This is a testing/includes thread. Post pictures or a text list using /c with what cards you plan to include and what cards you plan to test.
Including:
Testing:
In the early years of Commander sets, WOTC used to be really good about designing cards that had appeal to formats other than EDH. Cards like Scavenging Ooze, Flusterstorm, Hornet Queen, Toxic Deluge, Unexpectedly Absent, Ophiomancer, True-Name Nemesis, Containment Priest, Daretti, Scrap Savant, Song of the Dryads, and Mystic Confluence all quickly came into favor for formats such as Legacy and Cube. These cards were great because they had value both in multiplayer formats and normal constructed. Over time, however, the quality of the new cards printed in Commander products has taken a nosedive. Other than a few select cards each release, new Commander cards tend to be worse than their old-school counterparts. Commander 2017 and 18 were both especially weak. It's a bit unfortunate, because these sets used to be some of the best sources of cube cards in the game.
However, this year seems to change the trend a little bit. While many of the cards are over costed and have poor abilities, there are some that seem to have interesting play to them. Other than the obvious power outlier in Laelia, the Blade Reforged, there are some cards here with legitimately unique abilities. I think there might be quite a bit here for cubes running low-power removal. While there isn't a ton for a high-power environment like mine (other than Laelia, who seems quite insane), I can see a lot of potential inclusions for some people. I am excited to see what is come up with, because this set has a number of cards that are just asking to be broken.
What are your plans for this set?
-GT
Including:
Testing:
In the early years of Commander sets, WOTC used to be really good about designing cards that had appeal to formats other than EDH. Cards like Scavenging Ooze, Flusterstorm, Hornet Queen, Toxic Deluge, Unexpectedly Absent, Ophiomancer, True-Name Nemesis, Containment Priest, Daretti, Scrap Savant, Song of the Dryads, and Mystic Confluence all quickly came into favor for formats such as Legacy and Cube. These cards were great because they had value both in multiplayer formats and normal constructed. Over time, however, the quality of the new cards printed in Commander products has taken a nosedive. Other than a few select cards each release, new Commander cards tend to be worse than their old-school counterparts. Commander 2017 and 18 were both especially weak. It's a bit unfortunate, because these sets used to be some of the best sources of cube cards in the game.
However, this year seems to change the trend a little bit. While many of the cards are over costed and have poor abilities, there are some that seem to have interesting play to them. Other than the obvious power outlier in Laelia, the Blade Reforged, there are some cards here with legitimately unique abilities. I think there might be quite a bit here for cubes running low-power removal. While there isn't a ton for a high-power environment like mine (other than Laelia, who seems quite insane), I can see a lot of potential inclusions for some people. I am excited to see what is come up with, because this set has a number of cards that are just asking to be broken.
What are your plans for this set?
-GT
