Bloomburrow spoiler season has finally concluded, and there’s a lot to look forward to upon the set’s release. For players interested in Standard, a new wave of powerful cards will be entering the format, while a bunch more cards will be leaving due to rotation. For Commander enthusiasts, there are a multitude of sweet new legends to build around. If you’re a fan of token strategies and underrepresented creature types, Bloomburrow should be right up your alley.
Of course, the face and secondary Commanders from the Bloomburrow Precons are very exciting and are getting a lot of hype. Alongside these, there are plenty of other intriguing legends in Bloomburrow worth exploring. With this in mind, today, we’re going to focus on the best Bloomburrow Commanders available within the main set. The goal is to give some love to a handful of solid options to lead your squad that you may have overlooked. Without further ado, here are the MTG best Bloomburrow Commanders.
#5 | Kitsa, Otterball Elite
- Mana Value: 1U
- Rarity: Mythic Rare
- Stats: 1/3
- Text: Vigilance. Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Tap: Draw a card, then discard a card. 2, Tap: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. Activate only if Kitsa’s power is 3 or greater.
Coming in at number five, we have Kitsa, Otterball Elite. Kitsa is an interesting card that rewards you for casting noncreature spells. Once you cast your second noncreature spell in a turn, Kitsa’s Prowess ability will have triggered twice. From there, you can pay two mana to copy any instant or sorcery spell you control, since Kitsa will have three power.
Obviously, you do have to put some work in to use this ability. Being required to pay mana for it also isn’t ideal. However, there are so many busted instants and sorceries to copy that we felt Kitsa deserved a mention. Kitsa is also incredibly efficient at only two mana, meaning it’s easy to replay it even if it gets killed a couple of times. Later on this list, we will see another card that can copy instants and sorceries that we believe to be a little stronger as a Commander. Nonetheless, Kitsa is a sweet card for EDH and kicks off our rankings.
Read More: Final Bloomburrow Card Gallery Dump Features Tasty New Cultivate
#4 | Helga, Skittish Seer
- Mana Value: GWU
- Rarity: Mythic Rare
- Stats: 1/3
- Text: Whenever you cast a creature spell with mana value 4 or greater, you draw a card, gain 1 life, and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga, Skittish Seer. Tap: Add X mana of any one color, where X is Helga, Skittish Seer’s power. Spend this mana only to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with X in their mana costs.
Up next, we have Helga, Skittish Seer. Helga is a neat legend that encourages you to fill your deck with creature spells with mana value four or greater. This can make your deck a bit clunky, but Helga helps a lot in this regard. First of all, Helga is a three-drop, so you can slam the Frog right before casting your other spells.
Second, Helga makes mana to help cast your creature spells. Each time you cast a big creature, Helga’s power grows, so you’ll be able to tap it for more mana. Throw in a Hardened Scales effect or another way to increase Helga’s power, and you’ll have no issue chaining together a lot of high-impact creatures turn after turn. Between Helga’s mana acceleration and card draw, the incentive to build your deck with tons of hefty creatures is certainly there.
Read More: The Best Reprints in Bloomburrow
#3 | Glarb, Calamity’s Augur
- Mana Value: BGU
- Rarity: Mythic Rare
- Stats: 2/4
- Text: Deathtouch. You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may play lands and cast spells with mana value 4 or greater from the top of your library. Tap: Surveil 2.
Glarb is yet another three-drop Frog that cares about spells with mana value four or greater. This time, you get a Commander that functions similarly to Future Sight, though you are restricted to playing spells with mana value four or greater from the top of your deck. Being able to play lands from the top of your deck is a very strong and underrated effect. You get virtual card advantage this way as you churn through your library. Add in cards like Exploration and it’s easy to get a lot of value out of Glarb.
Plus, Glarb’s Surveil 2 ability can help you stack lands and important spells with mana value four or greater on top of your deck. Overall, Glarb and Helga are pretty comparable in power level in our opinion, but we decided to give Glarb a slight edge given how strong playing lands from the top of the deck can be.
Read More: MTG Animated Army Commander Deck Turns Trash Into Treasure
#2 | Baylen, the Haymaker
- Mana Value: RGW
- Rarity: Rare
- Stats: 4/3
- Text: Tap two untapped tokens you control, Add one mana of any color. Tap three untapped tokens you control: Draw a card. Tap four untapped tokens you control: Put three +1/+1 counters on Baylen, the Haymaker. It gains trample until end of turn.
At number two, we have Baylen, the Haymaker. This card is incredibly powerful, and we wouldn’t fault anyone for having it at number one. The reality is, making tokens is outrageously easy in Commander, and with Baylen out, you profit no matter what tokens you’re making. Cards like Smothering Tithe and Dockside Extortionist are capable of singlehandedly making a ton of tokens.
Baylen’s versatility is also incredible. Primarily, you’re most likely to use your tokens to generate lots of mana or card advantage. Sometimes, though, you may be able to tap a boatload of tokens and use Baylen to kill an opponent via Commander damage if they don’t block with enough creatures. The fact that you can use Baylen’s abilities even when Baylen or your tokens are still Summoning Sick is a big deal, too.
Read More: MTG Squirrel Deck Boasts Multiple $17 Reprints
#1 | Alania, Divergent Storm
- Mana Value: 3UR
- Rarity: Rare
- Stats: 3/5
- Text: Whenever you cast a spell, if it’s the first instant spell, the first sorcery spell, or the first Otter spell other than Alania you’ve cast this turn, you may have target opponent draw a card. If you do, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
At the top of the list, we have Alania, Divergent Storm. This card makes it trivial to get a lot of value out of your instants and sorceries (and Otters, if you choose to go that route). Sure, you do let an opponent draw a card in the process, but typically, copying your potent spells will be worth it.
Notably, if you cast an instant, sorcery, and otter spell in one turn, Alania will indeed let you copy each one! All you need to do is fill your deck with powerful cards to copy (think big, like Expropriate), and you’ll get your money’s worth.
This list truly showcases how many awesome Commander additions Bloomburrow has brought to the table. There are plenty of other potent legends to choose from, such as Ygra, Eater of All and Vren, the Relentless. The face and secondary Commanders from the Bloomburrow Precons are also pretty powerful and fun across the board. This set looks like a blast. Make sure to tune in this week as we reveal the best supporting cast Commander cards from Bloomburrow as well.
Read More: MTG Peace Offering Commander Deck Boasts Frog Alternate Win Condition
