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Commander
Xira, the Golden Sting
Flying, haste
Whenever Xira attacks, put an egg counter on another target creature without an egg counter on it. When that creature dies, if it has an egg counter on it, draw a card and create a 1/1 black Insect creature token with flying.
Whenever Xira attacks, put an egg counter on another target creature without an egg counter on it. When that creature dies, if it has an egg counter on it, draw a card and create a 1/1 black Insect creature token with flying.
Legendary Creature - Assassin Insect
Commander
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Copy
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
Melee (Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each opponent you attacked this combat.)
If a creature you control attacking causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
If a creature you control attacking causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
Legendary Creature - Human Barbarian
Copy
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Drain
Drain
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Draw
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Protection from Humans
Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature: Put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature and draw a card.
, Discard a card: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature: Put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature and draw a card.
, Discard a card: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Legendary Creature - Human Cleric
Draw
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Finisher
Breath of Fury
Enchant creature you control
When enchanted creature deals combat damage to a player, sacrifice it and attach this Aura to a creature you control. If you do, untap all creatures you control and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
When enchanted creature deals combat damage to a player, sacrifice it and attach this Aura to a creature you control. If you do, untap all creatures you control and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Enchantment - Aura
Finisher
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Land
Boseiju, Who Endures
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Channel — , Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Channel — , Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Land
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Protection
Veil of Summer
Draw a card if an opponent has cast a blue or black spell this turn. Spells you control can't be countered this turn. You and permanents you control gain hexproof from blue and from black until end of turn. (You and they can't be the targets of blue or black spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Instant
Protection
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Ramp
Deathrite Shaman
: Exile target land card from a graveyard. Add one mana of any color. (Activate only as an instant.)
, : Exile target instant or sorcery card from a graveyard. Each opponent loses 2 life.
, : Exile target creature card from a graveyard. You gain 2 life.
, : Exile target instant or sorcery card from a graveyard. Each opponent loses 2 life.
, : Exile target creature card from a graveyard. You gain 2 life.
Creature - Elf Shaman
Ramp
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Recursion
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
Whenever a Human deals damage to you, destroy it.
Other non-Human creatures you control get +1/+1 and have undying. (When a creature with undying dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever a Human deals damage to you, destroy it.
Other non-Human creatures you control get +1/+1 and have undying. (When a creature with undying dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Legendary Creature - Cleric Zombie
Recursion
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Removal
Removal
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Sac Outlet
Sac Outlet
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Tokens
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
Forestwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, those tokens plus that many 1/1 green Squirrel creature tokens are created instead.
, Sacrifice X Squirrels: Target creature gets +X/-X until end of turn.
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, those tokens plus that many 1/1 green Squirrel creature tokens are created instead.
, Sacrifice X Squirrels: Target creature gets +X/-X until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Warrior Squirrel
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
If a creature dying causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
, Exile three creature cards from your graveyard: Put an indestructible counter on Drivnod. ( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
, Exile three creature cards from your graveyard: Put an indestructible counter on Drivnod. ( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
Legendary Creature - Horror Phyrexian
Tokens
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Tutor
Eldritch Evolution
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, where X is 2 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value. Put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Exile Eldritch Evolution.
Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, where X is 2 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value. Put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Exile Eldritch Evolution.
Sorcery
Tutor
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Avoid keeping a hand full of combo pieces that cannot develop its mana.\nBasic Game Plan"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Develop mana and fodder."},{"insert":" Establish creatures you can afford to lose using Jadar, Ophiomancer, Bitterblossom, or Awakening Zone."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Play a sacrifice outlet."},{"insert":" Viscera Seer, Goblin Bombardment, and the Altars let you decide when your creatures die."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Attack with Xira."},{"insert":" Put an egg counter on an expendable creature, then sacrifice it when useful. Its death draws a card and creates a flying Insect."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Stack payoffs."},{"insert":" Add drain effects, Pitiless Plunderer, or forced-sacrifice enchantments so each death advances your position."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Finish with a combo or accumulated drain."},{"insert":" The deck can grind, but its tutors should eventually assemble a winning line."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Xira can also mark an opponent’s creature if it is likely to die. You still receive the card and Insect.\nKey Engines"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Grave Pact / Dictate of Erebos:"},{"insert":" Each creature you control that dies forces every opponent to sacrifice a creature. With both enchantments out, each opponent sacrifices twice."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ophiomancer:"},{"insert":" If you have no Snakes at the beginning of an upkeep, you get another Snake. Sacrifice the existing Snake before the next upkeep begins to keep producing fodder on opponents’ turns."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Pitiless Plunderer:"},{"insert":" Converts your other dying creatures—including tokens—into Treasures."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Chatterfang:"},{"insert":" Adds Squirrels to every batch of tokens you create, including Insects and Treasures."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Skullclamp:"},{"insert":" Turns small creatures into cards. Watch for toughness bonuses from Mikaeus that can stop a creature from dying immediately when equipped."