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Play some other red dual you own, or another utility pet land you like
Sygg, River Cutthroat Sygg, River Cutthroat is a very cheap commander, making it easy to keep on the board

Synergy, Griefing, Staples, Building a Doran Deck ) Commander Starter Kits 1 (kick start your allied two-color decks for $25) Commander Starter Kits 2 (kick start your enemy two-color decks for $25) Commander Starter Kits 3 (kick start your shard three-color decks for $25) My current Commander decks (and links to decklists) : Phelddagrif (Mean Hippo) Sigarda, Host of Herons (Equipment-centric Voltron) Bruna, Light of Alabaster (Aura-centric Voltron) Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind (Chucks somewhat vicious deck) Ruhan of the Fomori (lots of equipment and infinite attack steps) Phage the Untouchable (actually casting Phage from Command Zone!) Ghave, Guru of Spores (Melira Combo) Glissa, the Traitor (undying artifacts!) Previous Commander decks currently on hiatus : Grimgrin, Corpse-Born (Necrotic Ooze Combo) Damia, Sage of Stone (Ice Cauldron shenanigans) Geist of Saint Traft (Voltron-ish) Glissa Sunseeker (death to artifacts!) Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer (replacing Brion Stoutarm in Mo Myrs) Thelon of Havenwood (Campfire Spores) Melira, Sylvok Outcast (combo killa) Konda, Lord of Eiganjo (The Indestructibles) Vorosh, the Hunter (proliferaTION) Progenitus (Fist of Suns and Bringers) Savra, Queen of the Golgari (Demons) Uril, the Miststalker (my "more competitive" deck)

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