<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prodigal Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Prodigal Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Illustrated by <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=a%3A%E2%80%9CDouglas+Shuler%E2%80%9D&amp;unique=art">Douglas Shuler</a></em></p>
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<p>Wizards of the Coast has begun to print creatures with the Sorcerer creature type! From <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ashling, the Limitless" href="#" target="_blank">Ashling, the Limitless</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sanar, Innovative First-Year" href="#" target="_blank">Sanar, Innovative First-Year</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, soon (in just one week, as it were!), Sorcerer creatures will enter the main lexicon of <em>Magic</em>'s official creature types. And, as with most new creature type additions, Wizards has also made the executive decision to errata multiple appropriately-named cards with the new Sorcerer creature type.</p>
<h2>As Per Wizards' Sorcerer Update</h2>
<p>On Friday, January 9th, Wizards of the Coast gave this Oracle update within an article on <a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/lorwyn-eclipsed-update-bulletin">DailyMTG</a>, their official news hub:</p>
<blockquote><p>The Sorcerers of <i>Lorwyn Eclipsed</i> are plenty powerful on their own merits, but everyone could use some friends, right? We've added the Sorcerer creature type to nearly two dozen creatures from <i>Magic</i>'s history. None of these creatures lost any types they previously had.</p></blockquote>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Aberrant Mind Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Aberrant Mind Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Apprentice Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Apprentice Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bloodboil Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Bloodboil Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Capricious Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Capricious Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dakmor Sorceress" href="#" target="_blank">Dakmor Sorceress</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Etherium-Horn Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Etherium-Horn Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gempalm Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Gempalm Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Krovikan Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Krovikan Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Molimo, Maro-Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Molimo, Maro-Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Multani, Maro-Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Multani, Maro-Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prodigal Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Prodigal Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rockslide Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Rockslide Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Serendib Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Serendib Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sighted-Caste Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Sighted-Caste Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Silumgar Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Silumgar Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Simon, Wild Magic Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Simon, Wild Magic Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (and its SLX counterpart, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mathise, Surge Channeler" href="#" target="_blank">Mathise, Surge Channeler</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>)</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sorcerer of the Fang" href="#" target="_blank">Sorcerer of the Fang</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sorceress Queen" href="#" target="_blank">Sorceress Queen</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vulshok Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Vulshok Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wild-Magic Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Wild-Magic Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
<p>This change mostly affects Wizards and Shamans, with a few Elemental "Maro-Sorcerers" on the list as well for good measure and a full sweep. As a result, there are now 31 creatures with the Sorcerer creature type.</p>
<h3>Does This Change End Shamans?</h3>
<p>In a word, no. Shaman is still currently a valid creature type in <em>Magic: The Gathering</em>. It's possible that Wizards of the Coast is still aiming to phase out the creature type for the sake of cultural sensitivity and inclusionary measures. However, according to the above update bulletin, no creature types have been removed from the creatures who now have the addendum of a Sorcerer creature type. Furthermore, Wizards of the Coast gave no Druid creature this type (unless you count those with the changeling ability, in which case you're being silly while technically still correct!).</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>In the end, this isn't a huge change from the everyday creature type updates we get from time to time. I'm quite confident that Phyrexian as a creature type was a much bigger deal here, by many ranks above the Sorcerer creature type. However, it's worth noting that <em>Dungeons &amp; Dragons</em>, Wizards of the Coast's other biggest tabletop game, has had Sorcerers for a long time. Therefore, this was, frankly, a long time coming.</p>
<p>With that, let's open the floor to you, dear readers! How do you feel about the addition of the Sorcerer creature type to the <em>Magic</em> lexicon? And, what kinds of distinctions do you think Wizards of the Coast needs to make to differentiate it from other spellcasters? Sound off in the comments below!</p>


Sorcerer Creature Type Added to Two-Dozen Older Cards

