Dink the Architect2UB
Legendary Creature - Salamander Wizard
Defender, shroud UB: Draw a card, then discard two cards. Then you may reveal 2 Salamander cards from your hand. If you do, flip Dink the Architect.
0/6
Zerp of the Endless Scales Legendary Creature - Salamander Overlord
Flying, shroud, protection from white, protection from dragons B: Salamanders you control get +1/+0 until end of turn. U: Target nonland permanent becomes a Salamander until end of turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may return a Salamander from a graveyard to the battlefield under your control. It gains haste. At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player must sacrifice a Salamander permanent they control.
4/3
Next: A commander with a CMC greater than 8, is a lord, and has a way of reducing his CC.
Momir Vig 8UG
Legendary Creature - Elf Wizard
Affinity for +1/+1 counters.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. 1UG,T: Search your library for a creature card named Experiment Kraj, reveal it, and put it into your hand.
Wizard creatures you control have "T: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature."
Next: Creature type Skeleton ____. You choose the ____.
You do understand that finding even one ability shared among 4 colors is extremely difficult, right?
You don't have to find an ability shared by GWUB
You only have to piece together abilities from :symwb:, :symbg:, and :symgu:. Just like dealing with normal multicolor. I'll do it here for Knautschke's request:
Torrent, the North Wind - :symwb::symbg::symgu: Legendary Creature - Elemental Cleric [mr]
Shroud
At the beginning of each player's upkeep that player may exile a permanent he or she controls. If he or she does not, return a card from your graveyard to your hand.
Haphaes of the Unsolved3UU
Legendary Creature - Sphinx
Flying
At the beginning of each opponents upkeep, look at the top card of their library, and then name a card. That opponent must guess whether the top card of their library is the named card or not. If it is, that opponent may draw a card. Otherwise, put the top 4 cards of that players library into their graveyard.
3/4
Next: Make a commander that would rather stay in your command zone than get played.
Bendu, Coward Among CowardsW Legendary Creature - Human
As long as Bendu, Coward Among Cowards remains in your Command Zone, creatures you control get +1/+1. 5, Pay 2 life: Put Bendu, Coward Among Cowards onto the battlefield. Any player may activate this ability.
"You'll have to drag me kicking and screaming!"
1/2
NEXT: A commander who puts "chaos counters" on nonland permanents.
Bregos, Master of Chaos 2R
Legendary Creature- Human Wizard
Cumulative Upkeep- Put a Chaos Counter on target non-land permanent that is not ~
At the beginning of each player's upkeep each permanent with a chaos counter is randomly given control to a player.
~ gets +1/+1 for each permanent with a chaos counter on it
Michael Boltin, Human Inferno2RR
Legendary creature - Elemental R, discard a red card: Michael deals 3 damage to target creature. Hellbent:R, Exile a red card from your graveyard: Michael deals 3 damage to target player.
3/3
Unctus of the Former Synod UUB
Legendary Creature - Vedalken Wizard
Infect
When Unctus of the Former Synod enters the battlefield, target player gets a poison counter.
Whenever a poisoned player casts a spell, you may draw a card.
1/4
-minrar: rare
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Innari, the Broken Scales1W
Legendary Creature - Spirit
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent controls five or more permanents than you, flip Innari, the Broken Scales.
1/1
//
Innari, Justice Renewed
Legendary Creature - Sprit
Flying 2W: Target player sacrifices a permanent if they control more permanents than you.
4/4
Next: A commander with a spiritcraft trigger that is actually worthwhile.
The Merchant of Lunacy3RR Legendary Creature - Spirit
Whenever you cast a spirit or arcane spell, you may search your library for up to two cards with different names and reveal them to an opponent. That player chooses one and exiles it; put the other card into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
3/3
Vundunn, Lord of Narissius3UB Legendary Creature - Zombie Wizard
Whenever a spell is countered, choose one: Draw two cards, or put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield. t: Draw a card, then put the top card of your library into your graveyard. You lose 2 life.
