Coming hot off the coattails of Commander Masters and its somewhat controversial line-up of Commander precons, we get to take a breather and sit back with a pair of pretty simple decks that highlight some of the enchanting themes from Wilds of Eldraine (WOE)
Katara, Water Tribes Hope (Azorius) Waterbending is thematic but slower compared to Firebending or Earthbending, but Katara, Water Tribes Hope makes up for it with a terrifying scaling mechanic
Ashiok is a more resilient path to the same effect, which makes it highly valuable, especially in higher-bracket pods where tutors are more common
You might refer to a deck as having a "high mana curve" if it has more expensive cards than usual, or a "low mana curve" if it's comprised mostly of cheap cards
Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl | Illustration by Campbell White Giant Commanders are legendary creatures with the subtype giant that can legally be your commander in EDH
My buddy Mike Vasovski made the Canadian National Team many moons ago with this Simic special: "Simic Special" Creatures (20) 3 Ninja of the Deep Hours 3 Patagia Viper 4 Coiling Oracle 4 Sakura-Tribe Elder 4 Sakura-Tribe Scout 2 Seshiro the Anointed Spells (18) 2 Chord of Calling 3 Mana Leak 3 Remand 4 Sosuke's Summons 3 Coat of Arms 3 Umezawa's Jitte Lands (22) 3 Island 7 Forest 4 Breeding Pool 4 Simic Growth Chamber 4 Yavimaya Coast Sideboard (15) 2 Ghost Quarter 3 Gifts Ungiven 1 Life from the Loam 3 Pithing Needle 3 Spell Snare 3 Threads of Disloyalty Beyond the tribal synergies, Coiling Oracle did a lot of work in this deck, from accelerating the mana (revealing Simic Growth Chamber is pretty dirty) to helping power out a Chord of Calling to being best friends with Ninja of the Deep Hours