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Experience counters
What this set is
Commander 2015 is five two-color decks, one for each enemy color pair. Each face commander introduces experience counters: a player counter you gain from a specific action, which the commander then uses. Meren of Clan Nel Toth gets them when your creatures die and reanimates bigger creatures as they add up.
Myriad is its other new mechanic, a way to attack every opponent at once: when the creature attacks, you may create token copies attacking each other opponent. Thought Vessel first appeared here.
Themes
Every mechanic in Commander 2015
Experience counters
Counters a player has, not a permanent. They only go up, and each deck's commander reads them. Proliferate can add more.
Myriad
Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than the defending player, you may create a token copy attacking that player. The tokens are exiled at end of combat.
Where You Can Play It
Format legality
Commander 2015 shipped as five precon decks under a single code. Its new cards are legal in Commander, Legacy and Vintage. Reprints keep their own legality.
Never Standard-, Pioneer- or Modern-legal for its new cards. Among the reprints, Sol Ring and Windfall are banned in Legacy and restricted in Vintage, and Skullclamp is banned in Modern and Legacy. Commons from any set are Pauper-legal; that isn't listed per set here.
Commander
The five Commander decks
One per enemy color pair, each led by an experience-counter legend.
Call the Spirits
Daxos the Returned · Orzhov (WB)
Enchantments that make Spirit tokens.
Plunder the Graves
Meren of Clan Nel Toth · Golgari (BG)
Sacrifice and reanimation.
Seize Control
Mizzix of the Izmagnus · Izzet (UR)
Instants and sorceries that get cheaper.
Swell the Host
Ezuri, Claw of Progress · Simic (GU)
Small creatures and +1/+1 counters.
Wade into Battle
Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas · Boros (RW)
Big creatures and Giants.
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Commanders
The most played commanders from Commander 2015
The legends this set is best known for. Tap one for its printings and what it costs.
Boosters, precons and singles from Commander 2015 are on TCGplayer.
FAQ
Common questions
What are the Commander 2015 decks?
Call the Spirits (Daxos the Returned), Plunder the Graves (Meren of Clan Nel Toth), Seize Control (Mizzix of the Izmagnus), Swell the Host (Ezuri, Claw of Progress) and Wade into Battle (Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas).
What are experience counters?
Counters a player gets, introduced in Commander 2015. Each face commander earns them a different way and gets stronger as they add up.
All card names, art, and mechanics belong to Wizards of the Coast. Commander 2015 released on Nov 13, 2015; details reflect the set as published. Sources: Wizards of the Coast set pages and release notes, Draftsim, Untapped.gg.
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