Top 10 Combos for Silverquill, the Disputant in cEDH

<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zuko, Avatar Hunter" href="#" target="_blank">Zuko, Avatar Hunter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://rafater.artstation.com/">Rafater</a></em></p>
<p><em>Magic</em>'s<em><a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/tla"> Avatar: The Last Airbender</a></em> set may be a few months away, but we've already gotten a glimpse of several powerful commanders it'll bring into the format. One such legend is none other than everyone's favorite honor-driven prince, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zuko, Avatar Hunter" href="#" target="_blank">Zuko, Avatar Hunter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. This card perfectly captures his character in the early episodes of the series as he sets out with a ship full of Fire Nation soldiers, dead set on finding the Avatar.</p>
<h2>Hey, Zuko Here</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zuko, Avatar Hunter"></div></div>
<p>Hailing from the set's <a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/tle"><em>Jumpstart</em> product</a>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zuko, Avatar Hunter" href="#" target="_blank">Zuko, Avatar Hunter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can be your own personal army in a can. When I read that he creates a creature token whenever you cast a red spell, the main goal of the deck started to become clear: set yourself up for one big turn. If you're able lay low in the early game and then simply deploy a few payoffs before casting your commander, it can make for a mid to late game for the ages.</p>
<p>So, as we look through this deck, you'll notice there's a few ways to obtain incremental advantage in your set up phase, which will lead to big bursts of value when you're ready to go off. I highly recommend playtesting the deck on Archidekt once you're finished with this article to get a true sense of how powerful this strategy can be.</p>
<p>Speaking of power, there's something we need to get out of the way first and foremost...</p>
<h2>The Infinite Combo</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Grinning Ignus"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Runaway Steam-Kin"></div></div>
<p>Even though this deck is budget-friendly, that doesn't mean it can't contain a <em>nasty</em> two-card combo. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Grinning Ignus" href="#" target="_blank">Grinning Ignus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Runaway Steam-Kin" href="#" target="_blank">Runaway Steam-Kin</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> interact with each other in a very interesting way. Below is a brief overview of the combo, but you can read more about it <a href="https://edhrec.com/combos/mono-red/411-3101">here on EDHREC.</a></p>
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<p>As you can see, this interaction will give you infinite Soldier tokens if <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zuko, Avatar Hunter" href="#" target="_blank">Zuko, Avatar Hunter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is on the board. That would squarely put this deck in Bracket (3) Upgraded, since those lists can contain late game two-card infinite combos. However, be sure to bring it up in your pregame discussion so your opponents aren't caught off guard.</p>
<p>This list already runs several cards that would close out the game right away if all the pieces are in place. When this combo is paired with effects that burn the table when creatures enter, you can reduce your opponents' life totals to zero on the spot. Also, if you have any haste-enablers, you can take everyone out with one big attack. Let's take a look at some of those spells now.</p>
<h2>Burn Triggers</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Impact Tremors"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Weftstalker Ardent"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Molten Gatekeeper"></div></div>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Impact Tremors" href="#" target="_blank">Impact Tremors</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: a true Commander all-star, this enchantment is a cheap and efficient way to add damage to every creature that joins your ranks.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Weftstalker Ardent" href="#" target="_blank">Weftstalker Ardent</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: new from <em><a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/eoe">Edge of Eternities</a></em>, this creature can spend turn after turn pinging your opponents if you cast it for its regular cost, or you can warp it in for a single turn when you need that burn damage the most.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Molten Gatekeeper" href="#" target="_blank">Molten Gatekeeper</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: here's another useful way to lower your foes' life totals, all while having that unearth option to temporarily get it back on the turn you're ready to close out the game.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Haste-Enablers</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mass Hysteria"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Roar of Resistance"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bitter Reunion"></div></div>
