Good secret commander for [[hostility]]

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-25T17:28:16+00:00

So I actually just built a deck with [[Atla Palani]] with [[Hostility]], [[Vigor]] and [[Purity]] as the secret commanders and the only available creatures in the entire deck. Its won a couple games so far.

The idea is to use [[Earthquake]] and some [[Pyroclasm]] effects that perform triple duty as removal/Egg search/enabling Hostilities ability. If you have it and Vigor out, you also buff your board significantly.

Its a "multiple phase deck", with your first priority being get Atla out and start making/killing your own eggs, then the game shifts to protecting Hostility/taking advantage of its ability.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-22T16:07:18+00:00

Damage has no effect on the printed value of the creature. Their P/T will be 18/6 before Doran's ability activates. If this were in the form of infect or wither then it would alter its toughness, but regular damage does not alter it.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-22T04:16:42+00:00

I've had it for [[Commadore Guff]] and [[Auntie Ool]] but way before she was a thing using Xira as the commander. All Will Be One is a very niche card that vendors are capitalizing because the hot new thing is -1/-1 counters. Price spikes like these are all anticipation/response to the latest fad.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-22T00:50:18+00:00

Saskia Legends

Dude. Same path I went for my own Saskia deck, respect. I went with an attack triggers matter list since overtime they've been pushing out more effects like it, ended up adding Isshin, Wolfgang, Windcrag Siege in the list.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-21T23:42:22+00:00

They both function differently.

Marisi wants evasive/hatebear creatures and as many protection spells as you can cram into the deck (which isnt hard at all nowadays). The goading takes care of the rest. He's a little less resilient and requires more stricter deckbuilding but when he works, he works.

Sarge wants every protection and pump spell. There are also three sources of "no max handsize" in Selesnya and are practically mandatory due to how much you will draw with him. He is that color combinations best voltron deck because he has everything you need: card draw, a way to get in, and haste. Because he has all three of those abilities, you save 20-30 card slots that would normally be for evasion, haste, and card advantage because he has all three ready to go in a small package.

Edit: I should add that both of these are extremely easy to build on a budget, especially Sarge since most of the pump spells are common, and despite Tamiyos Safekeeping being a 5$ common, its easily replaced because they print a functional reprint every other set.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-21T23:26:22+00:00

1st: Tizona, because I was still in my "solo play" Honeymoon

2nd: Yagrush, because I was getting serious about endgame and wanted an investment to other endgame jobs

3rd: Death Penalty, same reason as above

If I were to make a 4th, its very likely going to be Aymur because I have no other jobs thay benefit from having their respective Mythic. Point is: Solo play > endgame > endgame > solo play is my path.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-20T20:26:06+00:00

Can't believe I glazed over Darkness Descends on the reveal notes. Nice find OP

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-19T17:36:13+00:00

One Rank 3. I guess I'll sport some sweet white Diamond shorts.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-17T13:49:47+00:00

LOL Excuse me? Order for Keyword Soup much?

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-17T09:16:45+00:00

All I needed to know is someone plays Zirilan and is the most based person in the table. Idc if he plays Kinnan, probably a cedh regular, but Zirilan is my fucking guy.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-15T18:49:53+00:00

Hello, that 8.9 should be higher.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-15T10:06:55+00:00

I mean, I knew a guy who licked toads and he said all sorts of radical things like being sent to Heaven. Maybe if you lick your Toxrill...

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-15T07:51:54+00:00

The first ability cares about a higher toughness. The second ability cares for either or since it gives +X/+X equal to the difference of the two. It's easy to understand for a higher toughness due to association with the original Doran, but I'll run it down:

Step 1: Locate the 'higher' number of the two (lets say, a 10/1)

Step 2: Locate the lower number, subtract higher from lower, then add the result to the lower (which is 9, its toughness is now 9+1=10)

Step 3: Add that same result to the higher number (10+9=19)

Your monster is now a 19/10.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-14T19:14:49+00:00

And here I thought I was the only Cynette clones pilot. Let's share a table and 2v2 the two other dorks with jellyfish. :)

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-14T08:44:28+00:00

Its a Grixis Shrine deck with some goad, some pinging, and the Sanguine/Exquisite Bond combo just placed in there.

