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Karlach, Fury of Avernus
Whenever you attack, if it's the first combat phase of the turn, untap all attacking creatures. They gain first strike until end of turn. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Legendary Creature - Barbarian Tiefling
Commander
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Black Market Connections
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more —
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
Enchantment
Bloodsoaked Insight
This spell costs less to cast for each 1 life your opponents have lost this turn.
Target opponent exiles the top three cards of their library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards. If you cast a spell this way, mana of any type can be spent to cast it.
Target opponent exiles the top three cards of their library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards. If you cast a spell this way, mana of any type can be spent to cast it.
Sorcery
Draw
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Combat Celebrant
If this creature hasn't been exerted this turn, you may exert it as it attacks. When you do, untap all other creatures you control and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase. (An exerted creature won't untap during your next untap step.)
Creature - Human Warrior
Great Train Heist
Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+ — Untap all creatures you control. If it's your combat phase, there is an additional combat phase after this phase.
+ — Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn.
+ — Choose target opponent. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to that player this turn, create a tapped Treasure token.
+ — Untap all creatures you control. If it's your combat phase, there is an additional combat phase after this phase.
+ — Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn.
+ — Choose target opponent. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to that player this turn, create a tapped Treasure token.
Instant
Grim Reaper's Sprint
Morbid — This spell costs less to cast if a creature died this turn.
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, untap each creature you control. If it's your main phase, there is an additional combat phase after this phase.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has haste.
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, untap each creature you control. If it's your main phase, there is an additional combat phase after this phase.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has haste.
Enchantment - Aura
Overpowering Attack
Freerunning (You may cast this spell for its freerunning cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with an Assassin or commander.)
Untap all creatures you control that attacked this turn. If it's your main phase, there is an additional combat phase after this phase, followed by an additional main phase.
Untap all creatures you control that attacked this turn. If it's your main phase, there is an additional combat phase after this phase, followed by an additional main phase.
Sorcery
Finisher
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Land
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Protection
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Dark Knight's Greatsword
Job select (When this Equipment enters, create a 1/1 colorless Hero creature token, then attach this to it.)
Equipped creature gets +3/+0 and is a Knight in addition to its other types.
Chaosbringer — Equip—Pay 3 life. Activate only once each turn.
Equipped creature gets +3/+0 and is a Knight in addition to its other types.
Chaosbringer — Equip—Pay 3 life. Activate only once each turn.
Artifact - Equipment
Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Jeska enters with a loyalty counter on her for each time you've cast a commander from the command zone this game.
0: Choose target creature. Until your next turn, if that creature would deal combat damage to one of your opponents, it deals triple that damage to that player instead.
−X: Jeska deals X damage to each of up to three targets.
Jeska, Thrice Reborn can be your commander.
Partner
0: Choose target creature. Until your next turn, if that creature would deal combat damage to one of your opponents, it deals triple that damage to that player instead.
−X: Jeska deals X damage to each of up to three targets.
Jeska, Thrice Reborn can be your commander.
Partner
Legendary Planeswalker - Jeska
Pump
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Whenever Ragavan deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card.
Dash (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Dash (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Legendary Creature - Pirate Monkey
Ramp
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Recursion
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Removal
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Tokens
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Obosh, the Preypiercer
Companion — Your starting deck contains only cards with odd mana values and land cards. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for as a sorcery.)
If a source you control with an odd mana value would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.
If a source you control with an odd mana value would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.
Legendary Creature - Horror Hellion
Sideboard
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Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Flying
Other Demons, Devils, Imps, and Tieflings you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink.
At the beginning of each end step, if a creature card was put into your graveyard from anywhere this turn, create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this token dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
Other Demons, Devils, Imps, and Tieflings you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink.
At the beginning of each end step, if a creature card was put into your graveyard from anywhere this turn, create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this token dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
Legendary Creature - Devil Noble
Maybeboard
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