Which commander is your favorite
Imagine those turns when you can storm off the turn after you cast this, or even the turn that you cast it if youre really doing the Simic thing and have oodles of mana
The most effective approach follows the traditional color pie that defines both identity and gameplay mechanics: White - The color of order and protection that focuses on efficient creatures, removal spells, and defensive strategies Blue - The color of knowledge and control that emphasizes card draw, counterspells, and manipulating the game state Black - The color of power and ambition that utilizes life as a resource, creature removal, and graveyard interactions Red - The color of freedom and emotion that delivers fast aggression, direct damage, and chaotic effects Green - The color of nature and growth that ramps mana, plays large creatures, and destroys artifacts and enchantments Colorless/Multicolor - Cards that either require no specific mana or combine multiple colors for hybrid strategies and flexible deck-building options This sets up a very simple organization system: color
THE MANA ENGINE I really enjoy playing decks with expensive CMC Commanders because it always provides an awesome payoff for having a great mana engine at the end of the rainbow and Tiamat is an excellent example of this strategy incarnate
