Commander 2014

Commander 2014
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Set Information
Set symbol
Design	Ethan Fleischer (lead) Dan Emmons Aaron Forsythe James Hata Charles Rapkin
Development	Ian Duke (lead) Mark Globus Peter Lee Dan Emmons Max McCall
Art direction	Jeremy Jarvis
Release date	November 7, 2014
Themes and mechanics	Monocolored planeswalker commanders
Keywords/​ability words	Lieutenant
Set size	Five monocolored 100-card decks
Expansion code	C14
Commander series
[[Commander 2013]] '''Commander 2014''' [[Commander 2015]]
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
[[Khans of Tarkir]] Commander 2014 [[Duel Decks Anthology]]

Commander 2014, officially styled as Commander (2014 Edition), is a product in the Commander series that was released by Wizards of the Coast on November 7, 2014. It was announced at the Magic panel at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 26, 2014.

Set details

Commander 2014 features five monocolored 100-card decks (337 different cards). There are 61 new cards legal in Vintage and Legacy. Each of the five decks has 15 new cards. The set introduced five new planeswalkers that can be used as a commander, and featured legendary creatures from Magic's past which didn't have a card before (Gisa, Geralf, Feldon, Jazal and Titania ). It also introduced the lieutenant ability word and double-faced tokens. The five planeswalkers were created bottom-up (abilities first), while the five historical legendaries were created top-down (character first). Several older cards featured new art.

Three Planeswalkers hail from the past. Teferi is depicted before he gave up his planeswalker's spark to seal a time rift, Freyalise before she died while sealing another time rift, and Ob Nixilis before he became a demon.

The basic lands are reprints related to each planeswalker's history. Guided by Nature and Peer through Time have reprints from Time Spiral because Freyalise and Teferi are from Dominaria. Forged in Stone and Sworn to Darkness have reprints from Zendikar as it is Nahiri's home plane and Ob Nixilis' current location. As there were no basic lands in Conspiracy to represent Fiora, the basic lands in Built from Scratch are reprints from Core sets.

Magic Story

Title	Author	Release Date	Setting (plane)	Featuring
The Lithomancer	Kelly Digges	2014-10-29	Unknown destroyed plane, Zendikar	Nahiri, Sorin Markov, Ugin, Eldrazi
The First World Is the Hardest	Nik Davidson	2014-11-05	Unknown plane	Ob Nixilis

Cycles

Commander 2014 has ten cycles, six of which are reprints:

• Planeswalker commanders: Five mythic rare monocolored planeswalkers that can be used as a commander. — Nahiri, the Lithomancer (), Teferi, Temporal Archmage (), Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath (), Daretti, Scrap Savant () and Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury ().
• Historic figure legendaries: Five mythic rare legendary creatures from Magic's past who didn't have a card before. — Jazal Goldmane (), Stitcher Geralf (), Ghoulcaller Gisa (), Feldon of the Third Path () and Titania, Protector of Argoth ().
• Lieutenants: Five rare monocolored creatures that gain a powerful ability and get +2/+2 as long as you control your commander — Angelic Field Marshal (), Stormsurge Kraken (), Demon of Wailing Agonies (), Tyrant's Familiar () and Thunderfoot Baloth ().
• Offerings: Five rare spells with two abilities which are shared with one opponent each — Benevolent Offering (), Intellectual Offering (), Infernal Offering (), Volcanic Offering () and Sylvan Offering ().
• On-theme legendaries: Five legendary creatures that fit the decks' themes, each of which is a reprint — Kemba, Kha Regent (), Lorthos, the Tidemaker (), Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief (), Bosh, Iron Golem () and Ezuri, Renegade Leader ().
• Medallions: five rare artifacts that cost and reduces cost of colored spells by . Reprinted from Tempest, and featuring art from Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 — Pearl Medallion (), Sapphire Medallion (), Jet Medallion (), Ruby Medallion () and Emerald Medallion ().
• Diamonds: Five uncommon artifacts that cost , enter the battlefield tapped, and tap for one color of mana. Reprinted from Mirage — Marble Diamond (), Sky Diamond (), Charcoal Diamond (), Fire Diamond () and Moss Diamond ().
• Karoo lands: Five uncommon lands that are sacrificed when they enter the battlefield unless you return an untapped basic land of a given type to your hand. They tap for M. Reprinted from Visions — Karoo (), Coral Atoll (), Everglades (), Dormant Volcano () and Jungle Basin ().
• Cycle lands 1: Five common lands that enter the battlefield tapped and may be tapped for M. Can be cycled for M. Reprinted from Onslaught — Secluded Steppe (), Lonely Sandbar (), Barren Moor (), Forgotten Cave () and Tranquil Thicket ().
• Cycle lands 2: Five common lands that enter the battlefield tapped and may be tapped for M. Can be cycled for . Reprinted from Urza's Saga — Drifting Meadow (), Remote Isle (), Polluted Mire (), Smoldering Crater () and Slippery Karst ().