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<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mass Hysteria" href="#" target="_blank">Mass Hysteria</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: a simple and cheap way to add haste to your board, but it comes with a price: the entire table also gets that effect, so be sure to only cast this when you're ready to pop off with your deck.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Roar of Resistance" href="#" target="_blank">Roar of Resistance</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: even though this enchantment only gives haste to your tokens, that'll usually be the way you close out games with this list. Plus, it also offers some tricky combat politics with that pump effect, which can even benefit your opponents' creatures if they attack someone else.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bitter Reunion" href="#" target="_blank">Bitter Reunion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: this spell works great in the deck by giving you card selection in the early game and then granting haste to your whole board for only one mana in the late game.</li>
</ul>
<h2>What Makes up the Deck</h2>
<p>Now it's time to focus on the rest of the deck and what makes up the 99. As stated before, the gameplan is to build up a big board of value pieces and then capitalize on it by chaining spells together once your commander is out.</p>
<h2>Mana Advantage</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cursed Mirror"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sunset Strikemaster"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zookeeper Mechan"></div></div>
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<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cursed Mirror" href="#" target="_blank">Cursed Mirror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: not only is this a ramp spell that triggers your commander, but on the turn you're looking to go off, it can come down as a copy of the best creature on the board to assist you with closing out the game.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sunset Strikemaster" href="#" target="_blank">Sunset Strikemaster</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: this creature fills two whole roles in this deck, providing ramp and even removal all on its own.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zookeeper Mechan" href="#" target="_blank">Zookeeper Mechan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: here's a brand-new mana dork that's a great blocker when you need it and even gives you a way to pump a creature if you really need it... I mean really, really need it, because that ability costs a lot to activate.</li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mana Geyser"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Glittering Stockpile"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Battle Hymn"></div></div>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mana Geyser" href="#" target="_blank">Mana Geyser</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: when it comes time to close out the game, this spell will be your best friend. The sheer amount of mana this offers will give you all the fuel you need to chain your red spells together.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Glittering Stockpile" href="#" target="_blank">Glittering Stockpile</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: this mana rock helps you cast spells as the game goes on, all while growing counters that can be cashed in for a burst of mana during the late game.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Battle Hymn" href="#" target="_blank">Battle Hymn</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: if the deck is building out a big board, like I know it can, this spell could offer you a huge chunk of mana to keep your engine rolling when you need it the most.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Card Advantage</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Inspired Tinkering"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Snort"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner"></div></div>
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<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Inspired Tinkering" href="#" target="_blank">Inspired Tinkering</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: a great mix of a ritual and card advantage, this sorcery is your best friend in the deck. On the turn you pop off, this gives you everything you need.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Snort" href="#" target="_blank">Snort</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: something I consistently noticed while playtesting this deck is that after your deck pops off, you can sometimes be stuck with only a few cards in hand. This wheel effect will help ensure you don't get caught defenseless after a win attempt goes awry.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner" href="#" target="_blank">Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: not only does this legend offer evasion to your tokens, it also can make for a huge hand refill when all of them swing into your opponents.</li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dark-Dweller Oracle"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Brazen Cannonade"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ecstatic Beauty"></div></div>
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<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dark-Dweller Oracle" href="#" target="_blank">Dark-Dweller Oracle</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: sometimes your Soldier tokens will need to be sacrificed for the cause and get cashed in for card advantage. The Dark-Dweller is a great way to ensure you don't get stuck without action for your gameplan.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brazen Cannonade" href="#" target="_blank">Brazen Cannonade</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: since this deck is designed to be pretty aggressive, you're bound to have a lot of big combat steps during your turn. Not only does this make your opponents have tricky blocks, but it also gives you access to an additional card each turn.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ecstatic Beauty" href="#" target="_blank">Ecstatic Beauty</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: three mana for the ability to play three new cards is a solid rate. However, in this deck, you can suspend this spell for only one mana and time it out to resolve on the turn you're ready to go off with your commander.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Bursts of Spells</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Invoke Calamity"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mizzix&#039;s Mastery"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ignite the Future"></div></div>