<p style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chronicle of Victory" href="#" target="_blank">Chronicle of Victory</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/eyari" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aldo Dominguez</a></span></i></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Story Spotlight cards represent one of the coolest narrative decisions WOTC has made, putting the narrative-shaping events in players’ hands and providing a beautiful means of summarizing the story for those who can collect them all. One of the more contentious new cards from <em>Lorwyn Eclipsed</em> isn’t technically a Story Spotlight card, but it’s something even more beautiful: a card that reflects the way the Multiverse was affected by previous story events. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And just like the event depicted in the art, this card is very impactful, and it has a fitting name: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chronicle of Victory" href="#" target="_blank">Chronicle of Victory</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Chronicle of Victory"></div></div>
<p>But is it a new typal staple? And in just how many decks will this Chronicle a Victory? As the resident EDHREC typal master, I'm here to do a bit of analysis.</p>
<h2>What Does <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chronicle of Victory" href="#" target="_blank">Chronicle of Victory</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> Do?</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chronicle of Victory" href="#" target="_blank">Chronicle of Victory</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a six-mana legendary artifact. That, in and of itself, limits its usefulness, as Commander has been getting faster and faster as time has gone on. For such an expensive card to be playable, it usually needs to top the curve and win the game. Tapping out for a big spell is a risk. But is Chronicle worth it?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chronicle does have an ability that is a powerful curve-topper: it gives creatures of a type of our choice +2/+2, first strike, and trample. The pump and trample can certainly break board stalls, and first strike can make sure that we have easy attacks and solid defenses. These abilities on a permanent as a static effect means that this card continues to affect the game in a way that most <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Overrun" href="#" target="_blank">Overrun</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>s don’t. But is it worth six mana? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s where the last ability comes in.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to boosting and adding keywords to creatures of a given type, Chronicle draws its controller a card whenever they cast a spell of the chosen type - notably not just a creature spell, kindred spells work as well. Giving a card draw engine to any creature type in any color is nothing to sneeze at. But at six mana? Again, it limits the usefulness. The deck needs to be casting spells after it comes down, and expecting a six-mana mass pump artifact to survive a table rotation is wishful thinking.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If we can make a lot of mana, however, this just might work. But do we need to work that hard?</span></p>
<h2>What Other Cards Do What <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chronicle of Victory" href="#" target="_blank">Chronicle of Victory</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> Does?</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Obelisk of Urd"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Akroma&#039;s Memorial"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When it comes to gamebreaking permanents, Chronicle has a bit of competition. The first comparison I saw on social media was <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Obelisk of Urd" href="#" target="_blank">Obelisk of Urd</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which provides the same power/toughness boost for the same mana cost, but can be cast for free with convoke instead of providing abilities or card draw. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Akroma&#039;s Memorial" href="#" target="_blank">Akroma&#039;s Memorial</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a similar card, providing abilities that can end games in an expensive legendary artifact shell. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Archetype of Imagination" href="#" target="_blank">Archetype of Imagination</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is another permanent that can be used in a similarly game-ending manner, effectively granting our entire board unblockable (unless opponents' creatures have reach).</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Vanquisher&#039;s Banner"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Hazoret&#039;s Monument"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What none of those cards do, however, is provide the card draw engine. Green has had access to this ability for a while, with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Guardian Project" href="#" target="_blank">Guardian Project</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primordial Sage" href="#" target="_blank">Primordial Sage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zendikar Resurgent" href="#" target="_blank">Zendikar Resurgent</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Beast Whisperer" href="#" target="_blank">Beast Whisperer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> highlighting the offerings. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vanquisher&#039;s Banner" href="#" target="_blank">Vanquisher&#039;s Banner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a similarly universal draw engine for typal decks, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hazoret&#039;s Monument" href="#" target="_blank">Hazoret&#039;s Monument</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, despite having the word “red” on it, doesn’t have a red pip, so it can grant rummaging to any creature-based deck as well.</span></p>