Some fools believe that all ghouls are mindless beasts driven by instinct and hunger. Vundunn has been proving fools wrong for centuries.
Great Horned Gief3GU Legendary Creature - Owl Bear
Trample
Whenever Great Horned Gief or another permanent leaves the battlefield, you may have its controller shuffle it into his or her library. The villagers hunted him every day, yet only bodies and mist were to be found.
5/5
Next: Make a commander that makes Homunculi in a flavorful way.
Talari, Alchemist Supreme2UU Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
U, t, Sacrifice an artifact: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, draw three cards. If you lose the flip, put a 0/1 blue Homunculus artifact creature token onto the battlefield tapped.
Not every experiment yields gold.She, like any good alchemist, knows this well.
Razil, Spawnsire4G
Legendary Creature - Lizard
Whenever Razil, Spawnsire is dealt damage, put a 1/1 green Lizard creature token onto the battlefield.
4/3
Deadwood, the Ancient :3mana::symb::symg:
Legendary Creature - Treefolk Zomble
Vigilance, Deathtouch
:symbg::symbg:, Sacrifice a Zombie and a Plant: Regenerate Deadwood.
Whenever Deadwood, the Ancient would block or become blocked, you may put a 1/1 green Zombie token onto the battlefield and a 0/2 black Plant token onto the battlefield.
2/7
Tozoa, The Relentless Amoeba1UR
Legendary Creature - Berzerker Ooze
Replicate 1UR(When this creature enters the battlefield, copy it for each time you pay its replicate cost.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a token that's a copy of Tozoa, The Relentless Amoeba onto the battlefield.
The "legend rule" doesn't apply to Tozoa, The Relentless Amoeba.
1/1
PS: I know replicate doesn't work on a creature, but you get the idea.
Next: A mono-red Berserker that doesn't have haste, but still makes sense flavourfully.
Razhak, the Bloodcrazed3RR
Legendary Creature - Giant Berserker {R}
Razhak enters the battlefield tapped.
Double strike
Razhak doesn't untap during your untap step. Whenever you're dealt damage, untap Razhak. The bloody slaughter of his family has left Razhak with traumas no mind mage can erase. 5/5
Next: An artifact general that rewards you for not playing artifacts.
The Desolated Juggernaut :5mana::symr:
Legendary Artifact Creature - Juggernaut
Affinity for Artifacts.
The Desolated Juggernaut must attack each turn if able.
As long as you control 2 or fewer artifacts, The Desolated Juggernaut gets +5/+0 and gains Haste and Trample. If you control 3 or greater artifacts, The Desolated Juggernaut cannot attack or block.
4/4
Jeyct, Squadron Leader :2mana::symw::symu::symg:
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
Vigilance, Hexproof, Lifelink.
When Jeyct enters the battlefield, you may put a 1/2 green Scout token with Hexproof onto the battle, a 2/1 white Soldier token with onto the battlefield, and a 1/1 blue Wizard token with "This creature is unblockable" onto the battlefield.
3/4
The people of the city of Kanral armed themselves well against the nameless monster, only to find themselves beaten and their city in ruins come morning.
12/12
NEXT: A giant fish Commander that has a city on it's back.
Legendary Creature - Salamander Wizard
Defender, shroud
UB: Draw a card, then discard two cards. Then you may reveal 2 Salamander cards from your hand. If you do, flip Dink the Architect.
0/6
Zerp of the Endless Scales
Legendary Creature - Salamander Overlord
Flying, shroud, protection from white, protection from dragons
B: Salamanders you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
U: Target nonland permanent becomes a Salamander until end of turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may return a Salamander from a graveyard to the battlefield under your control. It gains haste. At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player must sacrifice a Salamander permanent they control.
4/3
Next: A commander with a CMC greater than 8, is a lord, and has a way of reducing his CC.
