What have you discovered when exploring their secrets?
#(6-9-23) Tell me something about your favorite commander that nobody (or almost nobody) else knows.
glacial walrus
blissful rivet
I mean, idk about knows, but Tawnos, Solemn Survivor and Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist are pretty rare
gaunt sun
4% of [[Nazahn, Revered Bladesmith]] decklists on EDHRec do not run Hammer of Nazahn.
ionic blazeBOT
blissful rivet
Lol
light temple
For [[Odric Lunarch Marshal]], his ability works on Every combat step, not just yours. Not only is it one of the most underutilized portions of his ability, its one the secret for success in my Sisay deck.
ionic blazeBOT
past condor
Secret tech
hollow scroll
[[!Marchesa the black rose]] brings herself back with her ability
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hollow scroll
I’m sure some people know this, but I’ve had to cover it a few times
As a bonus, [[!braids arisen nightmare]] is EXCELLENT with cards like [[!midnight oil]]
balmy trellis
A lot of people don't realize that [[Rakdos Lord of Riots]] counts the life lost before it was cast that turn.
ionic blazeBOT
Legendary Creature — Demon
You can't cast this spell unless an opponent lost life this turn.
Flying, trample
Creature spells you cast cost 
less to cast for each 1 life your opponents have lost this turn.
6/6
hollow scroll
She makes a bunch of the “instant benefit at a price” cards very usable
fallen moat
Not many Kitt Kanto players seem to play [[Scaretiller]] who goes kinda nutty with fetchlands and her, but even moreso if you got [[Reckless Racer]] or its near functional reprint Hangar Scrounger. Getting those two out together is a case of Ha Ha Lands Go BRRRRRRR.
Let alone if Drumbellower or Seedborn Muse join the party.
craggy snow
well if you ask my playgroup, it’s that [[Surrak Dragonclaw]] doesn’t have trample lmao
ionic blazeBOT
calm bridge
I mean, idk about knows, but Tawnos, Solemn Survivor and Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist...
Do you have a list up for Ashnod? I built her recently and I'm curious to see how you took it.
jagged dock
[[Valiant changeling]] in Orah...
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Creature — Shapeshifter
This spell costs less to cast for each creature type among creatures you control. This effect can't reduce the amount of mana this spell costs by more than 
.
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
Double strike
3/3
jagged dock
This card is VERY often 1-2 mana and thanks to Orah will bring back anyone even Mikaeus
viscid dirge
[[Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir]] exists.
Land creatures is a deck that's seem dribs and drabs of support since BFZ but it's such a fun archetype that produces really wierd and interesting gameplay because of the inherent risk/reward of throwing your resources at your opponent
But I've never seen anyone else play it
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calm bridge
[[Niv-Mizzet, Reborn]] needs to be built around the color distributions in order to sculpt how many cards you're going to be getting.
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vital flare
I’ve never ran into another [[dreadhorde champion]] player
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Legendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
Trample
Whenever Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, you may discard any number of cards. If you do, draw that many cards and add that much 
. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.
5/4
vital flare
The card is just absurd
blissful rivet
Do you have a list up for Ashnod? I built her recently and I'm curious to see ho...
I went Voltron with it. Still trying to find the right balance of stuff, but the deck has popped off a few times. New treats in LOTR, and I really want Lucille.
calm bridge
This is what I built. It's definitely not going Voltron and is instead trying to ramp out some big artifacts I had. https://www.moxfield.com/decks/pjfE0W_0QUCplBB4CNILKQ
I thought about doing voltron, and it makes a lot of sense, my hope of ghirapur is along similar lines
blissful rivet
Mmm, checks out. I used to run more big artifacts but have just leaned further and further into Voltron.
I have like 9 power stone tokens and it's not always enough
calm bridge
I just use 2 with a spindown for each and have one to represent tapped and one untapped.
blissful rivet
Fair. I just had fun collecting as many as I could
calm bridge
It's because I have a box for tokens so it limits how many I can bring
I need to put transmogrant's crown in the list though. I realized how good it is with Ashnod vs skullclamp
Since a lot of the things I want to sacrifice are 1 toughness it at least means they're allive at the combat step
1 card + 1 powerstone is pretty good.
calm bridge
Is that a charcoal sketch?
blissful rivet
Stylistically. I was at Magic Con Minneapolis and no one had a power stone so I went with Aaron Millers colorless mana token and had him label it.
calm bridge
Makes sense!
faint hornet
I never saw someone playing [[mayael the anima]]
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Legendary Creature — Elf Shaman
, 
: Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put a creature card with power 5 or greater from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
The sacred Anima's eyes are blind to all but the grandest truths.
2/3
jagged dock
I never saw someone playing [[mayael the anima]]
I take it you are newer to edh?
That card was a monster at one point...
faint hornet
I play edh since before 2010... 😁 Mayael is my third oldest deck. But i never encounter someone playing her in my different play groups.
past condor
she's fallen out of favor, but she was really popular before, like, 2017
jagged dock
Legitimately if I could ban any card due to edh trauma it's Mayael
Is it ban worthy? No. But I still have post RotE flashbacks.
faint hornet
Is it ban worthy? No. But I still have post RotE flashbacks.
I understand that. However, I never play any eldrazi in my decks so I don't have the same trauma 😉
vital flare
Is it a hot take nowadays to say that Eldrazi cheatyface is boring as hell?
I’ve thought it was for years
balmy trellis
Eldrazi Cheatyface?