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Lorwyn Eclipsed previews have concluded, and while the volume of new legends you can build Commander decks around is more at a "normal" level compared to the recent Universes Beyond sets, there is still enough of them that it can take a bunch of time to digest and ponder their uses.

I'm here to help with that! I've got over 30 years experience playing multiplayer Magic, and nearly 18 years playing and writing about EDH/Commander. So I combed through the list and leveraged my expertise to highlight 11 new legends that stand head and shoulders above the rest in terms of power, fun, or both.

We were first introduced to the world of Lorwyn back in 2007, and it was further explored in subsequent expansion sets into 2008 with Morningtide, Shadowmoor, and Eventide. As popular as it was, it's wild that it took a whopping 18 years to circle back to the setting! It looks like the design teams really did a great job at nostalgic call-backs along with exciting new territory for Magic fans to dig into.

Abigale, Eloquent First-YearAbigale, Eloquent First-Year

I'm not sure what sort of legs this will have in Standard since the creature you're blanking will at the very least be able to trade with Abigale in combat, but in Commander you can blank an opponent's problematic commander and then attack a different opponent.

If you really want to be super-annoying you can play a bunch of blink effects with Abigale and just keep all of your opponents' commanders blanked the entire game. A more friendly approach is to boost up your own creatures with three keywords that either have an enters effect that you've already taken advantage of, or run a bunch of large "vanilla" creatures that are more than happy to take on those keywords.

How about giving flying, first strike, and lifelink to Yargle, Glutton of UrborgYargle, Glutton of Urborg or Kalakscion, Hunger TyrantKalakscion, Hunger Tyrant?

Bre of Clan StoutarmBre of Clan Stoutarm

Brion StoutarmBrion Stoutarm was a beloved legend from the original Lorwyn, as he allowed you to "chuck" your own creature to deal damage to a target player or planeswalker. Since Brion had lifelink, you'd gain life from the damage too.

Lorwyn Eclipsed brings us another Giant member of the Stoutarm clan, but Bre is - shall we say - a bit more gentle with your other creatures than Brion was. Her activated ability gives another target creature you control flying and lifelink until end of turn, giving your attacker evasion, or enabling one of your creatures to block a flier.

But what really pushes Bre to another level is her end step trigger, which functions a lot like the discover ability. If you gained life this turn, you get to exile a nonland card from the top of your library and either cast it or put it into your hand (depending on how much life you gained). This makes Bre an excellent choice to lead a Boros () lifegain deck.

Eirdu, Carrier of DawnEirdu, Carrier of Dawn

Combo players are excited about Isilu, the transformed side of Eirdu, which can easily set up all sorts of combos. With something like Cathars' CrusadeCathars' Crusade or Mikaeus, the UnhallowedMikaeus, the Unhallowed on the battlefield and a sacrifice outlet like Phyrexian AltarPhyrexian Altar, you can sacrifice a creature over and over to generate all sorts of triggers.

If you want to build a more chill version, you can lean into the Eirdu side where creature spells you cast have convoke to either double spell a bunch of creatures onto the battlefield, or use it as mana ramp to cast a really expensive creature.

I have a Reya DawnbringerReya Dawnbringer I haven't put in a deck for decades and if I open Eirdu I'll be tempted to put it in the deck!

Grub, Storied MatriarchGrub, Storied Matriarch

If you want raw power in your Goblin commander, there are other, better options, but Grub offers a more fiddly and fun choice to build around.

I really like how the front side of Grub can retrieve a kindred Goblin card - like Grub's CommandGrub's Command - in addition to the Goblin creatures you'd expect. The back side of Grub lets you make a copy of the creature you blight, and there are all sorts of fantastic Goblin creatures you'd love to copy, whether it's Siege-Gang CommanderSiege-Gang Commander, Goblin TrashmasterGoblin Trashmaster, or a Village PillagersVillage Pillagers.

And you can even get around the copy token sacrifice trigger by running Sundial of the InfiniteSundial of the Infinite.

Kirol, Attentive First-YearKirol, Attentive First-Year

This is the sort ability that sends you either deep diving into Magic card databases or sifting through your collection hunting down cards that have triggered abilities that are powerful, fun, cool, or wacky - depending on what kind of deck you want to build. I expect each Kirol deck to be a mostly unique reflection of the builder's inclinations, and that's really neat.

