mtg japanese strixhaven cards Triumph of the Hordes (Japanese) [Secrets of Strixhaven: Mystical Arch and exile one of them Return to the Ranks (#076)

There are few cards as universally efficient and useful as Vindicate

This black commander provides a powerful vampire payoff in the command zone or perhaps I should say it punishes everybody not running vampires

Sun-Cryst is pricier but more flexible, as this destroys nonland permanents rather than creatures

But who wants to stay in first gear for the entire race

While the four reprinted legends are fairly heavily played, with both Bruna, Light of Alabaster and Daxos of Meletis in the top eight UW commanders on EDHREC, Bosh, Iron Golem as the 19th most played red commander according to EDHREC, andBudoka Gardener just barely cracking the top 50 for green commanders, no amount of playability can overcome the lack of numbers compared to previous years

Commanding Conclusion Jerren, Corrupted Bishop | Illustration by Yongjae Choi As you can see, while lifegain and recursion are among the most common ways to build around cleric commanders, there are many other abilities they can bring to the table, especially with the introduction of backgrounds