Along with all of the other things shown on today’s Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths preview stream, Wizards of the Coast also revealed the five commanders that will come with the Ikoria Commander decks.
Ikoria Commander, originally Commander 2020, will contain five Ikoria-themed Commander decks with a total of 71 brand-new cards spread throughout those decks—a record high for a Commander product. All of the new cards will be spells, lands, and creatures set on Ikoria, while any reprints could potentially be from anywhere within Magic’s pantheon.
Today’s preview stream revealed that the five Ikoria Commander decks will be led by five legendary creatures from the plane Ikoria: Otrimi, the Ever-Playful, Kalamax, the Stormsire, Jirina Kudro, Gavi, Nest Warden, and Kathril, Aspect Warper. All five Commanders are three colors, representing each of Magic’s “wedge” combinations.
While Wizards showed off the five new Commanders from Ikoria Commander, we won’t know the full deck lists until Monday, April 6.
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful features one of Ikoria’s new mechanics, mutate. Not only can Otrimi mutate itself but its other ability makes sure to return other mutate creatures from your graveyard so you can keep mutating all game long.
Enhanced Evolution Deck List
Commander (1)
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful
Planeswalkers (1)
1 Nissa, Steward of Elements
Creatures (38)
1 Zaxara, the Exemplary
1 Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
1 Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
1 Souvenir Snatcher
1 Tidal Barracuda
1 Boneyard Mycodrax
1 Mindleecher
1 Capricopian
1 Sawtusk Demolisher
1 Archipelagore
1 Dreamtail Heron
1 Pouncing Shoreshark
1 Cavern Whisperer
1 Chittering Harvester
1 Insatiable Hemophage
1 Auspicious Starrix
1 Glowstone Recluse
1 Migratory Greathorn
1 Boneyard Lurker
1 Trumpeting Gnarr
1 Beast Whisperer
1 Genesis Hydra
1 Hungering Hydra
1 Masked Admirers
1 Predator Ooze
1 Vastwood Hydra
1 Vorapede
1 Cold-Eyed Selkie
1 Wydwen, the Biting Gale
1 Silent Arbiter
1 Fertilid
1 Illusory Ambusher
1 Mulldrifter
1 Shriekmaw
1 Heroes’ Bane
1 Reclamation Sage
1 Yavimaya Dryad
1 Trygon Predator
Spells (14)
1 Deadly Rollick
1 Migration Path
1 Dredge the Mire
1 Mind Spring
1 Deadly Tempest
1 Profane Command
1 Animist’s Awakening
1 Find // Finality
1 Gaze of Granite
1 Villainous Wealth
1 Kodama’s Reach
1 Beast Within
1 Krosan Grip
1 Putrefy
Artifacts (5)
1 Manascape Refractor
1 Bonder’s Ornament
1 Lifecrafter’s Bestiary
1 Arcane Signet
1 Sol Ring
Enchantments (4)
1 Psychic Impetus
1 Parasitic Impetus
1 Predatory Impetus
1 Propaganda
Lands (37)
1 Darkwater Catacombs
1 Endless Sands
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Llanowar Wastes
1 Sunken Hollow
1 Blighted Woodland
1 Command Tower
1 Dimir Aqueduct
1 Golgari Rot Farm
1 Mortuary Mire
1 Myriad Landscape
1 Opulent Palace
1 Rogue’s Passage
1 Simic Growth Chamber
1 Soaring Seacliff
1 Temple of the False God
1 Dismal Backwater
1 Jungle Hollow
1 Thornwood Falls
5 Swamp
1 Forest
2 Island
Kalamax, the Stormsire in Ruthless Regiment
Kalamax, the Stormsire is focused on copying your instant and sorcery spells. It will help you copy those spells with its first ability and then keep growing bigger each time you copy a spell with its second ability.
