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Legendary Spells that I find neat which y’all can use as your Commanders

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Loki Laufeyson

Creature - 2/1 God Sorcerer Villain

{1}, {T}: When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value less than or equal to Loki’s power this turn, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Power-up — {4}{R}: Put two +1/+1 counters on Loki. (Activate each power-up ability only once. Reduce the cost by his mana cost if he entered this turn.)

Illustrated by Julia Vasilyeva

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Xira, the Golden Sting

Creature - 3/3 Insect Assassin

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.

3/3

Illustrated by Mila Pesic

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Xira Arien

Creature - 1/2 Insect Wizard

Flying

{B}{R}{G}, {T}: Target player draws a card.

Her wits are sharp, but her blades are sharper.

Illustrated by Simon Dominic

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Dina, Essence Brewer

Creature - 2/3 Dryad Druid

Whenever you sacrifice a creature, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature: You gain X life and put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the sacrificed creature’s power.

Illustrated by Pauline Voss

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Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper

4/3 Orc Shaman

Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, create a 3/1 black and red Graveborn creature token with haste.

The orcs believe Sek'Kuar still lives in the Karplusan Mountains, gathering his dead army, intent on revenge.

Illustrated by Jesper Eising

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Felothar, Dawn of Abzan

3/3 Human Warrior

Trample

Whenever Felothar enters or attacks, you may sacrifice a nonland permanent. When you do, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

“Through perennation, we stand together, families—ancestor and kin─united as one clan! Abzan!”

Illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez

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Gornag, the Red Reaper

2/3 Minotaur Warrior

Haste

Cowards can’t block Warriors.

Whenever one or more Warriors you control attack a player, target creature that player controls becomes a Coward.

Attacking Warriors you control get +X/+0, where X is the number of Cowards your opponents control.

Illustrated by Kenya Ishikawa

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Bartolomé del Presidio

2/1 Vampire Knight

Sacrifice another creature or artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on Bartolomé del Presidio.

“Bless this sinner, who sacrificed his blood so that I may live.”

Illustrated by Randy Gallegos

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Neriv, Heart of the Storm

4/5 Spirit Dragon

Flying

If a creature you control that entered this turn would deal damage, it deals twice that much damage instead.

Scales streaked with lightning, trailing thunder in his wake, Neriv is the living banner around which the Mardu rally.

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Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

1/3 Human Rogue

Creatures you control with power or toughness 1 or less can’t be blocked.

“My ancestor Toshiro used to say, ‘Life is a series of choices between bad and worse.’ I’m a master of making great bad choices.”

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Illuna, Apex of Wishes

6/6 Beast Elemental Dinosaur

Mutate {3}{R/G}{U}{U} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.)

Flying, trample

Whenever this creature mutates, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland permanent card. Put that card onto the battlefield or into your hand.

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Anje, Maid of Dishoner

4/5 Vampire

Whenever Anje and/or one or more other Vampires you control enter, create a Blood token. This ability triggers only once each turn. (It’s an artifact with “{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.”)

{2}, Sacrifice another creature or a Blood token: Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

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Zurgo, Thunder’s Decree

2/4 Orc Warrior

Mobilize 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, create two tapped and attacking 1/1 red Warrior creature tokens. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step.)

During your end step, Warrior tokens you control have “This token can’t be sacrificed.”

“Hear me, Mardu! Our freedom is only beginning!”

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Bonny Pall, Clearcutter

6/5 Giant Scout

Reach

When Bonny Pall enters, create Beau, a legendary blue Ox creature token with “Beau’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.”

Whenever you attack, draw a card, then you may put a land card from your hand or graveyard onto the battlefield.

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Captain Howler, Sea Scourge

5/4 Shark Pirate

Ward—{2}, Pay 2 life.

Whenever you discard one or more cards, target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn for each card discarded this way. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player this turn, you draw a card.

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Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

1/3 Vampire Cleric

Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.

{3}{B}{B}: Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.

“Through the blood of the wicked, we shall be redeemed. Let us pray.”

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Caradora, Heart of Alacria

4/2 Human Knight

When Caradora enters, you may search your library for a Mount or Vehicle card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature or Vehicle you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.