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When the commander is gone, the deck can slow down quite a bit and has a harder time doing what it is supposed to do."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nOverview"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Satya, Aetherflux Genius is built around copying the best creature on the battlefield and getting paid for every time that copy enters and leaves.\nSatya attacks, creates a temporary copy of another nontoken creature. 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