The deck has tons of spells of various mana values, which means Sarumans gonna be amassing a pretty significant army
Now, all this may sound like scary and narrowing hurdles for a Commander to overcome, but looking at 2026 results alone, well over 100 different Commanders have published results in the format
It's no picnic trying to get three pirates through for damage on one player, even in EDH, but the good admiral is still a fun commander for a much beloved Commander tribe
Theres a lot of recursion that this deck can do with cards like Chthonian Nightmare , Skullclamp or Birthing Pod , and its easier to set them up thanks to Demonic Tutor and Tainted Pact , which arent banworthy in this format since Combo decks dont have any sort of fast mana
Orfeo, the Boulder In the #8 spot is Mr