Magic: The Gathering – Monarchs & White Aggro Decks Have a Place in Commander Legends – CBR – Comic Book Resources

In M:TG's Commander Legends, mono-white aggro is taking shape, with various cards vying for the crown. Plus, there are new legends to meet.

The upcoming Magic: The Gathering set,Commander Legends, is borrowing a bit of everything from the game. For the first time, the rules of the Commander format are being used inbooster draft Limited. That means plenty of exciting legendary creatures and chaotic spells will be included in this huge set.

Commander Legends might lack the high-dollar reprints of Double Masters from earlier this year, but on the other hand, the ultra-popular Commander format is getting a huge boost. And by now in spoiler season, the draft archetypes are starting to emerge. White mana, in particular, is really carving out a niche for itself, which it sometimes shares with black mana. It's time to get political.

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Flashy new legendary creatures have been revealed recently, and they come in all five colors. A returning face is Zur the Enchanter, an Esper-colored Wizard who first appeared in the Coldsnap set. It's a 1/4 flier that can tutor for cheap enchantments anytime it attacks, then put those enchantments onto the battlefield. Zur isn't the strongest legend in its colors, but with the right Voltron build, it can be quite fearsome, and might even enable combos.

Red mana, meanwhile, brings a legendary Planeswalker that can serve as a commander and has Partner. Jeska, Thrice Reborn is a cheap 2Rthat can greatly amplify how much damage a targeted creature can deal, or it can deal damage to three targets at once. Interestingly enough, this aggressive red Planeswalker wants its commander to be cast many times, adding to its "reborn" theme if it's the commander itself.

Meanwhile, Blue mana brings in a Sphinx named Eligeth, a hefty 5/6 flier that can turn scry into a card-drawing engine. By now, scry is an evergreen mechanic, and it's all over the place. With Eligeth, cheap scry becomes ultra-efficient card draw, such as Omenspeaker or the ten scrylands from the Theros block. Colfenor, the Last Yew appears as a creature at last in Abzan colors, a fascinating addition to the Treefolk tribe. This 3/7 is highly defensive with reach and vigilance that can bring back dead creatures from the graveyard to the hand whenever it or a friendly creature dies, an example of this color combination's famed endurance.

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