Wizards hasn’t given us a legendary creature like Jin-Gitaxias, with the exceptions of maybe Brinelin, the Moon Kraken or Thryx, the Sudden Storm. It might, in fact, be better to simply tax our opponents more with God-Pharaoh’s Statue and Isolation Cell, since they can come down, do their job, and hopefully outlast the removal in our opponents’ hands. But I believe it may not be all its made out to be, as a lot of lifegain tools won’t survive the third chapter of The Argent Etchings. It will be a common theme amongst most of the deck skeletons drawn up today, but proliferate in the form of a staple like Throne of Geth is going to be so helpful in running through saga chapters at the desired pace we need.įor a brief time, I also thought leaning into life gain was going to be a counterweight to the damage we would be courting, as opponents will likely value swinging with larger creatures if that damage is going to cost them life or mana. But, once we’ve moved past taxation and started to use the tokens as our mechanism for transforming Elesh Norn, having a suite of phyrexian cards on hand in the vein of Defiler of Faith, Mite Overseer, Phyrexian Awakening, and Phyrexian Censor is going to make chapters two and three of The Argent Etchings punishing and explosive for the rest of the table. I find The Argent Etchings to not be as inspiring as the creature side of this commander. Akroma’s Will, Flawless Maneuver, or Rootborn Defenses, will be instrumental in helping us get the reach and staying power we need to be competitive. Lastly, since these tokens can be fragile versus the swarms of creatures on hand for our opponents, spells to make our team indestructible. Token doublers Anointed Procession and Mondrak, Glory Dominus should put us over the top. Our selection of tokens should fly wherever possible, so keeping an eye out for token producers like Geist-Honored Monk and Twilight Drover will compliment Ascension well. Hhe deck feels like a perfect time to bring out our copies of Luminarch Ascension and start producing tokens, to help protect our life total and tax our opponents. I see Elesh Norn like a twisted version of Bitterblossom. Of the five commanders we will be discussing today, Elesh Norn has generated the most clear mental picture for me. That is why today, I want to speak briefly on each member of the March of the Machine praetor cycle, theorycrafting a deck skeleton that could serve as the inspiration for an expanded deck in the future. Not being asymmetrical, I believe these five promote a slower, more casual game of Commander.
But, I believe their double-faced nature makes them fertile ground for exploring possibilities as commanders. It shouldn’t be controversial to say this cycle of praetors is not the most powerful versions of these characters. So if the cycle coming out of March of the Machine is in fact going to be the last time we see these characters in a chronological sense, I think they are due their own memoriam. Which is why it’s disheartening to see they have fallen, due to poor planning on the part of the Mother of Machines. March of the Machine is finally here, and while I am far from the biggest acolyte of New Phyrexia, I can freely say the praetors have proven to be iconic characters within Magic: the Gathering’s lore.
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