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Aphelia, Viper Whisperer

Legendary Creature — Gorgon Assassin · {1}{B} · Black/Green commander

Deathtouch Whenever Aphelia attacks, you may pay {1}{B/G}. If you do, create a 1/1 black Snake creature token with deathtouch. {4}{B}: Until end of turn, whenever one or more Gorgons and/or Snakes you control deal combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.

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What Aphelia, Viper Whisperer 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 · attackWhenever Aphelia attacks, you may pay {1}{B/G}. If you do, create a 1/1 black Snake creature token with deathtouch.
• Activated ability{4}{B}: Until end of turn, whenever one or more Gorgons and/or Snakes you control deal combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.
• Keyword · deathtouchdeathtouch

What an Aphelia, Viper Whisperer deck needs

Plays as gorgon typal. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.

• gorgon/snake creatures (its text counts them)
• many cheap evasive attackers and team evasion (every creature that connects triggers it)
• haste, evasion and protection for the commander, and extra combats (its own attack is the engine)

The Aphelia, Viper Whisperer deck plan

The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.

• 11× A 0-1 mana creature that reliably attacks UNBLOCKED — the cost the commander's ability consumes, and the only way it gets onto the battlefield
• 26× A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
• 4× A team pump that actually pumps tokens
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Aphelia, Viper Whisperer

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Combos with Aphelia, Viper Whisperer

Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Aphelia, Viper Whisperer is a piece of, and how many decks list them.

• Aphelia, Viper Whisperer + Wound Reflection3,313 decks
• Aphelia, Viper Whisperer + Bloodletter Of Aclazotz2,513 decks
• Aphelia, Viper Whisperer + Warlock Class886 decks
• Aphelia, Viper Whisperer + Archfiend Of Despair362 decks
• Aphelia, Viper Whisperer + Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor164 decks
• Aphelia, Viper Whisperer + Astarion, The Decadent40 decks

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