mtg 5 color dragon commander deck Building a 5-color Magic: The Gathering The 38 Best Dragon Commanders

Not only do you get twice as many targets for the same activation cost, this iteration of Strixhaven s child prodigy spreads the counters around itself, so you dont need any other setup cards except a creature or two

A changeling in the command zone makes it easy to build typal decks based on their color identity

The Buster Sword also has a powerful extra ability: if the equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you draw a card and play a spell equal to or less than the amount but that doesnt really have much narrative weight to it

Protecting Cards : Proxy cards can be used in place of valuable or rare cards during gameplay to prevent wear and tear on the originals

many cards in Alpha would be deemed too powerful for tournament play, others were outright unplayable