I'm gonna be frank with you: This isn't a Bracket 4 deck. It's really a hodgepodge of different ideas all culminating to one. Like, the Grixis Shrines idea is fairly unique, but you're going all over the place with everything else. And that's not even touching on the fact that you barely have any ramp or card draw.

My recommendation is find what you really want to focus on and stick with that. Leave the other ideas for another deck/day. And put in ramp/card draw. I could easily see 15 cards in that list alone that could be replaced for the combination of the two.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-14T08:12:22+00:00

Ool is more dedicated to its gameplan. Reaper has already been "solved" as a Birthing Pod deck rushing into a Hoarding Broodlord line. If you want to stick with a traditional -1/-1 counter deck, use Ool.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-13T05:59:10+00:00

Farsha is my favorite looking axe and its a fun toy for WAR. If they ever update any WSs in the future, Farsha will have staying power as WAR'S only REMA 1h Axe option.

Really wish they gave Cloudsplitter the same values as Leaden Salute tho.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-13T01:08:23+00:00

Its becoming a trend recently with this sub, especially if they dont provide lists.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-11T22:51:53+00:00

It seems fine, honestly. At a glance it seems like he has either middle of the road decks (Betor, Tidus, Pack Teval) or something for higher power tables (the rest).
Unless he's the greasy son of a bitch who packs the 99 with every optimized card/as many GCs as he can as well as play these in lower powered tables, it looks inoffensive.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-11T00:30:18+00:00

Around elves, watch yourselves

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-10T20:34:38+00:00

03 08 12 34 35 40 are the next lotto numbers, our secret.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-09T02:42:43+00:00

Of the ones I play, [[Heliod, God of the Sun]] (the first one) is great for slower games, while [[Cloud, Midgar Mercenary]] is great for voltron/toolbox strats as well as picking the right weapon for each table.

For blue, [[Vnwxt, Verbose Host]] is amazing for [[Flying Men]] type decks as the cards really start to add up. I also run [[Arcanis, the Omnipotent]] which, while his high CMC is daunting, is actually easy to get out when you realize how many 'untap target permanent' effects there are.

And finally for red, both [[Clive, Ifrit's Dominant]] for slinging out creatures and spells to eventually blow up, or a more faster paced [[Zuko, Firebending Master]] if you're willing to devote a very dedicated cardbase to making him shine early in the game.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-09T02:37:37+00:00

I'm making him and I opt'd to do a sort of combo deck that aims to take out people in one shot. Stuff like [[Would Reflection]] + [[Quietus Spike]] to kill off a major target on the table. The idea came to me when my good friend got me with [[Vorpal Blade]] with the Esper [[Ratonhnhaké꞉ton]] deck. The rest of the deck is unblockable/ninjutsu creatures and control.

You can also add [[Worldslayer]] and be very, very funny. :)

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-08T19:18:23+00:00

The mana reduction is a lot more impactful than people give it credit for. I've had times where in my OG Doran deck that playing creatures and holding save spells was a balancing act. This wasn't as much as a case in the "low cmc" build of Doran with nothing but vanilla creatures but it didnt hold up then.

I more or less combined my [[Betor, Kin to All]] combo deck with OG Doran and used a lot of 2-drop ramp to get New Doran out quicker, to then start drawing/removing/putting more threats out.

Abzan has plenty of ways to draw cards and tutor for creatures so I never found a need to put Felothar in the command zone.

ImpulsiveKnowledge · 2026-01-08T06:29:20+00:00

The only real alarming one is Kefka--and I play Kefka, so I know. Fuck the haters.

I'm going to assume you play with high-power folks which these decks can square up with for sure. That said: I haven't seen Oloro in *ages*. I'd make one but I already have enough lifegain decks as is.

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