Last updated on June 3, 2026 Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge | Illustration by Cynthia Sheppard Commander has swollen from a niche casual format into the most popular way to play Magic: The Gathering, with new preconstructed Commander decks hitting the shelves alongside nearly every new set, and sometimes even more frequently with the influx of new specialty Secret Lair decks
When this creature dies, you gain life and draw cards equal to its power
That may influence which commander you choose and the strategy you choose for your deck
Devils Eye Diamond rewards damage with lore, and Dinner Bell is a great way to draw cards when your characters get banished, which youre likely doing anyway
And with all the cards that retrieve artifacts from my graveyard (Sanctum Gargoyle, Hanna, Ships Navigator, and Rootwater Diver), just getting rid of the Chalice wont save my opponent for very long
Go straight for your opponents health and direct damage them so fast, they wont have time to blink