magnus the red mtg card Building a deck in Magic: the Gathering 000 Commander. Magnus the Red - 131

Gimli of the Glittering Caves Gimli of the Glittering Caves needs their fellowship of legendary friends to really get going, but thanks to Commanders popularity, there are lots of ways to increase Gimlis power and multiply the impact of double strike

All your nonland cards in your hand gain foretell with Edgin out, letting you pay two generic mana to exile that card from your hand and letting you cast it later for two generic mana less

Sure, there are other moist creature types out there, but Merfolk are pretty consistently hard to deal with and incredibly powerful, and what more can you really ask for from a bunch of Creatures that like chilling out on river beds and stuff

Not to mention the sprinkling of life play

Ideally, a core set introduces players to what makes each color and/or color pair unique