In Oathbreaker, your deck is limited to 60 cards and needs a signature spell on top of your oathbreaker, so the amount of strategy involved doubles. Players like Commander because it’s deep you need time to strategize and create the best deck. If game time isn’t a problem, think about strategy. Sure, I like my games to be satisfying and not end in like five minutes, but still… Oathbreaker hits the sweet spot between satisfaction and boredom. Just think about how long a 4-player EDH game takes. But Commander can take ages, especially if you’re not playing online. It’s no secret that Commander is much more popular, and probably always will be. I already mentioned the key differences between Oathbreaker and EDH, but if that didn’t convince you to give Oathbreaker a try, I’ll give it another shot. Oath of Nissa | Illustration by Wesley Burt New cards aren’t banned for at least 3 months after their pre-release unless they completely break the game. The creators of Oathbreaker chose to ban these cards to slow down early mana acceleration, prevent instant wins and drastically resetting the game, and to prevent Saheeli, the Gifted from steamrolling. Cards that reference “playing with ante”Īs you can see, it’s a long list.Since it’s not an official format, you can choose to not use the list, but it’s definitely recommended to do so. Oathbreaker uses Vintage legality, so the card pool is pretty big. Oath of Chandra | Illustration by Wesley Burt Your deck also consists of 60 cards instead of 100, so big guns are drawn much faster. You start at 20 life and Commander damage is not applied.
Second, Oathbreaker’s pace is somewhat quicker than Commander. The spell is subject to the rules above, but there are two more restrictions: you can only cast the signature spell while your oathbreaker is on the battlefield and it always returns to the command zone after casting regardless of other effects and rules. This spell can be a sorcery or instant and becomes your oathbreaker’s signature spell. First and foremost, you need to choose a “signature spell” along with your oathbreaker. However, there are two differences that significantly impact the game. Any card that refers to “commander” has that reference replaced with “oathbreaker.”
Each cast of your oathbreaker costs an additional two mana and no two cards can share the same name i.e., it’s a singleton format. You still have a command zone and a color identity based on your oathbreaker, same as Commander. Instead of a commander you have an oathbreaker, which must be a planeswalker. Oathbreaker is similar Commander with some small adjustments. What is Oathbreaker? The RulesĪs far as cool names go, Oathbreaker feels like you’re in for an epic battle and it keeps up to the premise. You can take a look here to learn more about the story of Oathbreaker’s development. It was around the time the Gatewatch started showing signs of breaking their oath, and the creators thought it was a great opportunity to use the breaking of the “Oath of the Gatewatch” as the namesake. The story goes that the makers of Oathbreaker wanted to play a format that highlighted the power of planeswalkers. It was developed by a team from Weirdcards Charitable Club. But don’t worry, that doesn’t mean you can’t find people to play with! There are even ways to find people online looking to play. Oathbreaker is a casual community format, which means WotC has yet to recognize it as an official format. Oath of Gideon | Illustration by Wesley Burt
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