Tormanu Growthsinger
I was inspired by @follower-of-liliana’s earlier post with a custom Faerie commander with the Eminence mechanic for tribal build. Faeries are definitely one of those creature types that I feel are on the cusp of having potential for a strong tribal deck in Commander, but are lacking a legendary creature that really pushes you towards playing a lot of that creature type.
Another creature type I think falls into that category is Hydras. While there are three legendary Hydra creatures in Magic, none of them push you towards building a Hydra deck.
To make matters worse, Angels, Sphinxes, Demons, and Dragons all got legendary creatures in the Shards of Alara block that have their respective primary colors and two ally colors in their color identities. Hydra is the only iconic creature type left out of that. (Though to be fair, Hydras weren’t green’s iconic creature type quite yet when the block came out.)
In any case, the card above is my attempt at building a creature that I think would serve as a worthy commander for a Hydra tribal deck, and also give Hydras a legendary creature in the green-centered shard.
Flavorfully, I imagine this non-planeswalker Tormanu as still relatively young and wild. They haven’t yet found the harmony between their heads that would cause their planeswalker spark to ignite. But even in their youth, they were a force to be reckoned with.
Thoughts? Feedback?
OH!!! And of course I can’t forget to thank @dancing-sword for the awesome art I used for this card! Thanks so much for letting me use it!