<h2>Pros of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chronicle of Victory" href="#" target="_blank">Chronicle of Victory</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While each piece of Chronicle has predecessors, combining them together is what makes it different. And the fact that Commander is a singleton format means that even the decks that use similar cards could still use more copies of those effects. And being colorless is another boon, as some colors and colorless typal strategies have difficulty finding card draw engines. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The cost may seem prohibitive, but it could also be a hidden boon.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Typal decks tend to struggle to rebuild after board wipes, especially at the lower <a href="https://edhrec.com/guides/edhrec-guide-to-commander-brackets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brackets</a>. While other cards may share its role as a curve-topper, Chronicle also turns top-decked creatures, which could be dead draws in the late game, into a full hand and a fresh board. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pulling double-duty as a card draw engine and a curve-topping finisher gives Chronicle flexibility, ensuring that it’s never a dead draw for decks that ramp or hit their land drops.</span></p>
<h2>Cons of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chronicle of Victory" href="#" target="_blank">Chronicle of Victory</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The most prohibitive element of Chronicle is the cost. Unless it’s not being cast on-curve, it’s unlikely that it will draw any cards the turn it comes out. It also doesn’t help smooth draws, which some more-ambitious decks require. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Additionally, it wants us to cast multiple spells in a turn in order to draw more cards and gain more value, so the creatures of the type need to be relatively low-cost and the deck needs a solid volume of hits, so the type needs to have a lot of low-costing members.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The other major downside is that fusing a win-con to a card draw engine means that both are vulnerable. Engines and win-cons are red flags, as both tend to either run away with or end the game on the spot. As a result, they attract a ton of removal, and most decks have artifact destruction nowadays, even incidentally. Every creature type with green getting a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Reclamation Sage" href="#" target="_blank">Reclamation Sage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> doesn’t do Chronicle any favors. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So where does Chronicle fit?</span></p>
<h2>Which Commanders Want <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chronicle of Victory" href="#" target="_blank">Chronicle of Victory</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>?</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Marwyn, the Nurturer"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Seton, Krosan Protector"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The cleanest fit for Chronicle is with creature types that provide bursts of mana but risk petering out. These decks need to cast multiple spells in a turn and have a low average mana value. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Elfball decks like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Marwyn, the Nurturer" href="#" target="_blank">Marwyn, the Nurturer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> come to mind, as do Druid decks, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Seton, Krosan Protector" href="#" target="_blank">Seton, Krosan Protector</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Elfball decks tend to want both card draw and anthems, and Chronicle provides both. Seton lets new Druids tap for mana the same turn they enter, so Chronicle can churn through the deck.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zhulodok, Void Gorger"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Traxos, Scourge of Kroog"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Colorless commanders, such as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zhulodok, Void Gorger" href="#" target="_blank">Zhulodok, Void Gorger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (cascaded spells are still cast, so big Eldrazi draw multiple cards) and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Traxos, Scourge of Kroog" href="#" target="_blank">Traxos, Scourge of Kroog</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> Constructs are hard-pressed for options and can make good use of both the pump and the draw aspects. Large Eldrazi occasionally lack the keywords to avoid getting chump-blocked, and Constructs can be too small to threaten large amounts of damage, both of which are ameliorated by the other abilities of Chronicle.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cloudstone Curio"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Intruder Alarm"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On a more personal note, since Chronicle rewards spells being cast, it works well with bounce spells. In particular, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cloudstone Curio" href="#" target="_blank">Cloudstone Curio</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a fun combo piece and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Intruder Alarm" href="#" target="_blank">Intruder Alarm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can untap the mana dorks, making Chronicle a form of combo exhaust, drawing deep into the deck, if not the whole thing!</span></p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chronicle of Victory" href="#" target="_blank">Chronicle of Victory</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is an intriguing card, and I am definitely a fan. It swings games as soon as it hits, synergizes well with already-powerful cards, and slots into a variety of existing decks. For six mana, it might be a little expensive, but there are plenty of times when it’s worth it!</span></p>
<p>Verdict: a strong card with a few homes, but certainly not the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sol Ring" href="#" target="_blank">Sol Ring</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> of typal decks.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But what are your thoughts on it? And what decks are you looking to slot it into?</span></p>


Is Chronicle of Victory a New Staple for Typal Commander Decks?

