Hail, Caesar
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- Commander
- Caesar, Legion's Emperor
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $96.08
- Grade
- A-
How it grades
Fundamentals 92/100. Plays like Tokens and Aristocrats.
This reads as Tokens · Aristocrats, built around Caesar, Legion's Emperor. Go wide: flood the board with cheap bodies, multiply them, then convert width into damage or value with anthems, drain triggers, and sacrifice payoffs. Board wipes are the great enemy, so rebuild speed and token-doublers that refill fast matter more than any single big creature. Its strongest fundamental is ramp (14 ramp effects (want 10+ for this curve for Tokens)); the first thing to tighten is card quality: Median EDHREC rank #4,651.
- A-Mana reliability
- B+Land count
- AMana curve
- A+Ramp
- ACard draw
- A+Interaction
- A+Commander synergy
- AWin conditions
- B+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- B+Land count36 lands. About 39 fits this curve for Tokens.
- B+Card qualityMedian EDHREC rank #4,651
Strong on mana reliability, mana curve, ramp, card draw, interaction, commander synergy, win conditions and legality & size.
91 cards graded: A- 5, B+ 22, B 54, B- 9, C+ 1. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take Hail, Caesar from A- to A.
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar1WW$2.98
In place of The Nipton Lottery: weakest slot in the deck (56/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (31 producers). Fuels your token payoffs (6 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Company Commander2WB$2.44
In place of Ruthless Radrat: weakest slot in the deck (56/100)
Pays off your token engine (16 producers). Fits the commander's plan. Pays off the commanders' token plan.
Welcoming Vampire2W$3.55
In place of Thrill-Kill Disciple: weakest slot in the deck (58/100)
Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck). Pays off the commanders' go-wide plan. EDHREC Tokens staple.
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic PilgrimWB$3.71
In place of Desdemona, Freedom's Edge: weakest slot in the deck (58/100)
Pays off your token engine (16 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (31 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Song of TotentanzXR$4.22
In place of Gary Clone: weakest slot in the deck (58/100)
Pays off your token engine (16 producers). Fuels your token payoffs (6 in deck). Pays off the commanders' token plan.
Soul WardenW$3.40
In place of V.A.T.S.: weakest slot in the deck (59/100)
Pays off your token engine (16 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (31 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Marionette Apprentice1B$2.06
In place of Wild Wasteland: weakest slot in the deck (59/100)
Pays off your artifact engine (14 producers). Fits the token build players run with your commanders. Fuels your token payoffs (6 in deck).
Puresteel PaladinWW$2.34
In place of Stolen Strategy: weakest slot in the deck (59/100)
Works with the commander directly. Pays off your artifact engine (14 producers). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck).
Mentor of the Meek2W$4.81
In place of Fervent Charge: weakest slot in the deck (59/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (31 producers). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Reckless Fireweaver1R$0.43
In place of Battle of Hoover Dam: weakest slot in the deck (60/100)
Shares the commanders' burn mechanic. Pays off your artifact engine (14 producers). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck).
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 31
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Instants 7
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Sorceries 5
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Artifacts 9
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Enchantments 11
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Lands 36
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