Arcane Maelstrom Deck List
Commander (1)
1 Kalamax, the Stormsire
Planeswalkers (1)
1 Jace, Architect of Thought
Creatures (21)
1 Eon Frolicker
1 Nascent Metamorph
1 Xyris, the Writhing Storm
1 Haldan, Avid Arcanist
1 Pako, Arcane Retriever
1 Glademuse
1 Ravenous Gigantotherium
1 Lunar Mystic
1 Niblis of Frost
1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
1 Charmbreaker Devils
1 Dualcaster Mage
1 Etali, Primal Storm
1 Goblin Dark-Dwellers
1 Djinn Illuminatus
1 Melek, Izzet Paragon
1 Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
1 Wort, the Raidmother
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Murmuring Mystic
1 Crackling Drake
Spells (26)
1 Decoy Gambit
1 Deflecting Swat
1 Curious Herd
1 Clash of Titans
1 Channeled Force
1 Surreal Memoir
1 Chaos Warp
1 Comet Storm
1 Commune with Lava
1 Starstorm
1 Strength of the Tajuru
1 Artifact Mutation
1 Prophetic Bolt
1 Chemister’s Insight
1 Frantic Search
1 Whiplash Trap
1 Crop Rotation
1 Evolution Charm
1 Harrow
1 Hunter’s Insight
1 Hunting Pack
1 Natural Connection
1 Slice in Twain
1 Tribute to the Wild
1 Growth Spiral
1 Temur Charm
Artifacts (7)
1 Twinning Staff
1 Bonder’s Ornament
1 Lavabrink Floodgates
1 Arcane Signet
1 Commander’s Sphere
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Sol Ring
Enchantments (6)
1 Primal Empathy
1 Psychic Impetus
1 Shiny Impetus
1 Predatory Impetus
1 Swarm Intelligence
1 Wilderness Reclamation
Lands (38)
1 Cinder Glade
1 Desolate Lighthouse
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Kessig Wolf Run
1 Mossfire Valley
1 Mosswort Bridge
1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
1 Scavenger Grounds
1 Yavimaya Coast
1 Command Tower
1 Frontier Bivouac
1 Gruul Turf
1 Halimar Depths
1 Izzet Boilerworks
1 Myriad Landscape
1 Rupture Spire
1 Simic Growth Chamber
1 Rugged Highlands
1 Swiftwater Cliffs
1 Thornwood Falls
8 Forest
5 Island
5 Mountain
Jirina Kudro
Magic’s Head Designer Mark Rosewater said that Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths will feature some Human tribal elements and Jirina Kudro fits right in with that theme. Jirina both creates Humans and pumps all of your Humans to make them into more formidable attackers.
Ruthless Regiment Deck List
Commander (1)
1 Jirina Kudro
Planeswalkers (1)
1 Nahiri, the Harbinger
Creatures (32)
1 Kelsien, the Plague
1 Trynn, Champion of Freedom
1 Silvar, Devourer of the Free
1 Verge Rangers
1 Species Specialist
1 Titan Hunter
1 Fireflux Squad
1 Frontier Warmonger
1 General’s Enforcer
1 Bounty Agent
1 Dearly Departed
1 Frontline Medic
1 Knight of the White Orchid
1 Magus of the Disk
1 Odric, Master Tactician
1 Riders of Gavony
1 Thalia’s Lieutenant
1 Thraben Doomsayer
1 Disciple of Bolas
1 Xathrid Necromancer
1 Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
1 Captivating Crew
1 Fumiko the Lowblood
1 Magus of the Wheel
1 Titan of Eternal Fire
1 Adriana, Captain of the Guard
1 Banisher Priest
1 Cavalry Pegasus
1 Devout Chaplain
1 Zulaport Cutthroat
1 Humble Defector
1 Garna, the Bloodflame
Spells (11)
1 Call the Coppercoats
1 Flawless Maneuver
1 Dire Tactics
1 Citywide Bust
1 Cleansing Nova
1 Increasing Devotion
1 Painful Truths
1 Ambition’s Cost
1 Unexpectedly Absent
1 Crackling Doom
1 Terminate
Artifacts (10)
1 Sanctuary Blade
1 Bonder’s Ornament
1 Arcane Signet
1 Boros Signet
1 Commander’s Sphere
1 Heirloom Blade
1 Orzhov Signet
1 Rakdos Signet
1 Skullclamp
1 Sol Ring
Enchantments (9)
1 Molten Echoes
1 Sanctuary Lockdown
1 Martial Impetus
1 Parasitic Impetus
1 Shiny Impetus
1 Bastion of Remembrance
1 Outpost Siege
1 Shared Animosity
1 Vigilante Justice
Lands (36)
1 Battlefield Forge
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Shadowblood Ridge
1 Smoldering Marsh
1 Spinerock Knoll
1 Windbrisk Heights
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Boros Garrison
1 Command Tower
1 Myriad Landscape
1 Nomad Outpost
1 Orzhov Basilica
1 Path of Ancestry
1 Rakdos Carnarium
1 Temple of the False God
1 Unclaimed Territory
1 Bloodfell Caves
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Scoured Barrens
1 Wind-Scarred Crag
4 Mountain
8 Plains
4 Swamp
Gavi, Nest Warden
Gavi, Nest Warden ties into the returning mechanic of Ikoria: cycling. Gavi allows you to cycle your first card per turn for free and then makes Dinosaur Cat tokens (!) every time you draw your second card in a turn.
