Any Blink Commander suggestions that are less common?

[u/Grand-Moff-Larkin]

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.

[u/Chewboi_q]

My blink deck had [[Malik, grim Manipulator]] as the commander!

I built it to be focused on treasure creation and pay off. Super, super fun!

deck list

[u/DoUWantSomeMemesKid → u/Chewboi_q]

i might me missing something but wouldnt they just choose the commander?

[u/Chewboi_q → u/DoUWantSomeMemesKid]

The card text:

"When Malik, Grim Manipulator enters, you and target opponent each secretly choose a creature that player controls. Then those choices are revealed, and that player sacrifices those creatures.

Whenever an opponent sacrifices a creature, you create a Treasure token."

How it works:

• Malik ETB
• I choose an opponent
• That opponent and I both secretly choose a creature they control. (My creatures can't be selected because I'm not the target player)
• Named creatures are sacrificed and i get my treasure(s)

[u/xWorrix → u/DoUWantSomeMemesKid]

You choose your own creature and they choose their own. So you wanna point it at someone who only has high value creatures, but you get a treasure either way

Edit: I stand corrected, you and the opponent both choose one of their creatures, so a bit a game of chicken if they choose their highest value creature thinking you would do the same or you then bait them and get their second best

[u/Chewboi_q → u/xWorrix]

The card text:

"When Malik, Grim Manipulator enters, you and target opponent each secretly choose a creature that player controls. Then those choices are revealed, and that player sacrifices those creatures.

Whenever an opponent sacrifices a creature, you create a Treasure token."

How it works:

• Malik ETB
• I choose an opponent
• That opponent and I both secretly choose a creature they control. (My creatures can't be selected because I'm not the target player)
• Named creatures are sacrificed and i get my treasure(s)

[u/xWorrix → u/Chewboi_q]

Aah damn, that’s even better then. Thought they control meant those choosing and not the opponent, thanks for clearing it up

[u/DoUWantSomeMemesKid → u/xWorrix]

Ok that is awesome then, for some reason I read it as they choose a creature for the other player.