The Strongest Boros Commanders In Magic The Gathering
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The Strongest Boros Commanders In Magic The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering is not exactly stacked with practical Boros Commanders, although these ten powerful cards are suitable for the role. While the Red/White Boros decks are often effective and versatile across numerous formats, the same cannot be said about Boros in the Commander format. Unfortunately, time and time again, Boros has received the short end of the stick when it comes to commanders, lacking in areas such as ramping and card drawing capabilities. However, all is not lost for Boros, and there are still numerous viable commanders within the traditionally aggressive color combination. So we're going to talk about the best that Boros has to offer in the realm of commander potential. With no further deliberation, here are our Strongest Boros Commanders in Magic: The Gathering. Updated on February 3, 2022, by Paul DiSalvo: Over the past few years, Wizards of the Coast have made an effort to help the weaker colors in the Commander format, and it shows. While the Boros color identity has long suffered in areas such as drawing cards and mana ramping, it has recently received many great tools to help in excel, whilst still feeling authentically Boros. Notably receiving great cards and commander options in Strixhaven, it's currently a wonderful time to be a Boros player. So today, we're going to look at the best new Boros commanders and see how they compare to those that have been around a bit longer in the Commander format. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY Archangel Avacyn Avacyn The Purifier
The third iteration of Inistrad's protector, Avacyn, Archangel Avacyn serves as a testament to how far the card game has come since the earliest days of Magic. Owning the same stats, abilities, and mana cost of the iconic Archangel Avacyn possesses numerous additional upsides and capabilities that make Serra Angel appear as a relic in comparison. Possessing Flash, Archangel Avacyn bestows all of the player's creatures with indestructible until the end of turn, a very powerful defensive ability which one always has access to due to her role as commander. Additionally, if a non-angel controlled creature dies, Archangel Avacyn transforms into Avacyn the Purifier, buffing up her power and toughness and dealing three damage to each other creature and player as a mini-. These abilities can be recycled by using white's ability to flicker, giving her more means of protecting your creatures, even if Avacyn had already transformed. Kalemne Disciple Of Iroas
A 3/3 Giant Soldier with double strike and vigilance, Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas is a commander who bestows its controller with an experience counter each time they cast a creature spell with converted mana cost five or greater. If there's an ability that Boros is associated with, it is double strike. This ability allows a creature to deal both a first strike and standard combat damage. Kalemne has the added bonus of getting +1/+1 for each experience counter on its controller, synergizing well with her double strike. Due to experience counters being on the controller rather than the creature, this means that these buffs will stick around even if Kalemne is killed and recast. Just be aware that the nature of Kalemne's ability is very mana intensive, so prepare to pack a lot of mana rocks into your deck. Brion Stoutarm
A 4/4 with lifelink for four mana, Brion Stoutarm allows its user to pay one mana and tap him in order to sacrifice a creature, dealing direct damage to an opponent of the user's choosing equal to that creature's power. Due to Brion himself being the source of this damage, this means that his lifelink is also gaining you that much life, making the ability a repeatable, strictly better variation of "Fling." Brion decks will often try to create large creatures and closeout games without needing to attack, simply hucking said creatures at opponents in order to become victorious. Iroas God Of Victory
The Boros god of , like many other entrants on this list, Iroas, God of Victory only really cares about one thing: Attacking. Sharing the same indestructibility and devotion clause as all other gods of Theros, Iroas has the benefit of being quite difficult to remove from the board, making his benefits often a constant once it hits the board. Iroas provides two major buffs to a player's ranks: Menace, making them much more difficult to block, and damage prevention when attacking. This mitigates nearly all risks when attacking with your creatures as long as Iroas is on the battlefield. As with other entrants on this list, Iroas pairs well with Commander Players who seek a heavily combat based deck in which they are able to regularly attack their opponents. Aurelia The Warleader
When making the decision to play a Boros in commander, there is a very strong chance that you will be building an aggressive, combat-focused deck. Aurelia, the Warleader is a commander who is capable of doubling its controller's combat capabilities. Upon attacking for the first time, Aurelia untaps all controlled creatures. This in itself is a strong tool, allowing Aurelia's controller to more freely attack with creatures without worrying about leaving untapped blockers. However, that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Aurelia's abilities. After untapping all of the creatures, Aurelia creates an additional combat step, allowing for its user to attack will all of their creatures yet again. Aurelia is a great commander choice for aggressive Boros players who love to repeatedly deal combat damage to their opponents. Gisela Blade Of Goldnight
Yet another Angel, Gisela, Blade of Goldnight is a simple yet effective Boros commander with similarities with the previously mentioned Aurelia. Aurelia takes the very concept of damage and swings it in your favor, doing so by doubling all damage received by opponents and creatures they control, while simultaneously halving damage taken be her controller and other creatures they control. This effect is very flexible, working well with both creature decks and burn decks alike. Gerrard Weatherlight Hero
