mtg starter deck commander Foundations Set of 5 card deck Magic: The Gathering Starter Commander

It would be easy to add many more cards to this tier, but I have deliberately aimed to be selective here in order to show off the cards I actually think are strong, rather than cards that will see play as a 1-of or in some fringe deck

It can protect a creature if you have 4 mana handy, and it can bounce something you want to recast for an ETB effect

For the cost of 5, those stats dont seem particularly impressive at first glance

Alternatively, if you want to get an attack trigger off something like Etali, Primal Storm but dont want it to die in combat, you can use this on your own creature

He yields a surprise blocker while giving your best answers a second life

In short, the land swaps look something like this: Tainted Isle for Watery Grave Tainted Peak for Luxury Suite Temple of Malice for Blood Crypt Temple of Deceit for Undercity Sewers Dragonskull Summit for Steam Vents Drowned Catacomb for Morphic Pool 2 Basic Swamp for Ancient Tomb and Sunken Ruins Thats a mana base that fits most players' budgets, and with these alterations, were cutting almost $200 worth of cards