Rant of Valakut: A Valorous Update Ben Iverach-Brereton May 23, 2022 Rants of Valakut The last time I wrote about my Firja, Judge of Valor Artisan Commander deck, we had just graduated from Strixhaven, and struck out on an adventure in the Forgotten Realms. Since then, we've seen the sun set on ... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Death’s Peasants Ben Iverach-Brereton February 28, 2022 Rants of Valakut For years I've been treating Artisan* Commander as a deck-building restriction. I've always enjoyed the challenge of putting together a list that can hold its own at the table without using any rare or mythic r... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Hengehammering Out the Details Ben Iverach-Brereton November 22, 2021 Rants of Valakut Since first writing about it last year, I was finally able to get some more games in with my Syr Faren, the Hengehammer Commander deck. Unsurprisingly, this prompted some adjustments. The core of the list remai... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Valor of Peasants (part 2) Ben Iverach-Brereton July 22, 2021 Rants of Valakut In case you missed it, you can find part 1 here. Firja, Judge of Valor is a synergistic commander, but one that isn't tied to a particular archetype. She gives you a free copy of Ransack the Lab when... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Valor of Peasants (part 1) Ben Iverach-Brereton July 5, 2021 Decklists, Rants of Valakut My new Firja, Judge of Valor Commander deck feels like a culmination of several years' worth of deck building choices. It combines synergies, mechanics and constraints from several other Commander lists I've ma... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: The Pyleasants Ben Iverach-Brereton May 24, 2021 Decklists, Rants of Valakut Have you ever felt like you've done something already, but looking back there's no record of it? I could have sworn I'd written about Siona, Captain of the Pyleas and the Commander deck I built around her, but ... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Peasants of the Henge (Part 2) Ben Iverach-Brereton March 30, 2020 Decklists, Rants of Valakut In case you missed it, you can find part 1 of this article here. As you may recall, in my last article I showed you my latest Commander deck, an aggressive mono-green list that doesn't include any rare... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Peasants of the Henge (Part 1) Ben Iverach-Brereton March 16, 2020 Rants of Valakut Long-time readers know that I really enjoy building Commander decks that don't have any rare or mythic rare cards in them. It's a fun restriction, and it forces me to include cards in my collection that I would... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: The Peasants of Scarzam and Gix Ben Iverach-Brereton August 5, 2019 Rants of Valakut Way back in ancient times, when Rants of Valakut was just starting, I wrote about my Peasant Commander deck. The deck was a labour of love, built entirely out if commons and uncommons that I had either drafted ... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Commanding Peasants – Part 2: Decisions Ben Iverach-Brereton May 21, 2018 Rants of Valakut 2 Last time I looked at my options for a new no-rares Commander deck using uncommon Legendary Creatures I opened at the Dominaria pre-release. I decided on Shanna, Sisay's Legacy as my commander, but ha... Read More...
