Commander 2016

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Commander 2016
Set Information
Set symbol
Themes and mechanics 4-color legends, Commanders
Keywords/​ability words Partner, Undaunted, Basic landcycling, Domain, Flanking, Proliferate
Set size Five four-colored 100-card decks
Expansion code C16[2]

Commander 2016, officially styled as Commander (2016 Edition), is a product in the Commander series that will be released by Wizards of the Coast on November 11, 2016.[3]

Set details

For the first time, Commander 2016 introduces 5 new four-colored preconstructed theme decks that take social Magic to the next level. There are 56 new cards legal in Vintage and Legacy. Each of the five preconstructed decks comes with 4 foil Commander cards, 1 oversized foil commander card, 10 double-faced tokens, a deck storage box, a strategy insert, a rules reference card and 15 new cards.

Magic Online

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Mechanics

  • Commander 2016 introduces Partner (You can have two Commanders if both have partner). Each two-color legendary creature suggests a particular style of Commander deck to build. The two commanders provide a 4-color color identity for the deck.[4]
  • The set also features Undaunted (this spell cost {1} less to cast for each opponent)
  • There are quite a few returning mechanics represented over the five decks. But Basic landcycling shows up in all five.

Cycles

Commander 2016 has at leat three cycles (one of which is a double cycle):

  • 4-color commanders: five mythic rare four-colored legendary creatures that can be used as a commander —
  • Allied color partners: 5 mythic rare bi-colored legendary creatures with Partner —
  • Enemy color partners: 10 mythic rare bi-colored legendary creatures with Partner

Theme decks

Commander 2016 consists of five four-colored decks:[5]

Theme
deck name
Color Identity Commander
{W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
Entropic Uprising U B R G
Open Hostility W B R G
Stalwart Unity W U R G
Breed Lethality W U B G Atraxa, Praetor's Voice
Invent Superiority W U B R

Tokens

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References

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