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Abigale, Poet Laureate // Heroic Stanza

Legendary Creature — Bird Bard // Sorcery · {1}{W}{B} // {1}{W/B} · Black/White commander

Flying Whenever you cast a creature spell, Abigale becomes prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.) Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

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What Abigale, Poet Laureate // Heroic Stanza actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Triggered ability · cast_spellWhenever you cast a creature spell, Abigale becomes prepared.
• Keyword · flyingflying
• Keyword · preparedprepared

What an Abigale, Poet Laureate // Heroic Stanza deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 20× A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
• 14× Put +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, or multiply the ones already there
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Abigale, Poet Laureate // Heroic Stanza

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