 5, 2015 9:17 a.m.
hippienproud says... #13
In my experience playing superfriends, 5-color seems weaker than 3-color, only because 5-color seems to lack a focus.
The three best color combos in my opinion (with the relevant commanders) are:
Temur, with Maelstrom Wanderer. You get access to green, which is one of the more powerful planeswalker colors, you get 2 free spells on cast (and countering him is difficult), and it has haste and 7 power, which is super relevant as a back-up win con. The downside is that you don't have white, which would give you access to really powerful multicolor planeswalkers.
Jeskai, with Narset, Enlightened Master. She's been discussed already, but she is a powerhouse. The free spells she gives lend themselves to superfriends, and let you throw in extra turn and combat step spells pretty easily for that option as a win-con. The downside is that she doesn't have access to green, which slows the deck down a bit.
And Bant, with either Derevi, Empyrial Tactician or Angus Mackenzie. Playing Bant gives you green, white, and blue, which is the strongest 3-color combo by far. You have counterspells, Fog effects, and some of the most powerful planeswalkers. The only failing of this combo is that there are no god commander choices. Derevi, Empyrial Tactician is good because she's cheap and has a good ability, but she doesn't help further the planeswalker theme. And Angus Mackenzie is good as a turbofog dude to protect our walkers, but that's all he does (he's also quite pricey).
August 5, 2015 11:56 a.m.
I have to say that in my experience, Angus is amazing in superfriends. He can create a soft-lock to allow you to get your walkers off and win with them.
Red is good because it allows you to play cards like Decree of Annihilation and Jokulhaups which destroy everything except for Walkers and Enchantments.
notamardybum says... #2
Progenitus
August 5, 2015 5:39 a.m.