I play her in my Angels & Demons themed Tariel deck, but mostly out of nostalgia. That casting cost is just too demanding for the effect as others have mentioned.
Has Wizards ever commented on why they don't sell products on Hasbrotoyshop.com? That would be a good place for this with a limit of one box per address/per credit card.
So, a quick list of cards I (maybe) want from BFZ for my Commanders:
Emeria Shepherd and Retreat to Coralhelm: Really makes me think about a little land-toolbox in Derevi, but I fear that would make my deck somewhat all over the place. Probably no.
Vampiric Rites: The card of the set for me... Both my Shattergang and my Athreos need a copy.
From Beyond: This card suffers the same problem as every other Eldrazi Scion card: It's too expensive. I don't care for that 1 power more, I will eat them anyway. The tutor ability hardly makes up for it, since I don't have the right targets for it. Sadly a miss!
Greenwarden of Murasa: Will find a home in Derevi and maybe in Shattergang and Dromoka. Solid addition.
Sanctum of Ugin: Feldon! I might have only around three cards to trigger it, but it's Ugin-themed and one colorless land more in mono-red isn't that back-breaking.
Spawning Bed: Definitely Dromoka, maybe Shattergang and Derevi....
Well, more cards then expected after the first spoilers. Overall, okay, but not really any addition that make really satisfied. Best cards for me: Catacomb Sifter and Vampiric Rites.
Vampiric Rites – A great sac outlet. Probably the card that most excites me.
Zulaport Cutthroat - Blood Artist that hits everyone. That it only triggers on your own creatures is irrelevant as you’re putting it in decks to abuse your own creatures dying.
If your goal is to explore all styles of play, pick Purph as your mono-R because there's really no functional deck like it. Barring something awesome in C15, Repurcussion-Gisela would be my choice for Boros for the same reason. Since your mono-G is Omnath, I'd suggest Karametra, God of Harvests 50-land.dec as your G/W. Everyone should play a lands deck.
How do you find your Purphoros games play out? Your list seems pretty cool; I tend to like a more interactive game state though. Are you basically just running your plan and ignoring the rest of the table?
I've been working on a similar project; here's what I have so far:
Mono Color
:Waiting on a commander that piques my interest
:Chainer, Dementia Master - Mono black recursion
:Arcum Dagsson - Work in progress, some sort of artifact deck
:Titania - Token hordes
:Waiting on a commander that piques my interest
Dual Color
: Teysa - Sacrifice and tokens
: Brago, King Eternal - Blink
:Waiting on a commander that piques my interest
: On hold until Commander 2015 releases
: Grenzo, Dungeon Warden (Work in progress)
:Sygg, River Cutthroat - I draw cards; you discard
: On hold until Commander 2015 releases
: Melek, Izzet Paragon - Copy spells, don't win.
: On hold until Commander 2015 releases
: Waiting on a commander that piques my interest
Hmm Ugin or pay $50 for a custom mat + shipping ...ergh the shipping kills. I was hoping for the ledgendary dragons... I am not sure I like the not so subtle referencing to an angel with ugins feathered wings... doesn't seem dragon enough, I wasn't really paying attention to it until now when the look of the art really matters. Maybe I'll wait one more set in hope of a good dragon one.
Buying a binder might be a good idea since the one I am using is from when I collected pokemon cards when I was 8 (18 years ago) and its falling apart, I do like the the way the red colour and the cooler colour on the otherside makes for a nice constrast.
Don't know where you're getting your playmats, but at InkedPlaymats.com you can get a custom mat for 24.99. Shipping adds less than 7 bucks. So 31 and change for a custom mat...
Amazing, never knew this place existed. How good does the quality on the original image need to be? (i.e. can I save off of Wizards)
Loving the art on Ashnod's Altar. Can't wait to put this into my decks. Thanks for the screenshot.
All in all not a bad haul. If I didn't already have Titania fully built I'd be more excited for the Gitrog Monster.
Emeria Shepherd – Very cool white reanimation creature. Wish the body was a little bigger.
Sire of Stagnation – This card is just plain cool. Also, I won’t feel nearly as guilty running this as I do with the ol’Sphinx.
Smothering Abomination – I’m a black player at heart and this is going to do massive work in my Karador, Chainer and Teysa decks.
Ob Nixilis Reignited - Murder or a Phyrexian Arena as needed, I’m sold.
Vampiric Rites – A great sac outlet. Probably the card that most excites me.
Zulaport Cutthroat - Blood Artist that hits everyone. That it only triggers on your own creatures is irrelevant as you’re putting it in decks to abuse your own creatures dying.
From Beyond – Cool to see another one of these.
Void Winnower – Another one that is just cool. Will try it in a few decks to see where it finds a home. The foil will look pretty sick.
New dual lands – Always appreciate more lands I can pull with a Farseek.
How do you find your Purphoros games play out? Your list seems pretty cool; I tend to like a more interactive game state though. Are you basically just running your plan and ignoring the rest of the table?
Mono Color
:Waiting on a commander that piques my interest
:Chainer, Dementia Master - Mono black recursion
:Arcum Dagsson - Work in progress, some sort of artifact deck
:Titania - Token hordes
:Waiting on a commander that piques my interest
Dual Color
: Teysa - Sacrifice and tokens
: Brago, King Eternal - Blink
:Waiting on a commander that piques my interest
: On hold until Commander 2015 releases
: Grenzo, Dungeon Warden (Work in progress)
:Sygg, River Cutthroat - I draw cards; you discard
: On hold until Commander 2015 releases
: Melek, Izzet Paragon - Copy spells, don't win.
: On hold until Commander 2015 releases
: Waiting on a commander that piques my interest
Triple Color
: Oloro, Ageless Ascetic Card Draw
:Karador, Ghost Chieftain - Graveyard shenanigans
:Tariel, Reckoner of Souls - Angels and Demons theme
:Marath, Will of the Wild - Token Hordes
: Waiting on a commander that piques my interest
: Marchesa - Steal and sacrifice
: The Mimeoplasm - Reanimation (this will probably get taken apart soon)
: Shattergang Brothers - Everything gets blown up
: Animar, Soul of Elements - All creatures
: Waiting on a commander that piques my interest
Amazing, never knew this place existed. How good does the quality on the original image need to be? (i.e. can I save off of Wizards)