Companion to Episode 206
Episode notes
On episode 206 Marshall and I discussed our tier lists for Theros commons. These lists represent where we are at right now in our evaluations. Within a tier, we’re fairly willing to select based on the demands of our deck, be that mana curve, creature count or the need for ways to interact with our opponent. Usually, we will not dip down a tier if a card in a higher tier is available. We didn’t spend too much time ordering the cards within the tiers, so please don’t read too much into that. We also did not make the tiers comparable across colors. There are definitely going to be corner cases where you’ll want to make a large divergence. Also, we recognize that people have “pet” cards that really fit into the color in the way you like to draft that color.
**This is intended to be a companion to the show, not a substitute for it!** We bounced back and forth between our lists, so we created the necessity to post here for ease of access. What we say in the show will be far more useful than just the lists themselves.
Brian’s Tiers
White
Tier 1
Wingsteed Rider
Tier 2
God’s Willing
Hopeful Eidolon
Observant Alseid
Divine Verdict
Tier 3
Chosen by Heliod
Battlewise Valor
Scholar of Athreos (if white)
Setessan Griffin (if green)
Traveling Philisopher
Lagonna-Band Elder
Ray of Dissolution
Tier 4
Cavalry Pegasus
Ephara’s Warden
Last Breath
Setessan Battle Priest
Scholar of Athreos (if not black)
Setessan Griffin (if not green)
Leonin Snarecaster
Tier 5
Yoked Ox
Silent Artisan
Blue
Tier 1
Voyage’s End
Nimbus Naiad
Tier 2
Vaporkin
Prescient Chimera
Griptide
Tier 3
Wavecrash Triton
Omenspeaker
Crackling Triton (if red)
Fate Foretold
Tier 4
Coastline Chimera
Aqueous Form
Crackling Trioton (if not red)
Tier 5
Thassa’s Bounty
Stymied Hopes
Mnemonic Wall
Benthic Giant
Annul
Tier 6
Breaching Hippocamp
Lost in a Labyrinth
Triton Shorethief
Black
Tier 1
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Tier 2
Baleful Eidolon
Sip of Hemlock
Tier 3
Cavern Lampad
Disciple of Phenax
Lash of the Whip
Read the Bones
Returned Phalanx
Tier 4
Blood-Toll Harpy
Viper’s Kiss
Boon of Erebos
Pharika’s Cure
Scourgemark
Fleshmad Steed
Felhide Minotaur
Tier 5
Returned Centaur
March of the Returned
Loathsome Catoblepas
Asphodel Wanderer
Red
Tier 1
Lightning Strike
Tier 2
Borderland Minotaur
Dragon Mantle
Ill-Tempered Cyclops
Minotaur Skullcleaver
Rage of Purphoros
Spearpoint Oread
Tier 3
Two-Headed Cerberus
Titan’s Strength
Deathbellow Raider
Tier 4
Wild Celebrants
Spark Jolt
Satyr Rambler
Portent of Betrayal
Akroan Crusader
Priest of Iroas
Tier 5
Bolderfall
Demolish
Messenger’s Speed
Green
Tier 1
Nessian Asp
Leafcrown Dryad
Voyaging Satyr
Tier 2
Sedge Scorpion
Nylea’s Disciple
Nessian Courser
Agent of Horizons (if blue)
Tier 3
Agent of Horizons (if not blue)
Time to Feed
Staunch-Hearted Warrior
Nylea’s Presence
Feral Invocation
Tier 4
Vulpine Goliath
Savage Surge
Pheres Band Centaurs
Fade into Antiquity
Commune with the Gods
Satyr Hedonist
Shredding Winds
Tier 5
Defend the Hearth
Marshall’s Tiers
WHITE
Tier 1
Divine Verdict
God’s Willing
Hopeful Eidolon
Observant Alseid
Wingsteed Rider
Tier 2
Cavalry Pegasus
Lagonna Band Elder
Last Breath
Setessan Battle Priest
Traveling Philosopher
Leonin Snarecaster
Tier 3
Ray of Dissolution
Scholar of Athreos
Setessan Griffin
Silent Artisan
Yoked Ox
Ephara’s Warden
BLUE
Tier 1
Griptide
Nimbus Naiad
Prescient Chimera
Vaporkin
Voyage’s End
Tier 2
Wavecrash Triton
Omenspeaker
Aqueous Form
Breaching Hippocamp
Coastline Chimera
Crackling Triton
Fate Foretold
Tier 3
Benthic Giant
Annul
Lost in a Labyrinth
Mnemonic Wall
Stymied Hopes
Thassa’s Bounty
Triton Shorethief
BLACK
Tier 1
Baleful Eidolon
Cavern Lampad
Disciple of Phenax
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Lash of the Whip
Pharika’s Cure
Sip of Hemlock
Tier 2
Scourgemark
Viper’s Kiss
Blood-Toll Harpy
Boon of Erebos
Fellhide Minotaur
Fleshmad Steed
Read the Bones
Tier 3
Returned Phalanx
Asphodel Wanderer
Loathsome Catoblepas
March of the Returned
Returned Centaur
RED
Tier 1
Dragon Mantle
Ill-Tempered Cyclops
Lightning Strike
Spearpoint Oread
Titan’s Strength
Tier 2
Akroan Crusader
Borderland Minotaur
Deathbellow Raider
Minotaur Skullcleaver
Portent of Betrayal
Rage of Purphoros
Two-Headed Cerberus
Tier 2
Boulderfall
Demolish
Messenger’s Speed
Satyr Rambler
Spark Jolt
Wild Celebrants
GREEN
Tier 1
Agent of Horizons
Nessian Asp
Leafcrown Dryad
Sedge Scorpion
Time to Feed
Voyaging Satyr
Tier 2
Vulpine Goliath
Feral Invocation
Nessian Courser
Nylea’s Disciple
Nylea’s Presence
Savage Surge
Staunch-Hearted
Tier 3
Satyr Hedonist
Commune with the Gods
Defend the Hearth
Fade Into Antiquity
Pheres-Band Centaurs
Shredding Winds