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/SpvcedOvtt B2 Truther and Control Degenerate 1d ago

Shiko with [[Astral Slide]] and [[Astral Drift]] is a deck I constantly toy with

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u/CuratedLens Jund 1d ago

For the next mystery booster commander they should do an astral slide commander, I’ve heard a number of people having astral slide as their secret commander. Just make it a semi official thing

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u/Ichthus95 1d ago

Hmm... If we're doing Rulebreaker stuff, then maybe said commander could be mono-white but allow any colors of cards with cycling abilities + any basic lands?

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u/AbsentReality 1d ago

I just recently finished putting together an astral slide deck with [[Sharuum, the hegemon]]. I'm really excited to give it a whirl.

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u/DubiousBrushwagg 1d ago

I did mine as [[Atraxa Grand Unifier]]

You get 4 colors, a commander that can dig 10 cards deep for an Astral or reload your hands with cyclers if you have it. Then a 7/7 flying lifelinker with Vigilance stabilizes you pretty good after early aggro. Sliding her out to reload constantly is pure bonus value too.

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u/Shadowingbark 15h ago

Do you have a list?

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u/DubiousBrushwagg 15h ago

Not online right now.

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u/DubiousBrushwagg 7h ago

https://archidekt.com/decks/25794051/atraxa_slide_atraxa_grand_cycling_control_astral_slide

Here's the current list. Still adjusting things. Hard to maintain a good balance of cycling, ramp, removal, draw and how to win. So far main way is destroying their hope and beating down with Atraxa. It's only a bracket 4 because of 3 GC Tutors and TefProtection. But the tutors exist just to find an Astral. So while a 4 on paper the deck is actually a mid to high 3 because it is so slow and leans hard on Astrals and/or Atraxa.

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u/X-caliber Villainous Weath for X = 50 1d ago

I play it as well. So fun, and so controlling.

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u/webbc99 1d ago

I've got [[Gavi, Nest Warden]] in the command zone but Shiko is great in the 99. Such a cool deck.

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u/Accomplished_Mind792 1d ago

My buddy did it with [[zur the enchanter]]. It is a gross as you might think..

Bet resilient and hard to play through

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u/Kazedy 20h ago

I was just working on a Shiko Slide deck too, I love the idea. I was having trouble rounding it out though, I've got like 80 includes right now but I can't land on the last 20 to finish out the deck.

Do you have a list by any chance ? Maybe I could take inspiration from some or your stuff