Modern Horizons 3/Commander decks
| Modern Horizons 3 Commander Decks | |||||
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| Symbol description | The Eldritch Moon Emrakul set symbol over a shield. | ||||
| Design | Glenn Jones (lead), Ethan Fleischer (lead), Reggie Valk (lead), Daniel Holt, Eric Engelhard, Henry Davis | ||||
| Release date | June 14, 2024 | ||||
| Plane | Multiversal | ||||
| Set size | Four 100-card decks | ||||
| Expansion code | M3C[1] | ||||
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Four Modern Horizons 3 Commander Decks, a.k.a. MH3 Commander, were released together with Modern Horizons 3 on June 14, 2024.[2][3]
Description
Each deck introduces 15 never-before-seen Commander cards to Magic: The Gathering. Several reprints in the Commander decks have new art: Basilisk Gate and Legion Loyalty (both originally from the D&D crossover set Battle for Baldur's Gate), Crib Swap, Drowner of Hope, Dryad of the Ilysian Grove, Eldrazi Temple, Forgotten Cave, Magus of the Candelabra, Skullwinder and Stitcher's Supplier.
The four decks each allude to a popular or infamous Modern archetype: Jund, Urzatron, Energy, and "Eldrazi Winter" respectively.
Modern Horizons 3 Commander cards with the M3C set code and numbered 1–8 and 84–135 (and their alternate versions numbered 9–83 and 136–151) are permitted in the Commander, Legacy, and Vintage formats. Returning cards with the M3C set code numbered 152 and above are legal for play in any format where a card with the same name is permitted. Cards with the M3C set code are not legal for play in Modern unless a card with the same name is already permitted in Modern.[4]
Magic: The Gathering Arena
For the digital release of Modern Horizons 3 on Magic: The Gathering Arena, like in paper, the eight face and reserve commanders (Disa the Restless; Omo, Queen of Vesuva; Satya, Aetherflux Genius; Ulalek, Fused Atrocity; Azlask, the Swelling Scourge; Cayth, Famed Mechanist; Coram, the Undertaker and Jyoti, Moag Ancient) were made available in Limited packs at a rate of approximately 1 in every 21 packs.[5] They replaced a card of any rarity when they appeared.[6]
Contents
Each package contains:
- 1 foil-etched Display Commander card
- 1 foil Commander
- 1 additional foil Legendary card
- 98 regular cards
- 10 double-sided tokens
- 1 helper card
- 1 deck box
- 1 life wheel
- 1 Collector Booster Sample Pack (2 cards)
Legality
Despite using the Modern Horizons branding, these Commander decks were designed similarly to the Commander decks accompanying Standard set releases. The mechanically unique cards printed in these decks are not Modern-legal and the reprints aren't being added to Modern if they weren't already legal.[7] All cards in the decks are Eternal-legal.
Collector's Edition
A special Collector's Edition of the Commander Decks is released for this set. In the Collector's Edition, all 100 cards are foil, and every deck contains two showcase Borderless Profile cards.[8] Although the decks were advertised to also have 13 borderless cards[5], this is not true for the Eldrazi deck. The additional Display commanders are ripple foil-etched.
Mechanics
The MH3 Commander decks use Energy and Devoid from the main set.
Other rare mechanics that are reused in the MH3 Commander decks on new cards are: Annihilator, Cascade, Demonstrate, Encore, Escape, Fabricate, Flashback, Lieutenant, Myriad, Overload, Populate, Proliferate, Reconfigure, Regenerate, Tempting offer, and Unearth.
Counters
MH3 Commander sees the return of Experience counters.
Card types
Like the main set, the Eldrazi Commander deck features the Kindred card type. There are also a new Cave, a new Desert, a new Gate and a new Locus.
Graveyard Overdrive
colored deck focused on self-mill and Lhurgoyf typal.
| “ | Fill your graveyard. Avenge the dead. NO REST FOR THE RESTLESS — Fill your graveyard, then let the fallen fuel your counterattack and watch your foes run with this relentless Black-Red-Green deck. |
” |
The new cards are:
- Disa the Restless
- Coram, the Undertaker
- Barrowgoyf
- Bloodbraid Challenger
- Broodmate Tyrant
- Exterminator Magmarch
- Final Act
- Gluttonous Hellkite
- Infested Thrinax
- Polygoyf
- Pyrogoyf
- Sawhorn Nemesis
- Siege-Gang Lieutenant
- Tarmogoyf Nest
- Tempt with Mayhem
Cards printed in Modern Horizons 3, and therefore having that set symbol and code, are:
The double-sided tokens are:
- 2× 1/1 Goblin creature // Tarmogoyf creature
- 1× Tarmogoyf creature // 1/1 Saproling creature
- 1× 5/5 Dragon creature with flying //
Treasure artifact - 2× 2/2 Zombie creature //
1/1 Insect creature - 1× 3/3 Beast creature with deathtouch //
2/2 Shapeshifter creature with changeling - 1× 2/2 Shapeshifter creature with changeling // 5/5 Dragon creature with flying
- 1× 1/1 Saproling creature // Emblem for Garruk, Apex Predator
- 1× 5/5 Dragon creature with flying // Copy
Tricky Terrain
colored deck focused on controlling multiple types of creatures and lands.
