Commander 2015

Commander 2015
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Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description	A split shield
Design	Dan Emmons (lead) Kelly Digges Ethan Fleischer James Hata Chris Tulach
Development	Ben Hayes (lead) Kelly Digges Mark Globus Shawn Main James Sooy with contributions from Matt Tabak
Art direction	Jeremy Jarvis
Release date	November 13, 2015
Themes and mechanics	Enemy colored commanders, Experience counters
Keywords/​ability words	Constellation, Devour, Living weapon, Monstrosity, Myriad, Overload
Set size	Five bicolored 100-card decks
Expansion code	C15
Commander series
[[Commander 2014]] Commander 2015 [[Commander 2016]]
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
[[Zendikar Expeditions]] Commander 2015 [[Legendary Cube]]

Commander 2015, officially styled as Commander (2015 Edition), is a product in the Commander series that was released by Wizards of the Coast on November 13, 2015.

Set details

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Many will play, one will rise.

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Commander 2015 features five enemy colored 100-card decks (342 different cards). There are 56 new cards legal in Vintage and Legacy. Each of the five preconstructed decks comes with one oversized foil commander card, 10 double-faced tokens, a deck storage box, a strategy insert, a rules reference card and 15 new cards.

Each preconstructed deck was designed with a primary theme and a secondary theme. The main new commander in the deck matches the primary theme, while the alternate new commander matches the secondary theme. For instance, the white/black deck, Call the Spirits, has a primary enchantments theme supported by Daxos the Returned and a secondary lifegain theme supported by Karlov of the Ghost Council.

The only new printed arts are the Boros Signet and Orzhov Signet getting their MTGO arts.

Magic Story

Title	Author	Release Date	Setting (plane)	Featuring
All the Cairns of Jund	Michael Yichao	2015-11-04	Alara	Meren
Family Values	Alison Luhrs	2015-11-11	Ravnica	Teysa, Tajic, Karlov

Magic Online

The preconstructed decks were not sold in the MTGO store. Instead, the Legendary Cube event awarded Prize Packs that contained six cards from a selection of the 56 new cards from Commander 2015 and 93 other cards from older C

Commander Anthology Volume II is a compilation Lazav is The Mimeoplasm set that combines four previously released preconstructed Commander decks. It was released by Wizards of the Coast on June 8, 2018. Commander Anthology Volume II has an MSRP of $164.99.

Contents

The anthology box contains four classic decks from four different commander releases, including thirteen premium foil commanders. Namely Commander, Commander 2014, Commander 2015 and Commander 2016. All legendary cards have the special card frame that had been introduced with Dominaria. The primary commander of each deck is a premium foil. Notably, this is the first time that these commanders appeared in foil (except for Atraxa, Praetors' Voice)

Theme deck name	Color Identity					Commander
Devour for Power		U	B		G	The Mimeoplasm
Built from Scratch				R		Daretti, Scrap Savant
Wade into Battle	W			R		Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas
Breed Lethality	W	U	B		G	Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

In addition, the set comes with four 100-point spinning life counters and several tokens.

Tokens

Each deck comes with twenty tokens, Emblem or counter cards, each with the regular Magic card back. Note that the tokens don't line up with the correct decks. It is not simply a matter of swapping one token stack with another. The tokens needed for each deck are in fact packaged with the other three decks.

Devour for Power

• [[Commander|3 1/1]] Shapeshifter with Changeling
• [[Commander|4 1/1]] Bird with flying
• [[Commander|4 0/1]] Goat
• [[Commander|6 2/2]] Knight with first strike
• [[Commander|3 1/1]] Spirit with flying

Breed Lethality

• [[Commander|4 1/1 Spirit with flying]]
• [[Commander|2 0/0]] Germ
• [[Commander|4 2/2]] Zombie
• [[Commander|7 3/1]] Elemental Shaman
• [[Commander|3 1/1]] Goblin

Wade into Battle

• [[Commander|1 1/1 Goblin]]
• [[Commander|2 5/1 Elemental with]] trample, haste. At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
• [[Commander|8 1/1]] Saproling
• [[Commander|9 1/1]] Myr

Built from Scratch

• [[Commander|2 1/1 Myr]]
• [[Commander|5 1/1]] Pentavite with flying
• [[Commander|6 1/1]] Triskelavite with flying
• [[Commander|1 5/5]] Goblin Golem named Tuktuk the Returned
• [[Commander|2 3/3]] Artifact Wurm with Deathtouch
• [[Commander|2 3/3 Artifact Wurm with]] Lifelink
• 1 Emblem for Daretti, Scrap Savant
• 1 Experience counter card

Correct Tokens

Devour for power

• Triskellivite
• Zombie

Built from Scratch

• Emblem
• Goblin
• Tuktuk the Returned
• Myr
• Pentavite
• Goat
• Wurm

Breed Lethality

• Germ
• Bird
• Saproling
• Spirit

Wade Into Battle

• Experience
• Shapeshifter
• Lightning Rager
• Elemental Shaman
• Knight

References

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ommander, Conspiracy, and Planechase sets. These Prize Packs were the only way for Magic Online players to obtain the new Commander 2015 cards.

