ICYMI - May 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.

Soul-Guide Gryff

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A 3/4 with flying.

An opportunity to exile a potential danger from a graveyard.

Use in decks with White.

Eerie Ultimatum

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A sorcery to return permanent cards from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Returning any number with different names gives a whole scope of options - just consider the order!

Use in recursion decks.

Arabella, Abandoned Doll

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A legendary artifact creature with a love for tiny creatures.

Not only dealing damage but also gaining life on attack - changing depending on how many power 2 or less creatures you have.

Use as a Commander or in weenie decks.

Snakeskin Veil

Why use it in a Commander deck?

An inexpensive instant to buff a creature and give hexproof until end of turn.

A useful way to provide spot protection when a creature is under threat.

Use in decks with Green.

Helga, Skittish Seer

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A frog that loves big creature spells!

Draw a card, gain a life and get a buff for casting creatures costing 4 mana or more.

Use Helga’s power as mana to get those hefty creatures out.

Use as a Commander in a deck with big creatures.

Sprite Dragon

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A useful creature with flying and haste.

This faerie dragon also gets a +1/+1 counter for each noncreature spell you cast.

Use in storm decks.

Steampath Charger

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A creature with a cast option and a death trigger.

Pay the offspring cost to create a 1/1 token copy. Then deal 1 damage to a target player when it dies.

Use in decks with Red.

Elsewhere Flask

Why use it in a Commander deck?

An artifact with draw.

Use later in the game for some mana fixing.

Use in multicoloured decks with mono-coloured spells.

Festival of Embers

Why use it in a Commander deck?

An enchantment that allows access to instant and sorceries in your graveyard.

Stop the exile by using the sacrifice ability.

Use in storm decks.

Blossoming Tortoise

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A creature with help for lands.

Mill to return a land to the battlefield, a reduction to land ability costs and a buff for land creatures.

Use in landfall decks.

Rescue Retriever

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A creature to flash in for buff and damage protection for soldiers

Use to put +1/+1 counters on your other Soldiers and protect any that are attacking.

Use in Soldier typal decks.

Condescend

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A counter spell with scry 2.

Check your opponent’s untapped mana and use the X to really annoy them.

Use in decks with Blue.

Gix's Command

Why use it in a Commander deck?

A sorcery with options.

Choose two from the list to suit what you need.

Use in decks with Black.