Timeless Wisdom Deck List
Commander (1)
Gavi, Nest Warden
Planeswalkers (1)
1 Chandra, Flamecaller
Creatures (23)
1 Akim, the Soaring Wind
1 Brallin, Skyshark Rider
1 Shabraz, the Skyshark
1 Cryptic Trilobite
1 Herald of the Forgotten
1 Ethereal Forager
1 Agitator Ant
1 Spellpyre Phoenix
1 Surly Badgersaur
1 Valiant Rescuer
1 Rooting Moloch
1 Savai Thundermane
1 Eternal Dragon
1 Sun Titan
1 Curator of Mysteries
1 Nimble Obstructionist
1 Portal Mage
1 Isperia, Supreme Judge
1 Mercurial Chemister
1 Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
1 The Locust God
1 Psychosis Crawler
1 Vizier of Tumbling Sands
Spells (12)
1 Dismantling Wave
1 Fierce Guardianship
1 Boon of the Wish-Giver
1 Neutralize
1 Zenith Flare
1 Akroma’s Vengeance
1 Decree of Justice
1 Descend upon the Sinful
1 Windfall
1 Slice and Dice
1 Migratory Route
1 Hieroglyphic Illumination
Artifacts (10)
1 Bonder’s Ornament
1 Raugrin Crystal
1 Abandoned Sarcophagus
1 Fluctuator
1 Arcane Signet
1 Azorius Signet
1 Boros Signet
1 Commander’s Sphere
1 Izzet Signet
1 Sol Ring
Enchantments (14)
1 Crystalline Resonance
1 Ominous Seas
1 Reconnaissance Mission
1 Martial Impetus
1 Psychic Impetus
1 Shiny Impetus
1 Astral Drift
1 Hoofprints of the Stag
1 Drake Haven
1 New Perspectives
1 Tectonic Reformation
1 Cast Out
1 Spirit Cairn
1 Lightning Rift
Lands (39)
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Hostile Desert
1 Irrigated Farmland
1 Prairie Stream
1 Shivan Reef
1 Skycloud Expanse
1 Ash Barrens
1 Azorius Chancery
1 Boros Garrison
1 Command Tower
1 Desert of the Fervent
1 Desert of the Mindful
1 Desert of the True
1 Drifting Meadow
1 Forgotten Cave
1 Izzet Boilerworks
1 Lonely Sandbar
1 Myriad Landscape
1 Mystic Monastery
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Remote Isle
1 Secluded Steppe
1 Smoldering Crater
1 Temple of the False God
5 Island
6 Mountain
4 Plains
Kathril, Aspect Warper
Kathril, Aspect Warper uses Ikoria‘s other new mechanic, ability counters, to distribute (up to nine) permanent abilities from creatures in your graveyard to creatures on the battlefield. Kathril then takes advantage of those ability counters to grow stronger for each counter it puts onto your creatures.
Symbiotic Swarm Deck List
Commander (1)
1 Kathril, Aspect Warper
Planeswalkers (1)
1 Ajani Unyielding
Creatures (34)
1 Tayam, Luminous Enigma
1 Nikara, Lair Scavenger
1 Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel
1 Avenging Huntbonder
1 Cartographer’s Hawk
1 Vitality Hunter
1 Daring Fiendbonder
1 Slippery Bogbonder
1 Void Beckoner
1 Titanoth Rex
1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1 Angel of Finality
1 Cataclysmic Gearhulk
1 Kalemne’s Captain
1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
1 Reveillark
1 Solemn Recruit
1 Sunblast Angel
1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
1 Cairn Wanderer
1 Soul of Innistrad
1 Soulflayer
1 Hornet Queen
1 Majestic Myriarch
1 Splinterfright
1 Archon of Valor’s Reach
1 Karametra, God of Harvests
1 Aerial Responder
1 Vampire Nighthawk
1 Acidic Slime
1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
1 Satyr Wayfinder
1 Skullwinder
1 Nyx Weaver
Spells (13)
1 Blood Curdle
1 Unbreakable Bond
1 Obscuring Haze
1 Selective Adaptation
1 Ever After
1 Duneblast
1 Unburial Rites
1 3Deathsprout
1 Despark
1 Grisly Salvage
Artifacts (7)
1 Bonder’s Ornament
1 Netherborn Altar
1 Mimic Vat
1 Arcane Signet
1 Commander’s Sphere
1 Sol Ring
1 Swiftfoot Boots
Enchantments (6)
1 Martial Impetus
1 Parasitic Impetus
1 Predatory Impetus
1 Together Forever
1 Abzan Ascendancy
1 Deadbridge Chant
Lands (38)
1 Nesting Grounds
1 Canopy Vista
1 Caves of Koilos
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Gavony Township
1 Grim Backwoods
1 Sungrass Prairie
1 Blighted Woodland
1 Command Tower
1 Golgari Rot Farm
1 Krosan Verge
1 Memorial to Folly
1 Myriad Landscape
1 Orzhov Basilica
1 Sandsteppe Citadel
1 Selesnya Sanctuary
1 Blossoming Sands
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Jungle Hollow
1 Scoured Barrens
7 Plains
7 Swamp
4 Forest