ICYMI - April Matches Recap

At MIDCARDS, we are big fans of the art on MTG cards. So much so, a big feature of our Instagram content is matching the cards with nail art.

After each month we will gather together our matches in a blog post, with a short explanation of how we would use each card in a Commander deck.

Nightmare Sower

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A creature with flying and lifelink.

Cast a spell during an opponent’s turn to give out a -1/-1 counter.

Use in decks with instants and spells with flash.

Cultivate

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A sorcery to dig for up to two basic lands.

Use in any deck with Green.

Preston, the Vanisher

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A token generator for creating 0/1 illusion copies.

Use the mana ability to exile a nonland permanent.

Use in blink decks that flicker out creatures.

Fire Prophecy

Why use it in a Commander deck?

An instant to deal 3 damage to a creature.

An optional step for draw.

Use in burn decks.

Bender’s Waterskin

Why use it in a Commander deck?

An artifact for ramp.

Untaps during each other players untap step too.

Use in any deck.

Meren of Clan Nel Toth

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A legendary creature to gather experience counters.

Track the counters for possible creature recursion.

Use as a Commander.

River Boa

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A creature with islandwalk.

Use the mana ability to regenerate.

Use in decks with Green.

Ravenous Robots

Why use it in a Commander deck?

An artifact creature for token generation.

Use the mana ability to give tokens haste.

Use in artifact decks with Red.

Everdream

Why use it in a Commander deck?

An instant for draw.

Splice to get the draw and keep this card in your hand.

Use in spellslinger decks with Blue.

Springbloom Druid

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A creature with optional ramp ability.

Sacrifice a land to dig for up to two basics.

Use in decks with Green.