merfolk commander deck mtg Precon Upgrade | “Explorers of the Deep” | Lost Caverns of Ixalan | The Command Zone 573 The Best Merfolk Kindred Commanders

Like the other commanders from 2017s Commander release, Edgar comes with an incredibly powerful eminence ability, one that helps establish an incredibly powerful board state very quickly

Five of them lie within

In a 1v1 format like Standard, giving your opponent a card so you can use the creature right away is a downside, but this blue enchantment from Bloomburrow creates the opportunity for lucrative political deals in Commander

Just imagine an opponent going all-in with Arcbound Ravager when you have Runic Armasaur and one mana left up

I also didn't really want to go the old fashioned "theme deck" route, which led me tentatively into and out of Magic a few times over the past 25 years

And if youre scrying, this card lets you pull cards you put on the bottom of the deck, which gives you more options