I'm thinking with Zendikar Rising and Zendikar Commander coming out we probably shouldn't see any Zendikar specific characters in Commander Legends, and of course we'll probably get a bunch of Dominaria 2.0s, but I'm hopeful we get a majority of legends from planes other than Dominaria.
I was curious how many legends we've had in sets outside of the traditional plane-focused sets to speculate on which planes might get new characters so I created the list below.
Note: I've lumped in all legends from early Weatherlight planes into the Dominaria count.
I was recently wishing for the same thing, I love the idea of these mystic primordial beings that encapsulate the world. My initial thought was mirroring the colors of the first cycle.
Soul of Eldraine - W
Soul of Kaladesh - U
Soul of Dominaria - B
Soul of Amonkhet - R
Soul of Ixalan - G
Soul of Tarkir - C
There are a handful of worlds that interest me so my list of characters will be admittedly narrow and selfish. Ultimately I would be happy with any character, as I love seeing these worlds fleshed out, but I especially would like to see:
Theros:
Aescalos, Healer of Pharika - BG or WBG human cleric
Agathe, Priest of Pharika - BG human or centaur cleric
Agnomakhos, Archon Tyrant - WB or WUB archon
Anax WR partnered with Cymede UR
Cacophony, God of Cities - UBR god whose etb effect creates a "chaos" effect in a multiplayer game and is then sacrificed
Eocles, Oracle of Purphoros - R human cleric
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa - U merfolk cleric
Kleon the Iron-Booted - BR minotaur berserker with minotaur tribal
Perisophia, the Philosopher - WU advisor with good multiplayer dynamic
Telphe, druid of Nylea - G human or centaur druid
Ixalan:
Adrian Adanto of Luijo - WB vampire maybe with Explore
Captain Brandis Thorn
Caparocti Sunborn - W human warrior with exile effects
Chitlati, Lightning Rider - WRG human warrior with dinosaur tribal
The Grim Captain - UBR spirit pirate with pirate tribal and that returns creatures from any graveyard as spirits
Itzama the Crested - W human warrior
Captain Lannery Storm that is UR so she can actually command the Storm Fleet
Captain Parrish - UB pirate
Venerable Tarrian - WB vampire
A WUBRG Sun Empire Warrior with dinosaur tribal
Any of the River Herald Shapers
Innistrad:
Halana, Kessig Ranger & Alena, Trapper of Kessig - WRG human partners with fight abilities
Johanna & Pavel - WRG werewolf partners
WB Angel
The Kralmar - UG or UBG kraken
Rem Karolus - WR human soldier
Runo Stromkirk - UBR vampire noble
Shilgengar - Monoblack demon
I really want to see werewolves in black and I think the descriptions of these characters and their howlpacks suggest a black alignment:
Rahilda, Vildin-Pack Alpha
Skaharra, Leeraug Alpha
Tovolar, Mondronen Alpha
Reelah, Shaman of the Mondronen
Amonkhet:
I kind of want a version of the three forgotten gods before they were corrupted by Bolas.
A WB or WUBRG legendary angel. Basically I want a angel overlord ruling in Bolas's absence.
Neponem, vizier of Kefnet
Senifet, vizier of Bontu
More than the Sagas I would like to see a completed cycle of Ordeals for the remaining gods. They play similarly to Sagas in that they get sacrificed after 3 counters and have an effect when they leave. But ultimately I wouldn’t be upset with Sagas.
I would definitely like to see more enchantment creatures in the vein of Kestia (especially in the wedge colors), so a five color legendary nymph would be awesome.
One direction they could go would be legendary lands or even possibly enchantment lands. I think it would be cool to have the poleis get cards representing the blessings or protection of the gods they revere.
This would be more likely in a supplemental product as he’s presumed to be dead, but I would love a WB or WUB legendary archon for Agnomakhos.
The end of the Theros story saw Phenax pulling strings to create another returned city so wonder if that will play into the story. Also wondering if Xenagos will have been replaced in the pantheon
I like how Amonkhet went a ram direction for Minotaurs that made it feel unique to the plane. What about in addition to BR bovine Minotaurs you also include WR bison Minotaurs. There a several we minotaurs already so it wouldn’t be a stretch.