Perhaps one of the most undervalued and underrated commanders within the Boros color identity is Gerrard Weatherlight Hero. Once a primary protagonist within Magic's lore, up until the most recent batch of Commander decks, Gerrard had previously only been depicted in the underwhelming Gerrard Capashen. For four mana, Gerrard Weatherlight Hero is a 3/3 Humana soldier with first strike, who, upon death, returns all creatures and artifacts that had been put in your graveyard within that turn. This is a very flexible and interesting ability, effectively converting every boardwipe into a one-sided affair, and potentially doubling the user's returns with sacrifice outlets such as Ashnods Altar, as long as Gerrard is ultimately sacrificed as well. Depala Pilot Exemplar
One of the biggest weaknesses of Boros is its difficulty when it comes to drawing cards. A dwarf tribal commander with vehicle synergies, Depala is able to partially circumvent this weakness. Upon becoming tapped, Depala allows its controller to pay any amount of mana. Then an amount of cards equal to the amount of mana that was paid is revealed from the top of Depala's controller's library, and all dwarf and vehicle cards revealed this way are put in their owner's hand. This serves as focused and tribal means for a Depala player to dig through their deck when their hand is low on cards, ideally finding key dwarves and vehicles for their strategy. Few Boros commanders are able to draw cards as easily and readily as Depala, earning her a spot on this list. Firesong And Sunspeaker
Firesong And Sunspeaker by Zoltan Boros Two elements that are often associated with red and white are direct damage and life gain respectively. Firesong and Sunspeaker are a commander who marries these two attributes, serving as a hybrid lifegain and burn commander that feels authentically Boros. Providing all red instants controlled by the user with lifelink, spells like Blasphemous Act are capable of gaining tons of life for a Firesong and Sunspeaker player. At the same time, it is often ill-advised to play instants and sorceries in a commander deck that do little more than gain life. However, Firesong and Sunspeaker add additional value to these cards, dealing three damage to target creature or player whenever a white lifegain spell is cast. If a mono-red burn deck may seem a bit too linear, or if a mono-white lifegain deck may appear too defensive, perhaps Firesong and Sunspeaker is just the commander for the job. Alibou Ancient Witness
Alibou Ancient Witness is a legendary artifact creature that allows a player to convert their artifacts into direct damage that can be used as removal or directly against one's opponents. A 4/5 golem that provides all other artifact creatures under its owner's control with haste, when Alibou's controller attacks with one or more artifact creatures (including Alibou), they can deal X damage to any target and Scry X where X is the number of tapped artifacts under that player's control. This means that by simply using mana rocks, a player can dig through their deck for key cards and deal substantial direct damage. Akiri Fearless Voyager
Akiri Fearless Voyager by Akiri, Fearless Voyager A great option for an equipment-based commander, Akiri Fearless Voyager is a well-rounded commander that can offer both card draw and protection for one's creatures. A 3/3 kor warrior for three mana, when Akiri's controller attacks an opponent with one or more equipped creatures, they can draw a card, meaning Akiri can reliably provide an additional card on each of its controller's turns. While removal is normally a death knell for equipment decks, for one white mana, Akiri's controller can unattach equipment from a creature they control, providing that creature with indestructible until the end of the turn. Wyleth Soul Of Steel
Wyleth, Soul of Steel by Tyler Jacobson Wyleth, Soul of Steel is a commander that is comparable to the previously mentioned Akiri. However, Wyleth trades out the ability to protect equipped creatures for the flexibility to synergize with aura spells as well as the ability to draw more cards per turn. A 2/2 human warrior with trample for three mana, whenever Wyleth attacks, its controller draws a card for each aura and equipment attached to it. This can allow a Wyleth deck to potentially draw a progressively large number of cards on each of their turns. Osgir The Reconstructor
Osgir, the Reconstructor by Victor Adame Minguez Introduced in the Lorehold Legacies preconstructed commander deck, Osgir, the Reconstructor is an excellent Boros commander that is capable of providing mana ramp in a unique manner. A 4/4 giant artificer with vigilance, for one mana, Osgir can be used to sacrifice an artifact, providing a creature with +2/+0 until the end of the turn. This is key, because once an artifact is in its controller's graveyard, if its controller pays an amount of mana equal to that artifact's mana value, Osgir can be tapped to exile that artifact, creating two token copies of it. This means that Osgir can be used to create additional copies of mana generating artifacts like Sol Ring and Arcane Signet to provide Boros with some potent mana ramp. Winota Joiner of Forces
Winota Joiner of Forces by Magali Villeneuve Winota Joiner of Forces is a unique commander, incentivizing a player to utilize a significant number of humans alongside many non-human creatures. A 4/4 human warrior for four mana, whenever a nonhuman creature its owner controls attacks, its controller can look at the top six cards of their library, putting a human from among them onto the battlefield tapped and attacking, even providing it with indestructible until the end of the turn. This is a stellar repeatable effect that can be triggered several times within a single turn, potentially putting several potent humans directly into play whilst ignoring their mana costs! Feather The Redeemed
Feather, the Redeemed by Wayne Reynolds What is there to say about Feather, the Redeemed that hasn't already been said? By and large the most powerful Boros commander available, Feather completely obliterates Boros's card advantage problem through her ability to recycle instants and sorceries you cast that target your own creatures by putting them back in your hand. When paired with spells like Expedite, Feather can create a powerful card draw engine in a color combination that often looks high and low for efficient means of card draw.