Magic: The Gathering Legends Reap The Tides (100 Card Ready-to-Play Deck, 1 Foil Commander, Blue-Green)

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This isn’t the only combination available, either; there are a number of ways to go infinite, all requiring Retreat to Coralhelm and one of your land summoners. Here are a few other combinations: In a similar vein to Akiri, Fearless Voyager (a.k.a Akiri 2.0), Wyleth, Soul of Steel rewards you with actual card draw for leaning into Equipment and Auras. While Akiri 2.0 and Wyleth, Soul of Steel both grant card draw in a color combination typically not associated with retaining a large hand size, their differences are noteworthy.

Commander precons are always good value when they first release. You typically get several Commander staples in them, which add up to what you paid for it. They’re also good fun and a nice place to start for new players.lands and Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait, Coiling Oracle, Explore, Growth Spiral, Rampant Growth, Cultivate, Kodama's Reach, Urban Evolution, Sol Ring, Simic Signet, Khalni Heart Expedition, Search for Tomorrow There are also a lot of lands that enter tapped. While this is not a huge problem in lower-level circles, if you can upgrade to dual lands that enter untapped, you should. Some great additions would be: Powerful and varied synergies between the cards. A decent number of good tutors. Good mana curve. Has an efficient and consistent way to win on turns 10-12 (level 7) or 7-9 (level 8). Some social rules — like no mass land destruction, no consistent combo wins — still exist. Primary goal is to protect our value engine aka Aesi and the difference between 1cmc and 2cmc is huge.

Wyleth, Soul of Steel from Arm for Battle is a very Boros commander, to no surprise, and is going to be a very combat-focused play style. ZNR also had a warrior and equipment theme, so this seems to continue that idea and encourages a Voltron strategy (making one beefed-up creature with a bunch of auras/equipment). Commander Legends vs. Other Commander Precons Targeted Removal.There's a high amount of targeted removal and most of it is really good. Allstars include Terastodon, Reclamation Sage, and Acidic Slime, being good on their own but particularly strong when paired with the mass bounce spells in the precon to re-use their powerful ETB triggers. There's some less appealing options here but it's a great start. The most expensive part of this upgrade is Roil Elemental, but it’s easily one of the most powerful Landfall payoffs. Just one or two turns of ramping with this on board will completely decimate any advantage your opponents have, making it a must-answer threat. While Boros does continue to lean into its combat roots, I think WotC has done interesting work in expanding the color combination's potential for staying power and card advantage. I'm really pleased with the versatility of Boros Equipment and Aura support we've gotten of late. Feeling more aggressive? Maybe Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh and Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist (cliffside excavations? #lifegoals). Want to be more resilient and reactive? Maybe Akiri, Fearless Voyager this game. Or maybe 'more smash = more cash'? Wyleth, Soul of Steel can provide some of the Voltron feel while also snowballing into more card advantage. Plus, all of these cards synergize well together in the 99, smoothing out Equip costs, adding resiliency, and granting card advantage in colors that have historically struggled with them in a four-player free-for-all.If you have another idea about how to do it, I would love to hear about it in the comments. Otherwise, let’s get right into which cards I would include for these different upgrade pathways. Power Level

While there is a reasonable difference in power between Commander 2020 and the other products right out of the box, some simple upgrades can help rectify any balance issues. You can see my upgrade article for Reap the Tides here, and Kristen Gregory’s article for Arm for Battle here for some inspiration! Upgradability The only real difference is that Aesi is a Serpent with a bigger body and it can let you play an additional land on each of your turns. These differences are the ones that we are going to accentuate for this section and the rest of the article. Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait from Reap the Tides is a Simic commander following up on Zendikar Rising’s landfall theme. You get to play extra lands and draw extra cards for doing so! Definitely two things we love doing in Magic: getting ahead in mana, and having more cards. The most impressive strategy right out of the box is Landfall. Rampaging Baloths and Avenger of Zendikar are format all-stars, and for good reason: they’re efficient, powerful, and reward you just for playing the game. It would be wise to lean harder into this as your main strategy; Aesi enables far more land drops than most Tatyova builds ever could, so taking advantage of that is key to a successful build.There aren’t too many reprints that have dramatically influenced price or availability, though Commander 2020 has helped to keep the price of many staples down, like Skullclamp and Lightning Greaves. Commander Legends continued this trend, with cards like Avenger of Zendikar in Reap the Tides and Sigarda’s Aid in Arm for Battle helping to keep the costs low. From just a numbers perspective, this actually looks really good for a precon! But now it's time to take a closer look at the individual cards in the precon: Justin Likes Big Snakes Ayaya uwu Justin Likes Big Snakes Ayaya uwu Justin Likes Big Snakes Ayaya uwu But which one would be more fun? It really depends on your play style. If you want to go wide with a bunch of creatures, go with Aesi. If you want to be a more aggressive, go with Wyleth.