Personally, I'm excited to use this alongside Sun TitanSun Titan! It has vigilance so it can attack, get the triggered ability, and then tap towards paying Kirol's ability to copy it. This is also a great deck to use DrumbellowerDrumbellower; untapping all your creatures on your end step means they'll be available to tap on another player's turn to copy another of your triggered abilities.

Maralen, Fae AscendantMaralen, Fae Ascendant

Maralen lets you choose your own adventure. Do you want to build a Sultai () Elf deck or Faerie deck? You could conceivably build a deck with both Elves and Faeries, but I'd imagine you'd want to lean one way to take advantage of the typal synergies available. Personally, I'd lean towards making a Faerie typal deck with Maralen since her ability basically saves you mana to cast spells, and Elf decks have little trouble generating plenty of mana.

What I love about these types of abilities to cast spells from your opponents' decks is how well it scales with the power level of the pod you're playing in; if they're playing powerful spells, you're playing powerful spells!

Sygg, Wanderwine WisdomSygg, Wanderwine Wisdom

This third version of Sygg is closer to Sygg, River CutthroatSygg, River Cutthroat than the original Sygg, River GuideSygg, River Guide in that it doesn't really care about other Merfolk and instead is best at drawing extra cards. It's notable that when Sygg transforms to its back side, the creature you target gets protection from each color until your next turn, so it's a pretty good way to keep your most valuable creature protected from removal or other targeted shenanigans from your opponents.

Also keep in mind that Sygg's enter ability can target any creature, so if you have instant-speed ways to blink Sygg you could play politics and target an opponent's creature.

Tam, Mindful First-YearTam, Mindful First-Year

Here we have yet another "First Year" Strixhaven student making the list with a very cool yet open-ended ability. This reminds me of a favorite card of mine from the early days of EDH, ScuttlemuttScuttlemutt! Back then many of the original Equipment cards like Sword of Feast and FamineSword of Feast and Famine were backbreaking, and ScuttlemuttScuttlemutt was able to change the color of a blocker to ensure the equipped creature couldn't run past your defenses.

I even had a catchphrase for the card: "What, what? Scuttlemutt!" I imagine the little Scarecrow will be one of the first cards added to a Tam deck.

Tam's static ability alongside the tap ability will function similarly to a Mother of RunesMother of Runes, protecting target creature from most forms of targeted removal or other interaction. You'll probably want various ways to untap a creature in the deck so that Tam can tap twice in a round.

It's neat that you can play cards that you'd normally only run in a four- or five-color deck in a Tam deck: things like Bloom TenderBloom Tender and Conqueror's FlailConqueror's Flail, as well as a handful of cards in the Simic () color combination that feature the vivid keyword, like ShinestrikerShinestriker and Aurora AwakenerAurora Awakener.

Ashling, the LimitlessAshling, the Limitless

There are incredibly powerful Elemental creatures across all five colors, so you can juice up this deck as powerful as you want to. You can even limit the colors in your deck if you want; despite the five-color triggered ability, you don't have to play all five colors.

It's going to be fun to see all the shenanigans that people come up with to take advantage of Ashling's sacrifice trigger. One card that jumped to my mind is Generator ServantGenerator Servant.

Another thing to look for are Elementals that normally cost a lot of mana that you can cheat out with Ashling's evoke ability. Something like Titan of IndustryTitan of Industry is a no brainer, but what about crazy cards like Earthquake DragonEarthquake Dragon or RumbleweedRumbleweed?

Mass of MysteriesMass of Mysteries

The backup commander from the Dance of the Elements Commander deck is an excellent card to lead a deck as well. There are so many Elementals with incredible enters abilities, so giving one the myriad ability at the beginning of combat on your turn is going to be awesome.

I know Magic fans the world over can't wait to give a MulldrifterMulldrifter myriad and attack with it! Building this deck is going to be a fun exercise in combing through your collection of Elementals and finding the gems that are going to be awesome to copy with myriad.

The Reaper, King No MoreThe Reaper, King No More

If you've ever lamented that you can't run both Hapatra, Vizier of PoisonsHapatra, Vizier of Poisons and The Scorpion GodThe Scorpion God in your -1/-1 counters matter deck, well The Reaper is here to say you can!

Kulrath KnightKulrath Knight is a key card in this sort of strategy for shutting down blockers. One of the most fun new cards is Oft-Nabbed GoatOft-Nabbed Goat and it works great in this deck since if the Goat dies while under control of an opponent you can have it come back under your control with The Reaper.

Which new commanders from Lorwyn Eclipsed are you most excited to build a Commander deck around?

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