Mana Leaf Commander

A blog dedicated to the commander format and whatever else I find amusing about the world of magic.

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That’s not the amount of fingers I’m used to.

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Six fingered Vedalken!

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Get it… because his father was killed by a six fingered man….

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I’ve been working on a custom commander set and I’m playing with a few different mechanics that I find interesting. First off I think the most interesting and underutilized aspect of commander are creatures that take advantage of the unique rules  that commander imposes upon the commander. A few notable examples of cards taking advantage of this are Prossh with his tokens increasing off the Commander Tax, and Derevi who avoids being cast altogether. 

This is a new take on the new experience counter mechanic we’ve seen in the most recent commander set. I think it’s really interesting flavor wise to see a character who is stalking her prey, and her prey is aware of the ever growing danger in the woods, her woods. Vina know’s these lands like no other and her comrades are boundless, they just.. take some time to gather.

I’m not sure about her power or what kind of deck she makes as I primarily build cards for flavor but I like her and hope that you will too. Please I encourage you to give me feedback about her design. 

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The GB commander for my custom commander set. 

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Part of my new project. Working on making a custom commander of each color identity. 

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There stands an ash called Yggdrasil, A mighty tree showered in white hail. From there come the dews that fall in the valleys. It stands evergreen above Urd’s Well.

From there come maidens, very wise, Three from the lake that stands beneath the pole. One is called Urd, another Verdandi, Skuld the third; they carve into the tree The lives and destinies of children.[3]

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For the Erik Commander deck. 

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Petrify Showcase

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Boros colored non permanents for the Shard of Aberrus. 

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Legendary Aberrant creature, the Jabberwock

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Gotta give Green some love. These are the green creatures I have so far for my block set I'm working on.  The plan is there will be three sets of around 280 or so. The first set will be called the Shard of Aberrus, and involved Nicol Bolas and those Aberrant creatures you've seen posted.  The second set will be called the Convergence, and the story line for it will be given out in pieces over the coming weeks. The third set will be called The True Darkblood, and centers around the plane fighting back against the Aberrus creatures and gaining some ground with the help of a new ally.  

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