The Top 13 Mono-Black Commanders Like mono-colored decks themselves, this ranking is quite simple
Here it can serve the same purpose, but it mainly lets you establish a quick battlefield presence, setting you up to maximize Nissa, Voice of Zendikar and Verdurous Gearhulk
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Modern-day Commander is closer to a eurogame (a class of tabletop games that generally feature indirect player interaction, lack player elimination, and provide multiple ways to score points) than a multiplayer game of Magic, and that has never been more true than it is in 2025
Even better is the card's second ability: at the start of your end step, you gain control of a non-land permanent controlled by a player who was dealt combat damage by three or more pirates on this turn