ICYMI - August Matches

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.

Ragost, Deft Gastronaut

Why use it in a Commander deck?

This one loves a Food fight!

Gain some life to extend the pain.

Use as a Commander in an artifact deck.

Desculpting Blast

Why use it in a Commander deck?

An instant for removal of a nonland permanent.

A 1/1 token for you if it was attacking.

Use in decks with Blue.

Susur Secundi, Void Altar

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A land with Station.

Use a a sacrifice outlet for some draw.

Use in decks with Black.

Vnwxt, Verbose Host

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A useful creature to prevent you having to discard down.

Extra draw when you reach max speed.

Use in draw decks.

Cryptcaller Chariot

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A 5/5 vehicle with menace and crew 2.

Create some 2/2 black Zombies when you discard.

Use in token decks or discard decks.

Beza, the Bounding Spring

Why use it in a Commander deck?

Treasure, life, fish and draw! What more could you want!

A great card to bounce in and out.

Use in flicker decks with White.

Mezzio Mugger

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A creature with an attack trigger to give you access to your opponents’ cards.

Exile the top card of their library and see what you can cast.

Use in exile decks.

Experimental Overload

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A sorcery for token generation and recursion.

Play later in the game for more value.

Use in spellslinger decks.

Lash of the Balrog

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A sorcery to destroy a target creature, with a choice of an additional cost.

Use in sacrifice decks.