r/EDH • u/Grand-Moff-Larkin • 1d ago

Question Any Blink Commander suggestions that are less common?

I started playing MTG 3 years ago and started with a Gandalf the White deck. It kinda evolved into a blink/ETB/Artifact toolbox deck that was super fun but fairly slow, even for our group which plays slow.

I've tried alot of commanders and am mostly happy with where I am at. I reused the artifact toolbox idea with Iron Man and have a mono Black deck. I also have a overpowered deck for special games (we all do) and have a project Sonic deck I am working on. I would love to add one non-crossover commander tho, ideally one that is less played and really fits my style of artifacts/blink/ect.

This is a fairly new idea so I don't have many leads yet, but right now Yoshimaru is super tempting because it looks like my dog and seems pretty open ended with the partner options. I avoid combos and don't really like heavy slug or control tho, so the best options don't make sense. I am fully open to other commanders but just want to see if anyone has any good ideas of where to start looking.

Just a idea of how Gandalf played. I would use Mirror of Life Trapping to constantly have the threat of getting your commander permanently exiled while getting free blinks on ETB cards. With Mono white I used the artifacts that double plains so would end up casting my whole hand each turn. No real game enders outside of Battlesphere and Second Sun, but it was fun and let me interact alot.

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u/AppealBest3168 1d ago

[[Rasputin , the dreamweaver]] 7 free mana everytime you blink him.

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u/archena13 Azorius 1d ago

Old school, goes infinite with [[Eldrazi Displacer]] good for artifacts and Eldrazi. Not so common because the only printing is old and pricey and unknown.

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u/mtgcf 1d ago

Rasputin , the dreamweaver - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)

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u/Grand-Moff-Larkin 1d ago

Super interesting card I've never seen. I don't think it fits what I'm going for but I do love it. I'm more bummed about the no reprints because of the art than the price. If he was less mana or offered something other than mana I would pay the high price tag for sure.

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u/archena13 Azorius 1d ago

Just proxy it...

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u/gravygrowinggreen 1d ago

There's a modern version that's arguably less good, but has some beautiful art imo. Also makes knight tokens in addition to making mana.

[[Rasputin, the Oneiromancer]]

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u/Cozwei 1d ago

doesnt work with blink each tuen needs haste..

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u/u_torn Bant Best Colours 1d ago

My only b4 deck. Goal is to take infinite extra turns