This is Absolutely Brutal! | Lord Xander, the Collector | Streets of New Capenna Spoilers | MTG

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The Commander's Quarters is your Magic the Gathering source that helps you Command Your Budget! This Commander is Absolutely Brutal! Lord Xander, the Collector is a new exciting Spoiler from Streets of New Capenna!
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@crovax1375 2 года назад

Lord Xander isn't greedy. He just wants his half! 😎

@BeholdDog5341 2 года назад

Lord Xander is just Thanos

@ShikiRen 2 года назад

He even takes the smaller half!

@frankthetank520 2 года назад

I'm getting custom sleeves for this deck. It's Bernie Mac in bad Santa saying half!

@zacharyjoy8724 2 года назад

@@frankthetank520 Beat me to it!

@FixerFour 2 года назад

Brutal as a commander, sure, but absolutely gross off a Sneak Attack.

@elsanto2401 2 года назад

this is the way

@DiabloTommaso 2 года назад

Or reanimated

@drunkenwhaler6890 2 года назад

i was thinking this as well. sneak attack, reanimation/recursion, and multiple combat/turns to just devastate with him.

@astrydtysver5871 2 года назад

that was the first place my mind went. EW!

@92bagder 2 года назад

and blink effects

@xgxwills2857 2 года назад

This is a commander that you absolutely need countermagic up to cast because it is most certainly getting countered or swords to plowshares the second it happens.

@SweetManaT 2 года назад

Fine if it gets countered. Reanimate packages are great for this guy.

@williambarnes5023 2 года назад

You aren''t going to be able to swords it faster than I can sac it. :D

@darwin_viera 2 года назад

you can play teferi (the blue legendary ,and thrix,tidal barracuda)

@NishantrP 2 года назад

Finally, the grixis mill commander I needed

@NishantrP 2 года назад

@@bend5963 yes! I need to pick up a copy of her, she's great

@simonkuccera8399 2 года назад

With Syr Konrad in play you just need to attack once to hit everybody for lethal… or at least a ton, thats kinda gross…

@poutinemcflurry3544 2 года назад

The meanest part about this commander is forcing your opponent to count all the cards in their deck, and then count half the cards in their deck

@merlindester244 2 года назад

I have a friend who uses traumatize a lot. I find it much easier to count the number of cards on the field, in your graveyard, and in your hand, then subtract that from a hundred to get the library size.

@GeekWithMeat 2 года назад

U just count the cards in your hand / field subtract it from 99 EZ

@poutinemcflurry3544 2 года назад

@@merlindester244 That is something I never thought of doing. If an effect like this ever comes up in a game, I will find this comment and thank you for saving a lot of my time.

@williambarnes5023 2 года назад

When I have to deal with this effect, I take my library and cut it in half by hand, and set the two halves next to each other and then add cards from one to the other until they're the same height and thus hold the same number of cards.

@prollybee 2 года назад

pick up the deck, and take turns flipping one card off the top into the yard, and setting the bottom card back down in your library. last card always goes to library

@MayBeSomething 2 года назад

I have always believed that the Monarch is a fun mechanic. Now if only there was 2 enchantments that make you the monarch, 1 of them milling opponents, the other forcing discards, in these colours, that came out in Commander Legends...

@harleybaker4684 2 года назад

If only

@chumblago 2 года назад

I know the initial cast cost is high, but with how incredibly strong those effects are and how easily exploitable it is, I'm still blown away that there is no additional cost to use any of the effects. It's super disruptive for basically free.

@dudemaister18 2 года назад

Blade of Selves + This commander You're never playing with that group again

@debumbivandebumbo3570 2 года назад

The problem with grixis is the same as always, the ramp

@atk9989 2 года назад

Medallions, monuments, and rocks

@joyboy1734 2 года назад

Ever heard of man's rocks bud

@calls7989 2 года назад

This card is toxic

@MisterAnimeFreak 2 года назад

Nah.

