The idea of an impossibly large mansion plays into the horror trope space we were exploring, so that's what got greenlit: A new plane 70's and 80's horror film inspired (and the technology level that came with that) A set that takes place solely inside a single mansion In exploratory design, the first question we asked was, "How do we keep this world from mechanically stepping on the toes of the planes of Innistrad and New Phyrexia?" Early on, we realized the horror we wanted to evoke relied on a specific mood and tone
Ive sort-of covered some of the specific interactions before, but the cards which matter most here are the ones you can make your Commander
Once youre done sorting the WUBRG part of your collection, its time to move on to the CMLT part
Putting free spells on a body is even better, because there are so many ways to abuse them
This list ranks these commanders based on how much synergy they offer and how powerful their effects are once they hit the battlefield
A Brief History of Intimidate Intimidate came about as a replacement for another keyword, fear