Through Universes Beyond, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Magic: The Gathering has cross𒆙ed over with some of the biggest series ever devised. Lord of the Rings, The Walking Dead, Warhammer 40,000, and Fin♏al Fantasy have all graced our decks, bringing their characters and stories to the table.

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🎀Have You Got🎐 Anything Else?: The 10 Magic: The Gathering Commanders I Hate Playing Against The Most

If I see my opponent using som💫e of these decks in MTG, I will ask them if they can change them or I will leave.

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But why does it need to j෴ust be the big juggernauts of media that get to worm their way into MTG? Indie games have arguably more character than many of the biggest properties, and these indie legends deserve their own chances to be shuffled up and put to work.

10 Zagreus

Hades

Zagreus from the first Hades game.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Hades
Fighting
Action
Adventure
Systems
Released
December 6, 2018

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
m
Engine
💎 Unreal Engine 𝐆4
Franchise
Hades
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty

Being the son Hades, god of the Un꧂derworld, is a tough thing for Zagreus to deal 🤪with. Instead of settling in to his life in the afterlife, he spends most of his game attempting to fight his way back up to the surface. Fortunately, his trials never dampened his sense of humour, and Zagreus' suave, sarcastic wisecracking helped cement him as an integral part of Hades' success.

In Magic, I imagine him as anꦬ Equipment commander. Instead of being the usual white or red, though, why not give him some black to represent his life in the underworld? Maybe he can sacrifice himself to search your library for an Equipment and put it into your hand, giving him a similar death loop t♋o what he has in the game.

9 Isaac

The Binding Of Isaac

Isaac holds a cat while enemies surround him in The Binding of Isaac.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: The Binding of Isaac
Released
September 28, 2011

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
M For Mature 17+ due to Violence, Blood and Gore, Crude H🐽umor
Developer(s)
♋ Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl
Publisher(s)
𓂃 Edmund McMillen
Engine
ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ Adobe Flash
Number of Players
1-4
Split Screen Orientation
൲ N/A🦄 (Shared Screen)
Steam Deck Compatibility
Verified
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty
Local Co-Op Support
💃 💫 1-4 Players
Metascore
91

The vast majority of The Binding of Isaac is probably too grim even for Magic to adꦉapt. Whether it's mutant, i😼nbred offspring hiding in the basement, the religious trauma, or the mountains of faeces that lines Isaac's escape from his homicidal mother, the only thing that could probably fit into Magic is little Isaac himself.

Part of Isaac's whole shtick is becoming gradually more mutated as he descends into the basement, so why not bring back the infamous mutate keyword from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths? Instead of ♎turning into a hive of flies or a one-eyed plasma cannon, the best Magic could hope for is letting him turn into an Auspicious Starrix or Migratory Greathorn.

8 Cuphead

Cuphead

both cuphead characters holding each other
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Cuphead
Platformer
Systems
Released
September 29, 2017

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
E10+ for Everyone 10+❀: Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
Developer(s)
ꩵ Studio MDHR Entertain✅ment Inc.
Publisher(s)
Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc. ♔
Engine
Unity
Multiplayer
🐻 Lo𓃲cal Co-Op
Franchise
cuphead
Platform(s)
PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty

Cuphead is best known for its combination of hard-as-nails platformer shooting and gorgeous rubberhose animati🔥on. The game is full of characters who would be perfect fits in Magic, like Cuphead's buddy Mugman, Satan, and the countless bosses you take on. If I had to pick one, though, it would have to be Cuphead himself.

It's not like Cu🔯phead's art style is too out there for Magic, ღas we've already had a Secret Lair drop dedicated to a similar cartoony style.

Cuphead would ꧋have to be a burn commander, with a way to repeatedly ping opponents' creatures to showcase his fast-paced gunplay For added flair, give him a dice-rolling activated ability, dealing damage based on the result. After all, it's the very first thing his theme song says he loves to do.

