While most of these new commanders are pretty disappointing, even with the background mechanic, there are more than a few Im super excited to get testing with
With indestructible on its side and even the option to ping itself, it becomes a ticking time bomb
Teammate Decklist Wojek Halberdiers | Illustration by Nic Klein Creature (30) Bomber Corps x2 Boros Elite x4 Boros Recruit x3 Boros Swiftblade x2 Firemane Avenger x4 Foundry Champion Frontline Medic x2 Legion Loyalist x4 Skyknight Legionnaire x4 Tajic, Blade of the Legion x2 Wojek Halberdiers x2 Instant (8) Bathe in Light x4 Lightning Helix x4 Land (22) Boros Garrison x4 Boros Guildgate x2 Mountain x8 Plains x8 Building a deck specifically to play as one of the heroes facing down the Archenemy can also be a little complicated if you want it to be on-theme and interact with its allies
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That's why Upheaval is such a bomb: there are virtually no ways to deal with it, and once it is cast you can end up with two to three creatures plus a land on the board while your opponent literally has nothing, and has a hand full of sixteen cards they need to discard down to seven