@anthonylewis6656 2 года назад

Just because it's not a play with myself value play pattern doesn't mean it's a toxic play pattern. The only toxic part of this is if you just dunk on one person and everyone else gets a pass

@babablacksheep506 2 года назад

So if this is how the Maestro’s Don is like, can’t imagine what the other 4 Dons are going to be

@crovax1375 2 года назад

At least two other ones are spoiled at this point and they're pretty strong too

@zacharybecker8228 2 года назад

the other 2 shown not as crazy as this one the cat guy is just go wide lord

@DracoX-hz3tu 2 года назад

@@zacharybecker8228 he's also a stupidly good lord, not hard to get to 9 creatures and have +3/+0, vigilance trample and double strike

@zacharybecker8228 2 года назад

@@DracoX-hz3tu im not the biggest fan of only power increase on lords the keywords r good at least its a change of pace for naya normally its big stompy creatures

@astuteanansi4935 2 года назад

@@DracoX-hz3tu Raffine is the one I just don't get, it feels like there are a bunch of things going on at once and none of them are really make sense together? You want to be going wide, but your payoff is going tall, and also looting a whole bunch of cards, in colors that don't really normally do looting? I'm just not sure what the strategy here is

@drewlusc9773 2 года назад

Hey Mitch! I actually have other ways to abuse this card. One of my ideas was using Helm of the Host for Xander getting the off his ability multiple times, then using Shapeshifters to copy the token version since they aren't legendary. Another way to utilize him is in the 99 of Marchesa, the Black Rose since you're gonna wanna be attacking with him and repeat the process of sacrificing him and making him re-enter off her effect since he would have the counters from dethrone. Also using Ashiok, Dream Render to remove cards in opponent's graveyards in case you end up with a pod of graveyard reliant decks.

@chancevanwinkle2514 2 года назад

Tergrid + making copies of Xander = target opponent flips table 😂

@jonathankhanh8840 2 года назад

LMAO for real!

@danmorgan7775 2 года назад

You would without a doubt run Syr Konrad in the 99. I could see people finding this an oppressive commander but at least it's a 7 drop.

@graxal8076 2 года назад

Blade of selves, mirror box… that is all Mask of many faces… Pull it off with grand architect pila-pala combo…

@edwardowens5948 2 года назад

Couldn't you use Panharminicon to get double trigger as well on his ETB?

@perinthia6829 2 года назад

Yes it is an etb, but it wouldn't be their entire hand tho, it would he half, then half of whats left so 75% of their hand roughly

@JustforKikX 2 года назад

Yeah, if I ever see this at a table I'm focusing that player down first. Holding up all my counters for him too.

@davenelmes9520 2 года назад

With a name like yours it seems like destiny that *you* should be the one playing him! ;)

@JustforKikX 2 года назад

@@davenelmes9520 You'd think, but I'm not THAT mean. :p

@coldtruth9431 2 года назад

Crimson vow under performs. Now there’s a vampire family “Maestro” in SoNC. Coincidence? I think not. May be some synergies coming

@tristanrobinson6650 2 года назад

This and nekusar are why grixis is my favorite three color combo!!!

@morrius0757 2 года назад

As a Commander, I'm not interested in it, but in the 99 where it can be easily cheated out or reanimated, I love it!

@irisnegro 2 года назад

You just need to cast it once from the command zone, protect* it with a sac outlet, and let it go to the graveyard, after that you can reanimate it for cheap.

@atk9989 2 года назад

@@irisnegro plus even if it gets exiled from grave it just goes back to the command zone, so they can't even permanently remove it as a commander.

@GoodRogue 2 года назад

A friendly reminder that Blade of Selves is a printed card that gives you two copies of Xander every time you attack that also immediately become sacrificed due to Legend Rule. They enter the battlefield attacking, so you won't get two more launches of Traumatize, although I doubt you need that on top of two more triggers of both ability one and ability three.

@nathanorwick3671 2 года назад

Don't forget Mirror Box can help you keep the tokens for attack triggers so you can get all three in a single turn. Even if its diminishing returns the fact you get to target a player, not just the one you're attacking, helps a lot in that case

@MrHoneuma 2 года назад

I'm half expecting this to get banned.

