5.0 – I will always play this and build around it. The most powerful cards that warp games and formats or give repeated, powerful advantages. Some will be nigh-unbeatable planeswalkers, efficient board wipes with upside or bombs that are super-difficult to remove (Vivien, Monsters’ Advocate ...
There are still ways of mitigating the damage Supreme Verdict can do, either by removing the spell from the stack before it resolves or giving your creatures indestructible in response. But given the limited ways to save the board, Supreme Verdict stands apart from other board wipes. 3 Cyclon...
Board WipeA spell that destroys, exiles, or otherwise neutralizes all creatures currently in play. Famous examples include Wrath of God and Jokulhaups. Also known as a board sweep or sweeper. Asymmetrical board wipes only affect some players instead of all of them (e.g. Ruinous Ultimatum) ...
Killing Wave also gets around hexproof (to an extent), and pressures decks that aren’t overly concerned about board wipes (like BWR Aristocrats). Increasing Ambition is a small piece of tech that offers crucial assistance, such as: grabbing a Thrag to help transform Chalice; grabbing a Mind...
The monuments will always have a place in Commander, as they provide mana fixing and allow themselves to become 4/4 flying creatures until end of turn if needed. This is pretty nice in a format where board wipes are about as common as water. Though they’ll probably never be more than ...
course, Commander, Supreme Verdict is one of thebest board wipesMagic has ever seen. Adding an extra blue to Wrath of God’s mana cost makes it tougher to cast, but in return you get uncounterability: a trait which elevates it above the not-insubstantial competition in the board wipe ...
Notes from the round: Playing against blue was not as dreadful as I initially thought. The lack of board wipes meant that the fight was to resolve a few threats through his counterspells and bounces, and bounces were net negative in terms of card advantage. However, blue does have a lot...
Wave of Vitriol –One of the more powerful artifact and enchantment wipes, this card is sure to be included in mono green commander decks that don’t utilize many of these card types for quite some time. It is so devastating when cast because it gets around indestructible, which is key wh...