Oversoul
The Tentacled One
For the West Coast Commander League, the month of May is going to feature some rather heavy-handed War of the Spark themes. This might mean some decks that depart further from my usual fare. To start off, alongside the usual non-rotating points, we've got...
Bring Friends (+1): Activate a planeswalker ability
God Eternal (+1): Cast a God (creatures with modified creature types and changelings don't count)
Oath of the Gatewatch (+2): Activate a minus ability of 2 different planeswalkers that is greater than their base loyalty.
Command the Dreadhorde (+3): Control a Zombie Army with power 10 or greater.
Super friends (+1): Activate a plus ability of a planeswalker and a minus ability of another planeswalker. Bolas Father (+1): Cast a card with the name "Bolas" in the name.
Dragon Reborn (+1): Niv-Mizzet Reborn is your commander and cast it at least once.
Sacrifice Your Friends (+1): Remove 7 or more loyalty from planeswalkers you control.
A Legendary War (+2): Have a non Niv-Mizzet Reborn legendary creature from War of the Spark as your commander and cast it at least once.
Guild Alliance (+2): Cast 3 spells with the same guild water mark or guild name in the card's name.
I think that I probably made the mistake of going for points in too many different categories in the past. Since I decided not to build a Super Friends deck, I figured I'd go mono-white with the new Oketra. Should easily get points for casting my War of the Spark commander, for casting a god (Oketra is one), and for activating a planeswalker loyalty ability. In a longer game, I've got plenty of Boros watermarks, and I can certainly try to get more planeswalker activations. So here's what I'm going with...
Commander:
1x God-Eternal Oketra
1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
1x Ancient Tomb
1x Aura of Silence
1x Aven Mindcensor
1x Benalish Marshal
1x Blade Instructor
1x Boros Elite
1x Boros Mastiff
1x Brimaz, King of Oreskos
1x City of Traitors
1x Containment Priest
1x Council's Judgment
1x Daring Skyjek
1x Duplicant
1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1x Emancipation Angel
1x Emeria, The Sky Ruin
1x Enlightened Tutor
1x Erratic Portal
1x Fiend Hunter
1x Flagstones of Trokair
1x Frontline Medic
1x Grasp of Fate
1x Hero of Bladehold
1x Ignite the Beacon
1x Isamaru, Hound of Konda
1x Knight of the White Orchid
1x Kor Skyfisher
1x Kytheon, Hero of Akros
1x Land Tax
1x Leave No Trace
1x Light of the Legion
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Mana Crypt
1x Mana Vault
1x Nahiri, the Lithomancer
1x Nav Squad Commandos
1x Oblation
1x Oblivion Ring
1x Odric, Master Tactician
1x Oketra the True
1x Opal Palace
1x Open the Armory
1x Oreskos Explorer
1x Parhelion Patrol
1x Path to Exile
1x Phyrexian Revoker
28x Plains
1x Recruiter of the Guard
1x Savannah Lions
1x Scroll Rack
1x Serra Ascendant
1x Silverblade Paladin
1x Skullclamp
1x Sol Ring
1x Steelshaper's Gift
1x Stonecloaker
1x Stoneforge Mystic
1x Stormfront Riders
1x Strip Mine
1x Sun Titan
1x Sunhome Stalwart
1x Sword of Fire and Ice
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
1x The Wanderer
1x Tithe
1x Umezawa's Jitte
1x Unexpectedly Absent
1x Wasteland
1x Whitemane Lion
Bring Friends (+1): Activate a planeswalker ability
God Eternal (+1): Cast a God (creatures with modified creature types and changelings don't count)
Oath of the Gatewatch (+2): Activate a minus ability of 2 different planeswalkers that is greater than their base loyalty.
Command the Dreadhorde (+3): Control a Zombie Army with power 10 or greater.
Super friends (+1): Activate a plus ability of a planeswalker and a minus ability of another planeswalker. Bolas Father (+1): Cast a card with the name "Bolas" in the name.
Dragon Reborn (+1): Niv-Mizzet Reborn is your commander and cast it at least once.
Sacrifice Your Friends (+1): Remove 7 or more loyalty from planeswalkers you control.
A Legendary War (+2): Have a non Niv-Mizzet Reborn legendary creature from War of the Spark as your commander and cast it at least once.
Guild Alliance (+2): Cast 3 spells with the same guild water mark or guild name in the card's name.
I think that I probably made the mistake of going for points in too many different categories in the past. Since I decided not to build a Super Friends deck, I figured I'd go mono-white with the new Oketra. Should easily get points for casting my War of the Spark commander, for casting a god (Oketra is one), and for activating a planeswalker loyalty ability. In a longer game, I've got plenty of Boros watermarks, and I can certainly try to get more planeswalker activations. So here's what I'm going with...
Commander:
1x God-Eternal Oketra
1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
1x Ancient Tomb
1x Aura of Silence
1x Aven Mindcensor
1x Benalish Marshal
1x Blade Instructor
1x Boros Elite
1x Boros Mastiff
1x Brimaz, King of Oreskos
1x City of Traitors
1x Containment Priest
1x Council's Judgment
1x Daring Skyjek
1x Duplicant
1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1x Emancipation Angel
1x Emeria, The Sky Ruin
1x Enlightened Tutor
1x Erratic Portal
1x Fiend Hunter
1x Flagstones of Trokair
1x Frontline Medic
1x Grasp of Fate
1x Hero of Bladehold
1x Ignite the Beacon
1x Isamaru, Hound of Konda
1x Knight of the White Orchid
1x Kor Skyfisher
1x Kytheon, Hero of Akros
1x Land Tax
1x Leave No Trace
1x Light of the Legion
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Mana Crypt
1x Mana Vault
1x Nahiri, the Lithomancer
1x Nav Squad Commandos
1x Oblation
1x Oblivion Ring
1x Odric, Master Tactician
1x Oketra the True
1x Opal Palace
1x Open the Armory
1x Oreskos Explorer
1x Parhelion Patrol
1x Path to Exile
1x Phyrexian Revoker
28x Plains
1x Recruiter of the Guard
1x Savannah Lions
1x Scroll Rack
1x Serra Ascendant
1x Silverblade Paladin
1x Skullclamp
1x Sol Ring
1x Steelshaper's Gift
1x Stonecloaker
1x Stoneforge Mystic
1x Stormfront Riders
1x Strip Mine
1x Sun Titan
1x Sunhome Stalwart
1x Sword of Fire and Ice
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
1x The Wanderer
1x Tithe
1x Umezawa's Jitte
1x Unexpectedly Absent
1x Wasteland
1x Whitemane Lion