Commander Legends/Trivia

Commander Legends

 

Commander decks

 

Trivia

 

Gavin's Teaser

Gavin Verhey gave teasers with the following hints.

1. A legend that is simply named, "Ghost of" a previous legendary creature — Ghost of Ramirez DePietro.
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 (from Fiora).
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.
7. The 11th member of a popular 10-card cycle — Guildless Property, a Ravnica-block bounce land for colorless mana.
8. Two primary creature types which receive tribal cards: one that's more of a classic Magic tribe, and another that's only started getting real tribal support in recent years — Elves and pirates.
9. Multiple characters who have only had a single named attribution in flavor text get their own card. (An attribution is, specifically, their name appearing after a quote) —
10. A Sorcery which begins, "Each player secretly chooses a number 0 or greater, then all players reveal those numbers simultaneously" —
11. A Commander that, essentially, brings back an old Magic rule — Mana burn, via Yurlok of the Burning Gang.
12. An uncommon reprint card, that uses a new piece of artwork showing an innocent rabbit being attacked by a shadowy creature —

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 — Liesa of Flight Penumbra; Kamahl, Heart of Krosa
• 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” — Clear the Ranks
• “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 — Ghost of Ramirez DePietro.
• 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 —