Set Prospective

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander

November 26th, 2023 — Parker LaMascus

This article is part of our community-sourced Set Prospective series. We survey Cube designers before the set’s official release to document their first impressions of new cards.

Ahoy again, me sailors! Didn’t have enough of the caverns quite yet, eh? Still on the hunt for Magic? Well, though we seafarin’ folk serve only our Admiral, I do hear scuttle of a Commander who guards treasures an’ magics galore! Heave to!

Results

Well, the ship nerd-swain’s on watch in the crow’s nest, so yer stuck with ol’ Cap’n Redbeard this time! I hear there’s four-score magicians like yerself who’ve sent us missives of their goals for Cube. But, on th’ whole, the lot ain’t testin’ more’n one spell…

(What else d’you expect from a C’mander? Shoulda called it an Admiral if’n ye want seaworthy results!)

Filter by rarity:
Card TestersRank 
Broadside Bombardiers38.8%6.7
Chimil, the Inner Sun18.8%5.2
Charismatic Conqueror18.8%6.1
Contest of Claws15.0%6.0
Redemption Choir11.3%7.1
Tributary Instructor10.0%5.8
The Indomitable8.8%6.5
Illustrious Wanderglyph7.5%6.1
The Grim Captain's Locker7.5%4.7
Bronzebeak Foragers6.3%6.5
Promise of Aclazotz // Foul Rebirth6.3%6.5
Arm-Mounted Anchor6.3%6.0
Cards being tested by fewer than 5 respondents not shown.

Single Card Discussion

Shipshape Mates

Broadside Bombardiers
Chimil, the Inner Sun
Charismatic Conqueror
Contest of Claws

Shiver me timbers, if it isn’t me ol’ crewmates from back aboard the Scurvy Loaf, now the first mate of this here boat? Them broadside bombardiers were always fine gunners, e’en if they were a bit battle-crazed. Ye’ll take my advice: load their cannons with food, not treasure!

An’ speakin’ o’ treasure, that Chimil is a mighty fine prize. Too bad that bloodsuckin' lily liver an’ those funny cat people are after it, too. By my ghost, these magics are powerful — meant t’ protect a brawlin’ sailor, not a contest between only two mages! So it goes with C’mander.

Plunder Alert

Chalice of the Void
Colossus Hammer
Apex Altisaur
Bloodghast
Metallic Mimic
Clifftop Retreat

O’course, no self-respectin’ pirate could survey these seas without a look at th’ plunder! Like most c’manders, these galleons are sailin’ low, heavy with treasure for the discernin’ entrepreneur.

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