| “ | Ramp Lands. Grow Value. SOW THE SEEDS OF DEVASTATION — Ramp up with Lands, then send your mightiest monsters out swinging with this deadly Green-Blue deck. |
” |
The new cards are:
- Omo, Queen of Vesuva
- Jyoti, Moag Ancient
- Aggressive Biomancy
- Copy Land
- Desert Warfare
- Horizon of Progress
- Lazotep Quarry
- March from Velis Vel
- Planar Nexus
- Rampant Frogantua
- Sage of the Maze
- Sunken Palace
- Talon Gates of Madara
- Trenchpost
- Wonderscape Sage
The double-sided tokens are:
- 1× Marit Lage, a 20/20 legendary Avatar creature with flying and indestructible //
1/1 Sand Warrior creature - 1× 3/3 Ape creature // 0/1 Plant creature
- 1× 2/2 Boar creature // Forest Dryad land creature
- 1× 4/4 Beast creature // Copy
- 1× 3/3 Beast creature // 1/1 Insect creature
- 1× 2/2 Zombie creature // 3/3 Elephant creature
- 1× */* Hydra creature // 2/2 Boar creature
- 1× 0/1 Plant creature // 2/2 Zombie creature
- 1× 3/3 Elephant creature // 4/4 Beast creature
- 1× 1/1 Forest Dryad land creature // Emblem for Vivien Reid
Creative Energy
colored deck focused on energy counters and artifacts.
| “ | Energy counters. Powerful Payoffs. BECOME AN ARCHITECT OF DESTRUCTION — Crank up the kill-o-watts and generate energy counters for powerful payoffs with this supercharged Blue-Red-White deck. |
” |
The new cards are:
- Satya, Aetherflux Genius
- Cayth, Famed Mechanist
- Aether Refinery
- Aurora Shifter
- Blaster Hulk
- Conversion Apparatus
- Filigree Racer
- Hourglass of the Lost
- Localized Destruction
- Overclocked Electromancer
- Razorfield Ripper
- Salvation Colossus
- Silverquill Lecturer
- Sphinx of the Revelation
- Stone Idol Generator
Cards printed in Modern Horizons 3, and therefore having that set symbol and code, are:
- Jolted Awake
- Bespoke Battlewagon
- Roil Cartographer
- Unstable Amulet
- Amped Raptor
- Solar Transformer
- Scurry of Gremlins
- Izzet Generatorium
The double-sided tokens are:
- 1× Energy Reserve // 1/1 Servo artifact creature
- 1× */* Aetherborn creature // 1/1 Servo artifact creature
- 1× */* Illusion creature // 1/1 Servo artifact creature
- 1× 2/1 Phyrexian Myr artifact creature // 1/1 Servo artifact creature
- 1× Treasure artifact // Copy
- 2× 1/1 Gremlin creature // Copy
- 1× 1/1 Thopter artifact creature with flying // Copy
- 1× 6/12 Construct artifact creature // 1/1 Myr artifact creature
- 1× */* Aetherborn creature // 1/1 Thopter artifact creature with flying
Eldrazi Incursion
colored deck focused on ramp and Eldrazi tokens.
| “ | Start small. Eldrazi Smash. BRING THE PAIN TO ANY PLANE — Ramp from small Eldrazi Spawns and Scions up to towering monsters and devour all in your path. |
” |
The new cards are:
- Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
- Azlask, the Swelling Scourge
- Angelic Aberration
- Benthic Anomaly
- Bismuth Mindrender
- Chittering Dispatcher
- Eldrazi Confluence
- Eldritch Immunity
- Hideous Taskmaster
- Inversion Behemoth
- Mutated Cultist
- Selective Obliteration
- Spawnbed Protector
- Twins of Discord
- Ulamog's Dreadsire
Cards printed in Modern Horizons 3, and therefore having that set symbol and code, are:
- Snapping Voidcraw
- Glaring Fleshraker
- Wastescape Battlemage
- Titans' Vanguard
- Twisted Landscape
- Tranquil Landscape
The double-sided tokens are:
- 2× 10/10 Eldrazi creature // 2/2 Spirit creature
- 2× Copy // 4/4 Eldrazi Angel creature with flying and vigilance
- 1× 1/1 Shapeshifter creature with changeling // Copy
- 5× 1/1 Eldrazi Scion creature with "Sacrifice this creature: Add ." // 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature with "Sacrifice this creature: Add ."
Tokens, emblems and markers
The Modern Horizons 3 Commander Decks come with 35 different tokens, 2 emblems, and 1 Energy Reserve helper card.[9]
- 10/10 Eldrazi creature for Idol of Oblivion and Ulamog’s Dreadsire.
