mtg phoenix commander deck Magic: The Gathering Pioneer Challenger 2022 faced cards Building a phoenix tribal burn

Players making the best use of this deck will be able to quickly swarm the board with huge Creatures and lay waste to their opponents

On a tight budget, Lozhan or Dragonlord Atarka get you flying for under a dollar

Creatures with shadow cannot be blocked except by creatures with shadow, and cannot block other creatures unless they have shadow, which fits given the nature of the Unseen world in Lord of the Rings

They truly embody the principle of getting far more out of a card than you paid for

VIP Edition will be the only place that these cards are available in foil for Double Masters

I won't go deep into this topic here because this is a deck tech not a format philosophy piece, but suffice to say I think it's Mono Red, especially when you're on a budget and don't have access to the top handful of staples like Dockside Extortionist, Underworld Breach, and Jeska's Will