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<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Invoke Calamity" href="#" target="_blank">Invoke Calamity</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: this is a card I've wanted to build with for a while and this deck is perfect for it. It offers you three spells in one, which means you'll also create three Soldiers with Zuko.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mizzix&#039;s Mastery" href="#" target="_blank">Mizzix&#039;s Mastery</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: if you cast this sorcery for its normal cost, you'll still get two casts for the price of one. However, if you overload it, that could make for a pretty impactful game-ender.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ignite the Future" href="#" target="_blank">Ignite the Future</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: here's another way to get access to a few cards for a limited amount of time while also having a mode that casts those spells for free if you flash this back.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Tricky Includes</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Tarnation Vista"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Crown of Flames"></div></div>
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<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh" href="#" target="_blank">Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: since this creature has a mana value of zero while still being red, Zuko will make you a Soldier when you cast this Kobold for free.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tarnation Vista" href="#" target="_blank">Tarnation Vista</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: this land is incredible in the list and should be in a lot more mono-colored decks out there. Once you've assembled an army of creatures, it could generate you a huge burst of mana.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Crown of Flames" href="#" target="_blank">Crown of Flames</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: while this doesn't go infinite, it can go <em>a lot</em>. For two mana in total, you can cast it and bounce it back to your hand. Repeat that process as many times as you want, and you'll get a Soldier each time.</li>
</ul>
<h2>The Full Decklist</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Zuko, Avatar Hunter - EDHREC Article" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Zuko, Avatar Hunter
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Dark-Dweller Oracle
*1 Dragon&#039;s Rage Channeler
*1 Erebor Flamesmith
*1 Firespitter Whelp
*1 Grinning Ignus
*1 Hanweir Garrison
*1 Manaform Hellkite
*1 Molten Gatekeeper
*1 Party Thrasher
*1 Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
*1 Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
*1 Runaway Steam-Kin
*1 Shock Brigade
*1 Storm-Kiln Artist
*1 Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner
*1 Sunset Strikemaster
*1 Trumpeting Carnosaur
*1 Weftstalker Ardent
*1 Young Pyromancer
*1 Zookeeper Mechan
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Abrade
*1 Ancestors&#039; Aid
*1 Battle Hymn
*1 Big Score
*1 Chaos Warp
*1 Commune with Lava
*1 Display of Power
*1 Expedite
*1 Fists of Flame
*1 Invoke Calamity
*1 Opera Love Song
*1 Wild Magic Surge
*1 Zoyowa&#039;s Justice
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Ancestral Anger
*1 Blasphemous Act
*1 Ecstatic Beauty
*1 Embrace the Unknown
*1 Faithless Looting
*1 Forbidden Friendship
*1 Glimpse the Impossible
*1 Haze of Rage
*1 Ignite the Future
*1 Inspired Tinkering
*1 Insult // Injury
*1 Let the Galaxy Burn
*1 Mana Geyser
*1 Mizzix&#039;s Mastery
*1 Rob the Archives
*1 Snort
*1 Strike It Rich
*1 Warlord&#039;s Fury
[/Sorceries]
[Enchantments]
*1 Bitter Reunion
*1 Brazen Cannonade
*1 Crown of Flames
*1 Impact Tremors
*1 Mass Hysteria
*1 Raid Bombardment
*1 Roar of Resistance
*1 Shared Animosity
[/Enchantments]
[Artifacts]
*1 Cursed Mirror
*1 Glittering Stockpile
*1 Sol Ring
[/Artifacts]
[Lands]
*1 Castle Embereth
*1 Conduit Pylons
*1 Den of the Bugbear
*1 Dwarven Mine
*1 Dwarven Ruins
*1 Forgotten Cave
*1 Hanweir Battlements
*1 Hidden Grotto
*1 Hidden Volcano
*1 Isolated Watchtower
*1 Mines of Moria
*1 Smoldering Crater
*1 Spinerock Knoll
*1 Tarnation Vista
*1 War Room
*22 Mountain
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>In Closing</h2>
<p>As you might have gathered from reading my article last week for <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/the-cabbage-merchant-budget-commander-deck-tech">The Cabbage Merchant</a>, <em>Avatar</em> means a lot to me, and Zuko happens to be my all-time favorite character in the series. I wanted to do him justice with this deck and capture the reckless and bullish nature he had at the start of the show.</p>
<p>At this point in the series, Zuko was so loyal to the Fire Nation that he was willing to burn down cities for a family that sent him into exile and spend his whole life searching for something that could never be found.</p>
<p>As we see more cards from this set, I'm making it my mission to help bridge the gap between <em>Magic</em> players who aren't yet fans of the series and the amazing world from the show. If you want to learn more about Avatar and the meaning behind these cards, check out my <a href="https://youtu.be/af7NlJgLIpA?si=JvORKlvm7CNuCulN">YouTube channel</a> where I made a video on just that topic.</p>


