Magic: The Gathering Adventures in The Forgotten Realms Commander Deck – Planar Portal (Red-Black)

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More Forgotten Realms Commander spoilers are here! Here are the new card from Aura of Courage precon: Cards like Captivating Vampire and Patron of the Vein can turn your small tokens into big threats. Alongside various lords and tribal pump effects, you can get off to extremely fast starts. Even if your opponents manage to deal with your board, or if your aggressive plan stalls out, you still have cards like Blind Obedience, Blood Artist, and Sanguine Bond that give you extra reach to close out games.

Dauthi Voidwalker and Draugr Necromancer are two cards with basically the same effect. They let you cast spells that go to your opponents’ graveyards. Additionally, they have the added bonus of being graveyard hate. One highlight of the precon are the sweet top-tier ramp cards included: we've got much-needed reprints of Fellwar Stone and Talisman of Indulgence alongside staples like Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Rakdos Signet, and Mind Stone. I love seeing this much early ramp! Prosper, Tome-Bound is the most powerful of the bunch, obviously, as protecting him will allow us to generate silly amounts of mana. Powerful and varied synergies between the cards. A decent number of good tutors. Good mana curve. Has an efficient and consistent way to win on turns 10-12 (level 7) or 7-9 (level 8). Some social rules — like no mass land destruction, no consistent combo wins — still exist.Plunder the Graves has lots of small creatures meant to provide a little extra value, which become perfect sacrifice fodder later in the game. Skullclamp and Butcher of Malakir can really take advantage of killing your own creatures, as can your commander: Meren of Clan Tel North. Author of Shadows and Modern Horizons 2 all-star Dauthi Voidwalker hate on opposing graveyards while also letting you cast spells from exile. They’re both extremely annoying to deal with and will generate a lot of value. Outpost Siege and Stolen Strategy provide nice access to ediled cards each turn. Laelia, the Blade Reforged will take advantage of other exile effects and add her own to the mix.

What Planar Portal is trying to do out of the box is a bit clunky, and unfocused. There’s a “play cards from exile” theme built into the commander, and this is used to generate value, and then there is a weird sacrifice/rate subtheme. There are no death triggers, not a lot of card draw, though there is the exile pseudo-draw off your commander. There’s a bit of control, but more is probably necessary. The artifacts and land base are solid, and should let you cast your spells more or less on time, the enchantments add some value. But then the average mana value is 3.62 without lands. Missing land drops or just stalling out are huge risks, with so many big swingy cards, and playing them will almost certainly force you to tap out, not allowing you to hold up much for interaction. Thankfully you have the treasure generation, so that may help ease the burden. The Draft format is one of the most popular formats in Magic: The Gathering, so it's no surprise then that the Adventures in the Forgotten Realms card set includes a Draft booster box. In just one box you can get your hands on a whopping 540 magic cards, almost guaranteeing that you'll be able to complete your collection for the AFR card set. With all of the potential for extra mana and card advantage, don’t overlook that there are still huge artifact creatures that Osgir can reconstruct. There’s only one thing better than sending a Myr Battlesphere or Triplicate Titan at your opponents: sending TWO of them instead. If you like red-white because you want to swing your cards sideways, then Lorehold Legacies still has tons of great options for you to beat face with.

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There are also a couple of lands that enter the battlefield tapped that have additional utility. There also tend to be a little bit cheaper than the above-mentioned ones: Along these lines, this article is going to be overflowing with interesting ideas. However, I certainly won’t be able to think of every available possibility. Feel free to use my ideas as a springboard for whatever new and creative build you come up with yourself. And when you think of a cool idea that I missed, please leave a comment about it below.

There are not very many cards from this new set that keep your opponents’ things tapped down, or otherwise interrupt them. Furthermore, the dice-rolling mechanic from this set is too variable for a Stax player to feel comfortable running it.What really makes Exit from Exile special is how well it plays both aggressively and late. Cards with adventure or cascade represent two spells, as well as an extra 2/2. That means you can build a board state much faster than most of your opponents, who’ll also have to spend more cards to match your plays. Powerhouse cards like Etali, Primal Storm, Nalfenshee, and the critical reprint of Jeska’s Will can also lead to explosive plays. card draw; Prosper, Tome-Bound, Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant, Share the Spoils, Fevered Suspicion, Chaos Channeler, Bag of Devouring, You Find Some Prisoners, Wild-Magic Sorcerer, Dark-Dweller Oracle, Tectonic Giant, Fiend of the Shadows, Etali, Primal Storm, Dream Pillager, Commune with Lava, Light Up the Stage, Ignite the Future, Throes of Chaos, Apex of Power, Theater of Horrors Your party approaches the doorway. Although you can see through the arch, whatever lies on the other side is obscured by a rippling curtain of magic. You feel trepidatious, but the Tiefling promised that if you cross to the other side, unimaginable wonders await you. You exchange glances with the other members of the party. After a brief moment of consideration, each of you steps toward the portal. Planar Portal features Commander staples like Etali, Primal Storm and Gonti, Lord of Luxury that synergize very well with Prosper. Getting treasures from these cards in addition to their powerful effects really makes these creatures stand out.