Controlling the Flow of Blight With The Reaper, King No More

<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ashling, the Limitless" href="#" target="_blank">Ashling, the Limitless</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=a%3A%E2%80%9CKai+Carpenter%E2%80%9D&amp;unique=art" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kai Carpenter</a></em></p>
<p>On Tuesday, January 6th, Wizards of the Coast revealed the full deck lists for the <em>Lorwyn Eclipsed</em> Commander precons! These two decks, named <em>Dance of the Elements</em> and <em>Blight Curse</em>, feature an Elemental theme and a -1/-1 counter theme, respectively.</p>
<p>But what cards are actually <em>in</em> these lists? Read on, and we'll show you what you'll be working with as early as January 16th!</p>
<h2><em>Lorwyn Eclipsed</em> - <em>Dance of the Elements</em></h2>
<p>The first deck we'll discuss is <em>Dance of the Elements</em>. This deck showcases Lorwyn's Elementals, both of the Flamekin and "Notion" variety (the latter coined after <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Horde of Notions" href="#" target="_blank">Horde of Notions</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, one of the reprinted creatures in the precon).</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Horde of Notions"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ashling, the Limitless"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mass of Mysteries"></div></div>
<p>The deck's themes also focus on Elementals with evoke, a very powerful mechanic exclusively printed on Elemental creatures. The face commander of the deck, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ashling, the Limitless" href="#" target="_blank">Ashling, the Limitless</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, allows non-evoking Elementals to get in on this mechanic. In turn, this opened up space for Wizards to print Elementals that work well out of the graveyard, such as those with the encore mechanic from <em>Commander Legends</em>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Belonging"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Subterfuge"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lamentation"></div></div>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Impulsivity"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Jubilation"></div></div>
<p>Additionally, this <em>Lorwyn Eclipsed</em> precon continues the two land cycles started in the <em>Edge of Eternities</em> Commander decks. The new "tango land" <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sodden Verdure" href="#" target="_blank">Sodden Verdure</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and the new "bicycle land" <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rain-Slicked Copse" href="#" target="_blank">Rain-Slicked Copse</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are the blue-green lands in this cycle, leaving only black-white and red-blue iterations left to see print.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sodden Verdure"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rain-Slicked Copse"></div></div>
<h3><em>Dance of the Elements</em>' Reprints</h3>
<p>This deck also contains a ton of great reprints. For two prime examples of fantastic reprinted cards, look no further than two of the evoke Elementals of <em>Modern Horizons 2</em>: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fury" href="#" target="_blank">Fury</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Endurance" href="#" target="_blank">Endurance</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. These two are a bit less powerful than their white, blue, and black counterparts, but they'll absolutely see play with Ashling and the backup commander, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mass of Mysteries" href="#" target="_blank">Mass of Mysteries</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, as well as the aforementioned Horde of Notions.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Fury"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Endurance"></div></div>
