This hadn’t been done before aside from creating special planeswalkers to lead you into battle. So, how does Commander 2019 compare to its predecessors?įor one, this is the first time there are planeswalkers featured in each deck. They’re always exciting products to look forward to because you never know what WotC has come up with this time. Greven, Predator Captain | Illustration by Zack StellaĮven though each new Commander product follows the same structure (100 cards plus your color-identify-assigning commander), their theme and synergy focus is always different. So, without further ado, let’s get into the decks! I’ll run down which cards are the ones to look out for, noteworthy reprints, which deck is the best value for money, and much more! Let’s get commander-ed up. They’re balanced against each other so you and your friends can pick them up and start battling each other right away.Ĭommander 2019 is no different. There are typically four or five decks with each drop. These are usually cool and fun ways to get into the format. With the format’s popularity growing each year, Wizards has created at least one annual product for it starting back in 2013. For a more in depth look, head on over to the official Commander page. Your commander’s color identity are the only colors you can use to build your deck. Your deck is headed by a general, called your “commander.” It must be either a legendary creature or one of a select few planeswalkers. If you’re unfamiliar with what Commander is, I’ve got a quick recap for you.Ĭommander is a singleton format played with 100 cards instead of 60. Otherwise, wait for someone to pick it apart for value and get the pieces you actually want on the cheap.Welcome to another look at a great pre-con Commander product! After a review of the 2017, 2020, and Zendikar Rising iterations, I figured I couldn’t leave you hanging without a review of Commander 2019, too. Overall, if you like morph, this is for you. It might seem good that the EV comes close to the "MSRP", but after you factor in the decrease in value due to supply increasing, this deck will most likely be lucky to break $50 after the market settles down after release. And after seeing the estimated $97 in reprints that Command Zone stated, I was saddened to see that it really only totals up to a little more than $40. If you were to try and build any one of these as a commander, you would likely only be taking the mana base from this deck and maybe 3 or 4 other cards just because they are staples, like ] and ].Īs for value, I was excited to see Ixidron, ], ], ] and ] reprinted, along with ] and ] (they are some fun cards I could never find at my LGS). Rayami wants keywords, Volrath wants counters and cloning, and Grismold wants tokens to die. The rest of the deck has decent pieces, but isn't very cohesive as a whole.Īgain, we are presented with the issue of the alternate commanders going in a completely different direction than the bulk of the deck. 7 out of 100 cards that supports the main theme of the deck doesn't seem like a lot. Also, I really only see ], ], ], ], ], and Scroll of Fate as actually supporting Morph aside from Kadena. The morph cards themselves are alright, but nothing to really write home about, since they seem to only really be good with Kadena as the commander. Now that we have seen the whole decklist, I understand why. Plus, the fact that they felt the need to toss in the fact that Seedborn Muse was going into her deck seemed kinda suspect, as if they expected her to be the least impressive. When I first saw Kadena, I was already unimpressed. But tossing a $20 to $40 card in each deck would really help the more enfranchised players, and ultimately it would help that beginning player as well. I do agree that a newer Commander player coming from Standard or Kitchen Table or Arena would benefit from solid utility cards like ], ], ] and the like. Then when the decks came out and this wasn't actually the case, they doubled down on that promise, said they heard us, and this year, by golly, there would really be some high-target reprints. The only real issue with the finance aspect is that they raised the price last year and said that the higher price meant they could include better reprints. You're correct that they did seem to make a good out-of-the-box Morph-based play experience.
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