With Planeswalkers being a core feature in Reality Fracture, Superfriends decks have once again come into the limelight. Considering this, players may now be scrambling to put together a Superfriends Commander deck of their own, but doing so on a budget can be quite difficult.
Surprisingly, there are plenty of strong Superfriends support cards that barely cost a thing! If you want to bolster your Superfriends deck without breaking the bank, keep these tools in mind.
MTG Deploy the Gatewatch
While Deploy the Gatewatch is undoubtedly a narrow card, grabbing two Planeswalkers for six mana is an incredible effect. For Planeswalker-heavy Commanders like Commodore Guff
Commodore GuffAt the beginning of your end step, put a loyalty counter on another target planeswalker you control.
+1: Create a 1/1 red Wizard creature token with "{T}: Add {R}. Spend this mana only to cast a planeswalker spell."
−3: You draw X cards and Commodore Guff deals X damage to each opponent, where X is the number of planeswalkers you control.
Commodore Guff can be your commander. and the new Tam, the Possibility, this is an easy instant-add.
At its absolute best, however, Deploy the Gatewatch can cheat huge Planeswalkers like Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker or Ugin, the Spirit Dragon into play. Library manipulation effects like Vampiric Tutor or the newly printed Loyal Tutor can increase your chances of setting up a blowout with this. Similarly, Brainstorm or Scroll Rack can put Planeswalkers from your hand on top of your deck, guaranteeing Deploy hits two juicy targets.
Despite its high upside and mythic rarity, Deploy the Gatewatch still costs only $0.35 and appears in under 11,000 decks, according to EDHREC. Fortunately, its low demand keeps copies cheap and easy to find, making it a great budget option.
MTG Oath of Teferi
Oath of Teferi is a unique card that generates both immediate and cumulative value. Right away, this enchantment lets you blink out valuable enters effects on common Superfriends cards like Deepglow Skate
Deepglow SkateWhen this creature enters, double the number of each kind of counter on any number of target permanents. or Urza Assembles the Titans. Alternatively, you can always reset a Planeswalker that’s low on loyalty after using one of its minus abilities.
Still, the real prize is activating Planeswalkers’ loyalty abilities multiple times per turn. Some Planeswalkers, like Jared Carthalion, threaten to ultimate the same turn they come down if you have Oath in play. Others, like Ajani Unrelenting, pay you off for each extra loyalty ability used.
If you’re fortunate enough to land Oath alongside Teferi, Master of Time
Teferi, Master of TimeYou may activate loyalty abilities of Teferi on any player's turn any time you could cast an instant.
+1: Draw a card, then discard a card.
−3: Target creature you don't control phases out. (Treat it and anything attached to it as though they don't exist until its controller's next turn.)
−10: Take two extra turns after this one., you’ll get upwards of six loyalty activations in one turn cycle! Having this much impact for just $1.15 is truly remarkable.
MTG Command the Dreadhorde
In Superfriends shells, Command the Dreadhorde solves one of the archetype’s biggest weaknesses. These decks rely on critical mass, and one of the easiest ways to fall behind is to let one big attack kill your entire Planeswalker army. This sorcery completely negates that issue, allowing you to resurrect a boatload of Planeswalkers at once, potentially even post-board wipe.
With this card in hand, you can also pull off some neat tricks, such as using Entomb to set up returning any Planeswalker of your choice. Notably, you can even return creatures alongside your Planeswalkers, so Entombing Deepglow Skate essentially enables you to bring back a bunch of Planeswalkers at double loyalty.
Considering how versatile this card is, it’s quite surprising that its price tag is just $0.46. Nonetheless, that’s great news for Superfriends enthusiasts looking for strong upgrades.
MTG Onakke Oathkeeper
Most Superfriends decks rely on effects that make it harder for opponents to attack their Planeswalkers, and Onakke Oathkeeper is quite underrated in this department. Traditional Pillowfort cards like Propaganda and Ghostly Prison don’t protect Planeswalkers effectively, so access to this style of effect is a big deal.
The only downside is that as a creature, Onakke Oathkeeper is vulnerable to removal. Yet this card makes up for that with its graveyard-based ability, which comes in handy if one of your Planeswalkers dies. You can even use activation doublers or Pull from Eternity to get extra value. Altogether, it’s a great deal for only $1.05.
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