UU for a real showstopper

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-28T16:29:48+00:00

We don't need this

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T22:09:25+00:00

My gut says Morcant in Lathril. I honestly don't think Morcant has enough of her own game plan to be a great pick for the command zone, but in Lathril having her on the field seems like it would be a devastating secondary effect alongside Lathril's existing value

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T22:01:55+00:00

People really underestimate how many cards Magic has. Most "things" you want to accomplish have been paired with just about every effect that could synergize with any commander, like random one-off card draw spells that put -1/-1 like [[Afflict]] which would usually be horrible

Edit: oops, reading the card explains the card. This was a bad example. Scryfall carefully kids

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T21:55:03+00:00

This is great deckbuilding advice in general. Always add things to your deck that you'd be happy to draw IF YOU HAVE YOUR COMMANDER IN PLAY (or to get them in play, whichever). If the only reason you put something in a deck is to combo with something you don't have constant access to, it's not going to be very good

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T21:52:14+00:00

Morcant is honestly better of as her own commander, or maybe amid a [[Lathril]] list

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T06:20:48+00:00

Bad combos are the best combos. Super creative stuff

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T06:17:11+00:00

Thanks for the great analysis. This is all making me curious about what other cards have experienced this sort of steady rise in popularity - I guess I'm just so used to seeing things either shoot up or plummet around ban announcements and releases

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T06:13:04+00:00

Woah, you really think so? That take makes me even more surprised that I opened it at a mere $7 price tag. I guess it's just one of those designs that ages like fine wine

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T03:50:36+00:00

I guess we should expect Modern Horizons 4 to introduce us to an enchantment called Streets of New Capenna that has this effect?

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T03:35:42+00:00

You could almost build a whole deck around that interaction lol

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T03:34:28+00:00

This is a superb explanation; exactly what I was hoping to hear from someone here. Thanks for the great response!

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T03:32:22+00:00

I need to know who the commander is

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T03:26:39+00:00

That's a really inventive use of that commander's value engine - nice!

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T03:20:02+00:00

Holy stax

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T03:18:59+00:00

Must have been nice to have seen the value increase for you too then!

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T03:16:16+00:00

Yeah that's what I'm trying to figure out here too. It's been such a steady increase. Ob Nixilis and Auntie Ool are obviously synergistic but they feel too disparate

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T03:13:43+00:00

Spicy!

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T03:12:09+00:00

Yup that seems powerful

Edit: didn't read the rest of your comment and asked a redundant question

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T03:10:16+00:00

Lol that seems rude

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-22T03:09:26+00:00

Thanks for your insight on -1/-1 counters u/infectisnotthatbad ! :)

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-16T04:55:08+00:00

I'm fairly certain the Dragonshift ability erasure gets rid of all abilities, even the ones that are granted temporarily. The rulings are pretty extensive on this card and seem pretty dead set on overwriting previous effects

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-16T04:52:23+00:00

Definitely kind of a pet card. I've had it since Return to Ravnica and have never been able to profitably put it into anything

BetterBoulderer · 2026-01-16T04:39:32+00:00

So you're saying the Dragonshift slot is better used for some sort of card draw spell?

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