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A Game of Thrones... of Eldraine

Welcome back to Cure for the Common Game, where I'm building a Commander deck for every legendary creature! Today I will be covering the 19 new legends from Throne of Eldraine.

Deck #478 - Syr Faren, the HengehammerSyr Faren, the Hengehammer

We start off with a two-mana 2/2 who's riding a Bear, but is not a Bear. Time for some good ol' fashioned beats!

Deck #479 - Syr Konrad, the GrimSyr Konrad, the Grim

There are so many fun ways to trigger Konrad, it makes you sad when all your opponents are dead and you have to stop.

Deck #480 - Rankle, Master of Pranks

Three abilities? Does that make this card a 'charm' like all the other three-mode cards out there? Naya CharmNaya Charm, Sultai CharmSultai Charm, etc? A combat-damage-based charm commander?? Where do I sign up???

Deck #481 - Grumgully, the GenerousGrumgully, the Generous

Tricksy things with +1/+1 counters in this Gruul deck that is completely devoid of who-mons.

Deck #482 - Gadwick the WizenedGadwick the Wizened

I'm glad they made this card, even though they had to tweak some rules to make it work. I've always wanted a Wizard who is also a BraingeyserBraingeyser.

Deck #483 - Torbran, Thane of Red FellTorbran, Thane of Red Fell

I'll admit, Torbran has me excited for mono-red. It's gonna be real hard not to put one in every red deck, ever.

Deck #484 - Questing BeastQuesting Beast

Did you almost forget this thing is legendary? I sure did. Why isn't it at least called 'THE' Questing Beast?

Deck #485 - Syr Gwen, Hero of AshvaleSyr Gwen, Hero of Ashvale

Ah, the first of the Brawl-manders! Meet the Knight who loves Equipment!

Deck #486 - Linden, the Steadfast QueenLinden, the Steadfast Queen

I know. It's... not great. But I swore to build all the commanders, dang it, so we're doing this!

Deck #487 - Ayara, First of LocthwainAyara, First of Locthwain

No pain, no gain. Or rather, lots of pain, and lots of drain, and lots of gain in Locthwain.

Deck #488 - Syr Carah, the BoldSyr Carah, the Bold

Outpost SiegeOutpost Siege on a commander? I'm listening.

Deck #489 - Syr Alin, the Lions Claw

What you would expect from an uncommon legend. Let's see if we can make it work.

Deck #490 - Korvold, Fae Cursed KingKorvold, Fae Cursed King

NOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM.

Deck #491 - Chulane, Teller of TalesChulane, Teller of Tales

We were all pretty scared by how busted this commander could be, and with good reason. By the way, AlurenAluren is one amazing card.

Deck #492 - Alela, Artful ProvocateurAlela, Artful Provocateur

Three-color "flying tribal"? Seems decent.

Deck #497 - Emry, Lurker of the LochEmry, Lurker of the Loch

You know, I was just wishing the other day for a way to recur Nevinyrral's DiskNevinyrral's Disk.

(PS: Don't mind the number jumps; I built a few non-Eldraine commanders in between some of these.)

Deck #503 - Yorvo, Lord of GarenbrigYorvo, Lord of Garenbrig

I love how Yorvo interprets token creatures as permanent buffs. What exactly is he doing with those Saprolings?

Deck #504 - Syr Elenora, the DiscerningSyr Elenora, the Discerning

Mono-blue card draw seems pretty good, especially when it allows you to one-shot players out of the game.

Deck #505 - Kenrith, the Returned KingKenrith, the Returned King

There are so many fun ways to build Kenrith. I personally wanted to play with a lot of five-color cards, because we don't get many chances to rock that Fist of SunsFist of Suns.

Bonus Time!

19 new legendary creatures is a lot for a Standard-legal set, or any set, for that matter. It's more than most dedicated Commander sets! These were a ton of fun to build and play. I love the storybook elements and just the overall flavor. I'm certainly looking forward to all of the Commander goodness happening in 2020.

In celebration of reaching 500 decks, I want to share with you all the video for deck #500. I know it's not from Eldraine... in fact, it's quite a bit older than that... but as this is a landmark event, Ithought you might want to see it.

I present Deck #500 - Angus MackenzieAngus Mackenzie!

Thank you all for reading, watching, and most importantly, playing this amazing format.

Here's to 500 more!

~Brian Canada

Brian Canada

Brian Canada is a husband, father, grandfather who is so addicted to EDH that he has taken on a mission to build a deck of every legendary creature ever made, and in his spare time he sells groceries.