Magic: The Gathering Strixhaven Commander Deck – Silverquill Statement (Black-White) Minimal Packaging Version

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In short, feel free to include whatever removal spells you would like. This is simply my chance to get on a soap box to advocate for synergy over staples. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk. 5 Ways to Upgrade Silverquill Statement Mark Rosewater (March 29, 2021). " I really enjoyed your list of Witherbloom majors". Blogatog. Tumblr. Author of Shadows could have benefited from being 4 cmc card. I doubt he's broken as you're likely to cast 1 exiled spell in most games. If two or more free draws per turn cycle seems great for a three-mana W/B commander, you’re right! Tymna the Weaver remains one of the strongest options in the color for a reason. Tying this powerful value engine to your opponents’ combat decisions isn’t enough to scupper that potential, but I suspect it will make Breena more polarizing — and this goes for all the other politics-based effects in the precon, too. Commander 2021 Strixhaven: Silverquill Statement Commander 2021 Strixhaven: Silverquill Statement Commander 2021 Strixhaven: Silverquill Statement

Cards that were printed in the simultaneously-released Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion, and thus use the Strixhaven expansion symbol, are: Reprint wise, it's just sad. Let me list down cards that I think are useless. Again, I could be wrong but if you want me to explain more on the card I choose here, please ask me in the comment section. Graveyard Recursion.Again, very thematic stuff here, but a mixed bag. I think Incarnation Technique is very solid, as is Infernal Offering. Magister of Worth? Not so much. Blake Rasmussen (February 18, 2021). " The First Lesson: Introduction to Strixhaven". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Breena without a doubt is political commander but I think she could been better if she also able to function in 1v1. I know politics is multiplayer thing but it's better to have a card that functions in every part of the game. No way she can beat Tymna since she allows people to draw cards and that itself is a minus to you unless we have figured out a way to make the cards in their hand hard to cast.Nowthat we have the ratios in mind, let's take a look at the individual cards, highlighting the strongest and weakest in each category. Nils is a trap like combat calligrapher. Buffing others without a form of protection is never a good idea. Instead, invest on pillowfort cards with minimal effort. White has interesting effect but power level wise, it's still poor execution. Card Draw.Six cards simply isn't enough to keep up with a table. Having one of the better draw options always available in the command zone helps, but even what we've got isn't that great. Honestly after Breena I think Secret Rendezvous is the next best here, and I don't even rate that card super high. They're thematic, sure, but they're weak. This area needs the most work. To play politics in edh, you generally run good cards that are flexible. Then, you can decide if you want to align yourself with any of player of choice. Tempting contract is mediocre card. If no one is interested in getting the extra mana, it's useless. Also, if your opponent wants mana, he or she doesn't mind giving you a treasure token since they will just destroy everyone. So, this card could have been deleted and replaced with SMOTHERING TITHE.

Both the reprints and the new cards we’re getting this year seem to be more interesting than what we got in the last few sets of precons. Overall, I think this compensates for the increase in price. Soul Shatter , Kaya’s Guile , Heliod’s Intervention , Vanquish the Horde , and Toxic Deluge will give you boatloads of card advantage when they sweep away whatever threats opponents throw at you. Blind Obedience isn’t exactly removal, but it slows down opposing forces and buys time with life gain.There's some solid inclusions here, such as Knight of the White Orchid and thematic choices like Victory Chimes. I'm not sold on Tempting Contract like some others are -- it's entirely dependent on your opponents, so I guess hope for bad opponents? However, I don't like the over-reliance on land deficit ramp cards: Knight of the White Orchid, Boreas Charger, Scholarship Sponsor, all these cards can end up doing nothing for you by themselves, but cast one and each subsequent one you cast gets that much worse. Jay Annelli (March 25, 2021). " Killian's father is a dean at Silverquill. Is that Embrose?". Archive Trap Mini. Tumblr.

The white side of Silverquill is about using the power of language to uplift and inspire their allies and shine a light on the evils of society. Inkwrights, glyphweavers, and quillmancers conjure energizing verses that manifest as living ink. Warsingers, silvertongues, and battle poets use the power of their vocal performance to stir hearts and energize the air around them. Vainglories and honormancers wield the power of a perfectly crafted compliment (often directed at themselves) to enhance a person's most splendid attribute. Scornmages and lumimancers bring light to bear on shameful situations and hold corrupt institutions to account. Shaile Talonrook, an Owlin, is Silverquill's white-aligned dean. Everything except Orzhov Advokist, that is. That one can stay because it adds counters to your creatures. Other than that, you should probably take out Vows and Curses as well for this one. 3. Combat Manipulation (4-7)I think Felisa should have benefited from tokens dying as well being a 3mc commander. I could be wrong but I can vouch for her being a choice for Silverquill as she can function in every part of the game unlike Breena. Maybe someone has found a way to make her fringe at least. Plus people are completely overlooking the fact that Breena is a ridiculous engine for +1/+1 counters. Assuming each player triggering Breena on their turn in a 4-Player FFA game, that's six +1/+1 counters going on to your creatures each turn cycle, which is absolutely ridiculous. The precon doesn't have a lot of counter support -- only a handful of cards like Fain, the Broker, Felisa, Fang of Silverquill, and Elite Scaleguard -- but even so, giving your creatures an extra combined 6 power and toughness each turn cycle is a ton for a three mana commander! I think it's important to mention Shadrix as a potential upgrade to Breena. When using Breena, you're entirely at the mercy of the table in terms of whether or not her ability will trigger, even if she can trigger multiple times in a round. If you play the game of politics well, or if your playgroup indulges it, you'll be rewarded handsomely; if you don't politic well, if your group catches on to your plans, or if you end up in a 1v1 scenario, Breena doesn't amount to much more than a measly 1/3 flier. Last but not least, there are a few mechanics in Magic that let each player vote for the outcome of a spell’s ability. There have been a few recommendations in this article that try to take advantage of the political aspects of Commander. a b c Doug Beyer and Ari Zirulnik (April 01, 2021). " Planeswalker's Guide to Strixhaven". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

Bladegriff Prototype is an interesting card, since each trigger seems beneficial for the table, while overall, the card heavily benefits you. It will often overstay its welcome and cause some damage. card draw; Breena, the Demagogue, Keen Duelist, Secret Rendezvous, Ambition's Cost, Stinging Study, Coveted Jewel The cards here are mandatory group hug effects. That's just bad cards in the end as you're helping your opponent way too much. Precon should have flexible card. Duelist heritage is good example as it gives you option to give double strike on your own creature or opponent creature. The word "may" is what most cards should have in their card text here.I really like the way they’re trying to take the five color pairings in new and interesting directions instead of rehashing older identities and themes. Prismari being artists instead of crazy scientists and engineers like the Izzet seems like an almost natural evolution. Simic leaving biology on the side for a while to become Quandrix and focus on math also feels like a logical path to follow. Lorehold being historians and archaeologists feels really in line with the Boros’ grandeur while bringing a new flavor to it. Witherbloom are probably the least different from their Golgari counterpart, with them being biologists who live in swamps and care about the life and death dynamic. And finally, the Silverquill intellectuals are the furthest from the Orzhov’s corruption-ridden church they could possibly be, at least lore wise. Breenais the perfect leader for this Political precon, so we're keeping her in the command zone when we do our upgrades.