Magic: The Gathering's New Duskmourn Commanders Reveal Old Favorites & A Terrifying New Foe

’s new commander cards from are here just in time for the spooky season, and at least one of them is definitely something to fear. ’s pre-constructed Commander decks are unique compared to similar products because they were designed with two game modes in mind: Commander and Archenemy. Archenemy pits three players against one, which is why ’s Commander decks feature three heroic commanders, and a villainous one.

players knew when Wizards of the Coast previewed the box art for the Commander decks that two familiar faces would be returning to lead a pair of decks: Zimone, and a recently desparked Aminatou. The other two decks are led by new characters introduced in: Winter, and the horrific demon Valgavoth. Each Commander gives a pretty clear hint at the playstyles of their respective decks.

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Looking at the returning characters first, Zimone, Mystery Unraveler continues Zimone’s focus on land cards with the Landfall ability: “.” Manifesting dread allows players to look at the top two cards of their library manifest one as a face-down 2/2 creature and put the other in their graveyard. This gives more control over what cards go onto the battlefield than typical manifesting.

Aminatou, Veil Piercer allows players to surveil 2 at the start of each turn. This works perfectly with her ability, which reads, “.” Miracle allows players to cast cards for an alternate casting cost if it was the first card drawn that turn. Thanks to Aminatou’s surveil ability, players have a much better chance of casting cards as a miracle.

Winter, Cynical Opportunist is a Golgari commander with Deathtouch and “.” This self-mill pairs well with his Delirium ability: “.” This commander works well by itself and also synergizes well with other Golgari graveyard strategies.

Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls is appropriately scary for the intended archenemy. It