@OfficialMaddeck 2 года назад

The cool thing is that you can choose 3 routes with this deck, or attempt a Insane Hybrid build around him.

@rickxhoshinji 2 года назад

Marvel’s The Collector as a commander deck

@perinthia6829 2 года назад

I think this is a commander i wont be playing against, just looks like an anti-fun commander

@facepalmjesus1608 2 года назад

This creature loves Blood on the Snow

@christiang1779 2 года назад

He will get absolutely brutal in a Marchesa, the black rose deck, too. You can get one etb, ltb and attack trigger on each of your turns!

@Ragejaw 2 года назад

Been wanting to build a grixis control,mill, card discard deck for awhile now and this seems like a great commander for it. My only big worry is the cost is actually 7+ 2 or 3 because you'll definitely need to hold up mana for countermagic, or blink, or death recursion because he will be a instant target.

@atk9989 2 года назад

3 medallions, and 3 monuments to make it cheaper

@elonex777 2 года назад

@@atk9989 Medaillon maybe, monument I would definitely prefer 2cmc mana rock. I guess this deck would need an absurd amount of mana rock like 10-15 to play Xander early with lot of mana and also 10 counterspells. That reduces the possibilities for others cards.s

@lordmimir3099 2 года назад

Might have to add him to my Marchesa, the Black Rose deck

@minipet_ejo9115 2 года назад

I'll play it from my hand with Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord. Waiting for a while now for a strong Vampire to show up. Seems like a good fit.

@anriasi6333 2 года назад

There are a lot of other strong vampires

@davidmaryatt8297 2 года назад

Waiting for a while now for a strong vampire to show up? Do you even Vampire? Plenty of strong vampires already. Granted, I wouldn't have this guy as my commander, being 7mv and in no ramp colors...

@irisnegro 2 года назад

@@davidmaryatt8297 Rituals, rocks and mana dorks, the drawback is that it looks scary and could paint a target on your head.

@anriasi6333 2 года назад

@@davidmaryatt8297 exactly what I'm saying like bloodvial purveyor, stromkirk captain and cordial vampire just to name a few

@davidmaryatt8297 2 года назад

@@anriasi6333 right! I've won many games with an unchecked Sanctum Seeker 🤣

@scienceguy8888 2 года назад

Xander and Tergrid is going to be absolutely brutal. Xander and Tinybones is going to be painful. Xander and... you know what, I'm just going to build the deck

@eriknell7515 2 года назад

Man I'm glad I'm not in your meta 😅😅😅

@HankusTheTankus333 2 года назад

Inherently toxic and unfun card

@SquIDGAmiG62 2 года назад

One card that would be even more brutal in this deck. "Tergrid, God Of Fright"

@zolli21 2 года назад

OMFG....I don't know you and I now kinda hate you for bringing that up.

@SquIDGAmiG62 2 года назад

@@zolli21 that's fair. Although I wouldn't play it. It's not my preferred style of play. But I do know that it would suck quite a bit to go up against.

@zolli21 2 года назад

@@SquIDGAmiG62 All this tells me is that O got 7 turns to smoke someone before that card comes out.

@SquIDGAmiG62 2 года назад

@@zolli21 there are quite a few time clocks in the format so it will just be added to the kill on sight list like most other cards that essentially makes a countdown.

@Teeleer 2 года назад

Add anger to the deck and you can attack right away, possibly killing two opponents in one turn if you have Bruvac and strionic resonator. If you have Morophon out you can reduce the cost by 3, Animar by 4 if set up

@zacharyjoy8724 2 года назад

Thank you! I so rarely see anyone use the graveyard incarnations, like Anger, so you bringing it up has made my day. As a green player, I personally enjoy pairing Anger with Brawn.

@adamdunn9219 2 года назад

Iv always liked grixis vampires more then Mardu ones. Turns out there's tons of vamps in this shard with decent etb's, I'm thinking of focusing him on etb abuse with vampire sub theme, not cedh by any means but strong

@raydelmartinez2905 2 года назад

This guy is BFF with Tergrid God of Salt.

