Commander Masters – the next entry in Magic: The Gathering's format-based «masters» sets – is due for a big reveal this week. If the reveal event follows the same format as other recent reveals like The Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth, we're going to have a lot of cards to sink our teeth into.
Before the reveals roll out, we wanted to take a minute to suggest a few cards which are due for a reprint. Some we haven't seen in a long time, some are too dang expensive, and some are both of those things, but no matter the reason, Commander Masters will serve the MTG faithful well by including our suggestions.
First, a few honorable mentions, which in this case are designating cards likely to be a shoo-in for this new set:
Alright, here's the real list:
Deadly Rollick . Deflecting Swat . Flawless Maneuver . Fierce Guardianship . Obscuring Haze . These five cards were included in the Commander 2020 preconstructed decks, and they all had a single defining trait: they were each free to cast if you controlled your commander. Only one of them has seen a printing since that Commander 2020 debut – Flawless Maneuver was found in a Phyrexia All Will Be One commander precon – so now is the time.
Despite the familiar «free if you control a commander» mechanic, these cards are by no means evenly matched. Deadly Rollick and Deflecting Swat were free answers to opposing spells, which made them the most valuable of the bunch, but each of them have their merits in the middle of a match. If there were ever a time to bring these back, it's Commander Masters.
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