There are barely any Colorless generals in the Commander format. For me, the obvious choice is Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, since he would win the game for you the first turn you play him. But alas, Emrakul is banned. So the next best general would be Emrakul's little brother, Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre. But why Ulamog? Well, he is the second cheapest of the Eldrazi titans, being at 11 mana. He also can get rid of a permanent once he is casted. Not only that, but he is Indestructible, giving him plenty of evasion. Plus, his Annihilator 4 is devastating. Reasons to not play Ulamog though would be because you are restricted from using any color, including any basic lands. That is right, all of your lands must be non-basic. This has its ups and downs. Sure, all of your lands can do something awesome, but it severely puts you behind your opponents. Also, Ulamog costs a lot, although he is relativly cheap for an Eldrazi. Otherwise, there are not big reasons to not play Ulamog as a general. Now let's talk about some of the cards that can go well with Ulamog.
There are some creatures that can work very well with Ulamog, and some that are just awesome for colorless decks.
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth - Kozilek is great for a deck like this. A 12/12 that kills permanents and draws you four cards is definitely worth a slot.
Blightsteel Colossus - Blightsteel can easily kill anything the turn it comes out, given there is a haste effect on the field. Poison counters are still at 10 I believe for commander, so With one swing, Blightsteel wins you the game.
It That Betrays - Another game winner. What is better than taking the stuff you just killed from your opponent?
Artisan of Kozilek - A huge monster that has a great Resurrection effect is definitely worth a slot.
Copper Gnomes - Turn 2 Blightsteel is very nice. It makes your expensive artifacts cost only 4 mana.
Darksteel Colossus - Big and indestructible, what more could you ask for from this guy? I guess maybe infect...
Karn, Silver Golem - Karn is great. My friend had this one card that turned everything into artifacts, and he used Karn to turn everybody's lands into 0/0 creatures and they all died. That is a sick combo.
Some more really awesome cards include things like All is Dust, which wipes your opponent's boards and leaves you with everything, and Darksteel Forge, which makes your artifacts even more unstoppable.
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