Hell, Commander Legends is better than I expected! No wonder I needed to start brewing.
After several attempts to go down the artifact route, I settled on Akiri, Line-Slinger + any blue partner. I settled on Sakashima of a Thousand Faces, because a second Akiri just sounds gross. Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator could be a replacement (focussing the treasure plan) as would Esior, Wardwing Familiar (protecting Akiri).
I try to dump some artifacts onto the battlefield (mostly treasures, thopters, and stone) to buff Akiri and give here double strike. Some of the nicer Staxx pieces (even if I don't want to go this road to far), some card draw, equipments, and control elements.
After a few test games the biggest problem is giving Akiri evasion. She was 13/3 and couldn't get past some blockers... The mana requirements are weird, too. On the one hand you REALLY want to cast her on turn two, but on the other hand there are the blue cantrips...
Sakashima feels a bit weird, I like the idea of having double Akiri, but in four games I never felt the need to cast him. Maybe one of the other partners would fit better?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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