Zuko, Avatar Hunter Budget Deck Tech

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<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rocco, Street Chef|mat|94" href="#" target="_blank">Rocco, Street Chef</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=a%3A%E2%80%9CJack+Hughes%E2%80%9D&amp;unique=art" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jack Hughes</a></em></p>
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<p><em>Papalymo Totolymo! Papalymo Totolymo! Papalymo Totolymo!!!</em></p>
<p>This week, why it's important to have a rule zero chat.</p>
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<p><em>Hi Mary Carbonara,</em></p>
<div><em>Got a story where I'm trying to determine whether I broke social rules or if someone spilled the salt shaker on his playmat.</em></div>
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<div><em>I play mostly on Spelltable recently and found myself in a lobby titled "Bracket 3 Fun Decks". I pull out my <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rocco, Street Chef" href="#" target="_blank">Rocco, Street Chef</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> <a href="https://moxfield.com/decks/joLFwCA-8kOw_O2vQfGe5Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deck</a> before the other players take out <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Deadpool, Trading Card" href="#" target="_blank">Deadpool, Trading Card</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Edgar Markov" href="#" target="_blank">Edgar Markov</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kambal, Consul of Allocation" href="#" target="_blank">Kambal, Consul of Allocation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. There was not much of a pre-game discussion and "fun decks" is subjective, but a stax deck, a stax deck, and Eminence reads relatively powerful in my mind.</em></div>
<div><em><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Deadpool, Trading Card"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Edgar Markov"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kambal, Consul of Allocation"></div></div></em></p>
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<div><em>My Rocco deck has various win lines, but it does have two combo packages: one centered around <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="All Will Be One" href="#" target="_blank">All Will Be One</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Red Terror" href="#" target="_blank">The Red Terror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>-type effects and the other around <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rosie Cotton of South Lane" href="#" target="_blank">Rosie Cotton of South Lane</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Scurry Oak" href="#" target="_blank">Scurry Oak</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> effects. Notably, neither of these combos are two-card combos, it needs another piece to end the game, and I run a single tutor in the deck: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer" href="#" target="_blank">Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for flavor reasons (pun extremely intended). To me, this makes the combos fair game in a Bracket 3 game. But this was not discussed before mulligans.</em></div>
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<div><em>The game starts off well enough. An early <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Birds of Paradise" href="#" target="_blank">Birds of Paradise</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> gives me a turn-two commander, and every player benefits from it on that turn rotation. By the next turn though, Deadpool comes out and turns off my Rocco, but gives everyone another impulse draw. A turn or so after that, I stick Rosie Cotton on the field and have my one and only tutor on an impulse draw with only a single turn to cast it. I do some quick maths, then move to my turn.</em></div>
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<div><em>My draw for turn is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Peregrin Took" href="#" target="_blank">Peregrin Took</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Given my mana situation, I am able to play <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer" href="#" target="_blank">Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, tutor <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Scurry Oak" href="#" target="_blank">Scurry Oak</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to the field, play <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Peregrin Took" href="#" target="_blank">Peregrin Took</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which starts the loop:</em></div>
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<li><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Scurry Oak" href="#" target="_blank">Scurry Oak</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>'s evolve trigger puts a counter on it, making a Squirrel</em></li>
<li><em>The Squirrel triggers <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Peregrin Took" href="#" target="_blank">Peregrin Took</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, making a Food</em></li>
<li><em>Each token triggers Rosie Cotton to put a counter on <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Scurry Oak" href="#" target="_blank">Scurry Oak</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></em></li>
<li><em>Rinse and repeat</em></li>
</ul>
