If two or more free draws per turn cycle seems great for a three-mana W/B commander, you’re right! Tymna the Weaver remains one of the strongest options in the color for a reason. Tying this powerful value engine to your opponents’ combat decisions isn’t enough to scupper that potential, but I suspect it will make Breena more polarizing — and this goes for all the other politics-based effects in the precon, too. Bladegriff Prototype is an interesting card, since each trigger seems beneficial for the table, while overall, the card heavily benefits you. It will often overstay its welcome and cause some damage. Cards that were printed in the simultaneously-released Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion, and thus use the Strixhaven expansion symbol, are:

Blake Rasmussen (February 18, 2021). " The First Lesson: Introduction to Strixhaven". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Lastly, if lobbying fails and you just need vote your way, just take control of their turn. That’s what all good politicians do, right? Nils is a trap like combat calligrapher. Buffing others without a form of protection is never a good idea. Instead, invest on pillowfort cards with minimal effort. White has interesting effect but power level wise, it's still poor execution. Commander 2021 Strixhaven: Silverquill Statement Commander 2021 Strixhaven: Silverquill Statement Commander 2021 Strixhaven: Silverquill StatementI really like the way they’re trying to take the five color pairings in new and interesting directions instead of rehashing older identities and themes. Prismari being artists instead of crazy scientists and engineers like the Izzet seems like an almost natural evolution. Simic leaving biology on the side for a while to become Quandrix and focus on math also feels like a logical path to follow. Lorehold being historians and archaeologists feels really in line with the Boros’ grandeur while bringing a new flavor to it. Witherbloom are probably the least different from their Golgari counterpart, with them being biologists who live in swamps and care about the life and death dynamic. And finally, the Silverquill intellectuals are the furthest from the Orzhov’s corruption-ridden church they could possibly be, at least lore wise. One extra consideration when modifying the precon is the option to switch out Breena for one of the legends included in the 99. In particular, if you’re de-emphasizing the political theme, then Breena feels a touch out of place — why not try someone new? FELISA, FANG OF SILVERQUILL Powerful and varied synergies between the cards. A decent number of good tutors. Good mana curve. Has an efficient and consistent way to win on turns 10-12 (level 7) or 7-9 (level 8). Some social rules — like no mass land destruction, no consistent combo wins — still exist. There's some solid inclusions here, such as Knight of the White Orchid and thematic choices like Victory Chimes. I'm not sold on Tempting Contract like some others are -- it's entirely dependent on your opponents, so I guess hope for bad opponents? However, I don't like the over-reliance on land deficit ramp cards: Knight of the White Orchid, Boreas Charger, Scholarship Sponsor, all these cards can end up doing nothing for you by themselves, but cast one and each subsequent one you cast gets that much worse.

I think it's important to mention Shadrix as a potential upgrade to Breena. When using Breena, you're entirely at the mercy of the table in terms of whether or not her ability will trigger, even if she can trigger multiple times in a round. If you play the game of politics well, or if your playgroup indulges it, you'll be rewarded handsomely; if you don't politic well, if your group catches on to your plans, or if you end up in a 1v1 scenario, Breena doesn't amount to much more than a measly 1/3 flier.

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To play politics in edh, you generally run good cards that are flexible. Then, you can decide if you want to align yourself with any of player of choice. Card Draw.Six cards simply isn't enough to keep up with a table. Having one of the better draw options always available in the command zone helps, but even what we've got isn't that great. Honestly after Breena I think Secret Rendezvous is the next best here, and I don't even rate that card super high. They're thematic, sure, but they're weak. This area needs the most work. Mark Rosewater (March 29, 2021). " I really enjoyed your list of Witherbloom majors". Blogatog. Tumblr.