7 The Goose

Untitled Goose Game

goose with picnic
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Untitled Goose Game
Puzzle
Stealth
Systems
Released
September 20, 2019

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
4.5/5

ESRB
E For Everyone ♌
Developer(s)
🅺 House House ༺
Publisher(s)
Panic
Engine
Unity
Multiplayer
♓ ♐ Online Multiplayer
Platform(s)
PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC
OpenCritic Rating
Strong
How Long To Beat
3 Hours
PS Plus Availability
🌜 Extra &✱ Premium

When Wilds of Eldraine launched in 2023, one of the stand-out commanders was The Goose Mother, a multi-headed Bird Hydra. What it does isn't all that important; so𒅌mething with Food and +1/+1 counters. Instead, the only reason it proved so popular💮 was the promise of being a horrible goose.

You can't have horrible geese and not have the original, the untitled goose from Untitled Goose Game. Its enti💦re reason to exist is to cause havoc, and so turning the goose into a go-to chaos commander would have been perfection. I want to swap permanents at random, steal stuff off the top of your opponents' decks, and generally be a honking nuisance.

6 ꦛ Shovel Knight☂

Shovel Knight

Shovel Knight artwork featuring all the characters and enemies bunched together to a purple background
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Shovel Knight
Platformer
Systems
Released
June 26, 2014

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
❀ E For Everyone due to Mild Fantasy Violence
Developer(s)
♔ 💮 Yacht Club Games
Publisher(s)
𓆏 Yacht Club Games
Engine
🧸 GameMaker Studio
Multiplayer
Online M🍬ultiplayer, Local Multꦦiplayer
Franchise
🙈 𒐪 Shovel Knight
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty
How Long To Beat
7 Hours

It wouldn't be an indie crossover without Shovel Knight. Armed with 🦂his horns and whacking great shovel, it'd be quicker to list the games Shovel Knight hasn't been added to than the ones he has. It makes sense though, as his retro platformer is easily one of the best ever made, and it's thanks in no small part to the inventive designs of its many knights.

Shovel Knight would definitely be some sort of graveyard commander, allowing him to literally dig things back up. If you wanted to stick more faithful to the game, you could have him only bring back artifacts, like his iconic shovel, rather than creatures. After all, that sꦫounds a touch more Specter Knight.

5 Madeline

Celeste

Madeline reaching into the air in key art from Celeste.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Celeste
Platformer
Systems
Released
January 25, 2018

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL

ESRB
E10+ For Everyone 10+ Due To Alco🍃hol Reference, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language 🏅
Developer(s)
♋ ﷺ Extremely OK Games
Publisher(s)
🎃 Extremely OK Games
Engine
🍌 micr👍osoft xna
Steam Deck Compatibility
Verified
PC Release Date
♍ January 2ꦕ5, 2018
Xbox Series X|S Release Date
⭕ ༺ January 25, 2018
PS5 Release Date
ꦐ J⭕anuary 24, 2018
Nintendo Switch Release Date
January 25, 2018 ಌ 🎶
Platform(s)
PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Stadia, Steam
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty
How Long To Beat
9 Hours
X|S Optimized
No
File Size Xbox Series
🐲 1 GB (No🅺vember 2023)
PS Plus Availability
Extra & Premium 🔜 ꦆ

Celeste is a ridiculously difficult platformer game that follows Madeline as she ventures up Mt. Celeste. Plagued by her evil reflection, there are more threats on the mountain than just snow and spikes, leading to an emotional allegory that has made Madeline something of a transgꦐender icon in gaming.

As a commander, Madeline would fit nicely as a ramp deck, playing with lands and building up your boardstate as you scale the mountain. I💦f you wanted, you could also incorporate her reflection, Badeline, by making a token copy an opponent controls, but confers some sort of downside to controlling, like all their lands entering tapped.

4 Sans

Undertale

Sans sleeps with his hands in his pockets in Undertale.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Undertale
10.0/10
Released
September 15, 2015

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
♍ 🦂 E10+ for Everyone 10+: Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood, Mild Language, Simulated Gambling, Use of Tobacco
Developer(s)
Toby Fox
Publisher(s)
Toby Fox💮, 8-4 🍎
Engine
GameMaker
Platform(s)
PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Switch, PC
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty
How Long To Beat
7 Hours
PS Plus Availability
Extra & Premiu𒉰m ꦜ

Sans has become a meme, with his inclusion in games like Sm♛ash Bros. Ultimate often being seen as the peak of so-called 'crossover culture'. Despite that, Sans is a fantastic character with an incredibly me💧morable boss fight, and as the most recognisable face of Undertale, he definitely deserves a Magic card.

