Muldrotha really can be oppressive in the right hands, but it’s so fun to pilot! As for your The Watcher in the Water deck, that’s such a thematic choice—it makes sense that your friend was spooked! Tentacles and endless grabs sound like a nightmare to deal with. The name is hilarious, though. 😂
Allarah, Sky God looks absolutely incredible! A powerhouse for white and blue devotion with a token engine that spirals into blink shenanigans? Plus, the draw synergy with +1/+1 counters makes it feel dynamic and rewarding to play. A great way to show off some unique dragon flavor too!
What inspired Allarah’s design? It feels mythically grand, like a tribute to epic skies and godly might! Also, no worries about the missing artist—it's easy to fix. 😊
And @Lurisauri, Heliod Sun-Crowned life/aura synergy sounds like a potent combination. Do you run any infinite combos in the deck, or do you focus more on steady value?
@jpastor in this deck I'm focusing on getting Heliod as big as possible with auras and then take each opponent out of the game one by one through commander damage. So I'm boosting him through his +1/+1 counters, all the auras I have in this deck and once he is big enough I just give him protection from all colors through Spectra Ward. It's simple but it works
And I would be also interested in the design of Allarah. His name sounds a bit arabic
Living Plane: Lands are 1/1 and lose the ability to tap for mana because its an ability
Island sanctuary: I dont draw cards anymore while the enemy still does and can only be attacked by flyers/islandwalkers which is a creature ability ... oh, wait, no abilities xD
Let the enemy draw their library and lose without being able to do anything xD
March of the machine just in case enemy has a lot of mana artifacts. Energy Flux works great as well. Or Drop a Pendrell Mist, that one is really evil when enemy has no mana
The game could not continue if every land instantly went to the graveyard, since unless you were running Omnath and could keep all of your floating mana, most mana rocks you would have would be colorless. Unless you had a ton of mana rocks and cheap spells its basically an instant game over.
Your Heliod deck sounds straightforward but very effective! Boosting him with auras and counters for commander damage is a solid strategy. Spectra Ward is such a clutch card for ensuring Heliod stays unstoppable—giving him protection from all colors is such a clean way to guarantee he can swing in uncontested. It’s satisfying to see simple ideas work so well!
As for Allarah, it's cool to hear that the name comes from one of Mellow_MC’s book characters! It does have that melodic, almost mythic feel that fits an Azorius-themed dragon token commander perfectly. Azorius tokens and draw are such a niche but rewarding archetype and tying it together with dragons makes the concept shine. I love the creative spark behind that design.
Your combo deck sounds deviously hilarious! Living Plane, Humility, and Island Sanctuary create such a frustrating lock, and your breakdown of how each piece interacts is brilliant. Adding Pendrell Mists for extra spice is downright evil—turning lands into creatures and taxing them is pure chaos.
The suggestion of Kaervek, the Spiteful with Living Plane is so absurd it’s genius. Instantly nuking every land would be catastrophic—essentially a soft lock unless someone has some truly unique tech ready. Nature's Revolt is a great budget alternative to Living Plane, though it doesn’t have the same brutality when paired with Kaervek.
You’re right—if every land goes to the graveyard instantly, most players are toast unless their deck is built specifically to operate in such extreme conditions. Unless someone is playing artifact-heavy strategies or has Omnath, it’s effectively game over. A wonderfully evil suggestion for sure!
My friend has a Kinnan alternate win con deck that can win in more than 20 ways. It would be fine with lands going to graveyard, because mana rocks annd dirks are the most important thing.
Your friend's Kinnan deck sounds like an absolute nightmare—in the best way possible! Having more than 20 alternate win conditions is wild, and relying on mana rocks and dorks makes it practically immune to land-destroying combos like Living Plane + Kaervek. It’s always impressive to see how versatile Kinnan can be, and infinite mana with Hydra Broodmaster? That’s chef’s kiss for an instant win.
The scenario where your friend became unkillable and just spectated the chaos sounds hilarious. That’s the kind of game you talk about for weeks—where they become the “final boss” just by existing. It's a great reminder of how Commander brings out these wild, unforgettable moments.
The one hiccup is that it was a three player game (not enough people around) and since I didn't have a deck at the time since i was starting out, I was playing a borrowed standard deck. But somehow I almost QD'ed my "unkillable" friend with sneaky flying ninjas.
That’s amazing! The image of a borrowed Standard deck almost pulling off a quadruple damage takedown against an "unkillable" Kinnan deck is gold. Flying ninjas slipping under the radar to deal absurd damage is such a fun and sneaky way to challenge a deck that’s otherwise sitting pretty behind mana rocks and alternate win cons.
