So strong they had to curb it by throwing in unnecessary tap lands like Path of AncestryPath of Ancestry (there are only six creatures in the deck that will trigger it) and Krosan VergeKrosan Verge
Still, I think this is a pretty good haul: cheap regeneration with Swarmyard, mana-fixing and cheap recursion with Haven of the Spirit Dragon, untapping and buffing with Griffin Canyon, some really sweet stuff here
Chalice of the Void has to be on the battlefield at the end of casting a spell for the ability to trigger
Elsa Spirit of Winter utilizes the highly effective Shift mechanic, which allows players to pay a discounted cost to place her directly on top of a smaller, pre-existing Elsa card to activate her abilities much earlier in the game
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel doesnt offer the same perfect protection as its forebearer but protection from a card type offers its own utility, especially in a matchup thats decided by creatures
Commanding Conclusion Bruvac the Grandiloquent | Illustration by Ekaterina Burmak Like any mono-color in Commander, blue has some weaknesses