

That’s why many werewolf players turned to Morophon the Boundless as an alternative, but Morophon is and isn’t exactly a Werewolf card. There was Ulrich of the Krallenhorde/ Ulrich, Uncontested Alpha from Eldritch Moon, but despite Ulrich’s technical Commander viability, he was a pretty bland card. This makes them feel mechanically flavorful and fun to play with at the same time.ĭespite werewolves being such a popular tribe, they never had a great legendary creature to lead the pack in Commander.

They have one of the most unique mechanics in all of Magic: the Gathering, utilizing the backside of Magic cards to represent the transformations of the cursed creatures. Werewolves have a special place in the hearts of many Magic players. 😉Ĭlick here to read over 4,000 more MTG Cards of the Day! Daily Since 2001.You see a sight that almost stops your heart Thriller, 1983, performed by Michael Jackson written by Rod Temperston Cards As Commander Tovolar, Dire Overlord (Card) 0.39 0.31 0. We’d be happy to link back to your blog / YouTube Channel / etc.
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If you want to share your ideas on cards with other fans, feel free to drop us an email. We would love more volunteers to help us with our Magic the Gathering Card of the Day reviews. Sold by the artist, Chris Rahn, with permission from Wizards of the Coast. But even as a one-of, a 3/3 that draws you a card on hit and can turn into a 4/4 that does the same and can buff itself is not so bad for three mana. I think he’s definitely the card the deck needed, and while he himself is merely decent, he’s powerful enough to give Werewolves a worthy Commander option and support the flipping monstrosities well enough in Standard. Whenever a Wolf or Werewolf you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card. Curiosity-type effect on both sides and flipping all Werewolves to their more powerful side if you have enough makes this quite a threat in and of itself, and a downscaled Kessig Wolf Run ain’t so bad. Tovolar is a powerful werewolf on the plane of Innistrad and the main antagonist of the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt storyline. Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge. Not only does he synergize well with the strategy of going for the face the deck normally favors, he offers several unique benefits besides. Whenever a Wolf or Werewolf you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card. And as if all that wasn’t enough, his night side’s activated ability is absolutely devastating in its more obvious use, and equally so when you consider that he doesn’t have to tap to do it and so he can give three different creatures trample in one combat (particularly if you do the trick of making the power boost zero for some of them).Ĭommander: 4/5 (even if just for increasing the pool of werewolf commander creatures by 100%!)Īfter lurking in the background for the last two visits to Innistrad, Tovolar finally shows his face as a very potent potential ace monster for the Werewolf deck.

His ability to make it become night based on something other than spells cast is also a big deal, since you no longer have to potentially forego building up your side of the table. Tovolar, Dire Overlord (Commander) - Wolf Tribal. Even in the more specific context of wolves and werewolves, they tend to be good at swarming (in one way of building the deck) and trampling (in the other way of building the deck), making the ability more likely to connect. Tovolar, Dire Overlord Wolves As Commander As Card Average Deck Decks. And I mean real good incentives, which drawing extra cards always is in the abstract. No changelings, no off-type creatures, focused purely on werewolves (and wolves). Legendary Creature - Human Werewolf // Legendary Creature - Werewolf Power/Toughness: 3 / 3 (CMC. and making lots of incentives for the rest of the tribe to follow suit. Geek out and get the best value on Innistrad: Double Feature Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge for only 1.20 at The Portland Game. Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge. Now there’s no holding back, I’m making to attack.
