I like them, as they can hit design space that full WUBRG really can't. For example, let's say someone wanted a WUBRG Elf legend. Now Elves are good at tapping for mana, but most only tap for G. A legend that grants "T: Add one mana of any color" to your Elves would be highly useful. But that's a bit wasted on a WUBRG legend, as by the time you cast that you don't really need color fixing anymore. However, what if the Elf legend cost 2G? To make the WUBRG part less of a gimme, the legend gives Elves you control "T: Add one mana of any color in this creature's color identity". Then not only do you have a commander that helps you color fix and ramp (they can tap for one mana of any color, helping you cast multicolor Elves), you also have a reward for playing Elves of all five colors.
Point is, making WUBRG legends actually cost WUBRG all the time puts contraints on what functional designs you can make. For starters, you can't make a legend that costs less than 5 mana. Not every commander wants a cmc of 5+. There's also the fact a solid WUBRG commander is harder to reliably cast. A monocolor or even colorless commander with WUBRG identity is easier to play, thanks to the option of a lower cmc and requiring fewer colors to play.
At any rate, these kinds of WUBRG legends are every bit as valid as "true" WUBRG legends.
I love this post, and I highly agree. I also happen to love Group Hug decks in EDH, and this is the first 5-color commander I find applicable to the archetype. I usually either play Karona and just turn the game into a slugfest, or play Child of Alara, and threaten destruction when people don't play nice. This is actually a really cool design for a Huglord.
I love this post, and I highly agree. I also happen to love Group Hug decks in EDH, and this is the first 5-color commander I find applicable to the archetype. I usually either play Karona and just turn the game into a slugfest, or play Child of Alara, and threaten destruction when people don't play nice. This is actually a really cool design for a Huglord.
And it's only mildly irritating if you start in the middle and go down, looping around you get WUBRG. Otherwise, you get RGWUB.