The Five Best Commanders for Beginners in Magic: The Gathering If youve only ever watched Commander from the sidelines, the format can look downright intimidating, a hundred-card singleton deck, a legendary creature steering the whole ship, and three opponents all eyeing your life total at once
MTG Lost Caverns of Ixalan Explorers of the Deep Decklist Heres the full decklist for the Explorers of the Deep Commander deck from Creatures to Lands: Creature: 29 Cards 1 Benthic Biomancer 1 Coralhelm Commander 1 Emperor Mihail II 1 Herald of Secret Streams 1 Kopala, Warden of Waves 1 Master of the Pearl Trident 1 Merfolk Sovereign 1 Seafloor Oracle 1 Surgespanner 1 Svyelun of Sea and Sky 1 Thassa, God of the Sea 1 Thieving Skydiver 1 Deeproot Elite 1 Realmwalker 1 Cold-Eyed Selkie 1 Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca 1 Prime Speaker Zegana 1 Tishana, Voice of Thunder 1 Vorel of the Hull Clade 1 Zegana, Utopian Speaker 1 Metallic Mimic 1 Merrow Reejerey 1 Sage of Fables 1 Stonybrook Banneret 1 Evolution Sage 1 Kioras Follower 1 Merfolk Mistbinder 1 Merfolk Skydiver 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid Sorcery: 4 Cards 1 Curse of the Swine 1 Ravenform 1 Explore 1 Kodamas Reach Instant: 7 Cards 1 Ruinous Intrusion 1 Quandrix Command 1 Aetherize 1 Rapid Hybridization 1 Beast Within 1 Inspiring Call 1 Growth Spiral Artifact: 5 cards 1 Arcane Signet 1 Commanders Sphere 1 Simic Signet 1 Sol Ring 1 Swiftfoot Boots Enchantment: 6 Cards 1 Kindred Discovery 1 Reflections of Littjara 1 Branching Evolution 1 Hardened Scales 1 Simic Ascendancy 1 Deeproot Waters Land: 36 Cards 1 Alchemists Refuge 1 Hinterland Harbor 1 Karns Bastion 1 Mosswort Bridge 1 Temple of Mystery 1 Vineglimmer Snarl 1 Command Tower 1 Llanowar Reborn 1 Myriad Landscape 1 Path of Ancestry 1 Reliquary Tower 1 Rogues Passage 1 Secluded Courtyard 1 Simic Growth Chamber 1 Temple of the False God 1 Unclaimed Territory 7 Forest 13 Island New: 13 cards 1 Hakbal of the Surging Soul 1 Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood 1 Mist Dancer 1 Ripples of Potential 1 Wave Goodbye 1 Bygone Marvels 1 Deeproot Historian 1 Topography Tracker 1 Tributary Instructor 1 Singer of Swift Rivers 1 Commit /// Memory 1 Merfolk Cave-Diver 1 Nicanzil, Current Conductor Simic colors deploying +1/+1 counters are among MTGs most reliably well-performing archetypes
It's Just a Phase Each turn is constructed of five phases, and each phase consists of discrete steps that happen regardless of whether or not you do something during them
Pair wipes with targeted removal and counterspells
Choose a Background Choose a background and partner use the same ruleset, just with different card types acting as the second commander
That doesn't mean I haven't had to sit my son down a couple of times to review what is (and is not) appropriate, but I would rather they filter themselves than relying on a 3rd party to limit my kids' speech
