The End of the Beginning I hope you enjoyed my jaunt through the various card design stories of Magic Origins
A two-mana Commander means this thing is usually always going to be online when you need it
Tales of Middle-earths Sting-wielding Frodo, Determined Hero is notably more middle-aged than Woods fresh-faced Frodo, more explicitly reflecting the 17-year gap between Bilbos eleventy-first birthday party and Frodo leaving The Shire in Tolkiens book
Don't sleep on the power of this card in things like Selesnya tokens
Blink/Flicker Lagrella, the Magpie | Illustration by Donato Giancola Commander (1) Creature (39) Noble Hierarch Niambi, Esteemed Speaker Watcher for Tomorrow Charming Prince Coiling Oracle Reflector Mage Knight of Autumn Wood Elves Soulherder Welcoming Vampire Sea Gate Oracle Endurance Flickerwisp Eternal Witness Jadelight Ranger Mystic Snake Oji, the Exquisite Blade Glen Elendra Archmage Restoration Angel Displacer Kitten Stunt Double Phantom Steed Thassa, Deep-Dwelling Palace Jailer Venser, Shaper Savant Solemn Simulacrum Glorious Protector Riftwing Cloudskate Thragtusk Acidic Slime Karmic Guide Seedborn Muse Yorion, Sky Nomad Reveillark Cloudblazer Mulldrifter Sun Titan Agent of Treachery Soul of Emancipation Instant (11) Ephemerate Brainstorm Disorder in the Court Heliod's Intervention Momentary Blink Eladamri's Call Cyclonic Rift Krosan Grip Ghostly Flicker Eerie Interlude Bant Charm Sorcery (1) Enchantment (4) Touch the Spirit Realm Aura Shard Smothering Tithe Virtue of Knowledge Artifact (8) Sol Ring Sensei's Divining Top Arcane Signet Fellwar Stone Commander's Sphere Cloudstone Curio Sword of Hearth and Home Panharmonicon Land (36) Command Tower Reflecting Pool Seaside Citadel Spara's Headquarters Krosan Verge Brokers Hideout Misty Rainforest Windswept Heath Flooded Strand Sea of Clouds Bountiful Promenade Rejuvenating Springs Temple Garden Breeding Pool Hallowed Fountain Overgrown Farmland Dreamroot Cascade Deserted Beach Sunpetal Grove Azorius Chancery# Canopy Vista Horizon Canopy Glacial Fortress Prairie Stream Island x4 Plains x4 Forest x4 Blink decks are two-parters that look to combine powerful ETBs with effects that let you reuse them
You can find my other precon upgrades here: Blood Rites is a White / Black Vampire Aristocrats deck: the goal of the deck is to flood the board with vampires (Oathsworn Vampire), sacrifice them for value (Master of Dark Rites), and get even more value from sacrifice payoffs (Blood Artist)
