best beginner mtg commander decks The Commanders 2026 Magic: The Gathering: Starter Commander

The higher the combined stats, the wider the range of creatures you can tutor directly into play, which leads to more mana to cast even bigger creatures

While youre paying life, you can build up Font of Agonies for great board control

Unholy Heat is a little more dynamic and so on average performs a little better but Wild Slash absolutely outputs more damage in my cube

Legolas, Merry and Pippin (ok, Meriadoc and Peregrin, if were referring to their full first names) are all here, as is the comparatively young Ent named Quickbeam and another ally of Gandalf, Radagast the Brown

You'll be more likely to have interaction or removal when you need it

It can helm a Changeling deck and make Universal Automaton free to cast