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wulfgar:"},{"insert":" Doubles Xira’s attack trigger. Choose different eligible creatures to get two eggs."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Drivnod:"},{"insert":" Doubles permanent-based death triggers such as Blood Artist, Grave Pact, and Pitiless Plunderer. It does not double Xira’s delayed egg payoff."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mayhem Devil:"},{"insert":" Triggers whenever any player sacrifices a permanent, including Treasures and fetch lands."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Infinite Combos"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Chatterfang + Pitiless Plunderer + Goblin Bombardment"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requires:"},{"insert":" All three permanents and a Squirrel you control.\nSacrifice the Squirrel to Goblin Bombardment, dealing 1 damage."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Pitiless Plunderer creates a Treasure."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Chatterfang adds a Squirrel alongside that Treasure."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Repeat using the new Squirrel."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Result:"},{"insert":" Arbitrarily large damage, Treasures, and death triggers.\nReassembling Skeleton + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod’s Altar"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requires:"},{"insert":" All three permanents under your control.\nSacrifice Skeleton to Ashnod’s Altar for two colorless mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Plunderer creates a Treasure."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sacrifice the Treasure for black mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Spend that black and one colorless to return Skeleton to the battlefield tapped."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Repeat, keeping one extra colorless each cycle."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Result:"},{"insert":" Arbitrarily large colorless mana and death/sacrifice triggers. Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, Bastion of Remembrance, or Mayhem Devil turns the loop into a win.\nPhyrexian Altar can replace Ashnod’s Altar to repeat the death loop, but that version does not generate surplus mana.\nMikaeus + Walking Ballista + a Free Sacrifice Outlet"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requires:"},{"insert":" Mikaeus, Walking Ballista, and an outlet such as Viscera Seer, Carrion Feeder, or an Altar.\nRemove any +1/+1 counters from Ballista to deal damage."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sacrifice the counterless Ballista."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mikaeus grants it undying, returning it with a +1/+1 counter."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Remove that counter to deal 1 damage."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sacrifice it again and repeat."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Result:"},{"insert":" Arbitrarily large damage and death triggers.\nMikaeus’s static +1/+1 bonus keeps counterless Ballista alive, so you need the sacrifice outlet. Yawgmoth is not a free substitute because his ability costs life and draws cards.\nXira + Breath of Fury + Fervor"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requires:"},{"insert":" Xira, Fervor, an egg-marked creature enchanted with Breath of Fury, and another creature you control. Your enchanted attackers must be able to deal combat damage to a player.\nAttack with Xira and the enchanted creature."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Use Xira’s trigger to egg the other creature."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When the enchanted creature connects, Breath of Fury sacrifices it and attaches to the other egg-marked creature."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Breath untaps your creatures and creates another combat."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The sacrificed creature’s egg payoff draws a card and makes an Insect."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"In the next combat, attack with Xira and the newly enchanted creature, then egg the fresh Insect."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Continue rotating creatures."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Result:"},{"insert":" Repeated combats, damage, sacrifices, and card draws. Fervor lets the fresh Insects attack. This line is limited by blockers and your library size; finish before mandatory draws deck you.\nTutor Priorities"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Find the piece that completes your current board rather than always searching for the same card.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Need fodder:"},{"insert":" Ophiomancer or a token-producing enchantment."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Need an outlet:"},{"insert":" Goblin Bombardment or an Altar."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Need resources:"},{"insert":" Pitiless Plunderer or Skullclamp."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Need creature control:"},{"insert":" Grave Pact or Dictate of Erebos."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ready to win:"},{"insert":" Complete whichever combo requires the fewest additional pieces."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Remember that Green Sun’s Zenith only finds green creatures, and Eldritch Evolution depends on the sacrificed creature’s mana value.\nRecovery and Protection"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Use Reanimate and Victimize to recover important creatures. Living Death can rebuild your board while clearing opposing creatures, especially after you sacrifice your own board before it resolves. Check opponents’ graveyards first.\nHold Veil of Summer, Deflecting Swat, or Heroic Intervention when preparing a winning turn. Each protects against different interaction; none protects every combo from everything.\nImportant Rules and Sequencing"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Egg counters do not carry the payoff themselves."},{"insert":" Xira’s resolving attack ability creates a delayed trigger that tracks the creature she targeted."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Moving an egg counter does not transfer that delayed trigger."},{"insert":" A creature receiving a moved counter does not automatically hatch when it dies."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Extra egg counters do not produce extra payouts."},{"insert":" Multiple resolved Xira abilities watching the same creature do."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Nesting Grounds can stack egg payoffs:"},{"insert":" Remove an egg from a surviving creature, target it with Xira again, then let it die with an egg counter. Both delayed triggers can pay out."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Xira does not need to stay on the battlefield"},{"insert":" for an established egg payoff to work."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Lightning Greaves gives shroud."},{"insert":" Move it away from a creature before targeting that creature with Xira."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sacrifice outlets provide flexibility."},{"insert":" You can sacrifice a creature in response to exile removal, deny lifelink damage by sacrificing a blocker before combat damage, or cash in your board before a wipe. A blocked attacker with trample can still damage you."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Announce repeatable loops clearly."},{"insert":" State the pieces, demonstrate one cycle, and declare how many times you intend to repeat it."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck’s strongest positions combine a fodder engine, a sacrifice outlet, and multiple payoffs. Establish that foundation, keep attacking with Xira, and use your tutors to turn the resulting resources into a finish.\n"}]}