Picture it. Ormacar partnered with Excalibur, Sword of Eden. What’s the result? You’re dealing 23 Commander damage in one swing. Talk about overkill! Want to spice things up further? Toss in Cauldron of Eternity. Focus on a self-mill deck where you’re pumping cards into the graveyard while reanimating powerhouses back into play. Or you could go the degenerate route with Bolas’s Citadel and just outright take over the game.

And if the above isn’t enough to have you drooling, The One Ring (from the serialized LOTR set) seems like an obvious pairing. Picture an Ormacar deck where your life total occasionally dips, but you’re drawing ridiculous amounts of cards, all while plotting infinite combos. It’s every MTG gamer’s dream… and probably their opponent’s worst nightmare.

Ormacar basically screams “broken,” right? If this were legal in tournaments, it would’ve singlehandedly taken over the competitive EDH (cEDH) scene. Like seriously, who needs a regular Commander deck when this is your Command Zone?

The only real drawback here? Its color identity. But even with mono-black, you’ve got a toolkit of counterspells and vile tricks that’ll make anyone hate playing against you. Underworld Breach? Okay, maybe you can’t run that. But honestly, no one’s crying for you at that table if you’re piloting this monster.

Why We’re Glad It’s Not Legal (Kinda)

Listen, while Ormacar sounds like an absolute riot to play, the keyword here is “play”. Something this bonkers would break the casual, power-balanced nature of Commander, turning every social game into a sweat-inducing, bite-your-lip kind of fight. It’s awesome that this OP beauty isn’t widely available, but admit it—with each meticulously OP ability described above, you’re left wishing for one, aren’t you?

For better or worse, cards like this represent both MTG’s whimsical love for creating beautiful chaos and its not-so-subtle celebration of “look, but don’t touch” exclusivity. Thanks for the bittersweet tease, Wizards of the Coast.

Does This Card Mean More Partners for Non-creature Artifacts?

Here’s the silver lining for us plebs drooling over Ormacar—we might start seeing command-zone playable versions of similar mechanics. I mean, if WotC (Wizards of the Coast) is willing to dip their toes by making Vehicles and Spacecraft legal in Commander formats (ahem, Kaladesh), why not push the envelope even further?

Could The Precious keyword (with a less ridiculous stat-line) eventually see daylight? Honestly? The possibility is there. Until that glorious moment, though, Ormacar will sit idly in Heroes of the Realm land, tempting us from beyond the glass case of unattainable MTG greatness.