Although Magic: The Gathering has never lacked for standout legends, 2025 especially has delivered some of the most ambitious and mechanics-shaping commanders the game has seen in years, giving players entirely new engines to build around
Cyclonic Rift's Overload ability forces everyone but you to pick up all their nonland permanents, clearing the way for your attacks while setting everyone else back likely by multiple turns
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His 0 skill can be extremely beneficial and the requirement to hit three artifacts can be hit fairly easy in many of those decks
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This commander grabbed my attention early because of the unique card design and fantastic art by Olena Richards