This might seem like a beginner-friendly product on the surface, and a quick way to get into Magics most popular format, but many recent precons are packed full of complicated cards and synergies that could easily overwhelm new players
The downside of this eldrazi commander is that, unlike its older version, it has no way to defend itself, and there are plenty of colored eldrazi that would be a great fit here but you cant play due to the color identity
Skyfire Phoenix I really want to like Skyfire Phoenix
More often than not, itll just cost one red mana, but on the odd chance that there are just a few creatures in play that need to be dealt with, it will cost more
It may seem odd that this is higher than some of the other choices that can also come in untapped and generate those two colors, but the main benefit here is that this pain land can come in on turn 1 and generate either color without the help of another mana source
Sami takes short turns where flurries of ridiculously powerful spells hit the stack without creating particularly difficult to parse game states