<div><em>I demonstrate the loop to the table, signaling points to interact, of which the table has none. Deadpool player asks rather assertively whether there is a "may" on any of the triggers. I begin to explain that no, but I can choose to put the counters elsewhere, but I get interrupted by him again before I can finish, asking the same question. I shorten my explanation and end the loop, ending with 69,420,000,000 Foods and Squirrels. I demonstrate drawing most of my deck with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Peregrin Took" href="#" target="_blank">Peregrin Took</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> with a rather clear line in mind.</em></div>
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<div><em>Before I can make a play though, the Deadpool player again interrupts saying "Okay I scoop. I'm not about to wait here for ten minutes while you figure out what your lines are." Before I can reply, he alt+F4s, as does the Edgar player. Kambal sticks it out while I ramp out <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Night of the Sweets&#039; Revenge" href="#" target="_blank">Night of the Sweets&#039; Revenge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, buff my board and swing out. </em></div>
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<div><em>The rage quitting here is what has me questioning my Bolas status. I can't determine whether the reaction was due to losing, or an unexpected combo, or because he really thought I would take too long to round out the game. So my question is: Am I the Bolas for playing a three-card combo in Bracket 3 without discussing it beforehand? And do the decks I'm playing against justify me playing more cutthroat than I might if I was against more "socially fun" decks? </em></div>
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<div><em>Thanks for your time, </em></div>
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<div><em>BluePaint</em></div>
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<h2>VERDICT</h2>
<p>Thank you for writing and asking me to weigh in on your story. As I mention every week, if folks don't write to me, there's no column, so if you, the reader, want to send me a story, whether it's your own or one from Reddit or a friend's, please send it to amithebolas@gmail.com and I'll get to it here.</p>
<p>I like this one so much I might bring it on the podcast this week.</p>
<p>For simplicity's sake, <a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/commander-brackets-beta-update-april-22-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here's the most recent bracket breakdown</a> we got in April 2025 from Gavin.</p>
<p><a href="https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tHg5ycJPfJ.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-155774 aligncenter" src="https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tHg5ycJPfJ-300x169.jpg" alt="" width="649" height="366" srcset="https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tHg5ycJPfJ-300x169.jpg 300w, https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tHg5ycJPfJ-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tHg5ycJPfJ-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tHg5ycJPfJ-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cloudflare.edhrec.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tHg5ycJPfJ.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px" /></a></p>
<p>Bracket 3 states that it's the Upgraded bracket with the following expectation:</p>
<p><em>"Decks are thoughtfully designed, full of synergistic or strong cards. Games could end out of nowhere with powerful spells and late-game combos." </em>It forbids mass land denial and chaining extra turns while allowing specifically <em>late-game</em> two-card infinite combos. Notably, the stipulation of "few tutors" disappears in Bracket 3, which we assume means that tutors are good to go in the bracket as long as they aren't Game Changers that surpass the amount you're allowed to have to remain in this bracket. Up to three Game Changers are allowed, but this isn't important here.</p>
<p>Suffice it to say, there's an expectation that you'll be playing with <em>some</em> power and you can expect some games to end abruptly if a deck gets there. If you label games as Bracket 3, these are the things we've come to agree upon. If there's anything that you disagree with in the Bracket 3 breakdown, it should be mentioned in a rule zero discussion. While I don't like tutors for myself, I don't impose that rule on others, so I don't bring it up. However, two-card infinite combos are a bummer no matter when the game comes together. At least three pieces and even then, I'd rather die to a seven-piece combo I've never seen before - and that's just a takeout order! BADUM TSS!</p>
<p>I can see where the others are coming from in the sense that the tutor got the final piece to a combo that essentially wins you the game, but that doesn't take into account the fact that you had to draw <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Peregrin Took" href="#" target="_blank">Peregrin Took</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, too. This is now a three-card combo that allows you to draw into a win pretty effectively. There are interaction points, but I'll forgive Bracket 3 for not packing the instant-speed board wipe heat.</p>
<p>There's a bit of a "technically it's Bracket 3" thing happening here where, while it's not the late-game per se, considering the story might take place at turn four or five, it's not a <em>two</em>-card combo, it's a <em>three</em>-card combo. It's still in early stages of the game, but it meets the requirement of not being a <em>two</em>-card combo.</p>
<p>It still ended the game sooner than the others expected, but technically falls within Bracket 3. I think considering the information you had, plus, let's face it, a Kambal and Edgar are at the table along with a new commander that threatens to turn your own commander off, you played within the rules. The hesitance or reluctance to have a rule zero discussion is what led to this and should be a learning moment for the Edgar and Deadpool players. Have the conversation.</p>