Also I t’d be cool if instead of gunslingers there could be spellslingers and I thought there was a creature type already made for it but I guess it’s spellshapers.
UBR seems a good fit for anything tricky so that would be my vote for coyotes.
Would trains make an appearance as vehicles?
Also got to have a thunderbird in the set somewhere; maybe as a Phoenix
For a set return to Innistrad What if the tribal shifted to other aspects of Innistrad life? Maybe based more around class? This might be hard to fill out a whole set but if tribal remains a minor theme it could work.
WB cultists/angels
WR cathars/mercenaries
BG witches/shamans/elemental horrors
UR mad scientists/experiments
UG alchemists/hermits
For EDH does color balance across tribes matter? What about tribal color expansion going in the direction of the potential commanders available?
More Vampire support for Edgar Markov and Jeleva. Runo Stromkirk would make for a good UBR Vampire.
I could see a WGR Alena and Halana, Kessig Rangers card. A WRG Wolfir for Johanna and Pavel of the Silverfurs would also be cool. These could be sweet as partner commanders too
Black fits very well with the description of the Mondronen, Leeraug and Vildin Howlpacks. I could see a BR or BRG werewolf for Tovolar, Skaharra, and Rahilda
A UBG legendary sea monster could work on Innistrad. I think there is some lore about Nephalia cults to back that up.
I was curious how many legends we've had in sets outside of the traditional plane-focused sets to speculate on which planes might get new characters so I created the list below.
Note: I've lumped in all legends from early Weatherlight planes into the Dominaria count.
Legends by Plane
Commander Sets (Plane Total)
C20 - 20 Legendary Creatures
20 Ikoria (20)
C19 - 16 Legendary Creatures
1 Alara (11)
7 Dominaria (20)
1 Innistrad (7)
1 Ixalan (2)
1 Ravnica (5)
2 Tarkir (8)
1 Zendikar (3)
2 Unknown (29)
C18 - 12 Legendary Creatures
1 Alara
4 Dominaria
1 Ixalan
1 Kamigawa (3)
2 Theros (9)
3 Unknown
C17 - 16 Legendary Creatures
2 Alara
5 Dominaria
1 Innistrad
1 Kamigawa
2 Tarkir
5 Unknown
C16 - 20 Legendary Creatures
3 Alara
1 Dominaria
2 Innistrad
1 New Phyrexia (2)
4 Tarkir
5 Theros
2 Zendikar
2 Unknown
C15 - 10 Legendary Creatures
1 Alara
1 Kamigawa
1 New Phyrexia
3 Ravnica
2 Theros
2 Unknown
C14 - 5 Legendary Creatures
1 Alara
2 Dominaria
2 Innistrad
C13 - 10 Legendary Creatures
1 Alara
1 Dominaria
1 Fiora (2)
1 Innistrad
1 Ravnica
5 Unknown
C11 - 15 Legendary Creatures
1 Alara
1 Fiora
1 Ir (1)
1 Muraganda (1)
1 Shandalar (1)
10 Unknown
Core Sets (Plane Total)
M21 - 10 Legendary Creatures
7 Dominaria (13)
1 Ixalan (1)
2 Unknown (14)
M20 - 12 Legendary Creatures
1 Alara (2)
1 Fiora (1)
2 Zendikar (4)
8 Unknown
M19 - 10 Legendary Creatures
5 Dominaria
1 Kaladesh (3)
1 Tarkir (1)
3 Unknown
ORI - 10 Legendary Creatures
1 Dominaria
2 Kaladesh
1 Lorwyn (1)
2 Theros (2)
2 Vryn (2)
1 Zendikar
1 Unknown
M15 - 6 Legendary Creatures
1 Innistrad (2)
4 Shandalar (5)
1 Zendikar
M13 - 5 Legendary Creatures
1 Alara
1 Innistrad
2 Ravnica (2)
1 Shandalar
"Innovative" Sets (Plane Total)
JMP - 10 Legendary Creatures
4 Dominaria (8)
1 Kylem (13)
1 Ravnica (1)
4 Unknown (11)
MH1 - 8 Legendary Creatures
4 Dominaria
4 Unknown
BBD - 12 Legendary Creatures
12 Kylem
CN2 - 5 Legendary Creatures
5 Fiora (10)
CNS - 5 Legendary Creatures
5 Fiora
PC2 - 4 Legendary Creatures
1 Alara (1)
3 Unknown
Soul of Eldraine - W
Soul of Kaladesh - U
Soul of Dominaria - B
Soul of Amonkhet - R
Soul of Ixalan - G
Soul of Tarkir - C
Theros:
Aescalos, Healer of Pharika - BG or WBG human cleric
Agathe, Priest of Pharika - BG human or centaur cleric
