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New plane. New cards. And some of the wildest design space we've seen in years.
Edge of Eternities isn't just another Standard set — it’s an interstellar blast of bold mechanics, sleeper bombs, and Commander gold. Whether you're here to Warp in threats, sculpt timelines, or just love a good artifact payoff, this set has something that’ll grab your attention.
Here are my ten picks for the most exciting, format-warping cards not found in the Commander precons. Let’s get stuck in.
Honourable Mentions
One thing I absolutely love about this set is the aesthetic. Just look at the two Breeding Pool variants:
https://scryfall.com/card/eoe/251/breeding-pool
https://scryfall.com/card/eoe/278/breeding-pool
That said, I won’t be including any shock lands in my list. Yes, they’re amazing, especially for Commander, but they’ve had their spotlight.
Instead, my honourable mention goes to Thrumming Hivepool.
https://scryfall.com/card/eoe/247/thrumming-hivepool
This thing’s wild in Sliver decks. Double strike and haste are huge, and with Affinity it could be free. Outside of Slivers though? Not much going on. Still, a standout niche card.
Let’s dive into my Top 10. As always, there’s a Commander slant, and no particular order.
1: Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
https://scryfall.com/card/eoe/2/tezzeret-cruel-captain
This is the fourth-ever colourless planeswalker. Usually it’s Karn or Ugin in that space. But now we’ve got Tezzeret joining the lineup, and he doesn’t disappoint.
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain comes with three loyalty abilities and a static one.
In the right deck, you can ultimate him the turn he comes down. No joke. Even without that, his -3 is pure value. Grab a [[Sol Ring]], [[Mana Vault]], or any tech piece you need. In artifact-heavy decks, his loyalty just keeps climbing.
This is a powerful utility planeswalker with a flexible toolkit — and a must-watch for any colourless or artifact build.
2: Ouroboroid
https://scryfall.com/card/eoe/201/ouroboroid
This card’s made to scale — and in the right deck, it can get out of hand fast.
Ouroboroid shines in any token or counter-focused strategy. On its own, it grows every turn as long as a creature entered under your control. But paired with any power boosts, it becomes a force multiplier.
It was one of my picks for the World Shaper deck upgrades, especially with [[Szarel, Genesis Shepherd]] in the mix. Szarel buffs Ouroboroid, and in turn Ouroboroid powers up the whole team when it dies and redistributes its counters.
It’s slow, but left unchecked it becomes massive. This thing’s going to draw removal fast, which is perfect if you’ve built in ways to capitalise on it dying.
3: Exalted Sunborn
https://scryfall.com/card/eoe/15/exalted-sunborn
Token doublers are always hot in Commander, and [[Exalted Sunborn]] is the latest one to join the family — this time in white.
Green usually gets these effects, but now white is catching up fast. In just green-white, you’ve got at least seven ways to double tokens — one of them triples them. Stack enough, and you’re looking at 192 tokens from a single one.
Want to go bigger? Splash into four colours and you can push it to a jaw-dropping 768 tokens for every one made. Magical Christmas Land? Sure. But it’s hilarious.
As for Exalted Sunborn itself, the Warp ability gives you a 2-mana temporary version you can cast again later for full value. Just pure upside — and a must-have for any go-wide deck.
4: Starfield Vocalist
https://scryfall.com/card/eoe/78/starfield-vocalist
This one’s going to be a staple in blink and ETB-heavy decks.
Starfield Vocalist is basically a blue [[Panharmonicon]]. It doubles up your triggered abilities whenever a creature or enchantment enters under your control. That’s already amazing.
But it also has Warp, meaning you can cast it for just {2} for a temporary version before paying full price later. That's value.
This is a slam dunk for decks like [[Yarok, the Desecrated]], or even enchantress builds with lots of constellation triggers. Definitely a card I’ll be picking up. Expect to see this one showing up in blue-heavy Commander tables everywhere.
5: Starfield Shepherd
https://scryfall.com/card/eoe/37/starfield-shepherd
Not as flashy as some of the others on this list, but Starfield Shepherd is a sleeper pick.
It echoes the tutor effect of [[Ranger-Captain of Eos]], digging up a one-mana creature — but it does it twice. That's big.
Sure, you’re not getting the silence effect like with Ranger-Captain, but the raw consistency of fetching low-cost utility creatures makes this a strong option. There are plenty of 1 mana value creatures that provide interaction, ramp, or value.
Don’t sleep on it. Double tutors, even restricted ones, can smooth out gameplans and set up combos.
6: Nova Hellkite
https://scryfall.com/card/eoe/148/nova-hellkite
This one could make waves in Standard — especially if the format slows down a bit post-ban.
Nova Hellkite is a 3-mana, 4-damage-to-face Dragon thanks to Warp. And it doesn’t just sit there: it comes in with haste, swings immediately, and two turns later, you can cast it for real and do it all again.