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And Knyght, what's next?
This is for me more than it is for anyone else. I sucks at colors.
Legendary Creature - Elf Wizard
Affinity for +1/+1 counters.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
1UG,T: Search your library for a creature card named Experiment Kraj, reveal it, and put it into your hand.
Wizard creatures you control have "T: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature."
Next: Creature type Skeleton ____. You choose the ____.
This is for me more than it is for anyone else. I sucks at colors.
You don't have to find an ability shared by GWUB
You only have to piece together abilities from :symwb:, :symbg:, and :symgu:. Just like dealing with normal multicolor. I'll do it here for Knautschke's request:
Torrent, the North Wind - :symwb::symbg::symgu:
Legendary Creature - Elemental Cleric [mr]
Shroud
At the beginning of each player's upkeep that player may exile a permanent he or she controls. If he or she does not, return a card from your graveyard to your hand.
2/3
See? That wasn't hard.
===
Next: Make a Sphinx
Legendary Creature - Sphinx
Flying
At the beginning of each opponents upkeep, look at the top card of their library, and then name a card. That opponent must guess whether the top card of their library is the named card or not. If it is, that opponent may draw a card. Otherwise, put the top 4 cards of that players library into their graveyard.
3/4
Next: Make a commander that would rather stay in your command zone than get played.
Legendary Creature - Human
As long as Bendu, Coward Among Cowards remains in your Command Zone, creatures you control get +1/+1.
5, Pay 2 life: Put Bendu, Coward Among Cowards onto the battlefield. Any player may activate this ability.
"You'll have to drag me kicking and screaming!"
1/2
NEXT: A commander who puts "chaos counters" on nonland permanents.
- Main Cube
- No Brains, All Feelings Cube
Legendary Creature- Human Wizard
Cumulative Upkeep- Put a Chaos Counter on target non-land permanent that is not ~
At the beginning of each player's upkeep each permanent with a chaos counter is randomly given control to a player.
~ gets +1/+1 for each permanent with a chaos counter on it
2/2
Next: a commander that loves lightning
Legendary creature - Elemental
R, discard a red card: Michael deals 3 damage to target creature.
Hellbent: R, Exile a red card from your graveyard: Michael deals 3 damage to target player.
3/3
Next: A commander with infect.
UUB
Legendary Creature - Vedalken Wizard
Infect
When Unctus of the Former Synod enters the battlefield, target player gets a poison counter.
Whenever a poisoned player casts a spell, you may draw a card.
1/4
-minrar: rare
Next: a flip card
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Legendary Creature - Spirit
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent controls five or more permanents than you, flip Innari, the Broken Scales.
1/1
//
Innari, Justice Renewed
Legendary Creature - Sprit
Flying
2W: Target player sacrifices a permanent if they control more permanents than you.
4/4
Next: A commander with a spiritcraft trigger that is actually worthwhile.
Legendary Creature - Spirit
Whenever you cast a spirit or arcane spell, you may search your library for up to two cards with different names and reveal them to an opponent. That player chooses one and exiles it; put the other card into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
3/3
Next: Make a big, bad, mean-looking Commander.
Thanks to Syndarion of Aeternal Studios for my sig!
Legendary Creature - Zombie Wizard
Whenever a spell is countered, choose one: Draw two cards, or put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.
t: Draw a card, then put the top card of your library into your graveyard. You lose 2 life.
Some fools believe that all ghouls are mindless beasts driven by instinct and hunger. Vundunn has been proving fools wrong for centuries.
3/3
NEXT: An owlbear commander.
- Main Cube
- No Brains, All Feelings Cube
Legendary Creature - Owl Bear
Trample
Whenever Great Horned Gief or another permanent leaves the battlefield, you may have its controller shuffle it into his or her library.
The villagers hunted him every day, yet only bodies and mist were to be found.
5/5
Next: Make a commander that makes Homunculi in a flavorful way.