@theprogressivecynic2407 2 года назад

If you want to be a degenerate, strap a Blade of Selves to this commander, swing in, and legend rule the tokens, triggering both their ETB and death triggers during the combat step, before the opponents can assign blockers. You can decimate the board, or just make one opponent very unhappy by cutting their hand and board by 7/8, then milling half their deck. Of course, you get to play this combo exactly once before your entire playgroup agrees to burn you down first whenever they see that deck.

@orionhoover9457 2 года назад

I just built grixis with thrax but this will be a better replacement for the concept I'm working on Side note: you can make this a deal maker/ maker of the archenemy using thassa from beyond death

@johnnoreau3570 2 года назад

Thrax was ny first ever attempt at building a commander deck. Later on found Nekusar and he’s been my favorite since

@duckstuffer2152 2 года назад

I've actually been struggling to make a good Grixis deck that matches my play style, but this card definitely peaks my interest.

@johnnoreau3570 2 года назад

Have you tried Nekusar? My favorite commander for grixis. Plus with blue red black you’ve got tons of removal and counter at your exposal

@duckstuffer2152 2 года назад

I feel like playing Nekusar would put an instant target on my back because everyone knows just how dumb it can be. Plus I try to avoid playing overtly popular commanders.

@johnnoreau3570 2 года назад

@@duckstuffer2152 I feel that. I’m the only nekusar player really in my local store and my playgroup so I don’t understand how popular he really is. And I can attest to the instant target. It happens but if you can play politics well enough sometimes you can get away with it. For example. I was able to convince my table to draw 20 with minds aglow then next turn after everyone discarded I used rise of the dark realms for all their creatures. Just need to know how to read the table and when to play threats.

@duckstuffer2152 2 года назад

@@johnnoreau3570 okay that's pretty spicy. My current wheels deck is Xyris, but I usually have decent luck with it because it's playing around group hug. Which also helps because I don't need to play politics as hard.

@johnnoreau3570 2 года назад

@@duckstuffer2152 I like group hugging with nekusar. I always like to ask “who wants to draw cards?” Before playing things like font of mythos, prophet of kruphix, or any other drawing card 🤣 then sneak in nekusar a turn later or play enough artifacts for molten psyche. Couple ways to get around being instant target. Can’t be instant targeted if you kill everyone else 💀🤣

@gaminggeckos4388 2 года назад

It's Half Off Oscar, from Half Off Emporium! Opponent's hand too full? Cut it in half! Opponent's library too large? Cut it in half! Opponent's board state too cluttered? Cut it in half!

@jumanjiman86 2 года назад

better add a few targeted removal spells to your decks because half the new commanders from these past sets are ALL KILL ON SIGHT MURDER MACHINES

@andrewpickett722 2 года назад

I've got a fun deck around him, had a few rage quitters to say the least 🤣🤣 Burn/Heal/Mill/Xander with a couple combo pieces set on the field for some domino effect is very fun. Near OTK with the right cards

@frankthetank520 2 года назад

Holy crap I'm going to use this for sure I'm also going to copy those triggers I'm also going to make non legendary copies of him holy crap

@trevorkroon2163 2 года назад

The ETB on dies triggers are realistically the only scary ones. Yeah his attack trigger+Bruvac can instantly kill someone, but realistically, without that combo it wont do much. Plus, plenty of decks in commander have graveyard matters or recursion effects somewhere. Is he powerful? Certainly. Is he ridiculous? Nah. Seven mana seems pretty well costed to me.

@luckyrichardson1677 2 года назад

Dude, you missed Blade of Selves. 2 drop artifact. Equipped creature has myriad. Equip 4. This would trigger at least 2 of the 3 things because attack and dies trigger*assuming legendary rule doesn't matter due to mirror.

@ShredAimlessly92 2 года назад

Thank god he’s in black and blue so I can run all the counter Magic possible. Remove-on-sight in the MTG dictionary is just THIS GUY.

