Magic: The Gathering Adventures in The Forgotten Realms Commander Deck – Aura of Courage White, Multicoloured Blue Green

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The Paladin table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells. To cast one of your paladin spells of 1st level or higher, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest. In addition, for the duration, you have advantage on saving throws against spells cast by fiends or undead. Unfortunately, AFR didn’t bring us any new Curses. I mentioned a couple of cards earlier that might fit in with the Auras theme, but other than those, there are no new cards for this upgrade path. What to Take Out Ability Score ImprovementWhen you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

This is less of a downside, though, if you have cards like Realmwalker, Future Sight, Vivien, Monster’s Advocate, or (if you are willing to break the tribe) Vizier of the Menagerie, Magus of the Future, or Garruk’s Horde. Bant Elves Welcome, adventurers, and gather round as I tell you a tale of Dungeons, Dragons, and Magic. Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is finally upon us! This crossover set brings lots of new mechanics to the world of Magic, and in turn Magic is featuring a lot of new DnD characters in the cards, as well as all-new campaigns! A Dungeon Master’s Guide For newer players– Voltron commanders are commanders that have some kind of protection, or they reward you for equipping / enchanting them. Usually a Voltron commander is the single biggest creature on the battlefield. Aura of Courage Spoilers The other dice-related new card that is turning heads is Treasure Chest. Although you have to sacrifice it, the value you generate is immense. There’s a chance to gain 5 Treasures, draw 3 cards, or even search for any Artifact from your Library and put it into play. There’s still a 5% chance you’ll lose 3 life, but even so at least you’ll get a trigger off Vrondiss’ ability! Notice how much green mana you need for this ramp. Be sure to consider that when crafting your mana base. You will need plenty of green sources, and these enchantments can usually help you make the other colors you need. New Cards From Adventures in the Forgotten RealmsIf a paladin willfully violates his or her oath and shows no sign of repentance, the consequences can be more serious. At the GM’s discretion, an impenitent paladin might be forced to abandon this class and adopt another.

Purity of SpiritBeginning at 15th level, you are always under the effects of a protection from evil and good spell. More Forgotten Realms Commander spoilers are here! Here are the new card from Aura of Courage precon: Whenever an enemy creature starts its turn in the bright light, the creature takes 10 radiant damage. Aura of DevotionStarting at 7th level, you and friendly creatures within 10 feet of you can’t be charmed while you are conscious. Compassion: Aid others, protect the weak, and punish those who threaten them. Show mercy to your foes, but temper it with wisdom.SpellcastingBy 2nd level, you have learned to draw on divine magic through meditation and prayer to cast spells as a cleric does. Breaking Your OathA paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of conduct, but even the most virtuous paladin is fallible. Sometimes the right path proves too demanding, sometimes a situation calls for the lesser of two evils, and sometimes the heat of emotion causes a paladin to transgress his or her oath.

Aura of Courage is the “safest” of the four precons. Lists that try to place as many enchantments and equipment on your creatures as possible aren’t exactly new to Commander. It’s a strategy with a fair amount of support and can be pushed to a competitive level pretty easily if you look into it. My Personal Favorite Also, since you are in Bant colors and might even want to be swinging with one big creature, Noble Hierarch is a great card to include. It helps fix your mana as well as pumps your threat. What to Take Out With these spells, you should be able to protect your one creature long enough to finish your opponents off. Auras

Sacred OathWhen you reach 3rd level, you swear the oath that binds you as a paladin forever. Up to this time you have been in a preparatory stage, committed to the path but not yet sworn to it. Now you choose an oath, such as the Oath of Devotion. Fighting StyleAt 2nd level, you adopt a style of fighting as your specialty. Choose one of the following options. You can’t take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if you later get to choose again. Again, see the earlier section about Aura Voltron. That covers what to take out of the precon to make room for the Auras. You can make the same changes here, but replace the threats from that section with the Curses and Enchantment reanimation spells. 4. Miracles (4-6) Aura of ProtectionStarting at 6th level, whenever you or a friendly creature within 10 feet of you must make a saving throw, the creature gains a bonus to the saving throw equal to your Charisma modifier (with a minimum bonus of +1). You must be conscious to grant this bonus. You prepare the list of paladin spells that are available for you to cast, choosing from the paladin spell list. When you do so, choose a number of paladin spells equal to your Charisma modifier + half your paladin level, rounded down (minimum of one spell). The spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

There are also three separate kinds of treatment the cards can get! Other than foil, the first and most well-known is a classic Extended Art card. These can be some of the best rares and mythics in the set, such as The Book of Exalted Deeds, The Book of Vile Darkness or Vorpal Sword! Next is the showcase treatment, which this time is emblematic of the original art for Dungeons and Dragons books! These cards feature the most important characters and creatures in the set, in a style that can only be described as nostalgic. Owlbear, Baleful Beholder and Mimic make this set, as well as characters like Kalain, Reclusive Painter and Minsc, Beloved Ranger. Finally, and my personal favourite, are the 9 non-basic lands in the set. They are printed to look like the original DnD Dungeon Modules! For example, if you are a 5th-level paladin, you have four 1st-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With a Charisma of 14, your list of prepared spells can include four spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any combination. If you prepare the 1st-level spell Cure Wounds, you can cast it using a 1st-level or a 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell doesn't remove it from your list of prepared spells. One thing that Giants in these colors are pretty good at is keeping you from taking damage. You can build up a pillow fort pretty easily, and then hide behind them as your commander slowly beats people down. Here are a couple creatures to illustrate what I mean: In keeping with the theme of Galea, there are a couple equipment spells that care about Knights. They aren’t amazing, but they can help pump up one of your Creatures if you need: The precon also comes with some smashing reprints, particularly cards that were in desperate need of one. Along with hits like Sword of the Animist, we also get:

Spellcasting

If you gain an oath spell that doesn’t appear on the paladin spell list, the spell is nonetheless a paladin spell for you. Aura of Courage has Aura and Equipment synergies. Galea looks like a Voltron type of commander, who likes to wear multiple Auras. Cleansing TouchBeginning at 14th level, you can use your action to end one spell on yourself or on one willing creature that you touch.