This column is written for players that can at least muddle their way through a game of Magic
I needed to find a five-color commander, and few struck me as much more than placeholders, until I watched Stranger Things 4, and realized that so much of the plot revolved around the Big Bad Evil Guy (dubbed Vecna by the Hawkins kids) having to open a set number of gates from the Upside Down in order to win the game. Secret Lair x Stranger Thingss partner mechanic, Friends Forever, enables players to partner Eleven, the Mage with Mike, the Dungeon Master, to build a five-color EDH deck
Split cards were a big deal due to the different options available, but Fire // Ice was better
For example, if you control Guardian of the Guildpact and your opponent has a colorless creature like Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger, your Guardian isnt unblockable
If it becomes a creature, the creature has haste
Youve got spades of it in this deck