![]() ![]() As you might expect, Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink requires a hefty amount of setup to use to its fullest potential, but that’s true of basically any mono-red deck. It also lacks many ways to recover from boardwipes. While mono-red excels when it comes to ritual-effects like Seething Song, the color struggles to deal with enchantments. ![]() The second is your mana base is significantly more simple. The first is you only have access to one color, which is limiting for obvious reasons. I’m not aiming to play the absolute best cards and disregard the budget of a given player completely, but I am certainly not looking to create a weak deck.Įvery mono-color Commander has two important facts to contend with, when it comes to deckbuilding. Further below, there will also be a decklist. Of course, it also costs a backbreaking nine mana.įrom here onward I’ll describe the general strategy I’m trying to aim towards with Orthion, and the various aspects of the deck I focus on while deckbuilding. That’s gonna move some life totals pretty quickly. Imagine creating five copies of Utvara Hellkite with haste. The second big difference is Orthion has an expensive second activated ability which can easily end games. While it might make it more difficult to churn through your deck like Jaxis, the Troublemaker allows, it also means you don’t have to have cards to discard in the first place. Orthion is a creature that has a lot of similarities to Jaxis, but there are some key differences. Welcome back to the Commander Corner, and today’s highlight is… Today’s highlight is a cool new spin on Jaxis with a significantly higher ceiling. ![]() The biggest drawbacks are that Jaxis requires a hefty mana investment to keep around, and requires discarding a card to activate. I’ve enjoyed Jaxis in the 99 of various creature decks looking to get extra triggers from entering the battlefield or attacking. If you’re a big fan of Streets of New Capenna, you might remember Jaxis, the Troublemaker. I did cover most of the cards in the MoM 1 and 2 installments, but I omitted one in particular. March of the Machine, Magic: The Gathering’s latest set, has dropped dozens of sweet Commander cards into the format. ![]()
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