Theme decks

Commander 2014 consists of five mono-colored decks:

Theme deck name	Color Identity					Commander
Forged in Stone	W					Nahiri, the Lithomancer
Peer Through Time		U				Teferi, Temporal Archmage
Sworn to Darkness			B			Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
Built from Scratch				R		Daretti, Scrap Savant
Guided by Nature					G	Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury

Notable cards

• Commander's Sphere is a new card and can be found in each of the decks.
• There are five new cards, which can each be found in three of the decks:
  • Arcane Lighthouse — Forged in Stone, Sworn to Darkness, Built from Scratch
  • Myriad Landscape — Peer Through Time, Sworn to Darkness, Guided by Nature
  • Assault Suit — Forged in Stone, Peer Through Time, Guided by Nature
  • Unstable Obelisk — Peer Through Time, Sworn to Darkness, Built from Scratch
  • Loreseeker's Stone — Forged in Stone, Built from Scratch, Guided by Nature

Tokens and emblems

Commander 2014 has 36 different tokens and/or emblems.

1. 4/4 Angel with Flying for Decree of Justice and Moonsilver Spear
2. 2/2 Cat for Kemba, Kha Regent and White Sun's Zenith
3. 0/1 Goat for Trading Post
4. 1/1 Kor Soldier for Nahiri, the Lithomancer and Nomads' Assembly
5. 1/1 Pegasus with Flying for Sacred Mesa
6. 1/1 Soldier for Decree of Justice, Deploy to the Front, Martial Coup, and Mobilization
7. 1/1 Spirit with Flying for Afterlife, Benevolent Offering, Hallowed Spiritkeeper, Midnight Haunting, Requiem Angel, and Spectral Procession
8. 3/3 Fish for Reef Worm
9. 9/9 Kraken for Reef Worm
10. 6/6 Whale for Reef Worm
11. */* Zombie for Stitcher Geralf
12. */* Demon with Flying for Promise of Power
13. 5/5 Demon with Flying for Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
14. 0/0 Germ for Bonehoard and Lashwrithe
15. */* Horror for Flesh Carver and Spoils of Blood
16. 2/2 Zombie for Ghoulcaller Gisa, Grave Titan, Liliana's Reaver, and Overseer of the Damned
17. 1/1 Goblin for Beetleback Chief
18. 3/3 Ape for Pongify
19. 3/3 Beast for Fresh Meat
20. 4/4 Beast for Rampaging Baloths
21. 5/3 Elemental for Titania, Protector of Argoth
22. 3/3 Elephant for Terastodon
23. 1/1 Elf Druid with ": Add to your mana pool" for Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
24. 1/1 Elf Warrior for Hunting Triad, Imperious Perfect, Lys Alana Huntmaster, and Sylvan Offering
25. */* Treefolk for Sylvan Offering
26. 2/2 Wolf for Wolfbriar Elemental, Wolfcaller’s Howl, and Wren's Run Packmaster
27. 3/4 Gargoyle artifact creature with Flying for Gargoyle Castle
28. 1/1 Myr artifact creature for Myr Battlesphere and Myr Sire
29. 1/1 Pentavite artifact creature with Flying for Pentavus
30. Equipment artifact named Stoneforged Blade with "Indestructible. Equipped creature gets +5/+5 and has Double strike. Equip 0." for Nahiri, the Lithomancer
31. 5/5 Legendary Goblin Golem artifact creature named Tuktuk the Returned for Tuktuk the Explorer
32. 3/3 Wurm artifact creature with Deathtouch for Wurmcoil Engine
33. 3/3 Wurm artifact creature with Lifelink for Wurmcoil Engine
34. Emblem for Teferi, Temporal Archmage
35. Emblem for Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
36. Emblem for Daretti, Scrap Savant

The different tokens and/or emblems were packaged such that each deck had 10 double sided tokens/emblems generated by spells or abilities within that deck as described above.

External links

• Commander (2014 Edition) Card Image Gallery
• Official Commander (Elder Dragon Highlander - EDH) Homepage
• Wizards of the Coast (November 10, 2014). "Commander 2014. Release notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.