Layla, Planar Heartbeat
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Posted on Dec. 22, 2024, 1:31 a.m. by TypicalTimmy
Talk about a Turn 0 wincon lmao
Meant as Leyline commander. However she works wonders as an WUBRG "experience counters matters" Commander too.
You forgot eminence or something to actually make the ability work
December 22, 2024 6:49 a.m.
There's also Gemstone Caverns.
My concern here is that it's a little gimmicky--different leylines support different strategies, so it will be kind of hard to make it cohesive. Assuming 35-40 lands, there's still 32-37 other cards to fill out the deck with. I would probably go for proliferate for the experience counters, but it's still going to need a payoff if you don't hit the jackpot. 5-Color Goodstuff is always an option.
Also, how does this work in Legacy and Vintage? I know it's not the intended format, but the second ability needs to be tracked through the game. If you write down your starting permanents, you're giving away deck hints. If you don't, everyone needs to remember and agree how many permanents you started with.
December 22, 2024 7:27 p.m.
I particularly like this because of the players I've met with 15+ leylines in a commander deck.
I guess the best drawback from an early win is that this 5 color thing has to get out.
I think the weird timing and wording I can be replaced if it began with eminence for the first two abilities or a replacement effect that dictates if a card says "leyline effect"
For the math nerds, with combinatorics, you would have about a 1236/10,000,000 with 18 start the game cards. (You'd have a better chance with flash hulk) Legacy is stifled only because of the drawback of somehow getting a 5 drop out.
December 26, 2024 11:45 a.m.
DeinoStinkus says... #6
I think maybe the first ability is just kind of weird in that it insta-wins completely based on luck, which isn't normally something that cards do in MTG, at least not as explicitly. I think some kind of effect based on enchantments could be neat, as a possible synergy to build around and since all leylines (except Leyline Axe and Gemstone Caverns iirc) are enchantments.
TypicalTimmy says... #2
For those wondering, as of now there are 17 leyline cards and 9 experience counter cards, giving you a healthy base of 26 cards to work with.
You could reasonably pad the deck with all 26 and still have plenty of room to fill out the rest.
December 22, 2024 1:52 a.m.