If there’s room for a Gruul midrange shell, this could be the top-end finisher. Turn two Warp it in, clear a threat, hit for four. A few turns later, full-cast it for a second blast.
It’s speculative — Dimir Midrange is still dominant — but the power’s there. Plus, this kind of card rewards aggressive pilots looking to push early pressure and close out games fast.
7: Mightform Harmonizer
https://scryfall.com/card/eoe/200/mightform-harmonizer
This card snowballs power like nothing else.
Mightform Harmonizer doubles the power of a creature when a land enters under your control. And it doesn’t have to target itself — you can pump any creature. That makes it scary in both Commander and Standard.
If you’re running fetch lands, bounce lands, or even budget staples like [[Evolving Wilds]], this can stack fast. In Standard, you could be swinging for 16 damage on turn four with the right setup. It doesn’t have trample, thankfully, but that’s probably intentional.
Want to get cheeky? Curve [[Llanowar Elves]] into [[Tifa Lockhart]], then Warp in Mightform Harmonizer and drop a fetch land. That’s a hasty 16-trample swing by turn three.
Mono-green landfall decks should keep this on their radar — especially if they’re looking to slam pressure fast.
8: Mm’menon, The Right Hand
https://scryfall.com/card/eoe/68/mmmenon-the-right-hand
There’s definitely a joke somewhere about jellyfish and right hands, but I’ll keep it classy.
Mm’menon, The Right Hand is what happens when you blend [[Mystic Forge]] and [[Urza, Lord High Artificer]] — it doesn’t do everything they do, but the overlap is potent.
First, it gives your artifacts the ability to tap for {U}. Unlike Urza’s effect, this means newly cast artifact creatures can’t tap right away due to summoning sickness — still, the mana generation adds up fast.
Second, it lets you look at the top card of your library and cast artifacts from the top — a Mystic Forge-style effect, minus the ability to clear lands. So it’s slightly more limited, but still very powerful.
And here’s where it gets nasty: this is your commander. Combine it with [[Sensei's Divining Top]] and a cost reducer, and you’re drawing your whole deck. Easy.
It doesn’t replace Urza in the 99, but as its own deck, Mm’menon is a serious contender for blue artifact brewers.
9: Requiem Monolith
https://scryfall.com/card/eoe/113/requiem-monolith
Requiem Monolith is a clever little card that fits right into black’s classic “pay life, draw cards” identity — but with a twist.
It lets you target any creature on the battlefield, and when that creature dies, its controller draws a card and loses life. You can use this politically by offering card draw to other players or negotiating deals in multiplayer. Or, you can point it at your own fodder and turn every token into a card.
The effect only works at sorcery speed, which feels like a shame — if it worked at instant speed, you could turn blocked creatures into value. But that probably would’ve been too pushed.
One of the spiciest (and jankiest) interactions? Pair it with [[Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought]] and suddenly you’ve got a one-shot kill. The Monolith’s 1 damage is optional, but the card draw and life loss are not — meaning you can deal massive damage indirectly. Bronze league, here I come.
Compared to [[Phyrexian Arena]], this is harder to use — but the ceiling is much higher. If you can set it up right, Requiem Monolith becomes a value engine and a political weapon.
10: Tannuk, Steadfast Second
https://scryfall.com/card/eoe/162/tannuk-steadfast-second
Tannuk, Steadfast Second closes out my list — and it does a solid impression of [[Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded]]. While I still rate Purphoros a bit higher (thanks to being indestructible and enchantment-based), Tannuk offers some major upsides worth exploring.
It comes down a turn earlier and has broader reach when it comes to cheating in spells — including artifacts. That’s a big deal. Dropping a [[Portal to Phyrexia]] early can end games, and this card lets you do that without convoluted setup.
Unlike reanimation or traditional cheat effects, Tannuk’s Warp ability still counts as casting the card — meaning you get cast triggers. That’s huge with cards like [[Cityscape Leveler]], where both cast and attack effects are relevant. The limitation? You’re locked into red creatures and artifacts — so no Eldrazi cheating here.
Want to get real janky? Cascade works with Warp too. Cards like [[Maelstrom Golem]] start looking a lot more interesting. There aren’t quite enough pieces yet to build a full Warp Cascade deck… but we’re getting closer.
Final Thoughts
Edge of Eternities isn’t just a pretty set — it’s packed with cards that play well across all formats. Whether you’re brewing your next Commander deck, trying to edge out value in Standard, or just love finding new build-around cards, this set delivers.
Some picks here will shake up tables. Others might quietly become staples. But all ten offer something fresh — and that’s what I love to see.
Thanks for joining me on this countdown. Let me know your own favourites below in the comments — and as always, good luck and have fun!
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