<p>It's also totally fair to not want to play with someone who plays combos with so few pieces that go off so early. The way they went about it was dumb and sad, really. You'd figure the Deadpool player (who must've gotten it hot off the presses considering when this submission was made) would find a way to have a laugh about it. This is something to bring up in the rule zero conversation and if that's not been discussed then leaving abruptly, while well within your right, wouldn't make me want to play with you again either. The assumption that you didn't know what you were digging for after explaining the combo clearly is also bananas to me. Why wouldn't you stick around and hear someone out or say "okay, I scoop, but for the next one, how about no infinite combos until later in the game"? It seems so petty and (I've been trying to avoid this word) childish to storm off without hearing about what you're looking for and saying you expect a ten-minute wheel-spinning turn. I see somebody comboing out like that, I'll ask if they know what they're looking for and scoop when they say it's coming.</p>
<p>I think the other thing this highlights is that there's a yearning for the "my deck is a seven" crowd to find a space that lets them build at Bracket 3, but play at Bracket 2 - longer games with no abrupt endings, but they can still use <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jeska&#039;s Will" href="#" target="_blank">Jeska&#039;s Will</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>You're not the Bolas. I will encourage you to speak up and insist on the rule zero chat and to bring up stuff like this in the future so everybody is clear. That said, this is within the bracket rules and seems like it would have been a hurdle game at worst at most tables - a game you have where you find out that maybe you're not all on the same page but now it's time to chat and get on the same page, pull out new decks and get another going.</p>
<p>Thanks again for writing in!</p>
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Am I the Bolas? - Bracket 3 "Fun" Decks

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<h3><a href="https://commandersherald.com/murders-at-karlov-manor-set-review-white/">White</a> | <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/murders-at-karlov-manor-set-review-blue/?utm_source=edhrec&amp;utm_medium=article_preview">Blue</a> | <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/murders-at-karlov-manor-set-review-black/">Black</a> | <a href="https://commandersherald.com/murders-at-karlov-manor-set-review-red/">Red</a> | <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/murders-at-karlov-manor-set-review-green/?utm_source=edhrec&amp;utm_medium=article_preview">Green</a> | <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/murders-at-karlov-manor-set-review-artifacts-lands/">Artifacts &amp; Lands</a> | <a href="https://commandersherald.com/murders-at-karlov-manor-set-review-allied-shards/">Allied Colors &amp; Shards</a> | <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/murders-at-karlov-manor-set-review-enemy-and-wedge/">Enemy Colors &amp; Wedges</a> | <a href="https://commandersherald.com/murders-at-karlov-manor-set-review-cedh/">cEDH</a> | <a href="https://commandersherald.com/murders-at-karlov-manor-set-review-reprints/">Reprints</a> | <a href="https://commandersherald.com/murders-at-karlov-manor-set-review-pauper-budget/">Budget/Pauper</a></h3>
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<h2>CSI: Ravnica</h2>
<p>Friendly greetings, fellow <em>Magic </em>enthusiasts. I'm John Sherwood, <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/author/john-sherwood/">author of </a><em>Digital Deckbuilding. </em>This week, I'm investigating crime scenes among the Gateless, sweeping for colorless prints from <em>Magic</em>'s tenth Ravnican standard set. <em>Murders at Karlov Manor</em> offers exciting new lands, thought-provoking artifacts, and a novel colorless enchantment.</p>
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<h2>Rares</h2>
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<h3>Surveil Lands</h3>
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<p>The game's afoot with a new cycle of two-color fixing lands. Artistically, the ten-card cycle represents crime scenes in the territory of each of Ravnica's guilds. Mechanically, these cards are strictly better versions of an older land cycle, the <em>Theros</em> temples.</p>
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<p>Both cycles enter the battlefield tapped and provide limited card selection, but the <em>MKM s</em>urveil lands can be charged with two counts of power creep. First, they join the list of fetchable duals by having basic land types. You can search for these with green spells like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Farseek" href="#" target="_blank">Farseek</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, the ten Zendikar fetch lands, or the five <em>Mirage</em> slow fetches. These lands can fix colors in decks with a wide range of price points. Second, surveil is better than scry because graveyard mechanics are both commonplace and strategically advantageous. From <em>MKM</em>'s Collect Evidence, to Descend from <em>Lost Caverns of Ixalan</em> to Delve, there are <em>plenty</em> of 'yard-thirsty mechanics to feed with an incidental surveil 1. Turning the magnifying glass onto commanders like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sefris of the Hidden Ways" href="#" target="_blank">Sefris of the Hidden Ways</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Mimeoplasm" href="#" target="_blank">The Mimeoplasm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, surveil lands are an avenue to get more creature cards in the graveyard. There are nearly 200 multicolor commanders with "graveyard" in their oracle text. The surveil lands definitely have a niche in many of those decks.</p>
