Any one exited to for the new commanders set? I kinda want the jeskai deck for the cycling and that twinspell staff for my jeskai flashback deck, but besides that nothing seems to amazing.
They are kind of underwhelming. Wedge colors really needed some more options, and what we got doesn't add a whole lot. The Temur copy stegosaurus is the best of the lot I think(though I think the green is a bit of a drag on it, and the lack of Trample makes it's bulk potential emasculated), followed by the Sultai Hydra secondary Commander (which commits the crime of leaving out Red, I think I'd rather run Rosheen Meanderer over Zaxara for an X cost themed Commander, Jund or Grixis would of been better).
All the partners are trash as commanders, though the Sultai partners would fit in Volrath's 99. A cycle-matters deck would be cool, but the Jeskai leader doesn't leave me with a strong impression. Cycling is rarely expensive, so one free one is meh, and getting one 2/2 a turn out of cycling doesn't lead to much of a board presence. Compare that to Kadena from C19, where you get a free morph once a turn, draw off it, and can continue drawing if you can pay more, drop Ugin and Semblance anvil and you can really start digging through your deck as you amass an army of 2/2s.
The fact that each deck only has one of the "cast for free if you control your Commander spells" is criminal, especially since all 5 got three of the goad auras. They'll be back later as chase rares in the Commander booster product.
They're alright, compared to the Brawl decks though, I'd take Korvald, Alela, and Chulane over any of these, and the Knight one over all but the stegosaurus and Zaxara. So meh. They're making 71 new commanders for the booster product and I think they've burnt out a lot of ideas in this "year of monetizing Commander"
If I get one, it'll be Jeskai for Surly Badgersaur for Anje, Locust God, and the Force of Commander's Will free counter spells, and maybe to see if I can make what is left of it something I like.
