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This is undoubtedly the best Gearhulk in MTG Aetherdrift, and could even see play beyond Standard in archetypes like Niv to Light in Pioneer

However, since this is a Commander deck, feel free to add all your favorite red/green threats too

These are one-time shots, or so it seems from what's been previewed so far

The second new creature is Crackling Spellslinger , a 2/2 Human Wizard with flash, but at the steep cost of 5 mana

Below is a list of all of the cards I removed, and the full list of upgrades I added to the deck

Chimil, the Inner Sun Listed at: $27.50 Chimil, the Inner Sun is great to have in any deck whatsoever because it helps to prevent your spells from being countered