This week's Throwback Thursday is a journey into the early days of a format's growth.

Almost four years ago Commander was already a well-established phenomenon. Deck techs, strategy, theory and forums exploded as the prices of cards like Sol Ring and Land Tax soared with the format's popularity. Rich Castle turned his Inside the Deck eye on Gathering Magic Content Manager Adam Styborski's Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer Commander deck.

Digging deeper, Stybs answered several questions about the cost and goals of the format. His answers then stand true even today.

"Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer ? Commander | Adam Styborski

• Commander (1)
• 1 Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer

• Creatures (24)
• 1 Baneslayer Angel
• 1 Stonehewer Giant
• 1 Fountain Watch
• 1 Mangara of Corondor
• 1 Sun Titan
• 1 Kemba, Kha Regent
• 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1 Stoneforge Mystic
• 1 Transcendent Master
• 1 Mother of Runes
• 1 Inferno Titan
• 1 Taurean Mauler
• 1 Covetous Dragon
• 1 Hoarding Dragon
• 1 Hellkite Charger
• 1 Homura, Human Ascendant
• 1 Tuktuk the Explorer
• 1 Urabrask the Hidden
• 1 Akroma, Angel of Fury
• 1 Conquering Manticore
• 1 Avatar of Fury
• 1 Basandra, Battle Seraph
• 1 Boros Guildmage
• 1 Solemn Simulacrum

• Planeswalkers (2)
• 1 Elspeth Tirel
• 1 Elspeth, Knight Errant

• Spells (38)
• 1 Parallax Wave
• 1 Oblivion Ring
• 1 Dust to Dust
• 1 Return to Dust
• 1 Enlightened Tutor
• 1 Kismet
• 1 Tithe
• 1 Path to Exile
• 1 Marshal's Anthem
• 1 Land Tax
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Miraculous Recovery
• 1 Martyr's Bond
• 1 Into the Core
• 1 Goblin Bombardment
• 1 Recoup
• 1 Chaos Warp
• 1 Aggravated Assault
• 1 Seize the Day
• 1 Order // Chaos
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Umezawa's Jitte
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Coldsteel Heart
• 1 Armillary Sphere
• 1 Journeyer's Kite
• 1 Sculpting Steel
• 1 Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1 Loxodon Warhammer
• 1 Darksteel Plate
• 1 Crystal Ball
• 1 Coalition Relic
• 1 Crucible of Worlds
• 1 Batterskull
• 1 Mind's Eye

• Lands (35)
• 1 Scabland
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Wooded Foothills
• 1 Battlefield Forge
• 1 Marsh Flats
• 1 Windswept Heath
• 1 Thawing Glaciers
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Rugged Prairie
• 1 Kor Haven
• 1 Plateau
• 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1 Mishra's Factory
• 1 Strip Mine
• 1 Tectonic Edge
• 1 Reflecting Pool
• 1 Vesuva
• 1 Wasteland
• 1 Temple of the False God
• 9 Plains
• 6 Mountain

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