Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms/Commander decks
| Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Commander Decks | |||||
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| Symbol description | Shield with a dragon head. | ||||
| Design |
Glenn Jones (lead[1]) Ethan Fleischer Mclane Crowell Ken Nagle Robert Schuster | ||||
| Development | Same as design | ||||
| Release date | July 23, 2021 | ||||
| Plane |
Forgotten Realms Multiversal | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | Dice rolling (d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20) | ||||
| Keywords/ability words | Enrage, Goad | ||||
| Set size | Four 100-card decks | ||||
| Expansion code | AFC[2] | ||||
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Four Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Commander Decks were released together with Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms on July 23, 2021. They are meant to be on-ramps to Commander, partially with new cards and the rest reprints.
Description
There are 62 new cards (with printed set code AFC and collector numbers) printed in the Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Commander Decks.[3] These cards are legal for play in the Commander, Vintage, and Legacy formats. They aren't legal for play in the Standard, Pioneer, or Modern formats. The other cards in these decks (with printed set code AFC and collector numbers #63–331) are legal for play in any format that already allows those cards; that is, appearing in these decks doesn't change a card's legality in any format. Cards from the main set retain their own symbol and code.
Like with Ikoria Commander, the new cards are themed to the world and the reprints can be from anywhere.
Contents
Each package contains:
- 1 Display Commander card
- 2 foil Legendary cards
- 98 regular cards
- 10 double-sided tokens
- 1 Life Wheel
Cycles
The Commander decks for Adventures in the Forgotten Realms feature two cycles.
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| Endeavors | Valiant Endeavor (d6) | Arcane Endeavor (d8) | Grave Endeavor (d10) | Reckless Endeavor (d12) | Wild Endeavor (d4) |
| Five rare, high mana value sorceries which roll two dice of the same type. Each one uses a different die. | |||||
| Skill Checks | Revivify | Diviner's Portent | Danse Macabre | Berserker's Frenzy | Song of Inspiration |
| Five rare instant and sorcery spells which roll a d20 and have one of two effects occur depending on the result. One occurs if the result is between 1 and 14, and a stronger effect occurs if the result is 15 or greater. Thematically, these represent ability checks with a difficulty class of 15. Berserker's Frenzy rolls two d20 and ignores the lowest result (representing an ability check made with advantage), while the others add a value to the number rolled on the die before determining which effect occurs (the added value representing an ability modifier). | |||||
Cardlists
Aura of Courage
A deck focused on Equipment and Auras, as well as manipulating the top card of your Deck for your Commander.
The new cards are:
- Belt of Giant Strength
- Catti-brie of Mithral Hall
- Clay Golem
- Diviner's Portent
- Ebony Fly
- Fey Steed
- Galea, Kindler of Hope
- Holy Avenger
- Mantle of the Ancients
- Netherese Puzzle-Ward
- Ride the Avalanche
- Robe of Stars
- Song of Inspiration
- Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl
- Sword of Hours
- Valiant Endeavor
- Winged Boots
The double-sided tokens are:
Dungeons of Death
A deck focused on Dungeons and Aristocrat strategies.
The new cards are:
Cards printed in Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, and therefore having that set symbol and code, are:
The double-sided tokens are:
- 1× 1/1 Illusion with "This creature gets +1/+0 for each other Illusion you control" // 4/4 Eternalized Champion of Wits
- 2× 1/1 Illusion with "This creature gets +1/+0 for each other Illusion you control" // 1/1 Skeleton
- 2× 1/1 Illusion with "This creature gets +1/+0 for each other Illusion you control" // 2/2 Zombie
- 1×
Clue // 1/1 Goblin - 2× Clue // Treasure
- 1× Dungeon of the Mad Mage // Lost Mine of Phandelver
- 1× Tomb of Annihilation // The Atropal
Draconic Rage
A deck focused on Enrage and Die Rolling.