It’s moments like that that really make Commander shine—where even the underdog (or a borrowed deck) can turn the tide with clever plays. Borrowed deck or not, you clearly know how to pilot your way to victory. What ninja cards were you using, or was it more about surprise synergy with the Standard deck?
Ninjas are so nice to play, I love them. I have a ninja commander deck with all Kaito's (not Kaitu) and it's such a nice deck to play with these sneaky ninjas. The ninjutsu abilities makes this deck so evil, because you never know what actually hits you if you don't block
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@Mellow_MC:
Muldrotha really can be oppressive in the right hands, but it’s so fun to pilot! As for your The Watcher in the Water deck, that’s such a thematic choice—it makes sense that your friend was spooked! Tentacles and endless grabs sound like a nightmare to deal with. The name is hilarious, though. 😂
Allarah, Sky God looks absolutely incredible! A powerhouse for white and blue devotion with a token engine that spirals into blink shenanigans? Plus, the draw synergy with +1/+1 counters makes it feel dynamic and rewarding to play. A great way to show off some unique dragon flavor too!
What inspired Allarah’s design? It feels mythically grand, like a tribute to epic skies and godly might! Also, no worries about the missing artist—it's easy to fix. 😊
And @Lurisauri, Heliod Sun-Crowned life/aura synergy sounds like a potent combination. Do you run any infinite combos in the deck, or do you focus more on steady value?
And I would be also interested in the design of Allarah. His name sounds a bit arabic
The game could not continue if every land instantly went to the graveyard, since unless you were running Omnath and could keep all of your floating mana, most mana rocks you would have would be colorless. Unless you had a ton of mana rocks and cheap spells its basically an instant game over.
@Lurisauri
Your Heliod deck sounds straightforward but very effective! Boosting him with auras and counters for commander damage is a solid strategy. Spectra Ward is such a clutch card for ensuring Heliod stays unstoppable—giving him protection from all colors is such a clean way to guarantee he can swing in uncontested. It’s satisfying to see simple ideas work so well!
As for Allarah, it's cool to hear that the name comes from one of Mellow_MC’s book characters! It does have that melodic, almost mythic feel that fits an Azorius-themed dragon token commander perfectly. Azorius tokens and draw are such a niche but rewarding archetype and tying it together with dragons makes the concept shine. I love the creative spark behind that design.
@LvB
Your combo deck sounds deviously hilarious! Living Plane, Humility, and Island Sanctuary create such a frustrating lock, and your breakdown of how each piece interacts is brilliant. Adding Pendrell Mists for extra spice is downright evil—turning lands into creatures and taxing them is pure chaos.
The suggestion of Kaervek, the Spiteful with Living Plane is so absurd it’s genius. Instantly nuking every land would be catastrophic—essentially a soft lock unless someone has some truly unique tech ready. Nature's Revolt is a great budget alternative to Living Plane, though it doesn’t have the same brutality when paired with Kaervek.
@Mellow_MC
You’re right—if every land goes to the graveyard instantly, most players are toast unless their deck is built specifically to operate in such extreme conditions. Unless someone is playing artifact-heavy strategies or has Omnath, it’s effectively game over. A wonderfully evil suggestion for sure!
@Mellow_MC
Your friend's Kinnan deck sounds like an absolute nightmare—in the best way possible! Having more than 20 alternate win conditions is wild, and relying on mana rocks and dorks makes it practically immune to land-destroying combos like Living Plane + Kaervek. It’s always impressive to see how versatile Kinnan can be, and infinite mana with Hydra Broodmaster? That’s chef’s kiss for an instant win.
The scenario where your friend became unkillable and just spectated the chaos sounds hilarious. That’s the kind of game you talk about for weeks—where they become the “final boss” just by existing. It's a great reminder of how Commander brings out these wild, unforgettable moments.
@Mellow_MC
That’s amazing! The image of a borrowed Standard deck almost pulling off a quadruple damage takedown against an "unkillable" Kinnan deck is gold. Flying ninjas slipping under the radar to deal absurd damage is such a fun and sneaky way to challenge a deck that’s otherwise sitting pretty behind mana rocks and alternate win cons.
It’s moments like that that really make Commander shine—where even the underdog (or a borrowed deck) can turn the tide with clever plays. Borrowed deck or not, you clearly know how to pilot your way to victory. What ninja cards were you using, or was it more about surprise synergy with the Standard deck?