One Magic: The Gathering Edge of Eternities Card is Suddenly True to Its Name

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In approximately a week, the much-anticipated “Magic: The Gathering” Edge of Eternities set will be released, with early sneak peeks available at local gaming stores. The Commander decks from Edge of Eternities have been generating quite a buzz among fans, particularly due to the intriguing themes and the potentially overpowered alternate commander for the Counter Intelligence deck, Kilo, Apogee Mind. Despite its popularity as a commander in Edge of Eternities according to EDHREC, it’s important to note that Kilo, Apogee Mind is a preconstructed deck commander. In contrast, for the actual EoE set, a different commander lives up to its name.

It’s often the case that players of Magic: The Gathering start brainstorming decks based on upcoming expansions, and this trend holds true for Edge of Eternities. This set introduces a variety of thematically distinct cards, including planets, spaceships, space cults, aliens, and more. One of these cards is Tannuk, Steadfast Second, a particularly strong Red card that works well in various decks as one of the 99 components, but can also excel as a commander. Interestingly enough, it turns out to be the second most popular choice, despite not being a precon commander.

In a new twist for Magic: The Gathering, commanders for Commander decks can now be spacecraft or vehicle commanders, as long as they’re legendary. This rule adjustment comes at an opportune moment given the overarching themes presented in Edge of Eternities.

How MTG’s Tannuk, Steadfast Second Became a Popular Edge of Eternities Commander

It’s intriguing that Tannuk, Steadfast Second ranks second in popularity among in-set commanders, but there’s more to it than just a coincidence. Interestingly, the most preferred commander across Edge of Eternities as a whole is Ragost, Deft Gastronaut – a Boros lobster character who doubles as a chef. The combination of cooking motifs and Food token mechanics, along with the fact that it’s modeled after a lobster, has won over many players (and their chosen commanders).

At the moment, Tannuk, Steadfast Second is listed as being in 860 different EDHREC decks, while Ragost, Deft Gastronaut is found in a total of 1989 decks.

This statement conveys that there are more instances of Ragost, Deft Gastronaut being used in EDHREC decks compared to Tannuk, Steadfast Second.

Indeed, Tannuk stands as a formidable commander, boasting a Converted Mana Cost (CMC) of 4 (2 colorless, 2 Red), transforming into a 3/5 creature that grants haste to all other creatures under the player’s command. Moreover, it bestows a warp cost of 2 generic and 1 Red upon every artifact and Red creature card in the player’s hand. This is an exceptionally potent ability because the novel mechanic of ‘warp’, introduced in the Edge of Eternities set for Magic: The Gathering, enables players to pay the warp cost of a card, play it immediately, and then exile it at the end of the turn if it’s a permanent. This allows the card to be replayed from the exile zone at its full mana cost on subsequent turns.

Possible Tannuk, Steadfast Second Combos in Magic: The Gathering

Commanders often find success or failure based on the combinations they can create, and Tannuk certainly doesn’t fall short in this regard. The “Magic: The Gathering” set inspired by “Final Fantasy” serves as an excellent starting point due to the ability to play Clive, Ifrit’s Dominant for only 3 mana instead of its usual CMC of 6, enabling players to draw numerous cards. Another impressive combination involves Etali, Primal Storm, which can be played for 3 and given haste, allowing it to attack immediately and activate its effect, ultimately granting all players the opportunity to play cards from the top of their libraries.

A noteworthy pairing also includes Portal to Phyrexia, a card typically costing 9 mana, forcing opponents to sacrifice three creatures at once and enabling players to bring any creature back from the graveyard onto the battlefield under their control at the beginning of their turn. However, due to Magic: The Gathering’s rotation schedule, older sets like Tannuk are phased out with Edge of Eternities, so the Tannuk + Portal to Phyrexia duo won’t be viable in the Standard format. With endless potential, Tannuk is a card worth mentioning, and it’s important to note that the effects imposed by warp remain active even after Tannuk leaves the battlefield, meaning that spells cast with warp can still be played later at their full cost.

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2025-07-27 12:35