A-Baleful Beholder
HBG · common · Released 2022-08-11
Power
brawl
tier-1Strong staple
commander
tier-1Strong staple
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
over
above rate
standalone
meaningful alone
modular
fits anywhere
caps
fixed effect
flexible
multiple modes
broad
broadly useful
fragile
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).
Archetypes
positive:
midrangetokens-go-wideenchantment-matters
negative:
aggrocontrolcombo
Roles
removal-enchantmentevasion-grantmidrange-threat
Risks
slow-setuppip-heavy
Mechanics
—
Typal
synergy:
—
anti:
—
Structural
triggered-abilitymodal
Rationale
6cmc 7/5 Beholder with a modal ETB: either strip an enchantment from each opponent or grant your team menace until end of turn. The enchantment-hate mode is useful in enchantment-heavy metas; the menace mode supports go-wide attacks. At 6 mana with a double-black pip requirement, it's a reasonable threat but competes with stronger options at this cost in black midrange shells.