Thanks to Syndarion of Aeternal Studios for my sig!
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
U, t, Sacrifice an artifact: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, draw three cards. If you lose the flip, put a 0/1 blue Homunculus artifact creature token onto the battlefield tapped.
Not every experiment yields gold. She, like any good alchemist, knows this well.
2/2
NEXT: A green Lizard commander.
- Main Cube
- No Brains, All Feelings Cube
Legendary Creature - Lizard
Whenever Razil, Spawnsire is dealt damage, put a 1/1 green Lizard creature token onto the battlefield.
4/3
Next: A Commander with a Cumulative upkeep.
Legendary Creature- Spirit Avatar
Cumulative Upkeep- WUBRG
Indestructable
When Adonalsium is removed from play, put a Shard Counter on 16 permanants in play. They are indestructible.
18/18
Wuladar, Master of Pain 5BR
Legendary Creature - Demon
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player loses 1 life and you draw a card.
"No agony is wasted. Naturally, you may not realize this yet."
6/5
NEXT: A Commander who makes green Zombie tokens
- Main Cube
- No Brains, All Feelings Cube
Legendary Creature - Treefolk Zomble
Vigilance, Deathtouch
:symbg::symbg:, Sacrifice a Zombie and a Plant: Regenerate Deadwood.
Whenever Deadwood, the Ancient would block or become blocked, you may put a 1/1 green Zombie token onto the battlefield and a 0/2 black Plant token onto the battlefield.
2/7
Next: A Non-Legendary General.
Credit to Maelstrom Graphics for the sig.
Legendary Creature - Berzerker Ooze
Replicate 1UR (When this creature enters the battlefield, copy it for each time you pay its replicate cost.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a token that's a copy of Tozoa, The Relentless Amoeba onto the battlefield.
The "legend rule" doesn't apply to Tozoa, The Relentless Amoeba.
1/1
PS: I know replicate doesn't work on a creature, but you get the idea.
Next: A mono-red Berserker that doesn't have haste, but still makes sense flavourfully.
Legendary Creature - Giant Berserker {R}
Razhak enters the battlefield tapped.
Double strike
Razhak doesn't untap during your untap step. Whenever you're dealt damage, untap Razhak.
The bloody slaughter of his family has left Razhak with traumas no mind mage can erase.
5/5
Next: An artifact general that rewards you for not playing artifacts.
Legendary Artifact Creature - Juggernaut
Affinity for Artifacts.
The Desolated Juggernaut must attack each turn if able.
As long as you control 2 or fewer artifacts, The Desolated Juggernaut gets +5/+0 and gains Haste and Trample. If you control 3 or greater artifacts, The Desolated Juggernaut cannot attack or block.
4/4
Next: A really bad general that is group huggy.
Credit to Maelstrom Graphics for the sig.
Legendary Creature - Ogre Cleric
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player gains 3 life and draws a card.
"Oh, great! They sent out the lumbering hippie!"
- General Pafun of Olitari
3/4
NEXT: A commander who makes three different types of creature tokens, but it makes sense, flavor-wise, why he would.
- Main Cube
- No Brains, All Feelings Cube
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
Vigilance, Hexproof, Lifelink.
When Jeyct enters the battlefield, you may put a 1/2 green Scout token with Hexproof onto the battle, a 2/1 white Soldier token with onto the battlefield, and a 1/1 blue Wizard token with "This creature is unblockable" onto the battlefield.
3/4
Next: A dragon!
Credit to Maelstrom Graphics for the sig.
Legendary Creature - Dragon
Flying, trample
Whenever Doombringer of Kanral attacks, exile target nonbasic land.
The people of the city of Kanral armed themselves well against the nameless monster, only to find themselves beaten and their city in ruins come morning.
12/12
NEXT: A giant fish Commander that has a city on it's back.
- Main Cube
- No Brains, All Feelings Cube