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Anax and Cymede

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier · {1}{R}{W} · Red/White commander

First strike, vigilance Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Anax and Cymede, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn.

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What Anax and Cymede 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 spell that targets Anax and Cymede, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn.
• Static ability · anthemHeroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Anax and Cymede, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn.
• Keyword · vigilancevigilance
• Keyword · heroicheroic
• Keyword · first strikefirst strike

What an Anax and Cymede 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
• 18× A cheap spell of any kind — casts per turn are the engine for an unrestricted cast trigger
• 12× Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
• 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 Anax and Cymede

Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.

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