Well be going over the top chase cards from each set and ranking the expansions based on two things: the value you get from ripping these sets and how cool we think the cards are
Whispers of the Muse (T1, Ext, S, Block) A favorite in "Turbo Xerox" (a blue deck which used minimal land but a ton of cantrips to thin out the deck), Counter-Phoenix (Shard Phoenix + Forbid) and Tradewind-Awakening (put Awakening on the stack, tap all your lands for mana, untap all your lands), Whispers has what might seem like a hefty price to pay for one card but you get to do it turn after turn after turn
What do you get for this life investment
1 Emrakul, The Aeons Torn Emrakul, the Aeons Torn is banned in Commander, just like Griselbrand, because it's such an unbelievably powerful legendary creature with game-ending effects
May 1, 2025 Commander Philosophy - The Difference Between Synergy and Exploiting Synergy is a helpful tool EDHREC offers when deckbuilding, but how is this information actually used
Since the entire deck relies on Gix, we run a bunch of ways to keep him on the battlefield such as Undying Malice and Undying Evil to protect him and Unearth or Call of the Death-Dweller to get him back from the graveyard