@pajoulrod 2 года назад

I'm waiting to see this in a Marchesa, Black Rose deck

@leonfriedemann9151 2 года назад

That was my first thought. Feels as evil as toxril in muldrotha or even worse.

@PukeSkywanker 2 года назад

Lord Xander won't last long I think, he'll be banned sooner rather than later. Alone it's powerful AF!, but then to combo of it with cards like Conjurer's Closet 😬.

@DrummerRF 2 года назад

I had a great combo with myojin of the grim betrayal. You get all the creatures milled during that turn if Xander attacks. Also fun with stuff like maddening cacophony

@XxDevilsTrapxX367 Год назад

I have him coming with a full demon tribal and the swords to protect him once I get him out. This decks is built on the middle ability. As I have a player in our group who let's just say wants to only play 10min at a time and makes playing with him not fun.

@juliantucker5695 2 года назад

I will never play against this commander.Auto-scoop.This is the worst example of power creep to date and should be banned outright.

@letthewookieew1n 2 года назад

I was building a Crosis, the Purger deck...but I decided that Lord Xander MIIIIIGHT be better.

@Phantom-vo8jy 2 года назад

Brutal you mean game ender... man is a walking swiss army knife of perfection. The combos are endless multiple combat steps ETB blink or go cruel sac tergrid.

@Omega_Orion 2 года назад

Unfortunately he doesn't fit Aurelia but Combat Celebrant and other extra combat tech makes this a threat, because if you have a small board you don't want to lose it by blocking, and if you have a big board you don't want to lose half of it by killing him. I'm glad it's not deals combat damage, because you could just attack an open player and mill someone else who's a bigger threat with a harder to touch board

@spectralcanvasimages 2 года назад

Daaamn... Is this guy a booster box card or is he a commander from the up coming EDH precons for Streets of New Capenna???

@dylanwilliams5072 2 года назад

Port Razer and Syr Conrad on field can kill everyone with this commander

@DamnCowboys-to2it 2 года назад

Jesus. That second ability is the probably the best. I mean, grixis mill. Fucked up. Or shit, that third ability is like a super annihilater

@tylerdenneson7320 2 года назад

I don’t think this dude is worth it in the cz. It kind of reveals a plan and puts people on the defensive. People will mulligan to counter your ramp. He should be played in the 99 of another reanimator deck.

@andrewpickett722 2 года назад

And yes with Bruvac and Xander, opponent remains with 1 card in the deck. I've gotten turned around on and lost with that 1 card remaining next turn 🤣🤣

@benjohnstone4680 2 года назад

Wow they made a commander with abilities worse than stax I'd rather play against grand arbiter tergrid or urza. You guys can play it but it's kill on sight for any player doing it.theres no fun way to play against this.

@dustinwrightson7447 2 года назад

Double combat triggers and flickers spells will shutdown players and blacks reanimated enchantments and spells yeah this be ruthless card

@theredduke1275 2 года назад

I don't get why you gain from it other than table hate? I don't see this commander being popular at all. It's too expensive for so much hate you'll gain.

@eight_eyes3186 2 года назад

So real quick, exiling the tokens does not cause the death triggers to go off. And unless you have something like mirror gallery or mirror box they’re exiled instantly so you can’t even get the attack trigger.

@brandontillman2488 2 года назад

Want to lose your friends? Make this your commander and include Tergrid is the 99....

@F3YTJU 2 года назад

Its good for a fun deck i know a lot of comp decks wich i have also 2 of them even wil chew it between turn 3 and seven :*) prossh and korvold says no xD

@nanya524 2 года назад

Ninjas in standard have a new toy.

@AzkuulaKtaktu 2 года назад

It's "wreak" havoc, not "wreck" havoc. You want your havoc to be in good condition. Duh

@Therealtek1 2 года назад

um damping matrix and torpor orb and darksteel mutation are going in every deck i own.... blame eddie.. this one is all your fault

@LadyTsunade777 2 года назад

Also remember Lithoform Engine as another Strionic Resonator, which can also copy your commander as you cast it. And extra combat cards for the middle ability. Should also probably include some graveyard hate like Bojuka Bog and Agent of Erebos if you're going to focus on the middle ability, just so you aren't powering your opponents' graveyard based strategies like Meren.