- 4/4 Eldrazi Angel creature with flying and vigilance, for Angelic Aberration.
- 1/1 Eldrazi Scion creature with "Sacrifice this creature: Add ." for Drowner of Hope, Eldrazi Confluence, Sifter of Skulls, Spawnbed Protector, Spawning Bed, Vile Redeemer and Warping Wail.
- 1/1 Shapeshifter creature with changeling for Crib Swap.
- 2/2 Spirit creature for Ugin, the Ineffable.
- */* Illusion creature for Skyclave Apparition.
- 2/1 Phyrexian Myr artifact creature for Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer.
- 2/2 Shapeshifter creature with changeling for Maskwood Nexus.
- */* Aetherborn creature for Aether Refinery.
- 3/3 Beast creature with deathtouch for Garruk, Apex Predator.
- Marit Lage, a 20/20 legendary Avatar creature with flying and indestructible, for Dark Depths.
- 5/5 Dragon creature with flying for Broodmate Tyrant.
- 1/1 Goblin creature for Siege-Gang Lieutenant.
- 3/3 Ape creature for Pongify.
- 3/3 Beast creature for Beast Within.
- 4/4 Beast creature for Rampaging Baloths.
- 3/3 Boar creature for Curse of the Swine.
- 3/3 Elephant creature for Terastodon.
- 1/1 Forest Dryad land creature for Jyoti, Moag Ancient.
- */* Hydra creature for Hydra Broodmaster.
- 1/1 Saproling creature for Infested Thrinax.
- Tarmogoyf, a */1+* Lhurgoyf creature with mana cost
and “Tarmogoyf’s power is equal to the number of card types among cards in all graveyards and its toughness is equal to that number plus 1.” for Disa the Restless and Tarmogoyf Nest. - 1/1 Sand Warrior creature for Desert Warfare.
- 6/12 Construct artifact creature with trample for Stone Idol Generator.
- 1/1 Myr artifact creature for Myr Battlesphere.
- 1/1 Thopter artifact creature with flying for Whirler Virtuoso.
- Emblem for Garruk, Apex Predator
- Emblem for Vivien Reid
Tokens created by Tarmogoyf Nest and Disa the Restless (Tarmogoyf) notably have the mana cost of the original card.
The following tokens and emblems are created by cards in the decks and are thus included with the decks. However, they are not part of the Modern Horizons 3 Commander expansion. Instead, they retain the Modern Horizons 3 original expansion symbol and collector number. Collector’s Edition Commander Decks have special ripple foil tokens with different collector numbers, as shown below:
- Copy for Benthic Anomaly, Broodmate Tyrant, Lazotep Quarry, Legion Loyalty, Replication Technique, Satya, Aetherflux Genius, Scute Swarm and Silverquill Lecturer.
- 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature with "Sacrifice this creature: Add .", for Awakening Zone, Chittering Dispatcher, Glaring Fleshraker and Skittering Invasion.
- 2/2 Zombie creature for Hour of Promise and Liliana, Death's Majesty.
- 1/1 Gremlin creature, for Scurry of Gremlins.
- 1/1 Insect creature for Scute Swarm.
- 0/1 Plant creature for Avenger of Zendikar.
- 1/1 Insect creature for Grist, the Hunger Tide and Izoni, Thousand-Eyed.
- 1/1 Servo artifact creature for Angel of Invention and Cayth, Famed Mechanist.
- Treasure artifact for Goldspan Dragon, Professional Face-Breaker, The Reaver Cleaver, Volatile Fault and Ziatora, the Incinerator.
- Energy Reserve marker.
Notable cards
- When initially released on Magic: The Gathering Arena, Cayth, Famed Mechanist was accidentally given a mana cost of instead of .[10]
Gallery
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Ulalek, Fused Atrocity is the first card to use colorless hybrid mana.
Collector's Edition
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Graveyard Overdrive -
Tricky Terrain -
Creative Energy -
Eldrazi Incursion
References
- ↑ Information below the text box
- ↑ Adam Styborski (February 23, 2024). "A First Look at Modern Horizons 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Kendall Pepple (May 10, 2024). "Modern Horizons 3 Commander Decklists". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Eric Levine (May 31, 2024). "Modern Horizons 3 Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Mike Turian, Adam Styborski and Kendall Pepple (May 21, 2024). "Collecting Modern Horizons 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Clayton Kroh (May 28, 2024). "MTG Arena Announcements – May 28, 2024". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 25, 2024). "...why concepts like "brand line" and "equity" are more important than basic communication consistency...". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ WPN (February 23, 2024). "Dates & Details for Modern Horizons 3". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ Clayton Kroh (May 31, 2024). "The Tokens of Modern Horizons 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ u/Total_Bird5493 (June 12, 2024). "Does Cayth, Famed Mechanist costs URW now?". Reddit.