Sans is very slow to anger, and so his commander should also have a similarly slow start. But when h꧃e finally comes online - maybe after a certain amount of creatures have died - he should go ham, giving him ways of quickly dealing with opponents. The closest comparison I can think of would be a card like Henrika Domnathi, which transforms into a 3/4 flier that can quickly close out games thanks to her activated ability.

3 🌸 Lady Love Dies 💜

Paradise Killer

A character looking forward from Paradise Killer.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Paradise Killer
Adventure
Indie Games
RPG
Systems
Released
September 4, 2020

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
2.5/5

ESRB
M For Mature 17+💦 // Bl🦂ood and Gore, Suggestive Themes, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s)
🦩 Kaizen Game Works
Publisher(s)
🎃 Fellow Traveller
Engine
Unreal Engine 4 👍
Number of Players
1
Steam Deck Compatibility
Verified
OpenCritic Rating
Strong
How Long To Beat
12 hours
X|S Optimized
Yes
File Size Xbox Series
2.51 GB
PS Plus Availability
ꦫ Extra & Premium
Developer
Kaizen Game Works 🦩
Publisher
fellow Traveꦬller, Leoful, Serenity Forge♚

As the investigation freak tasked with solving the Crime to End All Crimes on Island Sequence 24, i♎t's up to Lady Love Dies to explore the island, interview its rather unique residents, and piece together the murder of the vaporwave-styled island's council.

Clue tokens are the obvious mechanic for Lady Love Dies. However, I think we should also see the return of suspecting from Karlov Manor to go with it. Allow Lady Love Dies to do what she does best; crack the case, point some fingersꦫ, and dish out justice once the evidence is all in place.

2 The Knight🍌 ไ

Hollow Knight

The Knight from Hollow Knight holding its nail.
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Hollow Knight
10.0/10
Released
February 24, 2017

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
ꦉ E10+ for Everyone 10+: Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood
Developer(s)
𓄧 Team Cherry
Publisher(s)
꧙ Team Cherry
Engine
Unity
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty
How Long To Beat
27 Hours
X|S Optimized
No
File Size Xbox Series
7 GB (Novemꦕber 2023) ꦐ
PS Plus Availability
ಞ Extra & Premium
Wiki

Hollow Knight is one of the few indie games that could likely carry a who🧔le ▨set on its own. Hollownest is a world bursting with history and mystery, which would make it the ideal world to explore in an MTG set. The Knight is, of course, the insect husk protagonist of Hollow Knight, so naturally deserves a card to match its power.

Insect kindred would be a big theme of any𒊎 Hollow Knight card, but building on the soulslike elements of the game would be good too. We don't have many commanders that return t🍸hemselves to the battlefield when they die, with it mostly being relegated to cards like Kaya's Ghostform. A commander built around such cards would call back to dashing back to your remains after being killed pretty well, and also enables plenty of death trigger shenanigans, too.

1 Quote

Cave Story

Quote from Cave Story.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Cave Story
Indie Games
Shooter
Metroidvania
Systems
Released
December 20, 2004

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
e
Engine
Proprieta🌟ry Engine
Multiplayer
ꦫ Local Multiplayer
How Long To Beat
8 hours
Developer
Studio Pixel, Nicalis, Variant Inꦍteꩲractive
Publisher
Pixel, Studio Pixel, Nicalis 🧸

Before characters like Isaac and Sans, th🌌e face of indie gaming was easily Cave Story's Quote. A robot soldier abandoned in a cave floating high in the sky, it's his job to rescue the Mimiga, a race of rabbit-people, from exꩵploitation by the malicious Doctor.

Running and gunning is just part of Quote's skillset. To show off the way his guns develop in strength the more enemies you kill, he could use the level up mechanic, getting stronger and dishing out more fdamage the more more mana you dump into him. I want an entire Cave Story Secret Lair with the likes of Balrog, Misery, King, and Curly Brace, but if it's just one, it's got🌌 to be our main boy Quote.

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Your Rating

Franchise
🐼 Magic: Th♔e Gathering
Original Release Date
Augustಞ 5, 1993 ꦗ
Player Count
2+
Age Recommendation
13+
Length per Game
Variable