The new cards are:
- Bag of Tricks
- Berserker's Frenzy
- Chaos Dragon
- Component Pouch
- Dragonborn Champion
- Druid of Purification
- Indomitable Might
- Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
- Klauth's Will
- Maddening Hex
- Neverwinter Hydra
- Sword of Hours
- Underdark Rift
- Vengeful Ancestor
- Wild Endeavor
- Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
- Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients
Cards printed in Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, and therefore having that set symbol and code, are:
The double-sided tokens are:
- 4× 5/5 Dragon with flying //
5/4 Dragon Spirit with "When this creature deals damage, sacrifice it" - 5× 3/3 Beast // 5/4 Dragon Spirit with "When this creature deals damage, sacrifice it"
- 1× The Monarch // 5/4 Dragon Spirit with "When this creature deals damage, sacrifice it"
Planar Portal
A deck focused on Treasure Tokens and casting from Exile.
The new cards are:
Cards printed in Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, and therefore having that set symbol and code, are:
The double-sided tokens are:
- 4× 1/1 Rat // 2/2 Zombie
- 1× 1/1 Servo // 2/2 Zombie
- 2× 1/1 Servo // Treasure
- 3× 1/1 Thopter with flying // Treasure
Tokens and markers
The Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Commander Decks come with tokens.[4]
- 4/4 Angel creature with flying, for Moonsilver Spear.
- 2/2 Knight creature with vigilance, for Valiant Endeavor.
- 1/1 Illusion creature with "This creature gets +1/+0 for each other Illusion you control", for Minn, Wily Illusionist.
- 4/4 Eternalized Champion of Wits.
- 1/1 Rat creature, for Chittering Witch, Ogre Slumlord and Piper of the Swarm.
- 5/5 Dragon creature with flying, for Dragonmaster Outcast and Skyline Despot.
- 3/3 Beast creature, for Beast Within and Wild Endeavor.
- 1/1 Saproling creature, for Verdant Embrace and Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree.
- 5/4 Dragon Spirit creature with "When this creature deals damage, sacrifice it", for Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients.
- Clue artifact, for Thorough Investigation.
- 1/1 Servo creature, for Marionette Master.
- 1/1 Thopter creature with flying, for Loyal Apprentice.
- The Monarch marker for Skyline Despot.
Cards printed in Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, and therefore having that set symbol and code, are:
- 2/2 Zombie creature, for Death Tyrant and Wand of Orcus.
- Treasure artifact, for Bucknard’s Everfull Purse, Grim Hireling, Prosper, Tome-Bound, Reckless Endeavor and Shiny Impetus.
- All token needed for the venture into the dungeon mechanic:
- The dungeons: Dungeon of the Mad Mage, Lost Mine of Phandelver, and Tomb of Annihilation
- 1/1 Goblin creature, for Lost Mine of Phandelver.
- 1/1 Skeleton creature, for Dungeon of the Mad Mage.
- The Atropal, for Tomb of Annihilation.
Cards with new art
Twelve reprints feature new art.
Gavin Verhey gave a teaser about cards in the decks with the following hints.[5]
- a white card that can phase out your own creatures — Robe of Stars
- a Legendary creature with "Whenever an Illusion you control dies..." — Minn, Wily Illusionist
- a cursed version of a previous D&D inspired Magic card — Bag of Devouring
- a new card with Melee — Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
- a card called — Ride the Avalanche
- a card that uses component counters — Component Pouch
- a land which can remove an artifact, creature, or planeswalker — Underdark Rift
- a brand new Enchant player Curse — Maddening Hex
- Creature - Beholder Skeleton — Death Tyrant
- an equipment with Equip
— Belt of Giant Strength - a card with the ability "Until end of turn, permanents your opponents control gain..." — Hellish Rebuke
- a card which grants some of your spells Cascade — Wild-Magic Sorcerer
References
- ↑ Glenn Jones (July 16, 2021). "Commander, Party of Four?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Information below the text box
- ↑ The Future of Commander Preconstructed Decks! (Video). Good Morning Magic. YouTube (May 14, 2021).
- ↑ Kendall Pepple (July 12, 2021). "The Tokens of Adventures in the Forgotten Realms". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ SNEAK PREVIEW: Forgotten Realms Commander Decks! (Video). Good Morning Magic. YouTube (June 28, 2021).