Symbol : SR in the bottom-left corner, or three black stars on older sets
Rakdos, the Muscle might be the best steal-and-sac commander since it generates even more card advantage
Alela, Artful Provocateur Aminatou, Veil Piercer Aminatou, the Fateshifter Arna Kennerd, Skycaptain Arsenal Thresher Bane, Lord of Darkness Birth of the Imperium Brilliant Ultimatum Chromium Chromium, the Mutable Dakkon Blackblade Dakkon, Shadow Slayer Deny the Witch Diviner of Fates Dromar's Charm Dromar, the Banisher Elenda and Azor Enigma Sphinx Eriette, the Beguiler Ertai, the Corrupted Esper Charm Esper Sojourners Esper Stormblade Etherwrought Page G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn Halfdane Inquisitor Greyfax Kamiz, Obscura Oculus Lady Evangela Magister Sphinx Marneus Calgar Merieke Ri Berit Narod, the Beige Flower (playtest) Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant Nihiloor Nimble Larcenist Noctis, Heir Apparent Noctis, Prince of Lucis Obscura Ascendancy Obscura Charm Obscura Confluence Obscura Interceptor Oloro, Ageless Ascetic Punish Ignorance Queza, Augur of Agonies Raffine, Scheming Seer Ratonhnhak:ton Saruman of Many Colors Sefris of the Hidden Ways Sen Triplets Sharuum the Hegemon Shattered Seraph Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir Sludge Strider Soundwave, Sonic Spy Soundwave, Superior Captain Sphinx Sovereign Sphinx of the Steel Wind Sydri, Galvanic Genius Temmet, Naktamun's Will The Destined Warrior The Ever-Changing 'Dane The Flesh Is Weak The Master of Keys Thopter Foundry Tivit, Seller of Secrets Toluz, Clever Conductor Tower Gargoyle Urza, Chief Artificer Varina, Lich Queen Void Rend Wandering Mage
Faithless Looting Praise be One of the weaknesses of Red is card advantage
February figures are Bleeding Cool's top-15, published 2 March 2025
A theme that keeps coming up in many of these design histories is the gradual simplification of cards that originally tell a very specific story in a mechanically elaborate way
