Commander 2019

Commander 2019

 

Faceless Menace

 

Mystic Intellect

 

Primal Genesis

 

Merciless Rage

 

Commander 2019
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Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description	A shield parted per bend
Design	Ethan Fleischer (lead) Mike Turian Scott Larabee
Development	Glenn Jones (lead) Bryan Hawley Jeremy Logue Max McCall Noah Millrod David McDarby Chris Mooney Ken Nagle Gerritt Turner Andrew Veen
Art direction	Taylor Ingvarsson Bree Heiss
Release date	August 23, 2019
Keywords/​ability words	populate, flashback, morph, madness.
Set size	Four 100-card decks
Expansion code	C19
Commander series
[[Commander 2018]] '''Commander 2019''' N/A
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
[[Core Set 2020]] Commander 2019 [[Throne of Eldraine]]

Commander 2019, officially styled as Commander (2019 Edition), is a product in the Commander series that will be released by Wizards of the Coast on August 23, 2019.

Set details

Commander 2019 consists of four preconstructed theme decks and will be available in English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian. Each deck comes with a deck box, 10 double-faced token cards, a strategy insert and a rules reference guide.

There is no pattern of colors between the decks. The themes are:

• Faceless Menace (, Morph)
• Mystic Intellect (, Flashback)
• Primal Genesis (, Populate)
• Merciless Rage (, Madness)

Marketing

A special Sol Ring Commander promo (foil and non-foil) with new art by Mark Tedin will be released at Grand Prix Las Vegas, just before the release of Commander 2019. It will be available through Commander events at MagicFests throughout the year, and at select conventions in 2020.

Mechanics

The European Distributor Blackfire accidently posted the information that each deck had a returning keyword ability as its main theme. The four featured abilities are populate, flashback, morph (including manifest and megamorph), and madness. This was later confirmed in the Magic panel at Gen Con 2019.

Other returning non-evergreen mechanics on new cards:

• Entwine, first seen in Mirrodin — Road of Return
• Enrage, first seen in Ixalan — Apex Altisaur
• Goad, first seen in Conspiracy: Take the Crown — Bloodthirsty Blade and Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
• Phyrexian mana, first seen in New Phyrexia — K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
• Prowess, first seen in in Khans of Tarkir and formerly evergreen — Elsha of the Infinite
• Split second, first seen in Time Spiral — Sudden Substitution

Card types

Commander 2019 introduces the Sculpture creature subtype unique for tokens created by Doomed Artisan.

Cycles

Commander 2019 has four cycles, three of which only consist of four cards and one of which consists of six cards.

• Mechanic commanders: Four mythic rare legendary creatures, each of which interact with a different card mechanic — Ghired, Conclave Exile (), Anje Falkenrath (), Sevinne, the Chronoclasm (), and Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer ().
• Signature spells: Four rare spells featuring the marquee commanders and their signature mechanic — Sevinne's Reclamation (), Kadena's Silencer (), Anje's Ravager (), and Ghired's Belligerence ().
• Secondary commanders: Four rare legendary creatures, each of which is missing one of the colors of the deck in which they are printed, and thus can't be substituted in as commander right out of the box — Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero (), Grismold, the Dreadsower (), K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth (), and Tahngarth, First Mate ().
• Uncommon utility spells: Six uncommon monocolored spells printed specifically for the Commander format. Each is included in two of the four decks — Cliffside Rescuer (), Leadership Vacuum (), Mire in Misery (), Hate Mirage (), Voice of Many (), and Bloodthirsty Blade ().

Preconstructed decks

Commander 2019 consists of four decks featuring twelve premium foil commanders. Each deck contains 100 cards plus an oversized foil commander card.

Theme deck name	Color Identity					Commander
Faceless Menace		U	B		G	Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer
Mystic Intellect	W	U		R		Sevinne, the Chronoclasm
Primal Genesis	W			R	G	Ghired, Conclave Exile
Merciless Rage			B	R		Anje Falkenrath

Tokens

Commander 2019 features 24 tokens and one emblem:

1. 10/10 Eldrazi for Desolation Twin and Idol of Oblivion.
2. 1/1 Pegasus with flying for Storm Herd.
3. 1/1 Spirit with flying for Thalia's Geistcaller.
4. 3/3 Bird with flying for Roc Egg.
5. 3/4 Bird with flying for Wingmate Roc.
6. Embalmed token for Angel of Sanctions.
7. Embalmed token for Heart-Piercer Manticore.
8. 2/2 Drake token with flying for Talrand, Sky Summoner.
9. 1/1 Assassin with “Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game,” for Vraska the Unseen
10. 2/2 Zombie for Bone Miser, From Under the Floorboards, Overseer of the Damned and Zombie Infestation.
11. 5/5 Dragon with flying for Dragonmaster Outcast.
12. 0/1 Egg with defender for Atla Palani, Nest Tender.
13. 1/1 Plant for Grismold, the Dreadsower.
14. 1/1 Saproling for Thelonite Hermit.
15. 1/1 Snake for Hooded Hydra.
16. 3/3 Beast for Beast Within, Fresh Meat, Soul of Zendikar and Thragtusk.
17. 3/3 Centaur for Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage.
18. 4/4 Beast for Rampaging Baloths.
19. 4/4 Rhino with trample for Ghired, Conclave Exile.
20. 6/6 Wurm for Garruk, Primal Hunter.
21. 3/4 Gargoyle with flying for Gargoyle Castle.
22. */* Horror for Phyrexian Rebirth.
23. */* Sculpture with “This creature’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of Sculptures you control,” for Doomed Artisan.
24. Treasure for Dockside Extortionist.
25. Emblem for Ob Nixilis, Reignited.

Reception

TBA