Overlooked Bloomburrow Cards for Commander
Bloomin’ Onion
Welcome back for another History, Restapled, a Commander-focused column that attempts to validate a newer card’s status as a staple by looking at how cards that are similar, synergistic, or competing have fared in the past financially.
This month, we’ll peel back more layers of
Scavenger's Talent - $1
Plus, it can come down on turn one and start accumulating value right away. This one’s a gem whose potential hasn’t yet been achieved.
STATUS: Black Aristocrats staple
| Scavenger's Talent |
Keen-Eyed Curator - $0.75
Graveyard hate is often underrepresented in Commander because people assume it’s only effective against dedicated graveyard strategies, which simply isn’t the case. Plenty of cards exist that contain Flashback, Threshold, or incidental recursion, like
Keen-Eyed Curator is a significant upgrade to Scooze because it adds trample, requires only colorless mana to activate, and comes down as a 3/3 for two mana, which is a decent enough body to dissuade opponents from getting in some early attacks.
Try running one as, essentially, a six mana 7/7 trampler, and enjoy threatening to exile someone’s great
STATUS: Possible green removal staple
| Keen-Eyed Curator | ||
| Keen-Eyed Curator (Showcase) |
Season of the Burrow - $2.50
Five mana for five creature tokens is a better rate than
Once you’ve got a
STATUS: Possible white staple
| Season of the Burrow | ||
| Season of the Burrow (Borderless) |
Warren Warleader - $2.50
Six mana for two lesser
This deserves a spot as a token staple alongside Adeline.
STATUS: New white token staple
| Warren Warleader | ||
| Warren Warleader (Showcase) |
Of Mice and Men
What cards from Bloomburrow have proven themselves in Commander since the set’s release? Any gems you feel are going to become staples? Let me know!
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