<p>Other notable reprints from <em>Dance of the Elements</em> include <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Timeless Lotus" href="#" target="_blank">Timeless Lotus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (here reprinted for the <em>first</em> time), <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Muldrotha, the Gravetide" href="#" target="_blank">Muldrotha, the Gravetide</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Yarok, the Desecrated" href="#" target="_blank">Yarok, the Desecrated</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Maelstrom Wanderer" href="#" target="_blank">Maelstrom Wanderer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flamekin Village" href="#" target="_blank">Flamekin Village</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Dance of the Elements" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Ashling, the Limitless
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Mass of Mysteries
*1 Jubilation
*1 Impulsivity
*1 Lamentation
*1 Belonging
*1 Subterfuge
*1 Endurance
*1 Fury
*1 Avenger of Zendikar
*1 Cavalier of Thorns
*1 Greenwarden of Murasa
*1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
*1 Titan of Industry
*1 Muldrotha, the Gravetide
*1 Omnath, Locus of Rage
*1 Yarok, the Desecrated
*1 Omnath, Locus of the Roil
*1 Slithermuse
*1 Bane of Progress
*1 Realmwalker
*1 Faeburrow Elder
*1 Vernal Sovereign
*1 Horde of Notions
*1 Maelstrom Wanderer
*1 Jegantha, the Wellspring
*1 Mulldrifter
*1 Shriekmaw
*1 Shimmercreep
*1 Flamebraider
*1 Incandescent Soulstoke
*1 Eclipsed Flamekin
*1 Foundation Breaker
*1 Risen Reef
*1 Smokebraider
*1 Ingot Chewer
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Path to Exile
*1 Kindred Summons
*1 Return of the Wildspeaker
*1 Reality Shift
*1 Crib Swap
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Shatter the Sky
*1 Haunting Voyage
*1 Elemental Spectacle
*1 Cultivate
*1 Kodama&#039;s Reach
*1 Blasphemous Act
*1 Distant Melody
[/Sorceries]
[Enchantments]
*1 Springleaf Parade
*1 Hoofprints of the Stag
*1 Descendants&#039; Fury
*1 Cream of the Crop
*1 Garruk&#039;s Uprising
*1 Fertile Ground
*1 Abundant Growth
[/Enchantments]
[Artifacts]
*1 Timeless Lotus
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Fellwar Stone
*1 Chromatic Lantern
[/Artifacts]
[Lands]
*1 Command Tower
*1 Unclaimed Territory
*1 Ancient Ziggurat
*1 Frontier Bivouac
*1 Sandsteppe Citadel
*1 Savage Lands
*1 Opulent Palace
*1 Seaside Citadel
*1 Jungle Shrine
*1 Rain-Slicked Copse
*1 Sodden Verdure
*1 Abundant Countryside
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Path of Ancestry
*1 Thriving Grove
*1 Thriving Heath
*1 Thriving Isle
*1 Opal Palace
*1 Thriving Bluff
*1 Thriving Moor
*1 Primal Beyond
*1 Raging Ravine
*1 Flamekin Village
*1 Secluded Courtyard
*2 Plains
*2 Island
*2 Swamp
*2 Mountain
*8 Forest
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2><em>Lorwyn Eclipsed</em> - <em>Blight Curse</em></h2>
<p>The second of the two <em>Lorwyn Eclipsed</em> precons is <em>Blight Curse</em>, a Jund (<span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-b" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>) deck focusing on the spread of -1/-1 counters. At first glance, this deck seems to be the more consistent of the two, even if both obviously have their perks. This precon wants its pilot to put -1/-1 counters on anything and everything it can. As a reward for doing so, the deck's pilot will accrue great gains of value.</p>
<p>To this end, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Auntie Ool, Cursewretch" href="#" target="_blank">Auntie Ool, Cursewretch</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, the face commander of <em>Blight Curse</em>, is a fantastic creature to lead this deck, though <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Reaper, King No More" href="#" target="_blank">The Reaper, King No More</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is also a superb commander for more controlling builds.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Auntie Ool, Cursewretch"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Reaper, King No More"></div></div>
<h3><em>Blight Curse</em> Reprints</h3>
