mtg commander deck 2016 C16 Decks channeling the Maelstrom at Alaras center Wizard Commander Deck - Mono

Rukarumel, Biologist Rukarumel, Biologist allows you to create a deck with two creature types: Slivers and whatever other creature type you choose when they enter the battlefield

While we don't have quite as nice a defensive Aura today, there are still some pretty decent options

Something inside you something ancient and luminous and untameable has always been there, waiting

You also have a baseline of a 2-mana 2/2, which youll certainly be wanting if you dont have something else to do on turn two This has a solid stat-line and an ability that will be useful on occasion

This colorless land card is much stronger in Constructed formats where you can play multiple copies to buff each other, but commanders like Alibou, Ancient Witness and Arcum Dagsson can use a free artifact creature