Its kinda funny that a bunch of people have decided to make their own list because they don't like the TappedOut one any more.
But in all seriousness, I think I'll take a moment to voice my own grievances with the TappedOut list, which will hopefully not befall this list.
- The TappedOut group is a super clique. Almost all the decklist they post are their own lists, which is them patting themselves on the back. If decklists get posted, it would be nice to see a variety of deckbuilders, instead of the same three people. They are also very adamant on the positioning of some commanders, and are not willing to move them (Notably, Yisan, the Wanderer Bard, Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker, and Godo, Bandit Warlord).
- No attention is given to the high-power tier (Tier 2 on this list, tier 3 on tapped out). It's a damn shame, because this is where people should be focusing their brewing attempts. Some new build might be able to push these commanders into a higher tier.
- No arguments should be made without a decklist being presented. If you want a commander to be placed higher, you need to show a decklist with a good description, and explain why it should be higher. No commander should be in tier 1 or 1.5 without a posted decklist. This includes commanders that were just released.
The other thing is the tiers themselves. The descriptions have never matched what I want them to be, and the descriptions get very arbitrary. Here's what I would like to see.
Tier 1: The best of the best. These commanders have been tried and tested, and they are the most powerful in the format. They consistently
threaten a turn 3 or 4 win (sometimes 2), or set up the board so that no one else can get the early win.
Example: Najeela, the Blade-Blossom.
Tier 1.5: Remind me again why this list doesn't go 1-2-3-4-5? But aside from that, this tier has powerful commanders, that are just barely falling short of greatness. They might win turn 4 or 5, might be less consistent, less resilient to stax, or some other factor that holds them back.
Example: Tasigur, the Golden Fang.
Tier 2: This is the high power tier. These decks don't win as fast (Turn 5 or 6), are more susceptible to stax, but can work well if you tune them to the meta. Still, these commanders can be made very powerful, and become the boogeyman at a casual table.
Example: Niv-Mizzet, the FiremindTier 3: Casual decks are born here. Unfortunately, the nature of these commanders means they are not likely to leave this tier, unless the deck is built to support their colors (like a
grixis storm shell) but would be better suited to a higher level commander. But you can still build a deck from these commanders.
Example: Odric, Lunarch MarshalTier 4: These creatures do not have enough to build a commander deck with; they're just garbage.
Example: Tobias Andrion.
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