mtg meta commander decks A deckbuilding infographic The five Commander power-level brackets

By then, gaining life was acknowledged to be a pretty meh effect, and the notion of exchanging life for resources was really starting to take off

(#14 Overall) - Arch of Orazca Let kick things off with a land that taps for colorless mana, has ascend, and if you have ascended you can tap this with five mana to draw that card

While undoubtedly a powerful card and effect, it is also an older card, meaning it doesn't have built in protection, unlike many newer high CMC legends

Finally, the deck has a handful of powerful removal, counter, and card draw spells to generate additional value and deal with your opponents' main threats

Creature - Shapeshifter Color tag templates(None) Irregular Cohort Changeling (This card is every creature type.) When this creature enters, create a 2/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling