Mardu Surge Commander Review! | Tarkir Dragonstorm MTG

Tomer breaks down the new Mardu Surge Commander precon deck from Takir: Dragonstorm!

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[benjaminmccrum]

This set has me refreshing just to watch these reviews

[acdcguy]

*Some added tech with Settle the Wreckage is:* After damage is dealt in combat but before the next main phase, your creatures are still considered to be attacking so you can deal damage first then cast Settle the Wreckage to ramp if you so wish.

[STS-qiqy]

'I'm not crazy!' - I love how often Tomer has to say this specifically about these cards and tactics.

[trollpatsch.]

May I say that I just absolutely adore Tomer? He just radiates positivity and love for the game. Must be so fun to play games with him!

[brushwagg]

11:45 the fact that that was a Gigantic reach to get there just kinda ties the whole bit together. Good work.

[mattkidroske]

This is the precon I'm most excited about from this set

[CCarlson]

Such a fun week with all the videos, cant wait for Tarkir!

[gonzalogarcia]

This precon is gonna get deconstructed to boost my Caesar's Legion deck. Too many cards that help Caesar go absolutely brrr- with his tokens!

[corbinmills]

If tomer doesn't attempt to settle his own wreckage when these come to a Commander Clash episode, im gonna riot.

[ArgoDevilian]

4:20 I always love it when people randomly mention the Tinker Time Precon, it was my first precon and only needed to swap out like 15 cards to make it a good deck.
Part of me does wonder if there's a better alternate commander but Gimbal works perfectly fine as is

[Dekaar]

I am a HEAVY token player. my pod has their own power level scaling and I actually fell in love with this precon and will make it my "low", preconlevel deck.

Looking for some upgrades on it turned out actually very very very easy. Ironically "go double" is the way.
Goldnight Commander has Valor in Akros as a Enchantment duplicate, Garna is a duplicate to Zurgo, Enduring Courage is a copy for ogre battledriver - running those ensures that you have some very easy very powerful effects. I play Goldnight and Valor in my Anim Pakal deck and those cards usually are immediate kill on sight or stuff will get so huge that it ends the game in the exact same turn they dropped. Due to the amount of creatures entering Courage/battledriver also are not to be trifled with. Also they synergize well with infantry shield.

Additional easy includes are, obviously, impact tremors and warleaders call. Ping and make it big.
Reconnaissance is a white staple that needs to be in every white attacking deck. There are only two types of players in my world. Those who have not played Recon or include it in every deck they can play it.
More mobilize triggers and utility: Mainset-Zurgo. While he does hinder the aristocrat-engine of his commander counterpart, he generates plenty of aggro on itself by letting your token stick. Shock brigade is a 1/3 menace with mob 1 for 2 mana, which is nice, Dalkovan Packbeasts is THE mobilize Goat, ox, yak whatever with 3 mobilize on a 0/4 vigilance body.

for additional aristocrat-shenanigans: Elas il-Kor, the new venerated Stormsinger who brings mobilize 1 and a ping for every dead creature and ofc zulaport cutthroat. "Duty beyond death" lets you sac 1 creature, makes all your creatures indestructible and then gives a +1/+1 to all of your creatures ... for 2 mana at instant. Uncommon of the set.

"Juicy" cards to include that make this deck only more silly: Isshin, Caesar, All-Out Assault (new mardu enchantment, that gives creatures +1/+1, deathtouch and gives an extra combat on etb)

[bouncin]

How did that Sulfur Falls sneak in there lol

[TheAmbitiousFilms]

I JUST got this deck. I’m still new to MTG Commander. But when used correctly, this deck is insane!!

[chrism]

My Caesar, Legion's Emperor deck is eating good with this precon.

[darkxzero]

A lot of the new mardu cards unironically work really well with the Jeskai deck, especially Elsha. Damn you wotc, this was a set-up

[sonkal-elkent]

I'm so freaking pumped for this deck

[nick____]

Tomer has been possessed by the spirit of Richard

[AtlasDuval]

Mashing this, the Caesar Precon, throwing in isshin and upgrading the mana base immediately makes a very very good mardu deck

[stepmany]

Bone Devourer not having the devour mechanic feels like a miss, could have been an amazing card.

[tko_]

This deck has all the key pieces I need for other decks I'm building. I have a devourer artifact deck that likes mobilize, and the treasure tokens. I have a black panther deck that likes all the White cards. And black is always great to throw into any deck. I can't wait and I'm probably going to buy this deck to take it apart! The set is what magic it is! I need more