The pick order for these cards was difficult
Such is the paradox of Bloomburrow, the upcoming expansion for trading card game giant Magic: The Gathering. Taking place in a cozy valley bustling with anthropomorphic animalfolk, its calculated to appeal to generations raised on Peter Rabbit, Narnia, or Redwall. Cards depict gentle, heart-warming scenes: Critters salivate over pies, take romantic boat rides or store acorns in overflowing pantries
And the twentieth core set packs a suite of legendary creatures that tick all my boxes when Im perusing the previews for my next commander: Cheap to cast Thematic (Mostly) mono-colored The Wheeler philosophy of Commander is centered on taking advantage of the formats uniqueness: diving deep into the games history, only to surface when Ive found the perfect abysmal uncommon from Mirage or functional reprint from Portal Second Age
#056 Froakie #057 Frogadier #106 Greninja ex #086 Flabebe #100 Hisuian Arcanine #149 Festival Grounds #154 Kieran #196 Iron Thorns ex #204 Carmine #206 Kieran #211 Teal Mask Ogerpon ex The following Twilight Masquerade cards were previously revealed, some in foreign languages: #011 Leafeon #018 Dipplin #020 Poltchageist #024 Teal Mask Ogerpon #025 Teal Mask Ogerpon ex #029 Magcargo ex #033 Infernape #040 Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon ex #056 Froakie #057 Frogadier #064 Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex #077 Iron Thorns ex #094 Scream Tail ex #095 Munkidori #096 Fezandipito #106 Greninja ex #111 Okidogi #112 Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon ex #134 Blissey ex #135 Eevee #159 Oges Mask #168 Pinsir #173 Infernape #175 Phione #176 Cramorant #181 Hisuian Growlithe #185 Applin #186 Tatsugiri #188 Eevee #207 Lanas Assistance #209 Perrin #214 Greninja ex #216 Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex #220 Perrin
Hostage Taker may be somewhat under the radar, since its a blue and black creature, but when you remember that last set we had The Scarab God, and now theres Hostage Taker, playing a U/B creature deck starts to look more and more intriguing
This restriction keeps the pressure off of you for a bit, since your opponents will likely want to be swinging in to steal the monarch status
