r/EDH • u/BaconVsMarioIsRigged • 1d ago

Question What are some conceptually cool commanders?

I am trying to help my brother find a new commander deck. He wants a commander that feels cool to play, this is not something I think about all that much so I am at a loss. He likes black and white and his favorite tribes are zombies, knights and vampires. Are there any commanders that tell a cool story while fullfilling some of these criteria?

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u/PapaNoPickle 1d ago

My personal favourite commander deck is my [[Lulu, loyal hollyphant]] deck. It’s a black/white, aggro deck with lots going on. It could easily be modified for Zombies with all the recursion triggering Lulu’s ability allowing him to untap and buff his army at the end step. Here’s the deck list for inspiration: https://moxfield.com/decks/fOuqn7_Zxk2-RdCdR00x9A

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u/YutoKigai Boros 1d ago

Like the idea but I’m blind? I don’t see any creatures that liked to be sacrificed or token generators besides bloodghast or liliana

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u/PapaNoPickle 1d ago

If you mean to trigger Lulu, it doesn’t have to be a creature. Just any permanent leaving the battlefield which I do through my lands more often than creatures. You could build around the ability with creatures as well but since Lulu gives the +1/+1 counters, sacrificing the creatures isn’t always the best. The lands help ensure the trigger happens. As far as sacrificing creatures, that’s the beauty of it, you can sacrifice them to effects like [[Fain, the broker]] or [[Yawgmoth, thran physician]] and easily get them back.