Mechanics

Experience counter card

Commander 2015 introduced Experience counters, player counters that will make your Commander grow in power during the course of each game. Each game pack includes a card labeled "Experience" with the suggestion "Place your experience counters here." This card isn't required for play. It's simply a convenient spot to put your experience counters, which can be represented with dice, glass beads, or other small items.

Myriad is a new creature mechanic focused on multiplayer. When a creature with myriad attacks an opponent, that creature's controller gets a temporary copy of it attacking each other opponent.

Bastion Protector is the first card to refer to multiple Commander creatures.

Cycles

Commander 2015 has seven cycles:

• Experience counter commanders: five mythic rare bicolored legendary creatures that can be used as a commander. — Daxos the Returned, Mizzix of the Izmagnus, Meren of Clan Nel Toth, Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas and Ezuri, Claw of Progress.
• Alternate commanders: five mythic rare legendary creatures fitting the secondary theme of the decks. — Karlov of the Ghost Council, Arjun, the Shifting Flame, Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest, Anya, Merciless Angel and Kaseto, Orochi Archmage.
• Reprint commanders: five rare legendary creature reprints that fit the deck's theme. — Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts, Melek, Izzet Paragon, Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord, Gisela, Blade of Goldnight and Prime Speaker Zegana
• Mechanical tie-ins: five rare cards mechanically related to the same plane as the main commanders, and are connected to them by the card name. — Daxos's Torment, Mizzix's Mastery, Scourge of Nel Toth, Kalemne's Captain, and Ezuri's Predation.
• Confluences: five rare modal spells. — Righteous Confluence, Mystic Confluence, Wretched Confluence, Fiery Confluence, and Verdant Confluence.
• Myriad creatures: five uncommon creatures with the myriad mechanic. — Herald of the Host, Broodbirth Viper, Banshee of the Dread Choir, Warchief Giant, and Caller of the Pack.
• Enemy color signets: five common mana stones. Each artifact costs to cast and can be tapped to filter into two mana of different colors. Reprinted from Ravnica, Guildpact and Dissension — Orzhov Signet, Izzet Signet, Golgari Signet, Boros Signet and Simic Signet.

Theme decks

Commander 2015 consists of five enemy-colored decks:

Theme deck name	Color Identity					Commander
Call the Spirits	W		B			Daxos the Returned
Seize Control		U		R		Mizzix of the Izmagnus
Plunder the Graves			B		G	Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Wade into Battle	W			R		Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas
Swell the Host		U			G	Ezuri, Claw of Progress

Tokens

Commander 2015 has 24 different tokens. There are 10 double-faced tokens in each deck.

1. 1/1 Shapeshifter creature with changeling for Crib Swap
2. 4/4 Angel creature with flying for Sigil of the Empty Throne
3. 2/2 Cat creature for Ajani's Chosen
4. 2/2 Knight creature with first strike for Hunted Dragon
5. 2/2 Knight creature with vigilance for Righteous Confluence
6. 2/2 Drake creature with flying for Talrand, Sky Summoner
7. 0/0 Germ creature for Bonehoard and Scytheclaw
8. 2/2 Zombie creature for Dread Summons and Necromancer's Covenant
9. 5/5 Dragon creature with flying for Awaken the Sky Tyrant and Day of the Dragons
10. 3/1 Elemental Shaman creature for Hostility (should have Haste)
11. 5/1 Elemental creature named Lightning Rager with trample and haste for Rite of the Raging Storm
12. 2/2 Bear creature for Caller of the Claw
13. 4/4 Beast creature for Ezuri's Predation
14. 3/3 Elephant creature for Terastodon
15. 3/3 Frog Lizard creature for Rapid Hybridization
16. 1/1 Saproling creature for Korozda Guildmage, Mycoloth, Thelonite Hermit and Verdant Force
17. 1/1 Snake creature for Cobra Trap and Orochi Hatchery
18. 1/2 Spider creature with reach for Arachnogenesis and Spider Spawning
19. 2/2 Wolf creature for Kessig Cagebreakers
20. 5/5 Elemental creature with flying for Call the Skybreaker
21. 1/1 Snake creature for Patagia Viper
22. 1/1 Spirit creature with flying for Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
23. 1/1 Enchantment Spirit creature for Daxos the Returned
24. Artifact named Gold for Gild

External links

• Official Commander (Elder Dragon Highlander - EDH) Homepage
• Adam Styborski (November 19, 2015). "Unofficial Commander (2015 Edition) Power Rankings". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
• Blake Rasmussen (November 06, 2015). "Commander (2015 Edition) Decklists". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.