Age of Sigmar: Command and Conquer! 4 Heroes that Would Make Good Commanders
Wizards is going to the future for their EDH decks; why not check out the past too?
The new set for Magic dropped a couple days ago, and it brought Planeswalkers into the city of Baldur’s Gate, a Dungeons and Dragons city under almost constant threat. Whether it’s being attacked by sinister Mind Flayers or being literally pulled into hell by a vengeful Archdevil, it’s a rough place to live. Later this year, Games Workshop will get a shot at the format as well with four 40k EDH decks. While Age of Sigmar is getting a Secret Lair drop, I’d love to see the Realms get a proper EDH release. After all, Commander decks are usually released in groups of four, and there are conveniently four Grand Alliances. With that in mind, here are four heroes, one from each Grand Alliance, that I think would make awesome Commanders.
Order: Vandus Hammerhand
One of the coolest of the cool and the OG Stormcast, Vandus would make an awesome Commander. Leading a deck filled with Stormcast warriors with “enter the battlefield” effects, Vandus could play an aggressive white-red or mono-white aggro deck. You could also give them effects that allow them to return on death or even explode with lightning. The Prime, Bastian, and Gardus would be good alternates as well.
Chaos: Kairos Fateweaver
So I know Archaon is the obvious choice here, and would likely get the box, but I think Kairos could lead a fun spell slinger or “super friends” deck. Channeling blue-white, blue-black, or blue-red would allow Kairos to tap into a wide variety of spells, and maybe even meddle with your opponent’s board/deck. Moreover, he could have an innate ability to alter his colors, allowing you to mold his deck to suit your needs. With his two heads, you’ll be drowning the board in spells before your opponent can blink.
Destruction: Gordrakk
Da biggest, baddest boy of dem all, Gordrakk would make an incredible aggro green-red commander. Leading an army of orruks from every clan, he could play a low spell, high smash deck that capitalizes on having bigger creatures and then making them even bigger. A fun mechanic for him could be a “Waaagh” style keyword that gives him and other orruks power boosts or special abilities when they attack in groups. Plus, with all the goblin generation in MTG already, it wouldn’t be hard to fill your board with angry green boyz.
Death: Katakros
Again, maybe not the most obvious choice, but I think Katakros and an army of Ossiarchs would make an awesome commander deck. Using the Amass mechanic, Katakros could summon an army from nothing, building his forces until they become overwhelming. Of course, since it’s death, black-white or black-blue would be the color wheel, and there would be tons of recursion. Nothing in your deck would stay dead, and you’d have tons of ways to make sure of that.
What heroes would you like to see get the EDH treatment?
