Commander Legends/Trivia

Commander Legends

 

Commander decks

 

Trivia

 

Gavin's Teaser

Gavin Verhey gave a teaser with the following hints.

1. A legend that is simply named, "Ghost of" a previous Legendary Creature —
2. A reprint of a card with new art which, until now, has only ever had that art available on Magic Online —
3. A permanent which has an ability that begins, "You control your opponents while"... —
4. A returning mechanic which has only ever appeared on a single Magic plane — Monarch.
5. A cycle of 5 uncommon animal familiars with Partner — Keleth, Esior, Falthis, Kediss and Anara.
6. A creature of a type we haven't printed a new card for in over 20 years — Rabbit.

Maro's Teaser

Mark Rosewater gave his traditional teaser with the following hints.

Things you can expect

• A card that lists fourteen creature abilities —
• A card that returns three different cards types from the graveyard to the battlefield (and not a combination we’ve ever done before) —
• A card that basically turns one evergreen keyword action into another evergreen keyword action — Eligeth, Augur of the Crossroads.
• A card that temporarily steals a creature from a new place — Zara, Renegade Recruiter.
• A card that’s stronger the fewer colors in your commander’s color identity — War Cabinet
• Multiple legendary creatures of siblings of previous legendary creatures —
• A card that grants certain kinds of protection based on what permanents you have on the battlefield — Rebbec, Architect of Ascension.
• A card that references both beginning phase and postcombat main phase —
• A legendary creature that shares four of the five words in its name with three other legendary creatures — Kodama of the East Tree.
• A creature with four words of rules text and fifty-two words of reminder text —

Some rules text

• “damage doesn’t cause you to lose life” —
• “any number of Auras and Equipment you control” —
• “except for commanders” —
• “where X is the number of attacking creatures with flying” — Siani, Eye of the Storm.
• “Whenever a token you control leaves the battlefield” —
• “Whenever one or more Pirates you control deal damage to your opponents” — Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
• “Commanders you control have” — the Familiar cycle
• “X is the number of artifacts you control plus the number of artifact cards in your graveyard” —
• “chosen at random from among your opponents” —
• “You and permanents you control have protection from Salamanders” —

Creature type lines that will appear for the first time

• Legendary Creature – Horse — Keleth, Sunmare Familiar.
• Legendary Creature – Elemental Lizard —
• Legendary Creature – Spirit Pirate —
• Legendary Creature – Elephant Warrior —
• Legendary Creature – Chimera — Gnostro, Voice of the Rocks.
• Legendary Creature – Naga Druid —
• Legendary Creature – Turtle Shaman — Archelus, Lagoon Mystic.
• Legendary Creature – Imp — Blim, Comedic Genius.
• Legendary Creature – Faerie Knight —
• Legendary Creature – Rabbit Wizard —