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<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cryptex" href="#" target="_blank">Cryptex</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>In a lineup of criminally bad cards, Cryptex makes <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Manalith" href="#" target="_blank">Manalith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> look good. The design of Cryptex is thematically accurate as an artifact that is intentionally difficult to use. It has not one, but two abilities that require a code to open. The mana ability on Cryptex requires "collect evidence 3" in the activation cost. In other words, <strong>this mana rock will not make mana</strong> unless you have cards in your graveyard with casting costs that add up to three. Requiring at least five unlock counters to activate, the card draw ability on Cryptex does nothing before resolving the mana ability five times. Proliferate can help, but only after Cryptex picks up the first unlock counter. Before you add this card to a deck, ask yourself a question:</p>
<p>Are you playing a proliferate deck that also reliably fills your graveyard?</p>
<ul>
<li>No? Move along, this card is bad.</li>
<li>Yes? Move along, this card is still bad.</li>
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<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ransom Note" href="#" target="_blank">Ransom Note</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>While the card itself is a fairly standard utility artifact, Ransom Note is intriguing for other reasons. Promotional media for <em>Murders at Karlov Manor</em> includes a game in which players can solve Mystery Files to unlock a sleeve reward in <em>MTG Arena</em>. Each of the four <em>Murders at Karlov Manor</em> Commander precons features a different art on Ransom Note as part of a puzzle for the promotional event.</p>
<p>You can learn more about the Mystery Files and participate on the <a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/murders-at-karlov-manor/mystery-files">official website</a>. Other players are getting into the fun and discussing the Ransom Note puzzle on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/s/n8lvxqz0VJ">Reddit</a>. One of the running theories is that there's a connection to <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cryptex" href="#" target="_blank">Cryptex</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, so maybe that card is good for something after all?</p>
<p>As for Ransom Note itself, I think it has some value in decks that care about Clues or sacrificing artifacts. The option to goad a creature might give this card enough of a boost to find a home in colorless decks that have limited interaction options like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut" href="#" target="_blank">Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender" href="#" target="_blank">Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
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<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Panoptic Projektor" href="#" target="_blank">Panoptic Projektor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Going undercover with a variety of facedown creature mechanics, Panoptic Projektor is functionally <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thran Dynamo" href="#" target="_blank">Thran Dynamo</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> with the huge upside of doubling triggered abilities when creatures turn face up. Appearing as a new card in the<a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/deadly-disguise-precon-review/"> Deadly Disguise preconstructed deck</a>, this artifact is a natural fit with the new Disguise and Cloak mechanics. It's also a boon to existing Commander decks built around Morph and Megamorph. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> players take note, Panoptic Projektor was made for you. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Animar, Soul of Elements" href="#" target="_blank">Animar, Soul of Elements</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is another Morph commander that will see Panoptic Projektor on the flip side.</p>
<p><a href="https://commanderspellbook.com/combo/2690-5369-5370/">The Projektor enables a new infinite mana combo in Animar's colors</a>: Turning a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rattleclaw Mystic" href="#" target="_blank">Rattleclaw Mystic</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> face up with Panoptic Projektor in play yields six to nine mana. That's some pretty potent synergy, and it loops with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Master of the Veil" href="#" target="_blank">Master of the Veil</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Spend three mana to turn Master of the Veil face up, then Panoptic Mirror duplicates the Master of the Veil trigger. Use those triggers to turn both Rattleclaw Mystic and Master of the Veil facedown; wash, rinse and repeat. Although Panoptic Projektor has a much smaller pool of cards to work with than <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Panharmonicon" href="#" target="_blank">Panharmonicon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Roaming Throne" href="#" target="_blank">Roaming Throne</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, it is nonetheless a force multiplier.</p>
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<h2>Uncommons &amp; Commons</h2>
