With all 51 new commander cards officially out and about as of this point it's time to give the final thoughts of this new variant with the top 5 list and the worst list, let's start with the worst first, hey i rhymed.
Worst of the Set
#5) The Vow Cycle - With this set being a brand new format endorsed by wizards, even though it's a fan created format, there are bound to be some sucky cards, the cycle of cards or the Vow cards in this set are perhaps the 5th worst of the entire set, not the worst but could be better, it's basically a pacfisim and a pump spell that allows the creature to block, nothing more.
#4) Soul Snare - You know this was a pretty wasted opportunity for a good version of either Swords to Plowshares or even a new variant of Oblivion Ring but wizards wasted yet another opportunity to print a decent card for white in this set in the form of a enchantment that doesn't provide a pump effect, really poor choice in this one wizards
#3) Spell Crumple - A lame version of Cancel that doesn't actually counter a thing just sends it to the library instead even though you get this on the bottom of your library there's not really much chance of using this again unless it was used outside of Commander, bad counterspell is bad.
#2) Scavenging Ooze - I've seen a better ooze in the form of Miltoic Slime or even Acidic Slime for mono green and this one is just lame, it's ability requires to work off the graveyard and exiles things, it may be good in a single deck but not all green decks want this dude in it.
#1) Acorn Catapult - Really a catapult in commander, when there are much better ones out there Catapult Master and even Dwarven Catapult is a much better choice then this thing, it's a lame token generator, not on my commander decks next.
The Best of the Best
It was really hard coming up with the top 5 best cards of commander from the 51 new ones, they are all equally as good of a card in my eyes and should all be on this list but again the top 5 gotta picked, here's the top 5 of the list.
#5) Command Tower - A mini Reflecting Pool is awesome and it's a staple of every commander deck regardless, just too much fun to be honest and with the inclusion of a few other commander staples this is sure to be in every EDH deck from this point forward due to it's awesomeness.
#4) Sewer Nemesis - I was kind of keen to see this one and it's a decent powerhouse in it's color slot, 4 mana for a house of pain that gets bigger and bigger with every card a chosen opponent plays and sends to the graveyard, a real pain in the butt to deal with and could easily spike to 20/20 when it's summoned, due to the amount of cards in a EDH deck best black card of the format.
#3) Avatar of Slaughter - Seriously a 8/8 that gives double strike busted with conjuction from a general, seriously worth every minute this dude is on the field, he may cost 8 mana but it's a decent price for him, think Kaalia of the Vast, this dude plus a mass pump spell, that's game right there seriously fun for a Avatar.
#2) Kaalia of the Vast - A general that costs only 4 mana, please, a general that brings out Demons, Dragons and Angels when it attacks oh hell yes, a general that has flying, evasion is a must have, did i mention she brings the dudes in tapped and attacking oh hell yes, 2nd best card of the new format i expect a deck around this lady in the near future make it so, oh wait there is already one it's called Heavenly Inferno
#1) Animar, Soul of Elements - This guy makes Horde of Notions look like utter crap now, a 3 drop tri color general that gets bigger and bigger and bigger, reduces casting cost and starts as a 1/1, plus it has pro black and white dude best general ever, i'm building a deck around him soon yes!
Well that concludes the commander updates for good, since EDH is not my forte and such i won't talk about it unless it comes out again in the near future, doubt it though, 15 new generals to play with and a whole slew of cards made just for this format, did i mention the decks drop in 4 days as of this posting, so if you haven't preordered one do it now, they are selling like hotcakes, this is vergil signing off.
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