Agnomakhos, Archon Tyrant - WB or WUB archon
Anax WR partnered with Cymede UR
Cacophony, God of Cities - UBR god whose etb effect creates a "chaos" effect in a multiplayer game and is then sacrificed
Eocles, Oracle of Purphoros - R human cleric
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa - U merfolk cleric
Kleon the Iron-Booted - BR minotaur berserker with minotaur tribal
Perisophia, the Philosopher - WU advisor with good multiplayer dynamic
Telphe, druid of Nylea - G human or centaur druid
Ixalan:
Adrian Adanto of Luijo - WB vampire maybe with Explore
Captain Brandis Thorn
Caparocti Sunborn - W human warrior with exile effects
Chitlati, Lightning Rider - WRG human warrior with dinosaur tribal
The Grim Captain - UBR spirit pirate with pirate tribal and that returns creatures from any graveyard as spirits
Itzama the Crested - W human warrior
Captain Lannery Storm that is UR so she can actually command the Storm Fleet
Captain Parrish - UB pirate
Venerable Tarrian - WB vampire
A WUBRG Sun Empire Warrior with dinosaur tribal
Any of the River Herald Shapers
Innistrad:
Halana, Kessig Ranger & Alena, Trapper of Kessig - WRG human partners with fight abilities
Johanna & Pavel - WRG werewolf partners
WB Angel
The Kralmar - UG or UBG kraken
Rem Karolus - WR human soldier
Runo Stromkirk - UBR vampire noble
Shilgengar - Monoblack demon
I really want to see werewolves in black and I think the descriptions of these characters and their howlpacks suggest a black alignment:
Amonkhet:
I kind of want a version of the three forgotten gods before they were corrupted by Bolas.
A WB or WUBRG legendary angel. Basically I want a angel overlord ruling in Bolas's absence.
Neponem, vizier of Kefnet
Senifet, vizier of Bontu
Ravnica:
The Paruns
Cevraya, Golgari Shaman
I would definitely like to see more enchantment creatures in the vein of Kestia (especially in the wedge colors), so a five color legendary nymph would be awesome.
One direction they could go would be legendary lands or even possibly enchantment lands. I think it would be cool to have the poleis get cards representing the blessings or protection of the gods they revere.
This would be more likely in a supplemental product as he’s presumed to be dead, but I would love a WB or WUB legendary archon for Agnomakhos.
The end of the Theros story saw Phenax pulling strings to create another returned city so wonder if that will play into the story. Also wondering if Xenagos will have been replaced in the pantheon
Also I t’d be cool if instead of gunslingers there could be spellslingers and I thought there was a creature type already made for it but I guess it’s spellshapers.
UBR seems a good fit for anything tricky so that would be my vote for coyotes.
Would trains make an appearance as vehicles?
Also got to have a thunderbird in the set somewhere; maybe as a Phoenix
WB cultists/angels
WR cathars/mercenaries
BG witches/shamans/elemental horrors
UR mad scientists/experiments
UG alchemists/hermits
For EDH does color balance across tribes matter? What about tribal color expansion going in the direction of the potential commanders available?
More Vampire support for Edgar Markov and Jeleva. Runo Stromkirk would make for a good UBR Vampire.
I could see a WGR Alena and Halana, Kessig Rangers card. A WRG Wolfir for Johanna and Pavel of the Silverfurs would also be cool. These could be sweet as partner commanders too
Black fits very well with the description of the Mondronen, Leeraug and Vildin Howlpacks. I could see a BR or BRG werewolf for Tovolar, Skaharra, and Rahilda
A UBG legendary sea monster could work on Innistrad. I think there is some lore about Nephalia cults to back that up.