<p>One major reason this deck is <em>so</em> powerful right out of the box has to do with the suite of reprints provided in the precon. Many players who financially speculated on cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Necroskitter" href="#" target="_blank">Necroskitter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Massacre Girl, Known Killer" href="#" target="_blank">Massacre Girl, Known Killer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and even <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flourishing Defenses" href="#" target="_blank">Flourishing Defenses</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will be a bit disappointed to know that these cards all saw a reprint within <em>Blight Curse</em>. However, anyone who missed the speculative purchases of these cards will probably be just as delighted.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Necroskitter"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Flourishing Defenses"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Massacre Girl, Known Killer"></div></div>
<p>Additionally, this deck's designers remembered a <em>great</em> many -1/-1 cards from the <em>Amonkhet</em> block. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons" href="#" target="_blank">Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Archfiend of Ifnir" href="#" target="_blank">Archfiend of Ifnir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and even <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Scorpion God" href="#" target="_blank">The Scorpion God</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are all present and accounted for.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Scorpion God"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Archfiend of Ifnir"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons"></div></div>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Blight Curse" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 The Reaper, King No More
*1 Sinister Gnarlbark
*1 Dread Tiller
*1 Oft-Nabbed Goat
*1 Village Pillagers
*1 Ferrafor, Young Yew
*1 Tree of Perdition
*1 Necroskitter
*1 Ignoble Hierarch
*1 Massacre Girl, Known Killer
*1 Grave Titan
*1 The Scorpion God
*1 Carnifex Demon
*1 Puppeteer Clique
*1 Dusk Urchins
*1 Midnight Banshee
*1 Archfiend of Ifnir
*1 Channeler Initiate
*1 Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
*1 Glissa Sunslayer
*1 Grim Poppet
*1 Skinrender
*1 Soul Snuffers
*1 Evolution Sage
*1 Devoted Druid
*1 Kulrath Knight
*1 Wickerbough Elder
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Assassin&#039;s Trophy
*1 Fire Covenant
*1 Infernal Grasp
*1 Putrefy
*1 Terminate
*1 Cathartic Pyre
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Eventide&#039;s Shadow
*1 Aberrant Return
*1 Black Sun&#039;s Zenith
*1 Painful Truths
*1 Persist
*1 Chain Reaction
*1 Burning Curiosity
*1 Hoarder&#039;s Greed
*1 Cathartic Reunion
*1 Incremental Blight
*1 Harmonize
*1 Night&#039;s Whisper
[/Sorceries]
[Enchantments]
*1 Grave Venerations
*1 Puca&#039;s Covenant
*1 Everlasting Torment
*1 Lasting Tarfire
*1 Blowfly Infestation
*1 Flourishing Defenses
*1 Binding the Old Gods
[/Enchantments]
[Artifacts]
*1 Wickersmith&#039;s Tools
*1 Chimil, the Inner Sun
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Contagion Clasp
*1 Commander&#039;s Sphere
[/Artifacts]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Vraska, Betrayal&#039;s Sting
*1 Liliana, Death Wielder
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*1 Vernal Fen
*1 Festering Thicket
*1 Nesting Grounds
*1 Evolving Wilds
*1 Terramorphic Expanse
*1 Path of Ancestry
*1 Riveteers Overlook
*1 Rakdos Carnarium
*1 Gruul Turf
*1 Golgari Rot Farm
*1 Canyon Slough
*1 Sheltered Thicket
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Smoldering Marsh
*1 Cinder Glade
*1 Dragonskull Summit
*1 Rootbound Crag
*1 Woodland Cemetery
*1 Savage Lands
*1 Ifnir Deadlands
*1 Command Tower
*8 Swamp
*4 Mountain
*6 Forest
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>Overall, the two <em>Lorwyn Eclipsed</em> decks look exceptionally solid. In the coming days, we'll provide articles showing you great ways to upgrade these precons, so stay tuned!</p>
<p>In the meantime, let's open the floor to you, dear readers! Are you excited for new Commander precons from this set? Are there cards you're excited to add to the decks? Alternatively, are there any themes you wish were explored in this space? Sound off in the comments below!</p>


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