mtg flying commander deck Winged Words [Starter Decks] Produced by Wizards of the Coast GF wants to build a

Ruby/Amethyst and Emerald/Steel are both great color combos, so these may well be easy to upgrade

Take care of your mana

This deck has built-in tools that allow your cheap characters to trade up into more expensive characters, which will in turn allow you to deal with the opponent cheaply and still have ink left to redevelop your board

With Deathtouch and Lifelink, he fits nicely into the overall strategy here

It also helps the sting of putting something in your Graveyard you wanted a little nicer, and assuming he doesn't immediately, you guessed it, die to Cut Down, there's a good chance this card becomes a big threat or an immediate target