@theotherguy4478 2 года назад

Dauthi Voidwalker and Leyline of the Void will go very well with the mill aspect of the commander. Syr Conrad will work well with all three aspects of the commander if the exile aspect isn't added.

@aclevername7613 2 года назад

And this is a example of bad card design. Simply oped and utterly ridiculous card that should not of been made.

@joedee9480 2 года назад

just hit lord Xander with a good ol' 1 2 Oubliette. and watch that player cry.....

@BloodLegaZ 2 года назад

Thank goodness this isn't in colors that can either create tokens copies with haste or otherwise to abuse with this ability, or reanimate repeatedly, or cheat out of the hand after a bounce with something like ninjutsu that would allow another etb....we are so screwed.

@robloxplayer0003 2 года назад

I can't tell you why, but I have a seaking suspicion that the price of pitching needle will spike.

@KVGKQuake 2 года назад

If you can find space for him, this just goes in every Marchesa, the Black Rose

@jozezalokar4916 2 года назад

Insta ress spell (return after deat efects) a sack outlet and prince of thralls on board = with every xander death you get half their permanents :D

@EzAzAbc 2 года назад

I combined this commander with the newest horror deck plus the top 10 milling cards 👌

@MisanthropicCurmudgeon 2 года назад

If you play this- the entire table is coming for that ass. Good luck not getting attacked by 3 others lol

@xSwanson 2 года назад

Throw in Tergrid and tutor it up and all those sacrificed permanent will still have a home ... on your side of the table

@bryantay2184 2 года назад

exiling does not trigger the death trigger, because the commander clearly says When Lord Xander dies.

@zolli21 2 года назад

New to mtg so dumb question. When you blink your commander does the tax go up?

@pedrino321 2 года назад

I see this going one of two ways. Either it gets banned as a commander or players will refuse to play against it. Either way it’s better in the 99.

@SchwartzMai 2 года назад

forgot "blade of selves".... get all three triggers at the same time... and a copy of it for each player????

@jandshaulingandremoval9438 2 года назад

So I'm new to commander but very interested in this could you send me a decklist I could use that I could play

@derekhall8453 2 года назад

Cards not OP, but I think you put it perfectly when you called it brutal

@hunterhendrix5246 2 года назад

With twinflame wouldn't it have to be copie target creature the copie is not legendary?

@jeffnorris211 2 года назад

Evil grixis commander??? Before video you have my attention

@dreamwolf7302 2 года назад

Sakashima, Mirror Box, Soul Foundry, and Vermin Gorger...

@theobjectiveobjectivist9138 2 года назад

Can we just talk about Tergrid in the 99 for a second.......

@cannibaljames7465 2 года назад

Can I just say the helm of the host would be super broken with lord Xander 😫

@cayladodd9216 2 года назад

Absolutely OP commander this should be banned ASAP

@MrNemitri 2 года назад

If an opponent has only one card in hand, they discard nothing, it's still an interesting commander for reanimation

@Tyranix97 2 года назад

Animate dead + Xander & Clone || Sneak Attack. Enjoy!

@mtgtomescourer 2 года назад

This should read, "This is Commander absolutely lazy."

@BeholdDog5341 2 года назад

Oh I’m sorry. And Tergrid was bad and no fun WOTC.

@nigelng325 2 года назад

This can't be real can it? It's just down right degenerate and broken

@rebratfisch 2 года назад

WOW, this is maybe the saltiest commander since Tergrid.

@raydelmartinez2905 2 года назад

Imagine a blink deck around this card.

@qubingjianshen8210 2 года назад

Don't forget Blood for Bones, that way you get to trigger both its death trigger and its ETB.

@zacharybecker8228 2 года назад

also clones doesnt matter if it violates the legendary rule cus ull get the death trigger

@GoogleItNoob 2 года назад

Not me looking at a bunch of clones for this commander. Nope.