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<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Case of the Shattered Pact" href="#" target="_blank">Case of the Shattered Pact</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Disclaimer: my opinion of this card is biased by my own beloved <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile" href="#" target="_blank">Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> five-color-matters deck. I'm excited to try it, but objectively? This card is jank. The first ability on Case of the Shattered Pact is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Environmental Sciences" href="#" target="_blank">Environmental Sciences</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> without life gain, and any deck can play it. However, solving the case is where this card will struggle to find a home in Commander. Only a five-color Commander deck will have the necessary permanents to solve this case. If your deck can solve it, though, repeatedly granting a creature flying, double strike, and vigilance is a great payoff for a two-mana investment.</p>
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<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Escape Tunnel" href="#" target="_blank">Escape Tunnel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Much like surveil lands, Escape Tunnel is a strictly better version of existing lands. This crime scene sees <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Evolving Wilds" href="#" target="_blank">Evolving Wilds</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Terramorphic Expanse" href="#" target="_blank">Terramorphic Expanse</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in chalk outlines, and Escape Tunnel is the murder weapon. The option to give a creature evasion keeps this card relevant at every stage of the game, especially in light of commander damage. There are plenty of small-bodied commanders capable of resolving this to become unblockable before temporary pump effects, like prowess. Alternatively, it could be used with other Voltron mechanics. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist" href="#" target="_blank">Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and multiple possible partners can be pumped up with Auras and Equipment after resolving Escape Tunnel. This card does not replace <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rogue&#039;s Passage" href="#" target="_blank">Rogue&#039;s Passage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, but it does the same job in the right deck.</p>
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<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Branch of Vitu-Ghazi" href="#" target="_blank">Branch of Vitu-Ghazi</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Since Disguise is not particularly interesting to me, I initially dismissed Branch of Vitu-Ghazi as a draft chaff land with set mechanic. I checked this one out of the evidence locker for a second look and realized it's land ramp with no color identity restriction. By casting Branch of Vitu-Ghazi for its Disguise cost, you sneak an additional land card into the battlefield. Turning it face up costs three mana, but this action is mana-neutral because of the triggered ability and the land's mana ability.</p>
<p>Of course, green decks can do better than ramping one land for effectively three mana, but I'm not comparing this card to <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rampant Growth" href="#" target="_blank">Rampant Growth</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. I think the home for this card is in non-green decks, budding somewhere between <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble" href="#" target="_blank">Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (included in 399,778 decks on EDHREC) and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Burnished Hart" href="#" target="_blank">Burnished Hart</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (188,265 decks).</p>
<h5 style="text-align: center;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Burnished Hart"></div></div></h5>
<p>Compared to <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble" href="#" target="_blank">Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, Branch of Vitu-Ghazi is still useful on turns 1 and 2 because it can be an untapped land drop on turns when you can't pay the disguise cost. From turn three on, Wayfarer's Bauble is more efficient for ramp, but Branch of Vitu-Ghazi becomes more versatile. Then there's <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Burnished Hart" href="#" target="_blank">Burnished Hart</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which costs six mana to cast and activate. Using Burnished Harts nets two additional lands in play, but they enter tapped. Flipping Branch of Vitu-Ghazi can be done at any time, replaces the mana spent to flip it, and opens possibilities to take more actions on any players' turn. I'm going out on a limb to call Branch of Vitu-Ghazi a new budget staple.</p>
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<h2>Which card was your favorite?</h2>
<p>The evidence is collected on the colorless offerings from<em> Murders at Karlov Manor</em>, and these cards are going to trial in the court of public opinion. The lands and artifacts from this set may appear at Commander tables as usual suspects, but none of them will be generically powerful serial offenders. There's something refreshing about a batch of relevant new cards without any sensationalist chase pieces. As a whole, this set feels very well self-contained with the set mechanics, and it isn't trying too hard to break out into every possible format. Personally, I'm eager to play sealed at a prerelease event, but the list of singles I'm planning to add to my Commander decks is fairly short.</p>
<p>Please let us know in the comments below what you think of these new cards. Did I overlook another artifact or land in <em>Murders at Karlov Manor</em>? If you enjoy this type of content, please hit the links at the top of the page to see the rest of the <em>MKM</em> set review articles on EDHREC and Commander's Herald.</p>
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